I know this is old news, but I'm a tad late on the Japanese horror craze, and I don't always go for what's new. I found this thing to be surprisingly dull, predictable, and strangely comical (the dead kid and his report card, death as a shadowy mime, etc.) and it felt as if it should've ended three times before it actually did.
I'm mainly posting this because of all of the hype I hear about these movies, and how I almost always have my suspicions confirmed when they turn out to be just another 2hrs of my life I'll never get back.
I'm not a victim of the cultural divide, I am totally aware of the subtle and not so subtle difference between eastern and Western cinema, in fact, 70% of my DVD collection is foreign, but the cultural divide is not to blame for The Eye being a big disappointment.
It reminds me of Haute Tension (High Tension) and how American audiences, who are unaware of its staggering stupidity are going to pay dearly because the trailer for the American release does look cool and inviting, how treacherous.
I'm mainly posting this because of all of the hype I hear about these movies, and how I almost always have my suspicions confirmed when they turn out to be just another 2hrs of my life I'll never get back.
I'm not a victim of the cultural divide, I am totally aware of the subtle and not so subtle difference between eastern and Western cinema, in fact, 70% of my DVD collection is foreign, but the cultural divide is not to blame for The Eye being a big disappointment.
It reminds me of Haute Tension (High Tension) and how American audiences, who are unaware of its staggering stupidity are going to pay dearly because the trailer for the American release does look cool and inviting, how treacherous.
