Redemption Song - 050823

Redemption Song - movies, music & thoughts - 050823

Leviathan, The Insider, The Man Without a Face | Japanese flicks | Ringu | The Ring | Ju-on: The Grudge | Audition | Afro-Diaspora

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MOVIES --


- TONIGHT -

possibilities... i don't know -

Leviathan, The Insider, The Man Without a Face


- Other Stuff -


re: Japanese flix - - [following up on previous: 050728] - -
- "upcoming: > Japanese flicks - > [not to mention the Classics] > - Recent - > the Ring, and those other two... << info & links later?" -


Ringu (1998)
Based on the book by Koji Suzuki, this earlier Japanese version of the hit American movie The Ring is creepy in the extreme. After watching a mysterious videotape, a group of teenagers die … gruesomely. The video becomes an urban myth. But an insidious force points a deadly finger at unwary souls unable to resist their curiosity -- people such as Reiko, a journalist who's unwillingly drawn into a nightmare by the unseen threat.
Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, More
Director: Hideo Nakata

- see also:
The Ring (2002) "American Version"
It sounded like just another urban legend...
- - one of the reviews on this movie's netflix page: "The Ring" is the best American horror movie since Kubrick's "The Shining". After seeing the botched mess that Gore Verbinski made of "The Time Macine", I was leary about seeing what he'd done to "The Ring". I haven't seen the Japanese original, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was not disappointed. This is the movie that "Feardotcom" was trying to be, but failed miserably. Other than two or three drops of blood, there is absolutely no gore in this movie. This movie drags out the suspense to the point where you find yourself squirming almost uncontrollably. Don't be fooled by the PG-13 rating - don't take your kids to see this if they're younger than say, 17, unless you want to scare the bejeebers out of them and scar them for life. I'm not kidding. I saw this two days ago, and I've still got images running thru my head. My office overlooks an empty field, very similar to the Shelter Mountain Camp that's used in the movie - and it's creeping me out. I'm glad there's no well out there, otherwise I might have to move to a different desk. I can't say anything more, because I don't want to give any plot details away. Just go see it, and be prepared to have this movie haunt for quite a few days.

Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
A house with a terrifying secret is the setting for this Japanese horror film. A young nurse arrives at the house to find that two brutal murders have taken place there, and now the house is cursed, set to exact revenge on any and all who set foot inside it. Soon, the nurse may be the next in a long line of bloody deaths at the hands of the vengeful spirits who out to make things right, once and for all. Stars Megumi Okina and Misaki Ito.
Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, More
Director: Takashi Shimizu

- see also:
The Grudge (2004) "American Version"
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars - also Directed by Takashi Shimizu [nice!]
- - one of the reviews on this movie's netflix page:
I wont be watching this movie again. Not because it was bad, but because it was terrifying! Let me start by commenting on the story. There wasnt really a great story here, but it didnt NEED one. The whole point of these movies are to scare you. This movie does just that, and does it well. I am NOT an easily scared person. The only other movie I still cannot watch alone is the Exorcist (I watched it when I was 6 and am scarred for life)! I will add this movie as a close 2nd, but thats a different type of scarey. These are the only 2 movies ever that have actually scared me. This movie does its job. I have heard people say it was hokey and they laughed through it, just didnt give it a chance. Its a VERY good horror movie. Definitely worth paying to see in the theater. You just wont see me there!!


Audition (2000)
"Odishon"
Director Takashi Miike fashions an explosive drama in Audition. Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) has lived as a widower for too long and decides it's time to marry again. But how will he find a wife? When a friend suggests he hold a fake audition to pick the right woman, he takes him up on it -- only to realize that his choice may be a better actress than he bargained for.
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, More
Director: Takashi Miike


Genre at Netflix = Japanese


above quote[s] from netflix


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MUSIC --

continuing with the Afro-Diaspora... [see previous: 050821]


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THOUGHTS --

my body sure does want to sleep alot these days
part of the healing process i guess
down to about half the meds i was on


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