Temple (2017)

That was an excellent one.

Pretty Good

People are voting emotionally.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

American filmmakers seem to have a huge problem with making horror films set in Japan, despite the attraction of the country and the wealth of folklore and atmosphere it brings with it. First we had the disappointment of THE FOREST with Natalie Dormer, and now this film. It sees a trio of young people heading off to Japan to research temples as part of a thesis, filming segments for their video blog along the way. The first half of the story is all set up and has a handful of eerie moments which work rather well. The performances are routine but there's an air of mystery surrounding the characters which makes you interested in them. Sadly, the second half falls apart in an aimless array of CGI ghost scares and too-dark photography, as the friends end up stranded in the wood with sinister forces at work. You've seen it all before from this point on and it becomes a huge disappointment.

.....and not in a good way. What an awful movie. Awful boring for starters. I have no idea what I just watched. Isn't a horror movie supposed to be scary? Shouldn't it have a few moments that make you jump? This had none of that. I have no idea how I made it through this one. You've been warned.

How many more movies are Hollywood gonna make about dumb American tourists traveling to Japan to either look for a sister (The Forest, The Grudge 2) or looking for thrills?? Three unlikable Americans travel to Japan, because the woman wants to see temples. One of the guys, a Ryan Gosling look alike, is the woman's boyfriend, the other her childhood friend who is only there, because he can speak Japanese. The boyfriend is jealous because he's never known a girl that wasn't his girlfriend. The couple screws right in front of the guy who is clearly a third wheel. And allows him to film them. This is not normal behavior. The woman is a real bitch who likes the rivalry between the two guys and them fighting for her affection. They go to the temple and ignore all warnings not to go there. Some ghosts show up and kill the bitch and her boyfriend and leaves the Japanese speaking guy alive and disfigured.Dumbest movie I've seen in a long time. Even worse than The Forest. Avoid it.

Expect around 15 mins of action/"scary things" to happen in this film - the rest is boring and mostly meaninglessIt's a beautiful scenery but that's the only good thing, I have to say about this movie. And omg... There wasn't a boy???? I could have told you that the first time we met him in the store...