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The Official RAZZIE® Forum : SHUTTER http://www.razzies.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; The Official RAZZIE® Forum : SHUTTER : Last 10 Posts Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:15 +0000 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:51:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.70 30 www.razzies.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=266 The Official RAZZIE® Forum http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_images/RazzieLogo02.gif http://www.razzies.com/forum/ SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=31720#31720 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: June 04 2010 at 7:51am

It's my fault for being stupid enough to go back a few years in old Razzie sub-forums, but the rating above ... uh, no comment.]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:51:21 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=31720#31720 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=25143#25143 Author: moviewizguy
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: June 26 2009 at 1:16pm

As a remake of the original 2004 Thai horror film, newlywed Ben and Jane Shaw have traveled to Tokyo, where photographer Ben is investigating a potentially lucrative job opportunity. While driving on a dark road at night, the couple runs over a mysterious woman who seems to appear out of nowhere and can't be found after the accident. Over the next few days, Jane goes sightseeing while Ben works, only to see strange apparitions that also appear on the photos she takes. After Ben's photos show the same ghostly forms, he confesses that he knows something about the woman they ran over, but it may be too late to stop her trail of terror.

I was surprised. I really was. Well, the idea of me liking this movie isn't a bit improbable, because I always seem to never loathe the new surge of Asian horror remakes that have been coming out the last few years. In fact, I seem to be enjoying most of them, but I was still surprised. Throughout the film, I found myself entertained and intrigued. Scared? When are they ever? Nevertheless, the film was entertaining. Do I keep my standards low? You can answer that yourself.

I have never seen the original film (whoever does?), but I found the premise very interesting. I was hooked and never found a boring moment in the film...ever. Now that says a lot. Maybe the idea of spirits trying to contact humans from photographs is interesting. It sounds plausible too. It's not as if a tape is going to kill you in seven days, right? Just look at the infamous photo of Abraham Lincoln standing behind his wife after he died.

The scares are kept at a minimum here, which is no surprise. After all, it's PG-13, geared towards a certain young demographic. However, there are still some moments of suspense and scenes I found disturbing, probably due to the extra five minutes in the unrated version I've seen. Also, the movie doesn't try to scare the audience with pop out moments. Doesn't that just annoy you? Thankfully, there aren't any here, or at least any major ones that I can remember. There is one fantastic scene that is pretty memorable and can get underneath one's skin. I'll not spoil it but I'll just say it involves a camera (duh). The scene is really well done which then leads me to the technical aspects of the film.

I've got to say, I was impressed by the overall look of the film, most of it shot in Japan. I found the scenery just beautiful and gorgeous. The cinematography was great along with an actual score that I found stunning. I also liked the fact that there were little uses of CGI and big set pieces. The movie feels contained in its own world and it doesn't depend on CGI to make audiences feel uncomfortable. What made this movie not linger in the "bad area" were the leads. Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor were both great in the film. I really liked them.

In the end, the movie also managed to trick me in one or two plot twists I didn't predict. Sure, the scares are mostly nonexistent, save two or three scenes, but what can I say? I found myself thoroughly entertained and intrigued from beginning to end. The leads were also pretty good. Overall, if you usually enjoy these PG-13 Asian horror remakes, movies like THE RING and THE GRUDGE, there's no doubt that you'll enjoy this too. For others, if you loathe these remakes, well, you know what to do. 6/10]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:16:25 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=25143#25143 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17221#17221 Author: cvcjr13
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: July 16 2008 at 2:04pm

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:04:26 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17221#17221 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17219#17219 Author: Nasty Man
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: July 16 2008 at 2:53am

So you're saying the critic wanted to make a "vowel movement" on this film??]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:53:13 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17219#17219 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17205#17205 Author: movieman
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: July 15 2008 at 3:59am

One critic on Rotten Tomatoes said the movie started bugging them when
they spelled the title wrong; the first vowel should be an "I".]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:59:01 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=17205#17205 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=15990#15990 Author: SchumacherH8ter
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: April 05 2008 at 8:18am

Definite Worst Remake/Rip-Off contender...they should replace the "u" in the title with an "i"!

There were many goofs (when our lead actress takes off her top, she's not wearing a bra; a minute later, she's got on one.), lame scare scenes (the nadir being a darkroom attack, that was done better in "The Grudge 2"!), and semi-retarded twists (like why Pacey's neck hurts).

]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:18:35 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=15990#15990 SHUTTER : B.O. MoJo #s for SHUTTER http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2613&PID=15944#15944 Author: HeadRAZZBerry
Subject: B.O. MoJo #s for SHUTTER
Posted: March 31 2008 at 1:27am

Could this one be an Open-and-SHUTTER?? Here's a LINK to the Daily Grosses page at B.O. MoJo to see how scary the grosses are for the latest Asian horror movie remake...

]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:27:49 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2613&PID=15944#15944 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=15876#15876 Author: moat
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: March 22 2008 at 8:40am

So does the little girl crawl out of the camera lens this time?

Also, how am I supposed to distinguish this film from THE RING if the lead actress looks this much like Naomi Watts? It's bad enough trying to keep my Hollywood blonds in order without them appearing in identical pieces of film making.

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:40:55 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=15876#15876 SHUTTER : R.T. Reviews on SHUTTER http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2596&PID=15866#15866 Author: HeadRAZZBerry
Subject: R.T. Reviews on SHUTTER
Posted: March 21 2008 at 2:34am

At the time we posted this, SHUTTER (which was not pre-screened for crix) had an UN-lucky (but appropriate) R.T. Approval Rating of...13%. Here's a LINK to see if it's fallen further, or gotten better since.

]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:34:51 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2596&PID=15866#15866 SHUTTER : Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug! http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2587&PID=15862#15862 Author: tomsmobr
Subject: Well, I’ll Be a SHUTTER Bug!
Posted: March 20 2008 at 10:11am

Yeah, I could not see Pacey playing Batman! I'm happy with the choice they made of Christian Bale...

Originally posted by SchumacherH8ter

That guy is Joshua Jackson. According to him, he was considered for the lead role in "Batman Begins". Thank god they choose Christian Bale.

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