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Making-of featurette including interviews with director Fruit Chan, Eli Roth, Reshad Strik, Kevin Corrigan and more
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From Hideo Nakata, the creator of The Ring comes a new vision of terror – directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fruit Chan. Haunted by paranormal visions, director Marcus Reed travels to Romania to shoot a horror film based on an ancient curse. But while on location, a fierce supernatural force rips open a portal to the past and summons the wrath of evil spirits that terrorize the cast and crew. Starring Reshad Strik, Henry Thomas, Kevin Corrigan, Eli Roth and Lothaire Bluteau.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Don't Look Up is a movie that offers quality cinematography, but isn't theater-quality because of plot holes and weak performances.
Director Fruit Chan gained a cult following thanks to the underground success of "Gaau Ji" (Dumplings), his short film on the "3 Extremes" DVD. I enjoyed his work on that film, and even though Dumplings wasn't an overt horror film, it was more chilling than this one. Chan makes for a visually pleasing movie, but he would have done better with a different story.
The marketing behind the movie is also misleading. The DVD cover states "From the creator of The Ring comes a new vision in terror." Only it's not new, it's a story that Hideo Nakata came up with for a movie he shot several years before The Ring. The original version of Don't Look Up wasn't especially popular, and the 2009 remake isn't remotely as scary as The Ring.
I definitely enjoyed Reshad Strik's performance in the Hills Have Eyes 2 (bearded young guy), but was disappointed with him in this film. As a psychologically troubled young film director, Strik overreacts being afraid to the point where it's almost comical. Eli Roth (Donny the Bear Jew from Inglourious Basterds) gets top billing in this film, but he gets only about a minute of actual screen time. Film veteran Kevin Corrigan is a welcome addition to the cast, as is the seriously hot Carmen Chaplin.
My biggest complaints about the film include the plot holes and use of too many subplots. The bottom line is that the movie is made more confusing than it had to be. There's a bit of gore for hardcore horror fans, though the CGI may disappoint some people. Nakata also recycled one idea involving a fly from this movie to The Ring. I also thought that the twist at the end was simply unnecessary.
Overall, I just didn't find it that scary. Chan did a good job, but the story just wasn't that great. It seems like they were hoping to capitalize on the popularity of The Ring by remaking a previous movie that wasn't very popular back in 1996. It's worth giving a watch, but I would suggest that you not buy the DVD until you give this one a Redbox rental first.
Director Fruit Chan gained a cult following thanks to the underground success of "Gaau Ji" (Dumplings), his short film on the "3 Extremes" DVD. I enjoyed his work on that film, and even though Dumplings wasn't an overt horror film, it was more chilling than this one. Chan makes for a visually pleasing movie, but he would have done better with a different story.
The marketing behind the movie is also misleading. The DVD cover states "From the creator of The Ring comes a new vision in terror." Only it's not new, it's a story that Hideo Nakata came up with for a movie he shot several years before The Ring. The original version of Don't Look Up wasn't especially popular, and the 2009 remake isn't remotely as scary as The Ring.
I definitely enjoyed Reshad Strik's performance in the Hills Have Eyes 2 (bearded young guy), but was disappointed with him in this film. As a psychologically troubled young film director, Strik overreacts being afraid to the point where it's almost comical. Eli Roth (Donny the Bear Jew from Inglourious Basterds) gets top billing in this film, but he gets only about a minute of actual screen time. Film veteran Kevin Corrigan is a welcome addition to the cast, as is the seriously hot Carmen Chaplin.
My biggest complaints about the film include the plot holes and use of too many subplots. The bottom line is that the movie is made more confusing than it had to be. There's a bit of gore for hardcore horror fans, though the CGI may disappoint some people. Nakata also recycled one idea involving a fly from this movie to The Ring. I also thought that the twist at the end was simply unnecessary.
Overall, I just didn't find it that scary. Chan did a good job, but the story just wasn't that great. It seems like they were hoping to capitalize on the popularity of The Ring by remaking a previous movie that wasn't very popular back in 1996. It's worth giving a watch, but I would suggest that you not buy the DVD until you give this one a Redbox rental first.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Of Those Truly Scary Movies Hard To Find I Think In The Horror Genre
August 14, 2011
Format:DVD
Not that a truly scary movies always makes a good movie as far as horror movies go... However The execution of the movie is done just right so that it isn't too disgusting, while still disturbing you quite a bit. Hidieo Nakata (creator of The Ring and this film) must be really talented because even though it has the whole angry ghost in common this is nothing like The Ring and still very intriguing in it's own way... Very cool story not like the other movies that reel you in with a dramatic and nicely drawn cover just so you can end up watching another story-less, comedic but overall worthless, waste of time that lives you more unsatisfied than you were before the movie... from the cover it looks like another one of those silly b-horror titled that somehow was not categorized as such. Also from the cover it could be confused for a boring drama of sort but it isn't, Lol don't watch this alone, or if you do, keep your wits about you, some scenes catch you completely off-guard! Collectors Note: For $1.72 It Is An Absolute Bargain, Just Pay The $3 Shipping And Add This To Your Collection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A troubled movie director Marcus Reed (Reshad Strik) is given a chance to shoot a film in Romania. In an old movie studio that had been long disused, strange things happen to him and the crew, and apparently they have something to do with an abandoned film project in the 1920s that was shot in this studio. Also, Marcus is tormented by an image of a woman he keeps seeing.
