Ju-on director Takashi Shimizu brings us more tales of the vengeful dead in Japan. It's a wonder there's anyone left alive in the entire country - what with all the revenge-hungry spirits and evil curses and such. I mean, sure, they've got great wireless over there - but would you want to take the risk of being pulled into the netherworld by an angry ghost for it? 'Cause the odds look about 3 to 1 in the angry ghost's favor. I'm just sayin'.
This was clearly the best of the three today. Shimizu's competent direction and Takahashi's snappy editing came as a much need relief after the other two pics. Also, the audible groan that came from the Friday night bar-fly audience when they learned the film was sub-titled was the most amusing thing to happen to me all day. But really there's not much to Rinne that Shimizu hasn't already done in the several Ju-on films. It's just that Shimizu creates actual suspense whereas Singer and Ipson only created inadvertent comedy.
This was clearly the best of the three today. Shimizu's competent direction and Takahashi's snappy editing came as a much need relief after the other two pics. Also, the audible groan that came from the Friday night bar-fly audience when they learned the film was sub-titled was the most amusing thing to happen to me all day. But really there's not much to Rinne that Shimizu hasn't already done in the several Ju-on films. It's just that Shimizu creates actual suspense whereas Singer and Ipson only created inadvertent comedy.