Streaming The Locker/The Locker 2 Online
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Streaming The Locker/The Locker 2 Online.
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Director Horie Kei seems to have taken to heart and benefited from the ubiquitous axiom, “If at first you don’t succeed, Try again!”
The Geneon DVD release of “The Locker” is in actuality a “double-feature” of the J-Horror movies “Shibuya Kaidan” (”Shibuya Ghost Story”) and its sequel, “Shibuya Kaidan 2.”
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Like most Asian Horror films to date, a lot is familiar and may leave some viewers a bit more jaded about the over-mined ‘vengeful spirit’ genre than they already are. But Kei & company still manage to offer up a few newish twists and ideas of their own. For starters, the tragic event which drives the plot this movie is said to have been inspired by an actual true case. Another relatively unique idea was to show a haunting spirit who “age progresses” (though this latter idea does not set very well with many viewers of these two films).
Of course, “long hair” comes into play, as could be expected from this genre, but many viewers have difficulty in accepting the amount and thickness of the ghost-girl’s hair as being believable, but it becomes convincing when one keeps in mind that we’re dealing with a ghost that has “age-progressed” from infancy and has never known basic things we normally take for granted, such as hygiene, haircuts, etc.
As intriguing as the story & concept of “Shibuya Kaidan” is, there’s really not much there in the movie itself. With the exception of a few memorable instances, the interactions of the ghost-girl, Sachiko, with her victims are less than convincing or disturbing — in some cases they’re downright silly. And so “Shibuya Kaidan,” as a stand-alone movie, though not entirely dull, is almost completely ‘forgettable.’
But something or somebody later takes a turn somewhere, and fortunately, in his second attempt, Horie Kei figures out not only how to move the story along promisingly but also how to scare his audiences.
Being a “direct continuation” of the established storyline (a rarity for ‘A-Horror’ sequels), “Shibuya Kaidan 2″ picks up directly from the point where its predecessor left off, retaining several of the same key characters as they now go about on their own quests in an attempt to fit all the necessary pieces together to unravel and ultimately understand the origin of the curse — and hopefully to figure out a way to break it.
A coin locker in Shibuya City is the flashpoint where the curse originates, where anyone accessing it becomes marked by Sachiko’s curse (much like the Saeki house in Shimizu Takashi’s “JUON”). But there’s a curious twist in that a couple of urban legends have sprung up around this public locker, one which recounts the tragedy involving Sachiko, the other suggesting that the spirit within its confines is ‘beneficent’ in nature and will grant the lovelorn luck & success in their relationships.
Of course, the individual legends sometimes get fused as well as confused, at times resulting in some visitors being aware of not only the “good fortune” angle of the locker legend, but also of its sad history — including its curse. Yet, ever the optimists, most of those who are aware of its sinister side (whether they believe in the spooky story or not) still utilize the locker in hopes of receiving blessings to better their love lives. I think this paradox of behavior is part of what makes this story both refreshingly unique yet at the same time difficult to relate to. Because we are so used to characters in stories being completely ignorant and clueless about the true nature of a ‘haunted house’ or similar locale or object, it seems to fly in the face of convention that there would actually be those who’d “willingly” risk becoming the targets of a curse after having been made aware of such a possibility.
Had it only been the first of these movies released on DVD, I would have found it terribly difficult to recommend “Shibuya Kaidan,” and based on how I received that movie I’d have definitely bypassed its sequel. But since Geneon included both movies on a single disc, I wholeheartedly recommend this DVD. The first part is a bit difficult to get through (especially with all of the camera movements, weird angles and ‘handheld’ stuff to distract you), but let it tell its establishing story, since your patience will be nicely rewarded in the sequel.
[[”3-stars” for the ‘establishing’ story; “4-stars” for the sequel; “4-stars” overall]]
Stateside there has been a wave of interest in Japanese horror films. Starting with the American re-make “ring” and continued with the film “the Grudge”. Both films were groundbreaking when they were released much like “friday the 13th” and “halloween” both gave rise to the “slasher” genre in the early 1980s. “the Locker” is a Japanese film which borrows heavily from the popular Japanese films “ringu” and “Ju-ON” to create 2 films that arent very scary but are incredibly fun to watch.
The locker is based on the Japanese urban legend that somewhere in Shibuya (an area of Tokyo popular with teens and college kids) there is a coin locker that will give you good luck if you use it and confess your true love. This idea has been twisted and 6 college kids happen to learn the secrets and consequences of Locker 0009.
The story is predictable and anyone who has seen either Ringu or Ju-On wouldnt be creeped out by the imagery or the the story. Having said that iot was fun just to watch the scenery of Tokyo and listening to the Japanese students cut-up.
The sequal “Locker 2″ is also included on this disc and is pretty much a rehash of the original film with new people. Both films are campy but at 72 minutes each a small investment in killing time.
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