Nothing usually scares me when coming to watch horror films. I do absolutely love the horror genre but when it comes to being scared nothing much does it for me apart from "The Ordeal", "REC" and "The Grudge" (although that doesn't scare me so much now.) "Noroi: The Curse" absolutely terrified me! I wanted to be scared (regret that now) and so after hunting for it on DVD which I could not find, I found the whole film on Youtube and turned off all the lights and watched it on my own to see if it would scare me. It did! People are not lying when they call this the scariest film ever made because it's hideously frightening and such a breath of fresh air amongst the dull American ghost-type remakes.
Some people complain that the film is too long at two hours. I disagree, it flew by for me. Noroi: The Curse is compelling viewing that never got dull. It's incredibly tense and feels very authentic thanks to the terrific acting and camera-work. The film isn't your typical found footage, it's more of a mockumentary, so there's a string of videos, mainly documenting this adorable cute Japanese man's investigation into a weird curse. It never gets boring because it never dwells in one place for too long, there's always another clip that's going to completely grab you by the neck and send chills all over your body. This is also ensured by cleverly including seemingly unrelated clips from other TV shows to engage your attention and help you to work out the puzzle.
Noroi: The Curse is very intelligently written. It creates an original and impressively detailed mystery that not only engages you, but also manages to creep you out, deeply. There are some images which are going to haunt me forever, and some of the clips were also incredibly intense towards the end. I was even thinking "No please don't go in there!" Because I knew it was going to be something really chilling which I didn't want to see. When usually I'm waiting for something terrifying to happen.
The editing is also very effective. I hated the way (in a good way) they paused the clip on a scary image and zoomed into it with that horrible music! It's the stuff that nightmares are made of. It really gets under your skin and has you grabbing for the light switch, which is really out of character for me. There are also an array of memorable characters who are exceptionally good actors. The super psychic was a bit over the top, but he still created a memorable character who I also felt sympathy for. I was almost disappointed when it was over because I wanted to see more! It's a shame that Noroi: The Curse isn't available on DVD anywhere I know because it really is an incredible horror film. It feels so authentic that you even forget that your watching a film (I'd recommend tricking a gullible friend). It's chilling and memorable, although lacks re-play value as you'll know all of the surprises and such. Having said that I really do want to see it again! It's so much more scarier than "The Blair Witch Project" that was more infuriating than scary! This is up there with "REC" and is a truly memorable and spine-tingling film. I've never felt chills like it!
Some people complain that the film is too long at two hours. I disagree, it flew by for me. Noroi: The Curse is compelling viewing that never got dull. It's incredibly tense and feels very authentic thanks to the terrific acting and camera-work. The film isn't your typical found footage, it's more of a mockumentary, so there's a string of videos, mainly documenting this adorable cute Japanese man's investigation into a weird curse. It never gets boring because it never dwells in one place for too long, there's always another clip that's going to completely grab you by the neck and send chills all over your body. This is also ensured by cleverly including seemingly unrelated clips from other TV shows to engage your attention and help you to work out the puzzle.
Noroi: The Curse is very intelligently written. It creates an original and impressively detailed mystery that not only engages you, but also manages to creep you out, deeply. There are some images which are going to haunt me forever, and some of the clips were also incredibly intense towards the end. I was even thinking "No please don't go in there!" Because I knew it was going to be something really chilling which I didn't want to see. When usually I'm waiting for something terrifying to happen.
The editing is also very effective. I hated the way (in a good way) they paused the clip on a scary image and zoomed into it with that horrible music! It's the stuff that nightmares are made of. It really gets under your skin and has you grabbing for the light switch, which is really out of character for me. There are also an array of memorable characters who are exceptionally good actors. The super psychic was a bit over the top, but he still created a memorable character who I also felt sympathy for. I was almost disappointed when it was over because I wanted to see more! It's a shame that Noroi: The Curse isn't available on DVD anywhere I know because it really is an incredible horror film. It feels so authentic that you even forget that your watching a film (I'd recommend tricking a gullible friend). It's chilling and memorable, although lacks re-play value as you'll know all of the surprises and such. Having said that I really do want to see it again! It's so much more scarier than "The Blair Witch Project" that was more infuriating than scary! This is up there with "REC" and is a truly memorable and spine-tingling film. I've never felt chills like it!