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MCT:May 30, 2008
Hard to get this movie. I'ts second in the school dorm series. [Whispering Corridors and Wishing Stairs] Finally boughtt it, really took too long to get this in stock. Really wasn't worth the long wait but I did enjoy it's drama and mystery with a minor supernatural twist. Memento Mori means Remember the Dead.
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MCT:January 23, 2008Why call ?Memento Mori? wanna be a horror movie?? I love watching horror movies but i do not consider this as a horror film. I can't help but get the feeling of the movie wants just to be and should have just been a love story between two people who just happened to be both girls.The supernatural and lesbianism certainly make for an interesting and strange combination, but they are two freshly melded ideas that shed the moldiness of when they are separate and nondescript in most cinematic treatments presently. i find the story very interesting..can i relate with it???
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MCT:January 12, 2008I love horrors, I really do but I have to confess Japanese, Chinese and Korean horrors baffle me with the exception of the excellent Ringu. They're freaky, always freaky, something in them either makes you jump or makes your skin crawl but like this, the ending kind of makes you scratch your head and look for message boards to explain the ending. The plot involves a Korean schoolgirl finding and reading a diary shared by two girls at her school who are in a relationship. There are flashbacks that show the day in physical form rather than in writing but it does get odd near the end which is what disappointed me. Also, at the start before the credits, a girl is talking about deaths at the school due to 'truth' where one had her tongue chopped off, another her legs, another had her brain spilled but never actually SHOWED you how and why they died, which would have been interesting. Also, important rules for horrors: do not open a locker that is not yours and do not eat strange sweets hidden in a persons' diary. Only bad things can come of them.
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MCT:October 21, 2007
good story but very convuluted...director needed a clearer vision, i didnt know half the time what was a flashback and what was current....
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MCT:September 25, 2007Billed as a follow-up to Whispering Corridors, this film is most definitely not a sequel, having nothing to do with the plot or characters of the former, though it deals with many of the same themes.
This is a gentle picture, an earnest and nostalgic work taking place in an all-girl's school. The story revolves around a student finding the diary of a classmate which, as she procedes to read it, takes on a life of its own. When the diary's owner commits suicide, it becomes the only remaining evidence, the memento mori, of a truly unique free spirit.
The film has some very slight and subtle supernatural overtones until the last 10 minutes, when the supernatural takes over. Surprisingly though, it never overshadows what has gone on before, but complements it rather well, serving as an extension of the recurring themes already established. There are no jump scenes to be found here, no scares, the film is far too gentle for that. What at first appears to be revenge is ultimately revealed as a moving attempt at being acknowledged, remembered, and ultimately at forgiving.
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MCT:August 21, 2007
I am giving this 4 stars because 1/2 way thru it goes from a romantic type film to a ghost/haunting story which makes it a bit hard to follow
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MCT:August 5, 2007South Korea seems to be rapidly becoming the #1 hotspot for nonsensical yet layered and complex film making. And with great cinematic accomplishments such as Old Boy and A Tale Of Two Sisters coming out of this area, who are we to complain?
However, there is always an opposite end of the scale. By comparison, Memento Mori is what I would imagine to be South Korea's equivalent of a meagre made-for-TV-movie.
Veterans of the J/K-Horror surge will be tempted to watch this film expecting a atmospheric ghost tale but their time will almost inevitably be wasted on Memento Mori's teen melodrama, Art House pretension and laughably executed chills which only appear towards the hectic finale.
During the first half, we are shown the intimate relationship that takes place between two students at an all-girl boarding school. Meanwhile, their very creative diary has come into the possession of a another girl who reads their thoughts and experiences, allowing the viewer to see through their eyes. Suddenly, events take a dramatic turn as one of the couple commits suicide, changing from romance to a slapdash "horror" story.
Homosexuality is still a taboo in Korea and their are rumours that the government destroyed explicit scenes from Memento Mori, which could have rescued the film from mediocrity.
These themes could potentially make a compelling film. Unfortunately, the repeated flashbacks, the continuous tiresome and pointless bitching of the girls and poor writing particularly in the second half make it difficult to enjoy.
