This has always been my second favorite of the series, and thankfully this holds up as well. And now they bring in Takashi Shimizu, the creator of the Ju-On series who even did the first two American versions. I guess this would be the equivalent of getting someone like Wes Craven in the states!
This isn’t as wild as Replay, but the first half consists of Miki Sakai being one of my favorite portrayals of the title character, being extremely manipulative than ever. Even gets one of the men falling for her to turn against his mom! Whew, that’s cold, Tomie!
But the second half is where they play into the body horror element very well! Past entries have hinted at the idea that even a microscopic bit of Tomie’s DNA getting inside of you will turn you into her, now we get an almost full story of one of the main characters dealing with that. Kind of like a take on possession, only no exorcism can end this! A scary thought of losing control of your own body, and I’d say Shimizu tells this tale effectively!
But I’ll get one of the biggest problems with this franchise out of the way at this halfway point. As far as I can tell, even with the entries I have yet to see, there’s no consistent actress for the title role! One of these actresses could be the Japanese Robert Englund or Tony Todd if they stuck with them for half of if not all the movies! I guess they explain it with how she can take over a new body. But man I wish at least one of these actresses could have done at least two movies, specifically either Sakai or Mai Hosho from Replay.
But either way I’m continuing to have a blast with this franchise, let’s see if I can keep it up!
This has always been my second favorite of the series, and thankfully this holds up as well. And now they bring in Takashi Shimizu, the creator of the Ju-On series who even did the first two American versions. I guess this would be the equivalent of getting someone like Wes Craven in the states!
This isn’t as wild as Replay, but the first half consists of Miki Sakai being one of my favorite portrayals of the title character, being extremely manipulative than ever. Even gets one of the men falling for her to turn against his mom! Whew, that’s cold, Tomie!
But the second half is where they play into the body horror element very well! Past entries have hinted at the idea that even a microscopic bit of Tomie’s DNA getting inside of you will turn you into her, now we get an almost full story of one of the main characters dealing with that. Kind of like a take on possession, only no exorcism can end this! A scary thought of losing control of your own body, and I’d say Shimizu tells this tale effectively!
But I’ll get one of the biggest problems with this franchise out of the way at this halfway point. As far as I can tell, even with the entries I have yet to see, there’s no consistent actress for the title role! One of these actresses could be the Japanese Robert Englund or Tony Todd if they stuck with them for half of if not all the movies! I guess they explain it with how she can take over a new body. But man I wish at least one of these actresses could have done at least two movies, specifically either Sakai or Mai Hosho from Replay.
But either way I’m continuing to have a blast with this franchise, let’s see if I can keep it up!
