Posted by Donnacha at d14-69-22-73.nap.wideopenwest.com on February 26, 2003 at 19:26:04:
In Reply to: Eastern Horror Movies posted by chris@ukaskew on February 26, 2003 at 18:23:58:
It's the "Dawn Of The Dead" of Japanese cinema.
It's the yakuza versus zombies. Oh, with samurais.
Gun inexplicably run out of bullets? No problem, because they have more, BIGGER guns.
Very well choreographed fight scnes, and some very enjoyable gore.
I hear "The Eye" is good, too.
Bear in mind that japanese horror, like their music, does not necessarily mean it's any good. The first "Ring" is pretty damn good but the rest of them suffer from sequelitis. Horrid, incurable sequelitis. You might want to track down the Korean film, based on the same book, "The Ring Virus", though I don't know how chilling it'll be since you know all that's coming.
Hey, you're in the best place now - British horror is coming back in a big way. Just you wait. The underground success of "Dog Soldiers" and the award wins of "28 Days Later..." are only the beginning.