Ju-Rei: The Uncanny

Starring:Ju-Rei-Uncanny
Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Product Type: DVD

Description

A group of high school girls discover the truth to an urban legend when one by one, each begins to die under mysterious circumstances after witnessing a black hooded figure. Who is the black hooded figure and will these girls be able to escape death?

Customer Reviews:

It is ok...............2007-03-26

a group of girls sees a figure (not all black - mainly fuzzy black and white) then they hear a groaning sound (like the sound from Juon) then they end up dying. The movie is done backwards so you don't find out how it starts until the end. It was ok but not really scary.

hmmm lets seeeee.......2006-08-06

the movie didnt really have a plot. it had some eerie parts in it which were good ..oh my goodnesssss it wasnt scarier than Ringu. Ringu wasnt that scary because it wasnt ment to be.. but anyway i recommend this movie to someone that likes some scares and likes no plot!! ok !!

Limited, but still enjoyable.......2006-04-15

This film is limited by a low budget, but I'd still give it a chance. It actually becomes more interesting with repeated viewings, and I enjoyed it. The more I've viewed it, the more I've appreciated it. The music is especially haunting, and very unique. It has a very droning, Gothic touch that makes the movie much more horrific.

The scenes that are purposefully drawn out are very interesting. There is a quiet menace behind some of the most innocuous images.

Some have commented that this movie is better than Ju-On, The Grudge, and any of the The Ring films. This is true. Ju-Rei has a quiet was of growing on you that is captivating, if one can call it that.

I would recommend this film to those who like slow-paced, brooding horror.

I really liked this.......2006-03-28

I don't know if it was a rip off of the JU-ON movies or associated with it but this is a really good, dare I say it?, probably one of the best Japanese horror movies I have seen in a long time. Scarier than RINGU but right on par with JU-ON, this is one pitch perfect creep fest. If a movie can make me jump out of my seat not once, not twice but several times it a good one. Check this out if you liked JU-ON. It's very similar but different enough to stand on its own.

A good one..........2005-12-20

While there is no doubt that JU-REI borrows many elements from such films as JU-ON and RINGU, this should not be seen as a negative thing. Rather than call it "plagiarism," I would class JU-REI as yet another entry into a particular canon of Japanese ghost/horror films.

While not as scary or intense as JU-ON, JU-REI conjures up a very eerie and suspenseful mood, which it sustains from beginning to end. Like JU-ON, the timeline of the narrative is fractured. In this case, the events of the film occur in reverse chronology. This turns the film into a kind of puzzle, which definitely invites a deeper sense of audience participation than your usual gore-fest. In fact, multiple viewings are the only way to get the most out of this film.

Although JU-REI runs only 77 minutes, the pace is often slow, but this adds a sense of reality and normalcy to the events. I mean, real life isn't "edited" for maximum effect! This pacing makes the weird occurrences --say, a ghostly face suddenly peering out of a trash basket -- all the more effective. And the performances add to the realism. Too often, in big-budget "horror" epics, we are very aware that we're watching actors, elaborate sets and spectacular effects. In JU-REI, the story unfolds with people and in locales that are completely ordinary. Their sense of horror at the intrusion of the terrifying/supernatural in their everyday lives becomes both palpable and believable as a result. One scene, in particular, featuring one of the girls' fathers in a hotel room, is a fine example of horror creeping into one's soul, of a victim not wanting to believe what is happening right before his eyes. The girls themselves carry their roles with a natural quality that makes their scenes credible. The film is visually appealing, as well -- moody and foreboding.

In summary, JU-ON is a prime example of what a talented film maker can achieve with a limited budget, a talented cast & crew, and a true feeling for the subject matter. The ghosts in JU-REI are detached yet malevolent, eerie yet very much bound to the earth and normal human events and consequences. It's interesting that, sometimes, the horrors seem to silently observe from afar. Other times, they're right in someone's face. It keeps the viewer guessing.

Really, this is THE way to do a ghost story. No huge mega-scenes or explosions. No CGI things flapping around. No chic characters living in expansive city lofts or country mansions.

JU-REI isn't epic in scope. It's an intimate excursion into the supernatural and menacing. If you enjoy Japanese ghost tales, it's well worth a shot.

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