Tales Of Terror
Reviewer: Tom Leins
Issue 105 July 2008
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Review: This appealing horror compendium gathers together all 33 five-minute short films made by Japan’s horror elite for the Japanese television series, Tales Of Terror. The films themselves are a hit and miss affair (with more misses than hits, unfortunately), but the impressive line-up of talent will get loyal J-Horror fans salivating nevertheless. Star directors like Takashi Shimizu, Norio Tsuruta and Hiroshi Takahashi are involved, but on this evidence they’ve lost their golden touch! You can excuse cheap production standards if the scare-factor is up to scratch, but these tales are generally shoddy, scare-free affairs. Unfortunately this uninspired 2004 series sums up exactly why J-Horror finds itself in such dire straits. It used to be famed for its imagination, unpredictability and psychological edginess, but these lightweight knock-offs leave a lot to be desired…
FILM: 4 EXTRAS: 1
DVD Info:
Certificate: 15
Starring: Maki Horikita, Harumi Inoue
Directed By: Various, 2004
Distributor: Odeon Entertainment
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Visuals: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time: 165mins
Price: £12.99
