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the plot was good but the
story itself was retareded!
Posted By: groundgamer at 12:46pm, August 24, 2009
Am I the only one here who actually enjoyed this movie? Yes, it isn't THAT good, but it does have a slight fun aspect to it. The acting is horrible, and the plot sucks like a shit covered cake, but it's a suspensful, fun movie, that should be watched with a huge boll of popcorn and a few drinks. The action is ok at times, and the suspenful moments really get you buzzing. A ok, American horror.
these teen approved movies are the worst thing to ever happen to Earth and beyond,
leave the japanese shit in japan all that j-horror makes me wanna throw up on a child and dig a hole.
Shannyn Sossaman is badass I don't know what she was doing acting in this crap buffet!
this movie was horrible, i was waiting around for this for so long. i was uber x-cited, and it had margaret cho in it. and i say "in it" very loosely cause she basicially had no role at all that was worth it.
basically if u liked prom night, shutter, or pulse then u will love this
but if u actually have taste and wanna watch a horror movie, i suggest skipping this one and never looking back, cause this is one phone call i with i missed.
This movie was one of the worst films ever made. I had no idea what I was watching but thought, hey lets give it a try. WTF! It was just plain bad. It had so many pointless scenes and elements that it probably could have been 30 minutes shorter and people could have been disappointed just that much sooner. One of the more ridiculous elements of the film was the letter from the main character's mother, they had entire scenes revolving around these letters, but do they open it? Do they resolve any aspect of this major element in developing the main character? NO THEY DON'T! They just waste time showing it and do nothing with it. Anyway, this movie was awful and should not be watched by anyone. I would rate it lower than a 2 if I could.
This was criticised for not being original but what they obviously didn’t realise was this is a REMAKE. It follows the same plot as the original in every way and those people who faulted it for that were faulting the Tai version. It reallt had no scares and was relatively boring. The best part was that it got straight into the horror instead of making you learn about the characters. One certain scene in the film captured my attention. The scene where where one of the daughters of the ghost was cutting her sister was breathtaking.
The acting was not on a high mark but was satisfying to a degree. What Shannan (Beth) failed to do was be realistic. It was obvious that her screams were “put on” and it was not an amazing role to act.
Overall it had some visual effects that looked real but it lacks in scaring the audience. It will not be a film that will go down as a memorable of 2008.
My rating is 2/5
i so wanted to enjoy this....and there are a couple of things that are enjoyable about it...i thought ray wise was good but underused really and i didnt see the point of his charachter at all ?
i just thought the film was like a poorer imitation of the ring, but there isnt really anything there...the charachters are underdeveloped and this prevents all emotional involvment with the charachters like in the ring...just a poor poor film...not the worst horror movie ive ever seen...but i dont think i would recommend this
This movie was hilarous. I was laughing through like the whole thing. Especially the three eyed lady with the deformed baby. It was so stupid!
Posted By: bdwolfe312 at 2:31am, December 25, 2008
Garbage. I would like to point out that an American remake of an Asian horror film, has never been good...EVER. The Ring, Pulse, and The Grudge are a few of the more noteworthy stinkers. They all carry the same PG-13 rating, which I hold firm in my belief that that is a death warrant for any horror film. If there was a point to this plot, I missed it somewhere. There is nothing even semi remarkable that is worth my mentioning.
This movie just sucks.
Posted By: jimenycricket at 6:29pm, December 11, 2008
Sad to say, but the best thing about this movie is the poster. Kudos to the designer. But the film itself is a waste of time, not scary or even believable. I guess I was expecting much more after seeing the original Japanese movie, which was by far better in every way. 2/10
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 8:26pm, November 5, 2008
This was an okay movie. I hated Prom Night and Shutter, but One missed call is okay. It's not a good film, but it's not bad. The scares are cheap, the acting is mediocre, and the ending is bad. Overall if you want to see One missed call (2008) go for it. If not it's really nothing new and your not missing much. I give One missed call a 5 out of 10 or 2 1/2 skulls out of 10.
I really cant believe i liked this movie at the beginning because when i watched a second time with a friend we were laughing and saying oh look the grudge 3 because the ghosts were so unoriginal and weird and by weird i mean stupid and the acting except for Ana Claudia Talancon were horrible i dont know why but Shannyn Sossamon was so annoying i like wanted to enter the screen and punch her on the her ugly face oh and the story was so stupid a ghst killing by cellphones just because she died of an asthma attack and she called her mom and didnt answered its like watching the rings story but stupid so dont even give this movie a chance.
Posted By: summer_nights at 11:34pm, August 17, 2008
I had to stifle a yawn as the lead female character began to fall for the lead male character. Yuck! And the way all the "clues" came together and suddenly all made sense at the end... Please. This was just a really crappy clone of The Ring trying to cash in... I'm glad it was a free rental -- I wouldn't be happy if I had spent money on it!
Movie could have been so much better if directed by a master like James Wan or the original, Takashi Miike. I liked this movis alot, in my opinion, one of the best I've seen. The only reason I saw this because back in 2004 I saw the original on DVD at walmart. But wut really interested me was this amazing poster.
despite the fact that i could kinda already guess what was gonna happen, i thought it was pretty decent. it kept my attention butttt it could have been better. it was ok. wouldnt buy it though. only good for theatres.
Well, it was going good until after about the third death... then, it all goes downhill as a suspenseless and death-free next 45 minutes destroys every bit of interest one might have in the movie. Horrible pacing, and Shannyn Sossamon is absolutely terrible (as she was in Catacombs, and that stupid show Moonlight).
It doesnt stands a chance against the original but this is one of my all time favorite horror movies i thing i liked the most was the eerie tone that appears in the movie.(so scary)
Keep the japanese remakes coming cause this was awesome with scares,deaths and alot of ghosts so dont be harsh its just an american remake of course it cant be compared with the original but damm this was great
Posted By: Gore_Freak08 at 12:17pm, April 21, 2008
My friends and I went to watch this at the dollar theater (a theater where movies already on video are shown). We didn't have enough bucks to spend $7+ each at the regular theater. We had already seen that boring I AM LEGEND (where the only character that inspires sympathy is the dog), so we decided to give ONE MISSED CALL a try. What did we have to lose, $1.25?
The moment it started, it was as if I was watching another THE GRUDGE, only this was confusing. Yeah, I know, THE GRUDGE had put the confusion bar really high, but this crap beat it still.
Why does everyone in the movie have a boost? And what's up with the guy who got killed [i]Final Boostination[/i] style? This movie, I guess, had to pay extra money to the MPAA to get a PG-13 rating.
I was excited to see this movie b/c it was the 1st 2008 horror movie. To be honest I thought this movie was way better than other japanese remakes like the grudge. the grudge sucked. I know i am going 2 get yelled at for this but i really enjoyed pulse and dark water also!!
I liked one missed call because it had a good story, no poor actors(Sarah Michelle Gellar-Grudge) and, on some parts this movie really freaked me out. It made me jump and, when that dead body grabbed Beth near the end me and the rest of theater screamed. This was one of the best movie experiences I ever had and, went 2 see this movie again the next day This movie was so far the japanese remake i've seen!
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