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Prime (2005)
meh.
Honestly, I had a lot of expectations for this movie, because of my fondness for Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman, and I was pretty disappointed. The movie dragged and seemed to go nowhere! I have never seen Ben Younger's other film, but if Prime is any indication of his style, I know I should probably stay away from that one, too! The character development seemed forced and insincere. I did not feel emotionally attached to any of these characters. Throughout the movie, Uma's character, Rafi, keeps telling her therapist how she needs "to put all of herself out there." I kept waiting for some secret or hidden part of her character to be revealed, but, alas, nothing like that ever happened.
I could never really tell where the characters were going, what they were going to do and how they felt. For other movies, that might sound exciting and unpredictable, but for Prime, it just felt like nothing was ever happening.
If I had to do it all over again, I would pass on Prime.
Otogiriso (2001)
not so good...
This movie was of particular poor quality. While I can see that a lot of the images and camera-angles were in place to highlight the "new" technology of digital filming and video games, these images lost me and left me feeling a little nauseous. They were not effective in making the film scarier or more compelling. It seems the movie was made too fast, just to get on the market to show off the technology. It looks mass-produced and uninteresting.
The plot was nil and the ending atrocious. By the end, I nearly turned off the movie because I could not handle the unfinished story line, poor acting and predictability. The plot "twists" were unexciting. Unfortunately, this movie was absolutely terrible. I felt nothing for the characters, who were not well-developed and the plot did not entice me, and honestly, I'm pretty disappointed. The film case makes reference to the ring, but this film has no relation (in story or quality) to the ring, ringu, any remakes or any sequels.