Shutter (remake)

797-poster
release date March 21 2008
studio 20th Century Fox
director Masayuki Ochiai
writer Luke Dawson
starring Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, David Denman, James Kyson Lee, John Hensley
rating
PG13
site shutter-movie.com
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

Official Review

What happened? I really, really don’t understand. Just last week I revisited Gore Verbinski’s remake of THE RING. Besides wanting to scare my wife, I needed confirmation that the film was truly excellent and not just the first in a long line of knock-offs. My thought process was that if I watched THE RING now, and it was still fantastic, that would mean that a Japanese remake COULD still be good. If it was bad it would just leave me with the conclusion that nothing can be good and that the genre is warn out. Without a shadow of a doubt, THE RING is a masterpiece of horror – confirming my thoughts that maybe, just maybe something will be just as scary, unnerving and creepy once again… and 20th Century Fox’s SHUTTER isn’t it. …Read More

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Official Score: 1 / 5