Memento Mori is certainly a film that could benefit from that dreaded American remake. -
MCT:July 5, 2007
Although released under the Tartan Asia Extreme collection, which usually includes mostly horrors and extremely violent films, Memento Mori doesn't exactly fit into either of those catagories.
Memento Mori is more of a psychological drama and an insight into fragile lives rather than a horror story. It is extremely interesting, maybe not straight away, but once the film gets into it's full swing. We open with a confusing sequence of overlapping voice-overs (whispering) explaining that "a girl died on the fourth day" etc. This annoyingly is never really explained in any of the rest of the film and it ends up being even more of a memorable scene (perhaps the most memorable) than if it was explained.
Because the film is set in an all-female high school it is obviously aimed at a younger audience. But this, if this sounds at all right, may make it even more interesting for an older viewer. This is because as an outside, older viewer you are able to step back and look at things differently and interpret it differently than someone of the same age as the school girls.
The characters within the film and the dialogue between them is oddly compelling. Even though they are only gossiping 15 year old school girls it is still extremely interesting and compelling to watch. The suicide that the film revolves around and effectively sets it on it's compelling way is not only shocking in the general idea of it but the way it is portrayed on-screen. Although we don't actually see it in its fully glory (so to speak) we see the aftermath and that, in itself, may be even more affecting and shocking.
The film has this child-like and innocent feel and air about it that adds to the already uneasy and creepy feeling that the viewer has when watching it. The films almost real-time feeling direction brings the film to very apparent life, making you feel the moment and you are almost right there with the actors as they go through whatever it is they are.
Although very confusing at points, and to some the lack of explanation may be a problem, I actually prefer this way of film-making. I really don't like being spoon-fed throughout a story, being told exactly what is going on. I would much rather have to work some things out for myself, something that Memento Mori, in my opinion, hits on the head perfectly.
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MCT:June 9, 2007
Remember the dead...
Released on DVD on the "Tartan Asia Extreme" label, Memento Mori is actually more of a tender romance-slash-ghost story than it is a horror story (it has for instance, little in common with fellow Tartan releases Ringu or The Eye). Set in an all girls' school, the film instead builds suspense (though not scares) on the story of a girl who discovers a diary, containing the details of a secret relationship between two fellow pupils. When one of the girls is discovered dead, rumours begin and before long it appears as if a spirit is out for revenge.
I'll readily admit to being thoroughly confused in the first 15 or so minutes, where there's a flood of information and apparent flashbacks and jumping periods in time are shown with little signing to show what is happening and what has happened. I soon caught up though, and was definitely rewarded with my investment in time.
Both sensitive and emotionally complex, Memento Mori is a haunting but beautiful film; very restrained up until the last section, before concluding with not the usual supernatural twist but a nicely low-key and moving ending.
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MCT:May 24, 2007
My introduction to the Tartan line. Talk about starting from the top! This movie was awesome and had a pretty soundtrack too! Wish I could buy it...
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MCT:May 23, 2007
an all girls school is terrorized by a vindictive ghost. not the best example of Japanese film making, but watchable.
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MCT:May 23, 2007I got lost someplace at the beginning and never really figured much out, and subsequent viewings haven't helped. Eh, so-so.
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MCT:March 27, 2007
It is excellent from start to finish and seamlessly blends horror, suspense and romance to create a truly unforgettable movie.
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MCT:January 9, 2007
I love this movie.. I picked it up on a whim, and fell in love with it. The time frame is bizarre, and you don't fully appreciate the film until you've seen it a few times, but.. it's a fun movie to try and understand.
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MCT:October 15, 2006
hmm, lesbian high school suicide story. older korean horror movies are typically a joke and memento mori is no exception. this was a true waste of time.
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MCT:May 1, 2006It's unfortunate that these kinds of movies get billed as horror films... because they aren't. This is mostly a drama about two teen lesbians in a Korean girls school. It was ok, but the "scary" elements kinda ruined an otherwise interesting story.
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