Product Details

• Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Maki Horikita, Mayumi Ono, Hana Inoue
• Directors: Norio Tsuruta
• Writers: Norio Tsuruta, Jirô Tsunoda, Noboru Takagi
• Producers: Kazuya Hamana, Satoshi Fukushima, Takashige Ichise, Yasushi Kotani
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lionsgate
• VHS Release Date: July 5, 2005
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009PW3T2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,978 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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45 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fear Newspaper, July 23, 2005

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Arthur Kicker "Ragged, Tagged, and Bodybagged" (Your Mom's House) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Premonition (DVD)

Lions Gate Films recently cut a deal with a Japanese company and created a small sub-division within LGF aptly named J-Horror. The purpose of this division was to make 6 Japanese horror flicks specifically for the American DVD market. 'Premonition' is one of the first of these films released(the second, released simultaneously, is called 'Infection' and is also very much worth checking out).

The basic set-up goes like this: a couple and their daughter are driving home from a vacation. They stop along side the road at a telephone booth so the husband can attach his laptop to the phoneline so he could email some paperwork to his job. While in the phone booth, he finds a newspaper clipping that predicts his daughter dying in a motor vehicle accident. His wife exits the car to talk to him. Once the wife is out of the car, the husband freaks out over the newspaper, but before he can do anyting a dumptruck smashes their car(with daughter still inside)and the newspaper disappears. The car immediately explodes killing the little girl. Not long after, the couple divorces mostly due to the wife not believing her husband's claims about the newspaper. The husband starts receiving more newspapers predicting the future over the next six or so years and all the while the wife(now his ex)is doing research into the paranormal and the possible existence of this newspaper. The couple gets back together to try and figure out the escalating events...

'Premonition' is based on a thirty-or-so year old Japanese story called 'The Fear Newspaper'. Apparently over there, its pretty well known . Anyways, the acting is good and the special effects are very well done. The plot, while having some similarites to 'Ringu'(especially the original novel by Koji Suzuki), is pretty interesting. The ending, as Asian horror films tend to do, leave you feeling slightly confused. 'Premonition' though doesn't leave you hanging as badly as some others. The extras on the disc are actually pretty good. They're all subtitled, with the best feature being the one on visual effects. Its very interesting.

All in all, 'Premonition' is a nice little addition to any Asian horror fan's collection. Its a nice, tense, well-acted little film. While not completely original, its still a good flick. There's not really any gore to speak of; this is pretty textbook J-horror. If you dug 'Ringu' or 'Juon', I'm sure you will like 'Premonition'.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More of a supernatural drama/thriller than a horror flick, but worth checking out., June 21, 2006

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Scott (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Premonition (DVD)

Personally, I really enjoyed Premonition. It's got solid acting, a fascinating (and often heart-wrenching) story, and some decent scares. However, don't expect an all out fright fest or you'll be sorely disappointed. This is a story-driven film, with a plot that progresses fairly slowly. Patience is necessary when viewing Premonition, as is a willingness to accept ambiguity and dream-like logic in a film. But for those of you who possess those qualities, and are looking for something a little different (particularly if you're a fan of the genre), Premonition might be for you.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good solid horror movie, November 25, 2006

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Anthony Richards "Richie Rich" (Wash DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Premonition (DVD)

this movie was more on the lines of thriller...but it was very good and very entertaining...a few scarry jump parts....but overall...i have to say it should deff be among the top asain horrors