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User Reviews for: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

$hubes
6/10  2 months ago
If you're into foreign-language horror movies, this might interest you. I found it to be sort of a mix between _The Blair Witch Project_ and something else (that I can't think of at the moment.. maybe I'm thinking of _The Ring_ ?) I mean, the premise was nothing unusual and the scare factor was practically nonexistent: this was more of a "suspense" movie with a couple of jump scares randomly thrown in. The whole thing just, to me, seemed entirely predicatable and of course - exactly as I suspected - the closing scene was basically your "random scene, cut to black, roll credits" that left you staring at the screen. Maybe it's because it was Korean, I don't know, but I really didn't get a lot of the story; perhaps the translation to American English just didn't work. It wasn't a "bad" movie...just not the best hour-and-a-half that I've sat through. (In its defense, however, it wasn't the WORST, either.) I will say that the acting exceeded my expectations. Again, for a foreign-language film (and this wasn't my first FL film, not even my first Korean film) I may have missed a bit of what all went on here since I think some of the scenes and dialogue didn't translate to English real well. (Example: they're scared out of their wits, screaming, running for their lives and the English subtitles read, _"Where do I go?"_ Yeahhhhh...I'm thinking they were screaming something besides _"Where do I go?"_ ) In any event, if you can handle - indeed, if you ENJOY foreign-language films and horror, this may be a nifty little 90-minute film. If you're not into foreign-language films or supernatural suspense, I would suggest giving this one a pass. As an added PS: If you're looking for something with a lot of violence and/or gore in it, you definitely want to skip this one. No violence, no gore, no brutality, nothing like you might find in today's modern American "horror" movies.
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brabbit
/10  2 years ago
**Camera Angles Got Me Feeling Like I'm There! Not my favorite horror movie but still very good**
I've always liked watching real life horror stuff and also fictioned videos/movies with realistic camera angles. This movie gave me one of the best experiences with the real life feeling. It was like someone really recorded this and shared. The acting was not the best but it was enough to keep me in the movie and the feeling of it. I watched this movie 2 years ago but what made me comeback and review it was a game that I came across on Steam named "Deadly Broadcast". I believe the company was inspired by this movie. To conclude, I really like this movie because of the realistic camera work and the acting. I cannot say it's a must watch but if you are interested in the genre you should give it a chance!
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