Infection (Kansen) (2004)

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• Dead A

  
  This was scary. But also predictable. Could have been better.

• Ariuza k

  
  Infection is nothing really but 100% near liner nothings that are trying to scare you but really end up not doing nothing, I think it relays on that black crap coming out of your body for you to say more then one WTF. In the books this film has every known and really boring horror… More
  Infection is nothing really but 100% near liner nothings that are trying to scare you but really end up not doing nothing, I think it relays on that black crap coming out of your body for you to say more then one WTF. In the books this film has every known and really boring horror elements that tries to freak you out I mean walking around a corner with that strange music and you expected to think something's there, Well no you already know what it is and what is going to happen you don't have to be some freeken mastermind to get that. Simple story that has a million of nothing. An understaffed and dying hospital at the wrong end of town is going out of business but they get a patent in with a black rash is admitted but they refuse but end up taking them, like always. Not long after very strange things happen and every few seconds you're throwing a WTF and how the fuck is that possible. Let me start by saying the story is slightly interesting but bad you can easily see the mistakes and flaws. The acting from Koichi Sato and Masanobu Takashima is slightly above average and you can easily see there flaws. OMG a black rash and what the fuck do you want me to do about it? That's what I would have said. It has every known horror element but no zombies as its poster would show, it has everything from dark corners to nothing but some very good lighting effects. No real scares though some scenes send a major shiver up your spine but that's it. The music is okay but that's about all I think. I come to a close and I say if you're a major fan of our stuff go for it.

• Keiko A

  
  One of the best horror movies I have ever seen so dark and frighting. I like these kinds of horror movies they frighten you that’s what I like to see. But recently I watched the New York Ripper and that was good but it’s not my type of horror movie. Its just way over the top with gore… More
  One of the best horror movies I have ever seen so dark and frighting. I like these kinds of horror movies they frighten you that’s what I like to see. But recently I watched the New York Ripper and that was good but it’s not my type of horror movie. Its just way over the top with gore and violence. Films like these are dark and bleak and the eyrir noises get to you. This starts out as what seems to be a straight-forward story about a mysterious illness at a desolate, decaying hospital. That's not to say that there aren't scary, effective scenes one after the other, because there are. The movie holds one's attention as, one after another; victims of a horrific, body-dissolving disease go insane and turn into blood gashing people. And then, again, things twist around, and in the end we're not left with a tidy, comfortable resolution. As we're warned at the beginning of the movie, reality is all about perception, so one can never be sure that what one thinks is what's really happening. In the end, we don't know what's actually happened throughout the movie. The atmosphere is extraordinarily creepy and tense from start to finish. We know that something's boiling beneath the surface; we just don't know what it is. We never find out, but in the end it doesn't matter at all. That's the only real resolution here. The acting is rather brilliant seeing them frightened to walk around another corner. As well as goes for the music. Lots of people including me have seen that Italian horror movie susprira I have to say they tried to do the same thing in this movie when she is looking out the window. Many viewers probably don't feel comfortable with something so ambiguous; we're used to stories having definitive conclusions. This one doesn't. Fear doesn't have to be rational, and it usual isn't. Same goes for the ending. But really this is a must see horror movie trust me its watch the watch. I am aware this might not be my best review I am still looking for a writing style. Keiko’s score 89-100

• _kelly .

  
  For J-horror this is quite disappointing. It may pack the undicipherable plot, but it does not deliver on enough (and powerful) indescribabbly creepy imagery. This crew also doesn't really know how to handle special effects. They don't show much (probably because of the… More
  For J-horror this is quite disappointing. It may pack the undicipherable plot, but it does not deliver on enough (and powerful) indescribabbly creepy imagery. This crew also doesn't really know how to handle special effects. They don't show much (probably because of the budget) and though I am often a proponent of "less is more", in this case the little that is delivered is at the just-above-mediocre level of special effects. This is currently (second week of September 2009) streaming free on fearnet.com but I wouldn't waste my time again. A sad reminder that Japanese doesn't always equal an unequivacably frightening flick; they make shitty B-horror dime-a-dozen flicks too.

