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Skip this one! Possible spoilers..., 4 juin 2004

Auteur : charly1 de Pittsburgh, PA

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This movie had promise. The DVD cover is creepy. The music as the film begins is full of potential to scare us.

We follow the man "growing" Tomie with great interest and every scene with her as she grows fills us with hope - never seeing her face, just her hair, long, black hair.

Tsukiko has memory loss, friends she doesn't like, a cheating boyfriend, and nothing else. We are given tastes of her memory loss when the detective speaks to her therapist of her past. Her father dying, but not as a result of a car accident is hinted, but not dealt with. The detective suggests that Tomie has appeared for a long time, over and over in history. This gives hope to the movie. It gives us some back story, but never comes to fruition.

The movie just drags on and on and on. The real horror of the movie is that I sat there, through the whole dull, non-plot, waiting for something to happen, something to scare me, something to make me see a point to making this movie.

I came away empty. There is no reason for this film.

Watching the extras, I learned that the author of the comic was afraid of women and wanted that to come across. I also learned that the director cared about mood. Obviously plot was not needed here, but I also don't think mood was ever created. What little we were given did not live up to expectations.

If you want Japanese horror, try a Miike film!

If you want a suggestion for time better spent, watch some paint dry!

Just don't say you weren't warned...

A generous 2/10

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Weird, 29 mars 2004
Auteur : Gafke de Etats-Unis

Not as gripping as "Ringu" but just odd enough to keep you watching, if only because you want to find out what the hell is going on. A young photography student named Tsukiko is undergoing therapy for insomnia and repressed memory. Seems she had been witness to an accident a few years earlier, but has no memory of it at all. As the film goes on, moving with all the creepy speed of a ghost meandering down a long dark hallway, we come to find out that it was no accident Tsukiko witnessed, but a horrific murder in which her then-boyfriend decapitated a fellow student named Tomie. With her memory still fragmented and her sleep still disturbed by gory nightmares, our heroine fails to notice the new tenants who have moved into the apartment beneath her...her ex-boyfriend and the living head of Tomie, which quickly regenerates a body.

Tomie, much like her predecessor Sadako, keeps her "frighteningly lovely" visage veiled for much of the film, leaving a trail of dead men, victims of their own lust for her, in her wake. In truth, she's average looking, bordering on kinda- cute, which makes her ability to seduce any man she wants a puzzling mystery. No matter, it's Tsukiko she really wants, and in an odd, ambiguous ending, we are left to wonder "Who is who?"

A slightly disturbing musical score and surprisingly little violence make this an intriguing effort, but may leave many confused and bored. All in all, I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

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"Tomie will not die.", 5 juillet 2004
Auteur : Backlash007 de Kentucky

In my neverending quest to find new horror, Asia is where the current wealth seems to lie. But Tomie is one of the few I've seen that is rather worthless. It was boring and it had no payoff whatsoever. I hate it when I've been watching a film for an hour and 20 minutes and then nothing comes together in that last 10 or 15 minutes. It just didn't make any attempt to make sense in the very end. That's what kills me. The idea itself and the beginning of the film were very intriguing. It just completely falls apart in that final reel and I can't forgive it for that. The main thing I will remember about this flick is the incredibly eerie score. I really can't believe there are five of these films already. I guess Tomie really will not die.

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Tomie Will Not Die!, 4 mai 2007
Auteur : Dave Kaminskas (Cyber256702000@yahoo.com) de Royal Oak, MI

Tomie is a teenager who has the power to corrupt any man with her looks, she has complete control over any man and makes total use of her control. When she is done, she tosses them aside and moves onto another man. The heartbroken man will generally kill her, but that is exactly what she wants. Tomie is based on a manga series from the late 80's and what sounds like a great idea on paper just doesn't really translate well onto the big screen.

This first film in the successful Tomie franchise is rather weak and confusing. First off, it seems like the director automatically assumes you are familiar with the characters and the manga and doesn't really explain what is going on until maybe thirty minutes in. It also doesn't help that many of the scenes don't particularly flow well or make much sense adding to an even more confusing experience.

The acting is fine, but Miho Kanno who plays Tomie never really comes off as seductive and instead just seems creepy all the time. No real thrills or suspense either unfortunately. The film does win points on it's creepy soundtrack though.

* & 1/2 out of ****

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Wonderful Japanese movie, 16 septembre 2007

Auteur : the_headless_cross de Etats-Unis

I saw this movie in FYE and it kinda grabbed me. At the time I was really getting into Japanese horror, so the fact I knew nothing about it didn't stop me as that's what it was. So I bought it and immediately watched it when I got home. And I ended being very pleased. You see this isn't your average Japanese horror movie. This isn't about a dead girl coming back with her long black hair covering her face to appear creepy. Nope, this one's about the girl who will never die! Now granted it was a little slow, and after reading the manga it doesn't really seem to follow the story very well. But I still enjoyed it, as it did have a good story, and a few good murders as well. The reason I only give it an 8 is because, well, I think most of the sequels are better.

