I love J-horror and horror movies from other Asian countries as well. The Ring, The Grudge, Dark Water, Pulse, P, A Tale Of Two Sisters The Red Shoes. There are so many excellent movies, Now for the down side, I am not a huge fan of the high school teen genre, but to be fair, I am not their target audience either. I decided to watch Re/Member even though the teen horror aspect really didn't appeal to me.
I found myself enjoying it even though it kept skewing from a really intense horror movie to a rather sweet romance. As nice as it was watching the characters grow and their lives become better, despite their horrible deaths as they are caught in a time loop of death.
The problem is that it kind of slowed the action down and took away from the intensity of the horror, but I still enjoyed watching it anyway, but at times it was like watching two movies in one. I am not saying it can't work, Audition nailed that perfectly as you think it is a sweet romance until the horror sets in.
I think this movie could have worked better as a straight horror though without all the teen angst and romance, but that is just me.
Still, some really good scares and a competent likable cast does help. Check it out if you don't mind the teen romance side of the story. BTW, this was based on a manga.
I found myself enjoying it even though it kept skewing from a really intense horror movie to a rather sweet romance. As nice as it was watching the characters grow and their lives become better, despite their horrible deaths as they are caught in a time loop of death.
The problem is that it kind of slowed the action down and took away from the intensity of the horror, but I still enjoyed watching it anyway, but at times it was like watching two movies in one. I am not saying it can't work, Audition nailed that perfectly as you think it is a sweet romance until the horror sets in.
I think this movie could have worked better as a straight horror though without all the teen angst and romance, but that is just me.
Still, some really good scares and a competent likable cast does help. Check it out if you don't mind the teen romance side of the story. BTW, this was based on a manga.