Higurashi (live-action) movie discussion

[BlueDo]

I haven't watched the movie yet.
Is the whole thing about the first arc? (Onikakushi or whatever it was called...)
So that would make it a bad/sad ending?

[Oyajitchi]

Originally Posted by BlueDo

I haven't watched the movie yet.
Is the whole thing about the first arc? (Onikakushi or whatever it was called...)
So that would make it a bad/sad ending?

Yes it is the Onikakushi-hen Arc.

Spoiler for Answer to your second question:

And yes it is the bad/sad ending as well.

It is worth a watch. Even though it wasn't as good in my opinion as I had hoped, it was still a good decent horror flick.

[Cytrus]

Considering how elaborate some parts of Higurashi are, and thus not really movie-friendly, I'm satisfied with how the first movie turned out.

They made one surprising revelation at the end which most fans would probably object to, but I'd say they thought it necessary to make it even more obvious we know nothing of what really happened in Hinamizawa during Onikakushi... and, of course, they are planning a sequel.

The subs I picked up messed up horribly at the end. Instead of a "memo saying to look for Mion's syringe", we get a "memo written by Mion", completely derailing any logical structure of the conclusion : /. No offense to Piggymoo, though.

[hirahira]

I actually think it's pretty good so far. though I haven't gotten to any of the serious parts yet. hopefully the acting won't be too bad at those parts.

I don't mind that they changed the character's personalities. after all, it would be kind of freaky if a real person starting squealing "Omochekaeri~!" all the time

edit: Keiichi is a two-timer D:

[confused_kitsune]

My expectation for the movie weren't that high, thus I didn't get disappointed.
However... there are some things I couldn't help but notice.

First of all, Keiichi's actor looked so bored all the time, it was just out of place. It was kinda the opposite of Keiichi himself.
Second of all, it felt that they put too much emphasis on Rena and Mion and way too little on Satoko and Rika. No club games, no fun together, no elaborate penalty games.
Third... Ooishi and Tomitake's actors were so lol due to their appearance. Ooishi, due to his thinness, and Tomitake, 'cause he looked so much like a lost tourist in the middle of the mountain, carrying all sorts of useless things and no survival essential ones. xD

Other than that, I noticed that the shirt Keiichi wore when he met with Ooishi at Angel Mort had all sorts of Engrish phrases written on it, one of them being. 'fuck therapy'. )

[Oyajitchi]

Originally Posted by Cytrus

The subs I picked up messed up horribly at the end. Instead of a "memo saying to look for Mion's syringe", we get a "memo written by Mion", completely derailing any logical structure of the conclusion : /. No offense to Piggymoo, though.

Yeah that was the only part that seemed to disappoint me with the subs as the same with everyone.

Hopefully they will pick up on it and change it, but if they don't, it doesn't really matter. As long as they took the liberty and time to sub this long movie...I am happy with that.

Well anyway, I forgot to mention, besides the showing of

Spoiler for Kai:

Hanyuu

a little, the 'Hint' at the end with the them showing the marker intead of the

Spoiler for truth:

Syringe

was simply Brilliant!

But I wonder how they will work on the other movies and try to make it so that if you haven't watched the first one, you wouldn't be confused in the second...But they really can't help it really so I don't blame them if they don't make it as clear as the first one.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by confused_kitsune

My expectation for the movie weren't that high, thus I didn't get disappointed.
However... there are some things I couldn't help but notice.

First of all, Keiichi's actor looked so bored all the time, it was just out of place. It was kinda the opposite of Keiichi himself.

I didn't really notice that he was bored really... Maybe he was at some parts I guess, but it wasn't enough to make Kei-Chan seem out of character though really.
I wish he would be tricked and had at least one practical prank by Satoko played on him besides the assumed prank by Satoko on Chie.

The chemistry should'va been a lot better between the characters. Although Rena and Mion were the prime focus of the film because of obvious reasons, the chemistry just didn't seem all that great.

