not bad for made for TV This comes off a lot like a Japanese "Tales from the Darkside", perhaps combined with "Monsters" so if you liked those "back in the day", you'll probably find something to enjoy in this. "The Spider Woman" is the best, as a tabloid reporter chases down an "urban legend" of a woman who changes into a spider at night. Some good humor thrown in here too. "Blond Kwaidan" is the throw-away of the lot, kind of not much to it although a take-off on the voluminous black hair thing that shows up in a lot of Japanese films these days. Overall this is enjoyable but it is made for TV so don't expect oodles of gore.
WE LIKED IT We loved it. It kept us up all night. Sometimes it was funny but it had its moments of suspence. Of course it was cheap effects but it was made for TV...what do you expcet. It really gets you thinking and its neat storires from across the world! Its good for when you want something out of the ordinary and there are a couple stories that just break your heart, I don't know if it made me depressed or scared more.PLEASE don't rent this! Seriously, I'm trying to save you from the disappointment!
Spiderwowan: 0 stars Crevices: 4 Stars The Sacrifice: 2 stars Blonde Kwaidan: -5 stars (negative) Presentiment- 1 star
The Spiderwoman was just weird. Like low-budget sci-fi. It just left me wondering what the whole point was.
*"Crevices", although short, was really creepy- i think that some of the others could have been taken out to add on to this one.
"The Sacrifice" -was pretty pointless too. You know someone will die, no one will call the police or try and solve this - it just plays out. The lead actress however saves this with above average acting.
Blonde Swaidan - TERRIBLE. It's a few minutes long and makes no sense. An obsession with blondes -finding a blonde body. How did this make it in?? I'm so angry...
"Presentiment" -A weird kind of "Final Destination"/Yogen type of idea here, but it just goes too slow and becomes annoying. By the time you know what's going on, you don't care.
In summary, "Crevices" is a scary little short 4 stars, and the acting in "The Sacrifice" was great, although there was no common sense - don't know how to score that...
