Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night (2010)

How sad is this?

best movie i've ever seen.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

I have come to known Japanese horror movies as a form of art. This piece of tihs is a below average American horror movie, it just happens to be made in Japan. Absolutely nothing even remotely scary happens, just another movie that benefits from Paranormal Activity's success. A prime example of how easy it is to fool the audiences to watch a dozen horrible sequel- prequel- bs when the first one is actually some what decent a movie. I have completely given up on all of the PA-movies, even the 2nd one was garbage. The only reason why I give this 2 instead of 1/10, is the fact that it is in Japanese and filmed in Japan. But still this makes as much sense as the American ones; e.g. if your sister and/or sister's room is haunted and you want to protect her, why do you sleep in your own room like 2 floors down? You talk about leaving the house but you don't, why won't you? Your sister walks around loudly and you don't wake up on the noise? BS.No more this, now I will release myself of the horrible franchise that is Paranormal Asstivity. Gomennasai, Arigato gozaimasu.

Toshikazu Nagae, the director already made a horror in 2002, Gosuto shisutemu. 8 years later he picked in on the success of Paranormal Activity. It is said that it was a sequel to the original one but I guess that it was said for promotional reasons only. This is just a remake from the original one. Funny, we are used to see it go otherwise. Normally Japanese flicks are remade by Hollywood.You love or hate the Paranormal franchise. I like them but with this one I missed something. For me the best part were the last 20 minutes. The movie starts with the telling of a girl coming back from the states after a carcrash. Almost after 5 minutes in this flick things go wrong but what I didn't like was that her brother already guessed that an entity was in the house. And from there on it's a pure rip-off of the original. Of course the ghost is being cast out by a priest in Japanese rituals, that's the only difference but towards the end we get that typical The Grudge or Ringu girls, you know the face when you see it. I never really jumped while watching or ever got a creepy feeling because I have seen it all before. And don't get me wrong, PA3 did give me some goosebumps. But then again I wouldn't recommend it for those who are easily afraid because it all happens at home. It fits perfectly in the franchise (as did Paranormal Entity)but yes, I think most geeks will hate it.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

After so many North American remakes of Japanese horror films, it was fair to see the roles reversed: a Japanese remake of a North American horror film. Well, to be fair, I do not know if Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night is in fact a remake, or a sequel, or a prequel, or a re-imagination or some kind of parallel version of Paranormal Activity, because even though its screenplay includes a slight connection to that film, I found it so weak and forced that it could have been added at the last moment, as a "legal precaution" in order to avoid demands. For the rest, the film is a badly done copy which imitates the style, rhythm and "jump scenes" from the successful original movie.Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night emphasizes its Asian "taste" with some cultural (like the constant reverences from the characters), architectural (like the strange design from the house in which the story is developed) and religious details, but leaving that aside, it does not bring anything new to the established formula, and it feels more like an imitation of Paranormal Activity than as a sequel (or prequel or whatever it is...I already spoke about that). Director Toshikazu Nagae tried to copy the methodic rhythm achieved by Oren Peli in the original movie, but he could not achieve that because of the bad performances, hollow atmosphere and total lack of suspense and emotion.As for the narrative background, it is also pretty poor. Besides of the previously mentioned connection to Paranormal Activity (which did not convince me at all), the screenplay did not bother to invent explanations nor to establish a logical sequence of causes and consequences which could have might brought some personality to the "ghost" (or demon, or whatever it is). One of the things I most liked in Paranormal Activity was the fact that it brought a clear and threatening identity to the supernatural elements which stalked the characters. Nothing of that happens in Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night; the things happen without a real sensation of dramatic progression, while the arbitrary ending looks like an improvised trick to prolong the mystery and impact us with its "creativity". Bad luck...it only makes the movie more irritating.In conclusion, I cannot recommend Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night because of its many negative elements, starting by its poor screenplay and even worse execution. I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I think that even the inclusion of a classic ghost woman with a long black hair would have improved the experience.

This movie Japanese spin off or there own sequel to the original American Paranormal Activity.Her brother is filming (One of the others reviews already said it start, so I not going repeat that) his sister Home coming, she as just back from US but involved in Car crash, that broke her legs and as to be in wheel chair, Brother has to care of her until she get back on her feet. This movie did have the some of same idea like US one but they use it different way as it they put bit of salt on floor but it get blown away, it just like powder scene in US version which is was much better scene.Also liked the fact that girl was pulled by her hair in this movie and dragged from the bed. (Hair replaced the ankle) They soon found that girl who died in crash in US, pass evil thing to her after the crash.It may seem a bit like of re-harsh of the first movie for most of time, the ending was really good, Some really good entertaining moments near the end and some really good scare that creepy you out (scary stuff that happens out of the house) I enjoyed this movie a lot more then US sequel.Really good movie