The whole thing felt more like a money grab than anything to do with the games or the series or the lore in any sense. I don't think I could ever rewatch this myself, to be totally honest. 2015 had some amazing special effects available to them in makeup and props alone so to see close up, dizzying shots of specific gore scenes where the gore is meant to be the main thing was also just. The gore in this was also something that was somewhat atrocious. It was basic acting in the scenes where it was needed the most.
It was obvious - for example - where a character is scratching at the floor, the actor was hardly doing it and didn't seem scared at all. Although many characters do their pieces well, some of the scenes were just inherently cringey. The casting was really well done - other than Yuka who seemed much younger than her teen years and not in the same way the original lore make her seem - but the reason it's rated low was the acting. Maybe I am comparing it too much but to change some basic elements and then not enhance anything you've changed just wasn't the best move the scriptwriters and director could have taken. They rushed to do in an hour and a half which the anime series did in just under an hour (around 57 minutes) and that was with some of the plot taken out and some of the characters prematurely ended which took time up in the anime in their original deaths.
This entire movie also felt extremely rough paced. One of the original villains not showing up (although he makes an appearance in the sequel - which was much better, that's for a review of Book of Shadows). Two specific ghosts instead of three, only one missing item between them both instead of the original three where they should have been two. Characters died much before their time and it threw the whole timing off. Everything was the same, but nothing was the same if that makes sense - the same plot happened but they weren't separated. Instead of it seeming like a fresh new take on the anime and the games, it seems like just a bad market remake for cash in the series. Now, my issue with the movie lies within that they kept the exact same plot - but they changed many elements of it. If you don't know what Corpse Party is a group of friends who do a small magic ritual to say goodbye to their friend end up trapped in the cursed school of Heavenly Host Elementary, where ghosts haunt the school and kill those who end up there. The games, the anime series, and now the movies. I've been a fan of Corpse Party for quite a while now, I've gone through nearly all forms of the franchise. When this film was announced, it was definitely a case of either it would be amazing or it would be terrible. All rights reserved.Corpse Party is a franchise that is known throughout almost the entire horror community. "SEIKO DON'T LEAVE ME I CAN'T LIVE IN THIS HAUNTED PLACE!" But before Naomi couldįinish another sentence there was a dark shadow that strangled her to death.That was the last they ever say of Seiko and Naomi. "SEIKO?!" Seiko was hanging by a rope that was tied to the ceiling with drool dripping from her mouth. After 10 minutes Naomi went to check on Seiko.
"Just go ahead Seiko it's a free country. "I-I need to use the restroom." claimed Seiko. Seiko prayed and left the dead body of Yuka alone. "Leave her along Seiko pull yourself together your 16 Fine." Now Yuka lays helplessly on the floor bleeding. "YUKA NO! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO ME? WHY?. Yuka's body layed paralyzed on the wooden floor with blood spread all over her. They exited the roomīut to find- "YUKA" yelled Naomi. "HEAVENLY HOST ELEMENTARY?" "I am dreaming ItĬan't be true!" "I think it is true Seiko the notes said so." Well we better get outta here and find us a way out." said Seiko "yeah we beter are we might just end up dying.
As Seiko scans the room she finds out she has fallen into. "You okay Naomi you sure don't seem okay." said Seiko. "Umm is that you pulling a prank Seik-" Before Yuka could finish her sentence the floor rumbled and soon they fell through the wooden floor. "Once I heard a ghost roams these hallways" said, Seiko "and it still does." "Ha, Nice one Seiko trying to scare us ain't going to work for me." Yelled Naomi.