Joshua Jackson,
Megumi Okina,
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Infection director Masayuki Ochiai takes the helm for this remake of the 2004 horror hit from Thailand concerning a photographer and his girlfriend who are involved in a tragic auto accident, and subs... read more
Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
Release Date: March 19, 2008
Keywords:
horror,
scary,
ghost,
asian,
horror movies,
horror film,
japanese horror,
joshua jackson,
Joshua Jackson ,
Rachael Taylor ,
One Missed Call,
Japanese Horror
DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008
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August 13, 2008The latest in a long list of Japanese horror films remaded for American audiences. Not bad not great just there. Will get around to check out the original at some point.
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February 7, 2011Hollywood does Asian horror - and yet again, messes it up. If you can't be bothered to read subtitles you deserve this kind of crap to be honest. I've not seen the original, I'd like to but even then, the story is unoriginal. How much longer is a young Oriental woman with long bl... read more
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January 29, 2011Inferior remake of the super-creepy Thai original from 2004. I say inferior but to be fair it was not too bad. Having seen the original version I knew the story and twists but I tried to watch as if I didn't know. It definitely lacks scares and that creepy atmosphere the Thai ver... read more
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August 13, 2010The Shutter remake is yet another attempt to remake a good Japanese horror film into a crappy not so original or scary film for a tween audience. A sorry film from start to finish, this film fails and is unremarkable. The film like all remakes relies on fancy CGI to build horror,... read more
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April 19, 2010Excellent Film, Taken right from Asian horror at its best, pretty creepy throughout especially final scene in the mental institution. Its one to add to a night of suspense horror films, not a big slasher film just overall creepy. About a young couple who after there married start... read more
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December 31, 2009The storyline is kept mostly the same as the Japanese original with of course the Adaption to accomodate the American Actors.
It didn?t seem for me, a great star attraction to warrant a Hollywood remake, not that I feel it has to be an A-lister its just what we are used to wit... read more -
June 16, 2009Pointless and dull.Can hollywood stop making J horror remakes there getting thin.All j-horror movies feel the same and is always a ghost story.So if you like that then you like this if you are bored of those story stay away.
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2008
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly
March 24, 2008
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
With Shutter, that nerve-tingling soundtrack gets heavy use almost from the beginning of the movie. It becomes tiresome. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
At some point in Shutter you will probably lose count, along with your patience, but the film will keep right on going. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Though a presentation of 20th Century Fox, Shutter has the look and feel of a proper J-horror film. Full Review
March 24, 2008
Michael Hardy, Boston Globe
If Shutter is any indication, the reputation of professional photographers is still on the wane. Not only are photographs creepy, the film suggests, but so are photographers. Full Review
March 22, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Asian horror remakes are typically not screened for critics, and Shutter is no exception. The studios know what they have: watered-down, lifeless shells of motion pictures devoid of characters, drama,... Full Review
March 22, 2008
Dennis Harvey, Variety
A blandly cast and crafted remake of the same-titled 2004 Thai pic that itself emulated J-horror norms, which seemed a lot fresher back then. Low on real scares, atmosphere and character. Full Review
March 22, 2008
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Strictly perfunctory in its concept and execution, Shutter presents the usual series of spooky images of a deadpan female ghost showing up at odd times and moving in the slow, jerky movements that are...
March 22, 2008
Andy Webster, New York Times
The director, Masayuki Ochiai, conjures textbook J-horror miasma: clammy clinical interiors; overcast skies; diffuse cityscapes. Full Review
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