Iffy for 14+
Violent, sloppy Japanese horror remake.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this Japanese horror remake features frequent tense scenes and some grisly deaths, with mutilated bodies and screaming victims. The movie's thematic focus on child abuse is vague and incoherent, but it might still provoke questions from attentive younger viewers. Violence includes choking, burning, stabbing, a rod going through a chest, and a girl getting hit by a train. Several girls show cleavage, and there's a very brief shot of a college girl in her bra. Language includes "s--t" and "damn," and there's some drinking and smoking.
- Families can talk about the many U.S. remakes of Japanese (and other Asian) horror movies. How do these moody, strange films translate for American audiences? Why do you think their focus on spirits and hauntings is so popular? How do you think the remakes are similar to and different from the originals? And why do you think many of them revolve around media (videos, cell phones, etc.)?
What to watch for
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Violence: Repeated slasher-style assaults, with victims grabbed, dragged, and mutilated. Several jump scenes. Very first scene shows a child slammed into a window as the building behind her burns. Scary images include cracked faces, yucky bugs, and a rat in a sink. Grisly deaths include drowning, being hit by a train, being punctured by a construction rod, choking, burning, asphyxiation of a young asthma victim. Discussions of child abuse and trauma. Flashbacks show a mother approaching her daughter with a cigarette to burn her. Body in morgue is days old, discolored, in a body bag. A young girl cuts her sister with a knife, upsetting their mother.
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Sex: Several outfits show cleavage and toned midriffs. During a college party, two students are shown briefly engaged in foreplay (she's down to her bra).
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Language: Several uses each of the following: "s--t" (a couple with "bull"), "hell," and "damn."
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Consumerism: Brief shots of the following: Motorola cell phone, Dell and Apple computers, Pizza Hut.
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Drinking, drugs and smoking: Brief cigarette smoking (and use of cigarettes to burn a child's arm). College party shows students drinking (beer and liquor).
Fan Reviews provided by
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Wait For It to Come Out on Video by somegirl28
Another poor remake of a Japanese horror flick that leaves you wondering why you actually paid money to be left unsatisfied. Although the movie does provide moments of fright, the ending is far less pleasing than most Americans would have hoped. When the credits started to roll people literally stood up from there seats and said, "No! They can't end the movie like that! It doesn't even make sense! I want my money back."
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One Missed Call by Hodrobond
I saw the 10 episode series that this show is based on in japanese, and it was amazing. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and so did the other movies. I have high hopes for this movie, and pray to God that the director doesn't screw it up.
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This movie was a huge dissappointment. It strayed pretty far from the Japanese version, and had very few scenes that were actually scary. Every scene was predictable, and the end was never really there. There is a huge hole for a #2 that i hope they never make.
5
Good Movie! Scary And Amusing. by xoAlizaxo
I honestly have to disagree i really liked this movie [not so much the ending] but i will definately go if theres a second one. I literally screamed one time during the movie but most of the other "scary parts" made me jump a little but after thinking i had to laugh out loud because im thinking ha did that just happen?! Its scary and amusing. Like the beginning with the cat in the pond. The whole movie theater was cracking up and screaming and there were lots of comments out loud! Hahhaa i enjoyed it. Just go check it out =]
4
Just saw a prescreening of this movie by sazeeroadster
I thought it was pretty good. The premise was very spooky, people getting a call from the future and hearing their own deaths. The main character trying to get to the source of the first call was very exciting and the suspense built up nicely. The acting was good and there were starts and chills to be had as well. The ending was a disappointment however and they oeverused that jerky spooky ghost movement so many horror flicks are using since we first saw it in The Grudge. Kind of lame like they ran out of good ideas before the end. Still worth seeing though.
5
One Missed Call by cheryl81
The movie is intense, it makes you sit on the end of your seat, spill your popcorn, grab your friends hands!!! Keeps you wondering what is going to pop out next. The images and graphics were fantastic.
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About What I Expected by ginabanin
I took my 12 year old and 3 of his friends to this movie for his birthday. It was fun and scary for them but I laughed a lot. There were 2 parts of the movie that actually made me jump, but the rest was simply fun spookiness that reminded me of old movies from my childhood. I must say the boys were pretty scared though.... one wouldn't even come out from under his jacket! I'm pretty sure this will not win any awards, but if you like a movie that makes you jump in your seat a bit this will work. I can't say it was really predictable because it did have a couple of unexpected twists, but at the same time it was sooooo unrealistic it was really hard to be truly scared. Another good part is there was only one sexually provocative scene (very minimal) and a couple of curse words, which is very unusual these days. All and all, as good as i expected.
5
On Crack by sackings23
these people are on crack, this movie was awesome and freaked me out. i walked to my car alone and was so scared and i dont get scared by movies. totally recommend this movie.
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one missed call by dubnice3
It was an ok movie, but just as most scary movies, the ending could've been better.
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A FINAL DESTINATION 3 REMINDER....=0] by movie_fanatic10
One missed call reminded me of Final Destination 3! That's a good thing because that's my all time favorite movie!!! In FD3, the main character has these mysterious pictures showing how everyone dies; in One MIssed Call everyone gets mysterious voicemails, hearing how they die and when! but the scary part we just dont know how exactly!! There was a lot of parts that made me jump. When the movie ended, the entire theater was completely silent and nobody moved for about 10 seconds. i found that to be a little creepy. To top it off, i had one missed call during the movie! no lie! i reccomend this movie to everybody!!!!
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This is the first time by Frame_Ranger_X
I have EVER felt compelled to rate a film "Oh no!". In this case I actually feel that beyond writing a review to give others a sense of what I took from a film, I have a moral OBLIGATION to warn you to stay away from this "film". I give it 1/2 star out of 5 because it is, technically, a movie - the film is threaded and you do stare at a screen for an hour+15 minutes and there are indeed pictures. I'll start with the positive because there is only 1 positive aspect - the spirits look VERY, VERY good. Perhaps all their budget was spent here - it sure as hell wasn't spent on the script. Why Edward Burns decided to be in a movie this horrendous the world will never know, hell it SHOULD never know. Bad stuff: 1.)A train hits a body at full speed, that body should pop like a water balloon but not here in fantasyland. 2.) almost every "scare" actually caused me to laugh. At the climax there is a scene that was so absurd I had to go into the hall. It was like Jaws 4 when the shark ROARS. sad