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Karuto (2013)
Turn out the lights, turn on this movie, sit back and enjoy
You want to know why i'm giving this movie a 10? Because it was damn entertaining. It started off quickly and just kept building and adding more story. I was expecting a do-it-by-numbers "found footage" type of film with a J-horror flavor. What I got was something I absolutely wasn't expecting. While it isn't the scariest movie I've ever seen, it did have some good chills. People have been complaining about the CG animation used in the film, saying it ruined the film for them. Speaking for myself, I didn't mind it in the least. I just went along for the ride the movie was taking me on, and embraced the whole package. Besides, it's ghosts and demons and the like, and they tend to look weird in pretty much every culture.
I'm not giving anything away here. All i'm saying is that this was one hell of an enjoyable movie. They do seem to be setting up a sequel, and I honestly cannot wait to see it.
I Am ZoZo (2012)
I Am ZoZo...Very Disappointed
I'll keep this short. As the film opened, I wasn't exactly optimistic, but I was willing to give it a chance. It seemed like my patience was being rewarded when we got to the Ouija board scene. It was a long scene, but didn't feel padded. It took its time in building up tension, and it succeeded. That scene alone was nicely creepy. I was looking forward to the rest of the film building off of that, but that never truly happened.
Instead of taking the ball that scene provided and running with it, the film decided to spike the ball and kill any real momentum they had going for them.
It's very disappointing when a film shows you glimpses of potential and then fails to live up to it.