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Title: Circular and Empty
Review: There are certain times when the only thing I want to do is leave my brain on the hook and give myself over to a truly scary film. This had been my intent upon renting this movie, but I was sorely punished for my actions. Not only is this movie heart-stoppingly stupid, but the "horror" that relentlessly insults the viewer consists of the same cheap shock tricks as employed by that master of the one-trick pony, M. Night Shyamalan.After sitting through this disappointment, I was convinced by a number of hipster wannabe-auteurs that "the japanese version is soooo much better." (Note: I know, they claim this about every movie. Unfortunately for our US movie industry, it is true more often than not.)So I went ahead and rented Rengu, which except for the different acting styles is the exact same disappointing mix of video montage and hammed-up camera speeds.I don't know, maybe I'm just too young to be scared by a VHS. Now if it had been a laserdisc...
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