Reviews

If you're wondering about the high scores... Well, I guess I have a thing for good acting.



I hardly ever watch movies, but when I do, I read up on them a lot beforehand. This one seemed promising in many ways. Oguri Shun as the director (*fangirl*), good cast and interesting plot. Many reviewers seemed to think this was a good movie too, so I figured 'why the hell not'.



I don't regret it.



The movie is funny, well written and brilliantly acted out. It tells the story of 5 friends in high school who separate and re-unite 3 years later, each fulfilling their own role: The shut-in, the yakuza, the unresistable musician, the pervert and the 'normal' guy who is longing for his prostitute 'fiancé' that he got 'engaged' to at age 10.



The actors are amazing. I can't really underline that any more than I already have.



The music is great. Most songs have english lyrics as well, so they are easier to sing along to if you were to download buy the OST one day. :P



Being a complete shut-in who doesn't share the world of dramas with anyone but myself, I watched this by myself, but the atmosphere of the movie gives off a vibe that it would be great entertainment to watch together with friends or family. (Well, maybe not your dad because of the not-so-subtle sexual references in it. :P)



ALL IN ALL



I fell for this movie.



I love it.

And I'm sure you will too.

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This movie scared me. I don't like scary movies but I did like this 1. There really wasn't ne music to speak of. So, I could not really say weather it was good or bad. It was different than what I expected. All the paranormal events built up to the end climax. I felt bad for the bro & sis b/c they did not have nething to do w/ the original person being haunted. Not really. This was filmed really well in documentary-esk feel. It made it easy to establish a more personal relationship w/ the characters. I really enjoyed it even though I don't like scary movies. I suggest others watch it if u r into that kind of thing & even if ur not (like me) it is still a good movie.

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This movie kept me interested till the end. No boring stuff here! I liked that the story was unpredictable. The ending wasn\''t spectacular but it could have been a lot worse considering the event that take place right before. My only critique really was with the cast. I mean they acted really well in thier roles but i\''m not that familiar with them as actors. For that reason I cant say i loved the characters. The development of the characters was very good. They started off as pathetic but lonely people. After meeting, they are able to find something within each other to keep them sane. Overall this is one of the best written Korean movies I\''ve seen. I just wish it was casted with actors I would have loved not just liked.

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First, the actress that plays Rio is brilliant! She managed to capture the different sides to her character. She was able to play manipulative, brave, strong, insincere, and mean as well as sweet, weak, sincere, cute, lovable, and vulnerable. I thought the professor was quite cute in the way he was shy about his feelings for Rio. Although normally I would say its very strange for a romantic relationship to develop between a couple that is 18 years a part, the movie managed to convince me otherwise. I felt emotionally invested in these characters and wanted them to be together. I was satisfied with the ending. Overall this was a very heartbreaking but beautiful movie.

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The Curse is a movie by the same person as the director of The Ring & One Missed Call.

as for the Re-Watch Value, Well to be quite honest this movie scared me half to death so I doubt I will be rewatching it to soon. As for the score I set, I added it from another persons view on it.



Its a good story, The Curse (also known as The Grudge) Takes place in different kind of scenarios. One of these, In the house where Toshio lives. A Teacher goes for a home visit to a student in his class, only to find that his mother isn't really present. The two of them decides to sit and wait for her to arrive. As the waiting happens weirds things start to happen as the Teacher is faced with his worst Nightmare. The Movie will come with unexpected Scares, Tears and a Horror not many other movies or shows have ever managed to reach up to..

If you'd like to watch the Curse, Watch it with a pillow..

The Actors were really good, In overall there was no cheezy characters.

The Music wasn't really all that, But by taking it into concideration The Curse is a Low Budget Movie, So as for this, It was pretty good..



The Movie isn't filmed like most films are. At first you won't even be able to recognize it as a real movie, But as it goes on the filming gets more intense as it gets filmed like a documentary would.



So Overall I would say, This is a really good movie. Not for the Faint Hearted though. Open a road towards your worst nightmares in The Curse, Who knows what you'll experience.

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