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Originally Posted by Despare
I think he wanted to show people he could do a "regular" horror film just as good as his peers (and make some money off it to finance his more unusual pictures).
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Yeah, I was thinking that, too... What are your thoughts on it, Des? Do you think it holds up with JA ghost genre?
In regards to Miike experimenting with this genre, I think that The Box was more successful than One Missed Call.
Deep4est - If you like JA ghost stories and enjoyed One Missed Call, pick up
Three... Extremes. It's a collection of three short JA horror movies. Miike directs that third (which, incidentally, is my favorite of the three), which is another experiment in the JA ghost genre. I thought it was great.
The first short of the bunch I think is a little weak (it's Hong Kong horror, though, and with my experience, Hong Kong movies are VERY slow unless they are kung fu), but the second short is by the Korean director who did Oldboy. The film is beautifully gory and macabre.