DeathDealer
07-31-2003, 11:04 PM
THE REVIEW FOR KAIRO
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I had heard so many different things about this film. Saying "It's the best Horror movie since Ringu" and "A film that gets under your Skin".
First of all, You should not compare Ringu with Kairo. Two different movies with very little things in common. One revolves around the curse, yet the other is more about people dealing with the curse. It's sad when people do this to these kind of films, and other films Like The Exorcist and 28 Days Later. YOU JUST DON"T COMPARE. Every film is good in it's own way.
I won't say nothing about the Storyline because if I do it will ruin. Two words will sum up most of the film. GHOST and CURSE.
You look at the running time of the film when it finshed and it clocked in to about 115 mins. But if you look at the film, every single shot was needed. If you take out one frame from this movie it will colapse. Like when you are buliding a tower with a Deck of Cards. Take one Card out and Down it all goes. That's how this film is.
With Ringu it's : Woman find curse, Woman tries to stop Curse, Woman almost Dies, Woman survives, END. Not saying it's bad. I loved Ringu, One of my Best films of all time. But it was to quick to end. With Kairo, it works it's magic into you and slowly comes back to you. It's very more Complex and lets you feel for the charcters alot more.
This is what Tom Savini Said in an Interview : He said when trying to make Night of The Living Dead. " I'm going to use Death thoughout the film but you won't notice it. Make the trees dead, make the House dead, make the grass dead. Then he will use it agasint you. Something which William Friedkin did in The Exorcist very well ". What do you think of that. Not directed many films. But Savini knows his Horror.
The Camera Angles in this film are the best I have ever seen in any Horror film period. It's the smartest, yet haunting thing ever done. Watch out for this one scene where the camera will be focusing on the foreground yet something will be happening in the background.
There is one scene where guy who does not know nothing about computers tries to learn. It's very funny but yet very haunting due to the fact that the internet can lead you to very nice things, or very EVIL things. Like a Lamb to the Slaughter.
There where some scenes that were never explained, which lingers on in the back of your head and gives you a unsettling feeling after the film.
The Acting in here seems more real then in any other film I have seen. Much better then what any Hollywood actor could do. Very Powerful yet very Real. The way they react to things and the expression on there face seems very REAL indeed. No denying that. Like Agrento, Deodato, and Bava. Their films don't shine in the acting aspect of the film but yet in the other parts of the film. With Kairo and other Asian Horror. They work on all aspects of the game. Somethig that many films don't do. This is where Bollywood films differ with Japanese films. Bollywood bearly works on the music aspect, then after that they get lazy and they put the rest of the film together very poorly and sloppy. In Hollywood it's either the Directing or the Acting. The Script or the filming. They can never make a film where every aspect is just as good as the other. Either the Diecting is Good and the Script is Bad. But with Asian Cinema. Every Aspect is a 10 out of 10 mark.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Genius. I would not be surprised if he's related to Akira Kurosawa himself. The directing is amazing something that makes his Uncle (He could Be) proud. If he keeps on dirceting like this he could become very Big like Miike, Kitano, or Nakata. All he needs to do know is make some more films with this style and then he willl become one of my top Directors.
A classic film which makes you think about it after it has finshed and does not let go of you 28 Days Later (HEHEHEHEHEHEHE).
The only small Glitch in Kairo is the Stroyline. That kind of idea is been done bfore and it's loosley based on Ringu. It was nothing new to the screen like in Ringu or Battle Royale, storywise only.
But other then that a another DamN classic from The EasT.
Score Board :
Acting : 9
Directing : 10
Script : 7.5
Filming : 10
Overall : 9/10
http://www.dvdasian.com/images/6/12796.3.jpg
I had heard so many different things about this film. Saying "It's the best Horror movie since Ringu" and "A film that gets under your Skin".
First of all, You should not compare Ringu with Kairo. Two different movies with very little things in common. One revolves around the curse, yet the other is more about people dealing with the curse. It's sad when people do this to these kind of films, and other films Like The Exorcist and 28 Days Later. YOU JUST DON"T COMPARE. Every film is good in it's own way.
I won't say nothing about the Storyline because if I do it will ruin. Two words will sum up most of the film. GHOST and CURSE.
You look at the running time of the film when it finshed and it clocked in to about 115 mins. But if you look at the film, every single shot was needed. If you take out one frame from this movie it will colapse. Like when you are buliding a tower with a Deck of Cards. Take one Card out and Down it all goes. That's how this film is.
With Ringu it's : Woman find curse, Woman tries to stop Curse, Woman almost Dies, Woman survives, END. Not saying it's bad. I loved Ringu, One of my Best films of all time. But it was to quick to end. With Kairo, it works it's magic into you and slowly comes back to you. It's very more Complex and lets you feel for the charcters alot more.
This is what Tom Savini Said in an Interview : He said when trying to make Night of The Living Dead. " I'm going to use Death thoughout the film but you won't notice it. Make the trees dead, make the House dead, make the grass dead. Then he will use it agasint you. Something which William Friedkin did in The Exorcist very well ". What do you think of that. Not directed many films. But Savini knows his Horror.
The Camera Angles in this film are the best I have ever seen in any Horror film period. It's the smartest, yet haunting thing ever done. Watch out for this one scene where the camera will be focusing on the foreground yet something will be happening in the background.
There is one scene where guy who does not know nothing about computers tries to learn. It's very funny but yet very haunting due to the fact that the internet can lead you to very nice things, or very EVIL things. Like a Lamb to the Slaughter.
There where some scenes that were never explained, which lingers on in the back of your head and gives you a unsettling feeling after the film.
The Acting in here seems more real then in any other film I have seen. Much better then what any Hollywood actor could do. Very Powerful yet very Real. The way they react to things and the expression on there face seems very REAL indeed. No denying that. Like Agrento, Deodato, and Bava. Their films don't shine in the acting aspect of the film but yet in the other parts of the film. With Kairo and other Asian Horror. They work on all aspects of the game. Somethig that many films don't do. This is where Bollywood films differ with Japanese films. Bollywood bearly works on the music aspect, then after that they get lazy and they put the rest of the film together very poorly and sloppy. In Hollywood it's either the Directing or the Acting. The Script or the filming. They can never make a film where every aspect is just as good as the other. Either the Diecting is Good and the Script is Bad. But with Asian Cinema. Every Aspect is a 10 out of 10 mark.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Genius. I would not be surprised if he's related to Akira Kurosawa himself. The directing is amazing something that makes his Uncle (He could Be) proud. If he keeps on dirceting like this he could become very Big like Miike, Kitano, or Nakata. All he needs to do know is make some more films with this style and then he willl become one of my top Directors.
A classic film which makes you think about it after it has finshed and does not let go of you 28 Days Later (HEHEHEHEHEHEHE).
The only small Glitch in Kairo is the Stroyline. That kind of idea is been done bfore and it's loosley based on Ringu. It was nothing new to the screen like in Ringu or Battle Royale, storywise only.
But other then that a another DamN classic from The EasT.
Score Board :
Acting : 9
Directing : 10
Script : 7.5
Filming : 10
Overall : 9/10