The Forest

liked it!!! Author: ecepilot from United States

I was very into it. I think its a good movie. It has a very scary ending to a good story. The cast gives good acting for a good script. Great editing. Great direction. The wardrobe was okay. The scene lighting was okay. The score was good. So-so special effects. Very good sound designs. Good make up. So so visual affects editing. Screenplay is OK and funny. Producers did a good job. Set design is good. Main ghost is scary. Actual blood used is OK not great. Good filming of tokyo and all Japan. Good surprises. Car for the cop is dumb but that is japan I guess. Kill scenes are good. Acting of Japanese people is very good. Best part is ending and which is very creepy. Good movie for most everyone

Quite by good luck I saw this film as a reviewer tester.

Never been a reviewer before or an avid horror fan.

Anyhow, as a fan of suspense films I enjoyed this one, savoring the predicaments, and its exceptional climax.

It's set and filmed on location in a really weird forest in Japan: not only is the forest weird - looks like tangled trees above tangled undergrowth, all springing from awfully jumbled earth, but also its reputation in Japanese myth or legend.

The basic idea is very well spun out by the author and the actors' performances reflect knowledgeable , dedicated direction.

Would not recommend this for children under 15. There is some nudity but there is also exceptionally graphic violence. Even later teen years, I'd suggest chaperoning.

Tomoyuki's Jyukai and Naiishi's Shadow Woods are not on par with The Forest. This movie is the best look there is on the topic of the Fuji forest, especially cinematically which is well shot and a gripping plot. Serafim kept the creepy images at play without being heavyhanded about their social ramfications. All in all the characters aren't memorable as in hey you're about to watch the Godfather and see Michael Corleone confront his inner demons, but they're very realistic especially as an ensemble. The blonde, main brunette, cop, photographer are good. I heard the crew had a number of problems with reshoots but they did a seamless job of suturing together a mindbending story which never feel out of its own flow. The pace is excellent. I could have apprecaited more blood and gore otherwise I don't think this movie qualifies as a slasher film. It's more of a Japanese horror piece slash supernatural thriller with a consummate first person shooter style procession ending that is pretty chilling and active at the same time.

This is an excellent horror film. It gives me hope in horror films because I've been disappointed so many times with typically cheesy dialogue and bad acting. The Visible Dark is the opposite - the film is of high quality in all aspects from story line, writing, cinematography, and an awesome performance by Michael Madsen and writer/director Shan Serafin. Having the story based in Japan around actual Japanese cultural beliefs about life and death made the story unique and interested enough to do research outside of watching this film. The story keeps my interest all the way through, is grippingly suspenseful, has plenty of comedy relief, and has several classically horrific moments that would make you cover your face with just enough room to watch with one eye. This film is worth watching if you're a critic of horror.

After seeing this, I'm dying to go see the forest in person. Did some googling and its 100% real. Search at your own risk- I had a hard time sleeping the night I did. Actually, if you're looking for a good scare, do it by yourself at like 1am. You're welcome.

I totally wasn't expecting what I saw with this movie. The characters are much more fleshed-out than some of the horror films I've seen in the past 5 years, and there's actually an interesting and ENGAGING plot.

Some excellent scares throughout, especially the last 30 minutes. The whole audience was reacting to the screen, and one guy even said exactly what I was feeling: "Oh, shhhhi-."