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Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Tokyo-1997 This movie started off really well, with lots of adventure and the cinematography is great. This movie was done 8 days before Ju-On and I would say that the director did a decent job. There was suspense in the beginning. After the cameraman brought the girl home, he starts to find out more about her and starts to buy new clothes. He found out that the girl feeds on blood and does whatever it takes to obtain blood from her. The first 2/3 of the movie started off well, but the last 1/3 of this movie was not that good. I could not understand what was happening during the last 1/3 of the movie at all. Lots of questions just come to my mind at the end of this movie. Why was the cameraman insane? Why did he kill all his family members? I could not really get what happened in the end? Why was he terrified and why was his face red? In addition, around the last 1/3 of this movie I started to feel like I am watching a movie about someone doing whatever it takes to find food for his pet (only exception is that the girl eats blood) and starts to get quite uninteresting. However, the good points of the film is that the imagery at the beginning of this movie and the mystery of this movie was done very well. The place where the cameraman found the girl and try to find out more facts about that girl by checking her teeth buying clothes for her to wear. There is quite a lot of emotion between the characters in this film. This film is really beautiful at the beginning and the middle but gets very complicating and slightly uninteresting towards the end. Still recommended if you want to watch a film that is original though. Score: 7.7/10

generouspalmstroke "Marebito" was a very spontaneous buy for me. I saw it in on the shelves of HMV. The back read promising. It was directed by Takashi Shimizu ("Ju-on: The Grudge"). That was enough.It starts slowly and builds. It's like a roller-coaster gradually climbing up the tracks. Clicking-and-clacking, and as it gets higher the hysteria heightens. By the time the roller-coaster is at its peak, the moment before it plunges down the drop that has your eyes reeling and your breath sucked away, you're scared but at the same time ecstatic.This movie is beautiful but not in the classical sense. In fact what's happening throughout is repulsive but I couldn't resist but to find it endearing. You care about the characters. You want Masuoka to find what he's after--but you want him to be happy, though that's not what he wants. You want to discover 'T', you want to care for her like Masuoka does and you want her to be healthy. A mainstream movie-goer or a fan of casual horror will not like this movie. In fact, they'll probably hate it. They'll call it boring and tedious and convoluted, but all of that is just superficial. You must commit yourself to "Marebito". You must let "Marebito" take your hand, let it captivate you; let it lead you into the world of the insane."Marebito"'s atmosphere is one of morbid, somber unpredictability. The first time I tried to watch it I simply couldn't because the darkness (both literal and figurative) was too off-putting for me. I found you had to be in a certain mindset in order for "Marebito" to really lull you. It's not a movie of light-heartedness or comfort--it's a Lovecraftian-inspired piece so anyone familiar with HP Lovecraft's writing should find all the weird and wonderful things in his stories prominent in this.I won't go any further because I believe "Marebito" is one of those movies that packs a bigger punch the less about it you know. This is definitely not a movie for everybody. Like I said above mainstream or casual horror fans beware. You're liable to detest this movie. People freshly introduced to Asian horror should start with something simpler--this isn't a movie to ease you into the genre."Marebito" is a rare, underrated gem and if you don't fall into any of the categories cited above than I recommend it. Otherwise, stay away.9/10

james-2929 Yes, perhaps there is some interesting psychological commentary in the movie, but overall it is bizarre, unrewarding, and with no sense of closure. Further, it is not scary in the least. I thought it was supposed to be a horror movie, but it is more like a sterile view of something that could be scary just because of the subject matter, but doesn't come off that way.I had a pretty hard time watching the whole thing just because it was so boring. I was constantly asking myself if the time I was spending rotting my brain with this movie was better used, say, eating a PB&J sandwich...

christopher-underwood This is some movie. At first deceptively simple and later maybe deceptively involved. Such was the confident manner of the director, Takashi Shimizu, I just went along despite everything and whilst it is difficult to associate with the lead character, the mighty, actor/director (Tetsuo) Shinya Tsuramoto, eventually persuades. Not an easy film to watch with its flashing and even blank screen moments, not to mention the horrific violence, but once this has you hooked, it is difficult to escape. Everything is unbelievable and yet there is a niggling doubt that just maybe things are this bad. Tsuramoto gives a towering performance as a completely lost soul searching it seems for almost anything to justify his existence. What he finds is not a pretty sight but this movie remains with you, for good or bad, long after viewing. Bold and original film making.