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Tomie never dies, 13 août 2006

Auteur : Jorma Lindgren (imdb@jorma.se) de Suède

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I liked this, it kind of gets under your skin. They set the mood very well and it's kind of creepy through the whole film. But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for action or gore/splatter.

I like the rather slow pace and what you never know what will happen. It has some really nice jealousy twists gone really bad as well.

Also there is a very nice Japanese presence in the movie, captured very nice. If you are interested in Japan, it's nice just to look at the surroundings and strange signs.

One bad thing was the subtitles on my DVD, that was so bad it wasn't even funny. As an example, things where the plot suggested for translation to be "Let's go" was subtitled as "I've Moved" and that is a strange thing to say to get the police force going. But after a while you get used to the fact that everybody talks like Yoda :-)

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So-so; Interesting but Mostly Melodrama, not Horror., 9 décembre 2005

Auteur : Zaphod B. Goode de Etats-Unis

I watched this, the first of the Tomie series, after having already seen the second, "Tomie - Replay," which builds on the storyline that's started here. From the reviews of I'd read I expected this, the original "Tomie," to be fairly pedestrian and mediocre and... that's exactly what it is.

This one is not really horror, not really even a murder/suspense thing. "Tomie" is rather an interesting but unambitious murder melodrama - that happens to have a few scenes of gruesome violence, an atmosphere of weirdness and creepiness throughout, and which is based on an understated supernatural premise.

I don't think this is as bad as some are letting on though - the story itself holds together nicely, for instance, and in that respect "Tomie" is roughly 50 times better than that contemptible Korean mess called "Tale of Two Sisters" that so many are raving about sycophantically.

The ending is a little arbitrary but that's nothing new to naturalistic fiction; the characters are all interesting and well-acted; the cinematography is gloomy and occasionally oppressive but the choice of camera angles and composition is very well done. The music is probably the scariest thing about this movie. There's an English-language song that's sung in a voice filtered through an absolutely demented signal-processor patch that conveys a palpable and unsettling malevolence. It's just too bad none of that song's creepiness spilled into the movie's plot.

What's lacking is a needed element of intensity that really grabs you and sucks you in. In that sense you could almost consider "Tomie" to be a lengthy trailer or prologue to the vastly-superior "Tomie-Replay." I have yet to see the third and fourth, respectively "Rebirth" and "Forbidden Fruit." This first one is optional - good for Japanophiles and completists - but "Replay" works as a standalone film with no problem. Do *not* miss that one - it's easily one of the best Asian horror flicks I've yet seen and I was not expecting that at all.

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Loved it, 14 octobre 2005

Auteur : Thwan_Condu de Etats-Unis

I really enjoy this film. I've watched it twice - trying desperately to figure out what the hell happened at the end, but to no avail. Strangely though, I still find myself in love with it. I think it had has a great deal to do with Miho Kanno's performance. And also the mood. And that's what it is: a mood movie. I can excuse the plot. I think I'd rather be confused by a plot than have a badly filmed, acted and directed movie. It's kind of artsy to me. If you're looking for a horror movie that makes perfect sense, and will make you say, 'wow, that's clever!' go home. But if you're in a strange mood, and it needs feedin', go for it!

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It is good movie for a horror fan, 26 mai 2005

Auteur : Waverider1423 de Etats-Unis

It is by far the best in the series and a very cool movie. It is not really a terrifying movie, but a movie with subtle horror. It is very interesting how this girl (even though she is more than a girl) can manipulate everyone around her so easily. It really shows the dark side of people through her. For instance, people love her and judge her by her outer beauty, but never by her inner self which is evil and devious. I think this is how the author views society as a whole. People tend to be more appreciative of a pretty face over a good hearted individual. So I guess the eerie part is knowing that this kind of terror could occur because human nature is the way it is. Anyway, I thought the movie had a 'Twilight Zone' kind of feel. It was well acted, the girl playing Tomie is magnificent and I thought it suited what the author would of wanted with this picture. The sound is very eerie. I have seen scarier movies and better movies, but I did enjoy this one. I think some parts of the movie were lacking such as dialog, but I'd defiantly say at least rent this movie and draw your own conclusions. You want be disappointed.

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Tomie, never dies, 28 octobre 2004

Auteur : Sammy_Can de Canada

anyone who is familiar with the writings of Junji Ito would know the basic story of Tomie, and what to expect from this movie. i bought the DVD of it a few weeks ago, and have watched it a couple times. you will be able to recognize bits from the stories in the manga's, it's a fairly good movie, unless you don't enjoy reading subtitles. the DVD i bought was Japanese only with sub-titles, which i don't mind because i am used to reading it. though.. after watching the trailers, i am more looking forward to buying the 2nd and 3rd movies due to what i have seen of them. anyways, i didn't get a fright out of the movie, but it is good.. and it's not trying to jump on any band wagons.. Japanese horror will always be great for me at least

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