Sure there were a few good times, but not enough to build the realationship with Rena, Mion and Kei-chan.

Spoiler for The ending of the movie:

When Rena and Mion got batted to death by their nakama, it should've been more depressing than it was portrayed in the movie. I am not totally bashing that scene, but if the relationship between the characters was done more, it would make the scene more brilliant...and depressing.

Third... Ooishi and Tomitake's actors were so lol due to their appearance. Ooishi, due to his thinness, and Tomitake, 'cause he looked so much like a lost tourist in the middle of the mountain, carrying all sorts of useless things and no survival essential ones. xD

They can't make the actors look perfect, or else it would be too odd wouldn't it? Though taking the facial hair from Tomitake would be better, it just doesn't seem necessary to do when your cast already set.

Other than that, I noticed that the shirt Keiichi wore when he met with Ooishi at Angel Mort had all sorts of Engrish phrases written on it, one of them being. 'fuck therapy'. )

heh. I took notice of that as well. I would soo~ wear that too probably.

[L_L]

I'm really disappointed about the movie. It really sucks. The movie destroys the high and mighty name of "higurashi".

[Ja-Y-Ce]

hmm, i thought that the movie was just ok... maybe, because i wasn't expecting anything much from this movie. They can't really bring out the "feelings" from the original anyway... It's way too hard for them to do so. But will be waiting for its sequel.

[Ryuugu-chan]

The movie was okay..
Just..Okay.

Maybe it's because I hate Onikakushi,I expected more of this movie,the acting seemed alittle off(..Must be the curse of live action movies based off anything anime-like..)
... But,really,this movie is an okay movie.

I liked the little spoilerish things in the movie,but I didn't get the scene at the end.

Anyway,I just hope the sequel is alot better,they cannot mess up that arc...
But the trailer seems pretty cool,alot better then the first movie's trailers,so it should be better(..but trailers lie alot).

[Oyajitchi]

Originally Posted by Ryuugu-chan

I liked the little spoilerish things in the movie,but I didn't get the scene at the end.

What did you not get at the end? Like what scene? I could explain it for you if you want.

[Ryuugu-chan]

Originally Posted by Oyajitchi

What did you not get at the end? Like what scene? I could explain it for you if you want.

The scene after Keiichi dies,I think it's Ooishi talking about their deaths.

[Oyajitchi]

Originally Posted by Ryuugu-chan

The scene after Keiichi dies,I think it's Ooishi talking about their deaths.

Ah! Unless you didn't finish Higurashi Season 1 don't read on ahead...

(This is all from memory as I don't have the time to re-watch the movie again or re-download it on my computer again. Gomen. )

Spoiler for Higurashi Onikakushi-hen Truth:

When Oishi was explaining about when Kei-chan wrote about that the weapon being used was a syringe he said he took the syringe and taped it on the back of the clock with of course said note.

When Oishi was talking about this, he said instead he did NOT find a syringe but a marker instead.

This is because due to paranoia, Keiichi was subjected to the Hinamizawa Syndrome and it made him hear things that may have been out of place or have hallucinations.

But what does the marker have to do with any of this?

Well the marker was one of the things used for the penalty games from the club right? So they were going to draw stuff on him, not inject him with something.

I hope I explained it correctly...

[KoiYuki]

Finally saw the movie (though it kept going out of synch on my computer. ). It was decent, I suppose. The acting was okay.. in fact, it was all just okay. Nothing subperb. I did like the

Spoiler for .:

silhouette of Hanyuu

though.

A lot of scenes were over the top though, and the "demon eyes" were just kind of weird.

[HigurashinoUmineko]

Oh. Has anyone seen the new trailer for Higurashi Chikai? I have and it shows ALOT of the plot line.

Spoiler for Tsumihoroboshi:

Like when they bury the bodies that were in the bags and the fight on the rooftop. Too bad the battle on the rooftop is in during the day.

