Review of Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Teddy D — 05 Aug 2010

This is my scariest movie of all-time. The premise of this movie is something I love, a scary movie that forces people to take part in the horror. A lot of other movies have done the same thing, most recently Paranormal Activity (which I enjoyed quite a bit!), but I find Noroi just sucks me in.

The director pushes his subject, tracks down every lead he can but this character he portrays doesn't go 'down the path of madness', he doesn't go crazy himself. He watches the lives of those who have been touched by something, and as we watch what that something turns out to be, the journey makes the payoff even sweeter.

It's a long film but as I just said, it's the getting there part that makes it so rewarding. This film builds on its subject, a demonic spirit, until it all comes together at the final moments.

Noroi the Curse is the perfect example of a scary movie; they could have done it in the fashion of Ringu, or another classic Asian horror film, but they decided to go the way of a mockumentary, and that's what truly made this film something to see for me.