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REINCARNATION (2006)

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Kris Zimmerman

DATE:  5/3/2008   FIRST VIEWING

WHERE: at home, on DVD from Madison Public Library.

 

Another of the 1st After Dark Horrorfest…I am slowly checking these off of my list.  This would be number 6 out of 10 (including Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror, which I guess I have to)…and so far I haven’t been terribly disappointed in any of them.  So far….

THE GOOD:  creepy J-horror atmosphere; that damn creepy doll

THE BAD:  the oblivious movie director; convoluted plot

THE WONKY:  life sized doll; professor “villain” ghost

I am a sucker for J-horror, or the Asian horror film aesthetic, to be more precise.  Emphasis on mood, not so much on coherent plot, pissed off spirits who are violently forcing their way into our world, and really, what are you going to do about it?  and the creepy walks and sloooooooow getting to…anything.  Shhhh!  Be quiet…if we whisper real soft and sit here and hide for, oh, 15 minutes, the ghost will surely pass us by….shhh….wait….wait….AAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!  You are incorrect sir!

Anyway…there isn’t a lot here that is different from a lot of these types of ghost stories, and they are done pretty effectively for the most part.  The interesting twist concerns the reincarnation, and the people today, that are seemingly targeted (destined) to repeat what happened at this hotel so many years ago.

It is interesting the way that the characters begin to be brought to life because of a film being shot on site to re-create the massacre that took place there…there is a lot of creepy build up, and paralleling between the crime and the present…which is cool.  The ultimate pay off, doesn’t quite work, and some of the nonsensical stuff kind of gets in the way of the mood, but overall this is pretty good.  It is a little weird when some of the people start disappearing, and the ghost of the professor who done it all before looks more goofy than scary.  The poor star faints…a lot too…

but the goofy is made up for in spades by the creepiest doll you will see in a long time…meaning once you see it….you will see it every time you close your eyes.  Who would ever buy their kid something like that???  REALLY!!!  Dammit…now it is back in my brain….shit….

6.5 out of 10

Filed under: 2006, May 2008, Rating - 6

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