• Ginny  

  
  I had high expectations with this movie but I only ended up being disappointed. The trailer looked good. Some scenes of the movie was sorta good, there were a few jumpy moments but.. overall this was just.. ok-ish. Youll see something written at the cover of the dvd like,… More
  I had high expectations with this movie but I only ended up being disappointed. The trailer looked good. Some scenes of the movie was sorta good, there were a few jumpy moments but.. overall this was just.. ok-ish. Youll see something written at the cover of the dvd like, "from the blablabla of The Ring and The Grudge"... Meh... There are more entertaining and worthy horror movies out there than this. This isnt of the same caliber of the grudge or the ring. I wasnt that satisfied watching this. <b>NOT RECOMMENDED.</b>

• Lady D

  
  This film never really warmed up for me. I only watched it to the end because I thought that it might. Pretty dissapointing VERDICT: Not recommended, this one's going on the 'awful list'

• Antony S

  
  Workman-like Eastern horror. Infection sets us up with an isolated hospital with a skeleton staff trying to do thier best to deal with viral infections and moral dilemma. This very premise is both it's point of interest at it's Achilles' heel, as the story invites… More
  Workman-like Eastern horror. Infection sets us up with an isolated hospital with a skeleton staff trying to do thier best to deal with viral infections and moral dilemma. This very premise is both it's point of interest at it's Achilles' heel, as the story invites description as a J-Horror Shivers-meets-The Thing Prince of Darkness, notably falling short of emulating any of the power of those classics. Also, the small cast muster minimal talent and as the picture goes on, the hospital itself requires a great deal of suspension of disbelief as it looks increasingly dingy. There is also a notable lack of tension as well, building occaisionally not because the narrative dictates it should (something that Ringu perfected masterfully), but rather in a way that feels it is supervised by a Japanese Roger Corman with a checklist of J-Horror setpieces. And when a film's scares rely mostly on green slime, you know there's a limit of how affecting this is going to be. Some credit must go to the smooth camerawork, which affords the picture a sense of momentum, at least for the opening scenes. Perfunctory.

• Emily A

  
  This flick scared the crap out of me. I mean, even if it didn't descend into viral horror, the setting itself was freaky: an understaffed and understocked hospital that can barely take care of the few patients it has. The twists at the end are especially effective and really… More
  This flick scared the crap out of me. I mean, even if it didn't descend into viral horror, the setting itself was freaky: an understaffed and understocked hospital that can barely take care of the few patients it has. The twists at the end are especially effective and really messed with my head. Great flick.

• August S

  
  The scares are very effective and the atmosphere is very eerie and uncomfortable, just the way horror film suppose to be. The story itself is quite unique but quite confusing at the same time. The only thing that I don't like is converging the physical scare into some ghastly… More
  The scares are very effective and the atmosphere is very eerie and uncomfortable, just the way horror film suppose to be. The story itself is quite unique but quite confusing at the same time. The only thing that I don't like is converging the physical scare into some ghastly scares that is unnecessary or doesn't belong for this kind of film. The ending is also quite confusing but as a whole it is eye coveringly good.

• William G

  
  Discomfort need not be mistaken for suspense.

• Adam M

  
  This film is a bit of a mind-fuck!Set in a hospital,always a good setting for a horror film.When a guy goes into a hospital complaining of being in pain things take a disturbing turn for the worst!Its a bit Lynchian as there are some surreal moments and imagery and theres this feeling… More
  This film is a bit of a mind-fuck!Set in a hospital,always a good setting for a horror film.When a guy goes into a hospital complaining of being in pain things take a disturbing turn for the worst!Its a bit Lynchian as there are some surreal moments and imagery and theres this feeling of impending doom while your watching the film that makes it compelling.The twist at the end is also good and will leave you thinking,if maybe a bit confused!Weird but watchable.

• Eduardo C

  
  Despite some interesting social commentary on the state of Japanese healthcare, this film can best be summed up as a missed opportunity. It indulges in every single j-horror stereotype in the blandest way possible.

• Anthony V

  
  If you like horror movies, boy are you in for a treat with this one. See it before its butchered in an American version

• Patrick D

  
  Really a step away from creeppy kids with hair in their face. I thought it was scary as shit and the monster was a disease rather than something super tangible. It's very stylistically shot too.

• FanGirl B

  
  Really creepy. I think I'll need to watch it a few more times before I completely get it.

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