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Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated Noroi: The Curse (2005) in Movies

Oct 3, 2018  
Noroi: The Curse (2005)
Noroi: The Curse (2005)
2005 | Horror
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The Documentary Style feels authentic and hits all the right notes (0 more)
It gets a bit hard to follow at times (0 more)
Creepy Japanese Mockumentary hits the right notes
My word, the Japanese just do great horror huh?

A lot of my favourite Horrors are Japanese, from the classy Ringu, Kairo and Ju-On films to the trashier 'One Missed Call', but they all sure a singular understanding of tension, and most of all dread.

These movies revelled in slow horror, in knowing that the threat is inescapable, and like Michael Myers or Jason Vorhees (In the good films) it needn't rush.

Noroi: The Curse continues this theme, with a slow burning documentary style movie about some curious supernatural phenomena, that leads an investigator down a jagged and twisting path to discover the origins of the titular curse.

Whilst the movie is slow paced, the feeling of unease kicks in very early...there is something lurking on the edge of the screen, threatening to show you something horrifying at all times, but remaining patient until the tension is built to an almost unbearable level.

The story moves between a few pivotal characters, all of whom are able to provide a very genuine performance, that helps keep the viewer in the moment and suspending disbelief enough to enjoy the movie as it was meant to be enjoyed.

I really enjoyed this one, and to be fair it ticked a lot of the boxes for me:

Found Footage
Documentary Style
J-Horror Style
Creepy Mythos
Dread over Jump Scared

highly recommend this, check it out!
  
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Tyra Jade (23 KP) rated Railroad Alaska in TV

Jul 6, 2017  
Railroad Alaska
Railroad Alaska
2013 | Documentary
7
5.7 (3 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Shows Offgriders (3 more)
Explains What it's like living in Alaska
Shows different people
Documentary
Same plot after the first season (1 more)
Made to look more extreme than what it is
Not Bad
I quite enjoy this show; although quite a lot of episodes are alike. I enjoy the idea of getting to know the Offgriders of Alaska and the hard work that is put into working there. I also enjoy watching the workers and how much they enjoy their job.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Tropa de Elite (The Elite Squad) (2007) in Movies

Apr 30, 2019  
Tropa de Elite (The Elite Squad) (2007)
Tropa de Elite (The Elite Squad) (2007)
2007 | Action, Drama
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A very good film, although I had hoped for something a little bit more after the trailer. It's more of an action/drama dealing with the drug trade in the slums of Rio in Brazil. It has a good story and is well made and shot with a fair share of brutal, violent action scenes. Almost feels like a documentary at times it has that raw feel about it. From the same director as City of God.
  
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Jeremy King (346 KP) rated Tales of the Rat Fink (2006) in Movies

Jun 6, 2019  
Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
2006 | Animation, Documentary, Documentary
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
This documentary is a fun film. If you are looking for something that is like your normal documentaries move a long. Would say this film meets the style of Ed Roth. Having a background in graphic design so this was an ideal movie for me. I would recommend this to people that like graphic design, gear heads and or comicbook. It is great to see how his art has influenced things we have today, like graphic tshirts.