Bûsu

2005
Not Rated
1 Std. 13 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuShogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ... Alles lesenShogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, t... Alles lesenShogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, the voice on the line whispers "Liar" over and over. Is the joke on him, has someone discov... Alles lesen

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7Sabalon

Impressive for a small cast and minimal locations

I liked this movie because it basically did more with less. It could have been made more interesting if they had kept it confined to the studio even more (though some of the plot elements would have been harder to develop).

The guy playing the DJ did a good job of showing someone spooked out and haunted by his memories. I also found his dialog with the callers pretty funny.

While parts of the movie you can see coming a mile away, other parts you do not expect to turn out the way they did.

I thought it was a pretty minimal ghost story for the most part, concentrating more on the living side of the equation. The last 5-10 minutes were pretty well done as everything is being revealed.

While it was a shorter movie, it felt to be just about the right amount of time to tell the story. Any more and it would have started to drag.

1writtenbymkm-583-902097

Boring and awful

Scary movies are supposed to be scary. This one is not. A scary movie, or any movie, is supposed to make sense. This one does not. This movie is a confused cluster of almost random images, assorted flashbacks, and a guy staring and staring and staring into the camera. The ending seems to have absolutely nothing to do with any of the rest of the movie. I'm not even sure who was alive and who was dead. Why would anyone make a movie like this? Was it supposed to be artistic? It was just painfully boring and awful.

Dethcharm

Dead Air...

A DJ and crew of a late-night call-in show are plagued by bizarre calls, strange noises, and a possible curse. We are shown at the beginning what happened some years ago to a former DJ. It occurred in the same studio #6. Is it haunted? Perhaps, but that's not all that's going on, and secrets are slowly revealed that turn everything upside down! THE BOOTH is a smart, cool little Japanese creeper that never gets boring...

1yellowmask73

Makes one wish for dental surgery

My wife and I just finished watching Bûsu AKA The Booth. She fell asleep during some parts of the movie. I really wish I had taken a snooze with her, but the unfortunate fact is that the main character's voice is so loud and grating that it was impossible for me to sleep. When our protagonist speaks, it makes me want to hear Regis Philbin and William Shatner sing karaoke. He also has no redeeming qualities. I was hoping he'd get hit by a bus five minutes into the film.

Don't get me wrong, I love Asian horror cinema, but The Booth is extremely irritating and full of scenes that really make no damned sense at all. If you want some good Asian cinema, check out A Tale of Two Sisters or Into The Mirror. Avoid The Booth like the plague, especially if you suffer from frequent migraines.

7mikekitchell

Better than expected

A surprisingly interesting meditation on the nature of regret in terms of the way it relates to paranoia. There's a lot going on in this for having a run time of only 74 minutes, but it works. The scares are very subtle, not the jump-cut scares that seem to populate most recent Asian horror films. The way the "scares" are set up is similar to the disturbing moments in "The Uninvited" (aka 4 Inyong shiktak, directed by Su-Leon Lee), but this isn't nearly to the same caliber. The film does a nice job of balancing a classic ghost story with something more unusual and psychological. It's not perfect, but it does what it's supposed to do. I would recommend checking it out if you get a chance.