{"id":22926,"date":"2020-02-16T15:59:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22926"},"modified":"2020-12-20T11:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T19:07:04","slug":"review-one-missed-call-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"One Missed Call Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One Missed Call<\/em><\/strong> might not be in the top-tier when it comes to the creepy vengeful girl subgenre within J-horror and is entertaining and fairly engaging even with some of the tropes and clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

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One Missed Call<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 115 min. | February 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/16\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Takeshi Miike
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Tasushi Akimoto (novel); Minako Daira (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Kou Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukishi, Anna Nagata, Atsuhi Ida<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Alternate Ending, Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>Japanese (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Japanese (PCM 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.80 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.51 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Yumi (KOU SHIBASAKI) tries to assuage the fears of a friend, Yoko (ANNA NAGATA), who has received a disturbing voice mail from herself. In the message, Yoko screams while chatting with Yumi. Three days later, the exact call plays out, and Yoko dies. As the bodies of Yumi’s friends start piling up after they receive voice mails and videos of themselves, she discovers that a vengeful spirit is the source of the disturbing messages and murders — and all the messages are strangely connected to her.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>It seems like One Missed Call<\/em><\/strong> sprung out of the success of other vengeful little girl horror movies like Ringu<\/em> (1998) and Ju-on: The Grudge <\/em>(2002). Although One Missed Call<\/em> is sort of a second rate version but still an enjoyable and suspense-filled movie with some creepy moments, much like the others in the J-horror genre. I think one of the more surprising elements was some genuine emotional moments and, from what I can discern, fine performances by the leads, most notably Kou Shibasaki.<\/p>\n

Under the direction of legendary Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Miike doesn\u2019t quite break new ground in the genre, but still nearly masterfully put together an all around well made supernatural-horror film where, not unlike Ringu<\/em>, you do somewhat sympathize with the girl, although that\u2019s nearly nullified as she does go after completely innocent people (something kind of rectified in the third movie).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This is part of the One Missed Call Trilogy<\/em> set which comes with a nice textured slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Tom Mes, Takeshi Miike biographer<\/p>\n

The Making of One Missed Call<\/em> (57:06)<\/u><\/strong> is a lengthy, behind-the-scenes, documentary on the production and with subtitled interviews with the filmmakers and cast. Pretty insightful footage as you get to see Miike\u2019s process and interactions with the actors. Has more of a fly-on-the-wall style even with the interviews intercut with the BTS footage.<\/p>\n

Cast & Crew Interviews (14:23)<\/u><\/strong> with Actress Kou Shibasaki, Actor Shinichi Tsutsumi, Actress Kazue Fukiishi and Director Takashi Miike. These are archival interviews from circa 2003\/04, some of which probably cropped in the making-of doc.<\/p>\n

Interview with Takashi Miike (20:15)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Another older interview with the director discussing his process of making a horror film.<\/p>\n

Screenings (14:09)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Some footage from the premiere in 2003 with the cast walking down the red carpet and inside the theater.<\/p>\n

Live or Die (11:56)<\/u><\/strong> is raw footage from the TV special in the film and is presented from two different camera angles. Pretty interesting to watch.<\/p>\n

A Day with the Mizunuma Family (2:45)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Footage seen in the movie inside the Mizunumma children.<\/p>\n

Alternate Ending (3:44)<\/u><\/strong> is a bit different, includes a scene with the television producer getting the call. Really unnecessary so glad they nixed it.<\/p>\n

Last up is the Theatrical Trailer (1:21)<\/u><\/strong>, Teaser Trailers (0:51)<\/u><\/strong> and TV Spots (2:15)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Arrow Video releases One Missed Call<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray with a 1080p high-definition transfer provided by Kadokawa. That said, I found this picture to be rather impressive, detail is generally sharp and well defined, colors of course veer more toward the darker tones while black levels were on the grayer side of the spectrum. There were some minor specs here and there, otherwise this was a pleasant looking transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The included Japanese-language DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track was on the softer side, though dialogue does come through well enough via the center channel, the other speakers did lack much depth, as I could barely hear the various sounds in some scenes. The track could\u2019ve gotten a slight boost, but this was at least a passable track.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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One Missed Call<\/em><\/strong> might not be in the top-tier when it comes to the creepy vengeful girl subgenre within J-horror and is entertaining and fairly engaging even with some of the tropes and clich\u00e9s seen before in Ju-on: The Grudge<\/em> and Ringu<\/em> prior.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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