{"id":22937,"date":"2020-02-16T16:14:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22937"},"modified":"2020-12-20T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T19:05:15","slug":"one-missed-call-trilogy-blu-ray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/one-missed-call-trilogy-blu-ray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"One Missed Call Trilogy Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/one-missed-call-trilogy-blu-ray-review\/#more-22937\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"One Missed Call Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/arrowvideo-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">One Missed Call Trilogy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2003-06)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Arrow Video | NR \u2013 326 min. \u2013 $49.95 | February 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/16\/2020 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"One Missed Call\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2020\/onemissedcall-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Unavailable\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Unavailable\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0824KKPLH\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Unavailable\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Takeshi Miike, Renpei Tsukamoto, Manabu Aso<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Tasushi Akimoto (novel)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Kou Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Rie Mimura, Asaka Seto, Chisun, Maki Horikita, Meisa Kuroki, Keun-Suk Jang<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Alternate Ending, Music Video, Trailers<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>Japanese (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Japanese (PCM 2.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><b>Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<br \/>\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THE MOVIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first installment in the trilogy, 2003\u2019s <em>One Missed Call<\/em>, student Yoko (ANNA NAGATA) receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream. Two days later, she dies in a horrific rail collision. As the mysterious phone curse spreads, claiming more young lives, Yoko\u2019s friend Yumi (KO SHIBASAKI) joins forces with detective Hiroshi (SHINICHI TSUTSUMI), whose sister met the same gruesome fate. But can they unravel the mystery before the clock runs out on the next victim, Yumi herself? Mimiko\u2019s curse continues to wreak bloody havoc in two sequels \u2013 2005\u2019s <em>One Missed Call 2<\/em> and 2006\u2019s <em>One Missed Call: Final<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call-bd\/#movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call<\/em> Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call2-bd\/#movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call 2<\/em> Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call3-bd\/#movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call: Final<\/em> Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">This two-disc set comes with a nice, semi-reflective, <strong>slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a booklet with production photos and essays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>ONE MISSED CALL<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><u>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Tom Mes, Takeshi Miike biographer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The Making of <em>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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Cast &amp; 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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>A Day with the Mizunuma Family (2:45)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Footage seen in the movie inside the Mizunumma children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last up is the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (1:21)<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Teaser Trailers (0:51)<\/u><\/strong> and <strong><u>TV Spots (2:15)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>ONE MISSED CALL 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><u>The Making of <em>One Missed Call 2 <\/em>(32:46)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Archival documentary on the film\u2019s production featuring interviews with the cast and crew, along with behind-the-scenes footage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Gomu (3:51)<\/u><\/strong> is a short film tie-in by Renpei Tsukamoto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Deleted Scenes (10:10)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 A couple scenes that were cut with intros by Tsukamoto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Music Video (4:46)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 \u201cA Prayer for Love\u201d by aki.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And last up is the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (1:38)<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Teaser Trailers (1:37)<\/u><\/strong> and <strong><u>TV Spots (1:17)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>ONE MISSED CALL: FINAL<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><u>The Making of <em>One Missed Call: Final <\/em>(51:55)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Older documentary that delves into the process of making the movie with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and filmmakers. A little more traditionally done like an HBO special but still worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Maki and Meisa (15:34)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Behind-the-scenes featurette with actresses Maki Horikita and Meisa Kuroki.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Behind the Scenes with Keun-Suk Jang (11:45)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Featurette with the film\u2019s South Korean star.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>The Love Story (12:06)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 A short film tie-in for <em>One MissedCall: Final<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Candid Mimiko (15:02)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Location tour with the series\u2019 iconic villain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (1:49)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call-bd\/#video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call<\/em> Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call2-bd\/#video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call 2<\/em> Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call3-bd\/#video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call: Final<\/em> Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call-bd\/#audio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call<\/em> Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call2-bd\/#audio\"><em>One Missed Call 2<\/em> Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/02\/review-one-missed-call3-bd\/#audio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Missed Call: Final<\/em> Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, the <strong><em>One Missed Call Trilogy<\/em><\/strong> set released by Arrow is another home run with well done video and audio transfers to go along with a nice selection of bonus material and the movies, at least 2\/3, were entertaining J-horror flicks. This is a must for any horror fan to go alongside Arrow\u2019s <em>Ringu<\/em> collection; not sure what the story is with the rights, but hopefully they will release a massive <em>Ju-on<\/em> collection (with <em>The Curse 1&amp;2<\/em>, <em>The Grudge 1&amp;2<\/em>, <em>White Ghost<\/em>, <em>Black Ghost<\/em>, <em>The Beginning of the End<\/em>, <em>Sadako vs. Kayako<\/em> and <em>The Final Curse<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Missed Call 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. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[3920,6659],"class_list":["post-22937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-arrow-video","tag-one-missed-call"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22937"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25163,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22937\/revisions\/25163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}