While the premise of "Don't Look Up" is not bad, the film itself is a terrible mess. Confusing and incoherent, the story of "Don't Look Up" doesn't make sense. Perhaps with exception of one brief sequence about the creepy image of a woman, the film remains unoriginal throughout.
"Don't Look Up" is a remake of a 1996 Japanese horror film "Jyoyu-rei" ("Ghost Actress"). The latter marked director Hideo Nakata's feature debut before he made a J-horror classic "Ringu." Despite Nakata's clever use of movie studio, and effectively creepy moments of the titular "actress," "Jyoyu-rei" is far from perfect with a weak plot and an underwhelming conclusion.
Its remake is much worse. Everything looks amateurish here: incoherent story, cheesy production design, cheap special effects and wooden acting. Directed by Fruit Chan, Chinese-born director who has made much better films in the past such as "Made in Hong Kong," "Don't Look Up" is simply a terrible movie.
While the premise of "Don't Look Up" is not bad, the film itself is a terrible mess. Confusing and incoherent, the story of "Don't Look Up" doesn't make sense. Perhaps with exception of one brief sequence about the creepy image of a woman, the film remains unoriginal throughout.
"Don't Look Up" is a remake of a 1996 Japanese horror film "Jyoyu-rei" ("Ghost Actress"). The latter marked director Hideo Nakata's feature debut before he made a J-horror classic "Ringu." Despite Nakata's clever use of movie studio, and effectively creepy moments of the titular "actress," "Jyoyu-rei" is far from perfect with a weak plot and an underwhelming conclusion.
Its remake is much worse. Everything looks amateurish here: incoherent story, cheesy production design, cheap special effects and wooden acting. Directed by Fruit Chan, Chinese-born director who has made much better films in the past such as "Made in Hong Kong," "Don't Look Up" is simply a terrible movie.
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Don't Look Up (Fruit Chan, 2009)
Had you told me in 2008 that Hollywood would import Fruit Chan, the director of the phenomenal little flick Dumplings, to do Yet Another... Read more
Had you told me in 2008 that Hollywood would import Fruit Chan, the director of the phenomenal little flick Dumplings, to do Yet Another... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Robert P. Beveridge
1.0 out of 5 stars
Virtually Incomprehensible Dreck
Forget looking up...just DON'T!
Another American J-Horror remake of...something...that is virtually incomprehensible. Read more
Another American J-Horror remake of...something...that is virtually incomprehensible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Fitzgerald
1.0 out of 5 stars
Just Don't Look At All.
Gypsy bla bla who cares, this is just a sad movie from dumb start to even more ignorant ending. This movie ticked me off with it's ultra lame gypsy devil curse and sad pitiful... Read more
Published on January 5, 2011 by Barry Brandon
1.0 out of 5 stars
DON'T LOOK UP [DVD]
Wow - After reading all the reviews, I am wondering if they saw the same film I viewed. Simply put, this movie should have been entitled, "Don't Throw Up," due to all the bad... Read more
Published on December 10, 2010 by dtanthony
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fly on the Wall
DON'T LOOK UP tried. It really did. Sadly, the movie is so disjointed that it almost makes no sense. Read more
Published on October 25, 2010 by Tommy Jeffers
2.0 out of 5 stars
FLIES IN MY EYES
Another remake of a Japanese horror film featuring SURPRISE an evil female spirit!
While director Fruit Chan creates an eerie atmosphere, the script is so disjointed, the... Read more
While director Fruit Chan creates an eerie atmosphere, the script is so disjointed, the... Read more
Published on October 8, 2010 by Michael Butts
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Many Dull Moments
You can say whatever you want about any film and the actors in it - but without a good script and a decent plot, the cast's talents are wasted, no matter how good the actual... Read more
Published on August 1, 2010 by Cory T. Shaeffer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong title!
Don't spend the money. Renting it was the scariest part about this movie. This movie was so slow. I turned it off about midway. I could not take it anymore. Read more
Published on July 28, 2010 by Stan C
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