[Mappy]

I thought the acting and direction of this film were all pretty bad across the board. I was never really convinced that anyone working on this film took it seriously, or even wanted to be in the film. I have to admit, though, that it managed to exceed my expectations, because my expectations for it were at rock bottom and were preparing to blast to new depths.

I did find the final scene with Keiichi quite moving and sad, but it would have been so much better if they had gone to greater depths to make his relationship with Rena and Mion seem closer during the course of the film, before events started along the inevitable downfall. They never seemed to go beyond nervously awkward and somewhat suspicious of each other, and that final scene makes it look as if (in Keiichi's mind, at least) that they had been friends since birth.

[Christen]

Please don't open the spoilers if you don't want to get spoiled badly.

It's hard to develop the characters within a movie's timeframe though, but I believe they could've at least "tried" to. I was most disappointed with K1's character. He was looking bored for like 80% of the whole film.

Spoiler for K1's past:

He's supposed to feel refreshed and happy after arriving in Hinamizawa even for the first time. This was obvious in one of the pieces in Matsuribayashi-hen.

Also, I think they went overboard with the needle in the ohagi scene.

Spoiler for Truth behind it.:

I don't think tabasco is that hot so that you'll feel a sting outside of your mouth. Then again K1 was having delusions at that time. If I remember correctly, K1 never pulled out the needle but instead spat out ohagi with red stuff (bean paste) and saw the needle in it and threw it away. This might get a bit misleading as K1 wasn't at a high level of Hinamizawa Syndrome yet.

Rena's past was also a bit overboard.

Spoiler for Rena's window breaking incident:

Bare-footed and covered in blood? Unless this is just K1's imagination, it's a bit overboard. But then since this movie is trying to have a horror feel, maybe it did give a proper feel. Still, I'm not too comfortable with it.

Rika and Satoko's appearance at the end was something I didn't expect.

Spoiler for The scene that shouldn't be:

They weren't supposed to be there. Screw that, villagers? I believe this scene was created to the thought of "village lynching". But it was highly inaccurate and might mislead the watcher. I don't believe Rika and Satoko were part of K1's delusions.

I'm thinking the movie was trying to be too "horror" that it left out the necessary drama and character development for it to be successful.

[Ithekro]

Well was Rika and Satoko's fate even touched in the original version of that arc?

[Eryops]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Well was Rika and Satoko's fate even touched in the original version of that arc?

Rika gets disemboweled and Satoko presumably perishes with the rest of Hinamizawa.

[Unison]

Also, I think they went overboard with the needle in the ohagi scene.

Spoiler for Truth behind it.:

I don't think tabasco is that hot so that you'll feel a sting outside of your mouth. Then again K1 was having delusions at that time. If I remember correctly, K1 never pulled out the needle but instead spat out ohagi with red stuff (bean paste) and saw the needle in it and threw it away. This might get a bit misleading as K1 wasn't at a high level of Hinamizawa Syndrome yet.

Spoiler for Spoiler:

You're thinking of the anime. In the original game, he did in fact feel it in his mouth and pull it out. As for the tabasco sauce, it was just hot. Something that should not be there. He felt that pang in his mouth, and the Syndrome took over.

Rena's past was also a bit overboard.

Spoiler for Rena's window breaking incident:

Bare-footed and covered in blood? Unless this is just K1's imagination, it's a bit overboard. But then since this movie is trying to have a horror feel, maybe it did give a proper feel. Still, I'm not too comfortable with it.

Spoiler for Spoiler:

I can't speak about her lack of shoes, but you seem to be forgetting. Rena did not just smash windows. First, she attacked three or so of her male classmates. Thus, the blood makes perfect sense.

[Cnidocyte]

Originally Posted by Christen

Rena's past was also a bit overboard.

Spoiler for Rena's window breaking incident:

Bare-footed and covered in blood? Unless this is just K1's imagination, it's a bit overboard. But then since this movie is trying to have a horror feel, maybe it did give a proper feel. Still, I'm not too comfortable with it.

Although it dosent quite count, the first anime opening showed it that way so there is some credibility to it