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Based on a 2004 Thai horror flick, this surprisingly effective Hollywood remake is actually set in Tokyo. That's where newlywed hubby Joshua Jackson has taken bride Rachael Taylor (Transformers) for an ill-advised honeymoon. They hit a woman standing in the middle of a spooky road, after which all sorts of ghosts seem to emerge from Jackson's camera (he's come to Japan for a fashion-photography gig). Can our plucky heroine, a fish out of water in a confusing city, find the answer to this haunted puzzle? Well, yes, but she won't like what she finds. Shutter is distinguished by director Mayasuki Ochiai's compositional eye, which favours the empty, creeped-out spaces in which ghosts might dwell. The movie also gets into the phenomenon of "spirit photography," which suggests that the dear departed make their presence known as white flashes in snapshots. That stuff's kind of fun; unfortunately, Ochiai's ear for dialogue is as clunky as his eye is sharp, and Jackson and Taylor are saddled with some truly unfortunate exposition. The actors don't leave much of an impression either, although Megumi Okina (leading lady of Ju-on: The Grudge) is sufficiently spooky as a woman who will not be ignored. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not a bad littler chiller for a hollywood remake. A little predictable of course, as it is in the same ball park as Ring, The Grudge, One Missed Call etc etc, so you can sort of guess what its building up to. All in all though I found it to be quite effective. Two young newly weds move to Japan for the husband (Joshua Jackson) to pursue his career as a photographer. On the night prior to their departure to Japan however, they are driving in the woods late at night, lost and tired, they hit a girl who appears to be standing in the middle of the road. It is from this point that events start to take a sinister turn i.e strange images on the photos, haunting visions of the girl they hit, eerie noises and people being killed off one by one in sinister circumstances. As I said its all been done before in similar films but on the whole I found this to be quite a good, solid eerie story, and with the odd jump here and there thrown in. Not brilliant, but not bad at all.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
You've seen the Grudge, You've seen the Ring ... well you know where this movie is going.
BUT, it is an okay movie if you prepare yourself for the fact that you know where it's taking you, and it is creepy.
A newly wed couple find that after a 'Disaster' things take a weird and scary turn, ending in not quite what you expect for the couple, but exactly what you expect when it comes to the 'weird and scary'.
If you want to watch a movie that you can just take at face value, then watch this one, if you like a movie that gives you something different and doesn't let you guess the plot half way through then leave this one alone.
BUT, it is an okay movie if you prepare yourself for the fact that you know where it's taking you, and it is creepy.
A newly wed couple find that after a 'Disaster' things take a weird and scary turn, ending in not quite what you expect for the couple, but exactly what you expect when it comes to the 'weird and scary'.
If you want to watch a movie that you can just take at face value, then watch this one, if you like a movie that gives you something different and doesn't let you guess the plot half way through then leave this one alone.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How many American remakes of Japanese horrors are there? 100? Nope, maybe even 1000! Even though Shutter is actually quite a good film, it's nothing even remotely original- and when the credits role, you'll be left thinking: 'Why can't filmmakers produce anything original anymore?!?!'
That said, Shutter does manage to bring back some of the creepiness that made the 2004 original so successful. There's been a few little tweaks to the plot and there's been a bit of extra gore added for its new audience. Still though, throughout watching, you'll be haunted by the same annoying question: 'Where did the originality go?'
That said, Shutter does manage to bring back some of the creepiness that made the 2004 original so successful. There's been a few little tweaks to the plot and there's been a bit of extra gore added for its new audience. Still though, throughout watching, you'll be haunted by the same annoying question: 'Where did the originality go?'
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Not bad for a remake
So what we have here is The Ring [DVD] [2003] meets The Grudge (Ju-on) [DVD] whilst thinking it is a ghostly version of Lost In Translation [DVD] [2004]. Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Adil-smith
Let down..
Having seen quite a few of the American remakes of the J-Horrors, to date there are only two that I've genuinely enjoyed (Ring and Dark Water). Read more
Published 14 months ago by Anderssen
Good version of a World Cinema title
Bought this as I couldn't get hold of its original counterpart. I thought it would be a very watered down version, but surprisingly enough, although not as scary, it turned out to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by S. E. Wainwright
Good scarey film ....
I enjoyed this film a great deal. Kept your attention throughout. Also, quite scarey. You won't want to take any more photographs after this one !!!!!
Published 21 months ago by Alida Sunderland
Gives what it promises
I think it is a beautiful movie and I have received what I hoped.It has this beautiful mysterious air and you just cannot predict what will come. Read more
Published 22 months ago by a reader
Something to watch...
Hmm... Erm... started off ok, then went boring for about 20 mins then something happened, then more boredom, then I got into it & started doing the guessing thing. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2008 by Fordy Finn
Entertaining but seldom scary
Admittedly, I never saw the original Japanese version of which this movie is a remake, therefore I won't be giving any comparisons between this and the original. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2008 by Dismal Angel
Not bad evening entertainment
This film is ok! I watched it one evening with some friends. Starts of rather well, new married couple knock down a woman on the road.. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2008 by R. Macdonald
Yet another remake that could have been better
I have no issue with remakes of Asian horror movies, some can be very good such as Ring, The Grudge etc. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2008 by Mrs. S. E. Davies
Another join the dots horror remake.
Shutter tells the story of a photographer who is involved in a car accident. Whilst his wife is driving down a country lane, they seemingly crash into a girl who vanishes. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2008 by Mr. D. Bell
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