Sadly Over-hyped

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I have seen this movie few times but never in full before and now I seen the whole lot. There were some decent ghost scene but none of them were really that creepy.Until that doll/girl ghost, that scene was very creepy, if I saw that in real life , I would have pi""ed my pants (laugh Out Loud).That stuff belongs in nightmares, that is one my favourite horror scenes.I liked how the plot came to end , even though I knew when the story was leading.I going to give it a 9 out of 10

"REINCARNATION", another Japanese horror flick by the director of "THE GRUDGE". I went into this one with high hopes. It turns out to be a really unremarkable and pretty bland attempt to make another ghost story J-Horror. This comes from a fairly average fan of the Grudge series, both the remakes and the originals.It's basically a pretty lame re-imagining of "The Shining". The main difference is that you have a film crew working in the hotel instead of a family staying there. The twist, which I won't reveal, was just way too predictable in my opinion, and did little to reward the 80 minutes I'd put into the movie. Last point I would say is that for even for a J horror flick, it's pretty slow-moving. There were a few creepy scenes, and the old film footage of the murders was done well, I admit, but overall it was not very scary and too slow to enjoy, IMO.

Like a lot of psychological horror, you have to invest some time and energy in this film. It appears to be one thing, but you are not prepared for the changes, and certainly not the ending.I really expected that Nagisa (Yûka in her first film) was going one way, and then it went a completely different direction and the ending was most unexpected. It challenges you because Takashi Shimizu (Ju-on and The Grudge and sequels) has put together something different with characters and actions moving back and forth through filming and the actual location of horror, and you never really know where you are at any time.It is a heavy horror film that has less blood, but more challenge.

The easiest way I can think of summing up Reincarnation is as a cross between Ring and The Shining. It's a slow building chiller, directed with a stylish touch by director of The Grudge Takashi Shimizu. While this movie has a few jump moments and some truly creepy ghost moments, it's more of a psychological, supernatural thriller than a haunted house film.A young woman is starting out on a career as an actress. She auditions for a new horror film based on true events, a massacre at a hotel where a university professor went crazy, murdering his family and the hotel night staff all in one night. She leaves the audition and begins to have visions of a little girl and her doll in impossible places. Soon she gets a call back, and goes to meet the director. As soon as she's cast in the film her visions change and begin to include images of the murders. She starts to investigate into why.It's a different story to the average 'this place is haunted, I shouldn't go in here...well, maybe a little...OHMIGOD!' stories that J-Horror is famous for, and it makes the film feel fresh. Also the directions it takes are both unexpected and very creepy. I won't give any of them away to avoid spoiling the film, but the movies twists and turns give it a great storyline and structure.I can't recommend this film enough. Yes it is subtitled, and watching a film this tied up to Japanese culture and beliefs in a dub destroys a lot of the mystique, so I wouldn't recommend it to those who can't sit through subtitled films, but it is an excellent horror, spooky and ultimately quite chilling.It is worth noting that this movie is also at times quite brutal. The flashbacks to the murders though brief are disturbing and explicit, and often seen through the murderers eyes, so the easily upset be warned.However, to avoid this movie simply because of a few short sequences of disturbing violence or it's language would be to miss out on a great horror film with a unique feel and excellent atmosphere. Please watch this movie, you won't regret it.