Back in 2005, Tokyo Shock released the
first One
Missed Call to DVD, giving it a nice
two disc set and presentation. The company
followed this up the next year by releasing
its sequel to DVD, One
Missed Call 2, in what remains one
of the best releases for a Toho film on region
1. Four years later, Tokyo Shock finishes
up the franchise with another grade A offering
in the form of this set for One Missed
Call: Final. Everything about this release
is pretty grand, from a great video and audio
presentation to a wealth of extras available
around the movie.
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The video track included with this DVD
set is stellar. It contains a nice lush array
of colors, although the movie's more subdued
hues don't often take advantage of it, and
a good amount of detail with a sharp look
without any overt edge enhancement. The print,
as expected, is in great shape without any
scratches. In fact, the video's only downfall
is that there is a lot of "noise"
on the video track, although
this could be due to the way the movie was
created where it might have had noise digitally added afterwards to create a film look.
One Missed Call: Final is
presented in its original aspect ratio of
1.85:1, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.
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A great selection is included on this
disc. Both the original Japanese track and
a English dub are included, and both are presented
in a 2.0 stereo channel or a 5.1 surround
channel depending on preference. Both sound
good, with no real noticeable discrepancies,
while the surround mix presents some good
depth on the rare occasion the film utilizes
it.
The audio is complimented by removable English
subtitles.
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Tokyo Shock has stocked this two disc
set with a ton of supplemental content. In
fact, around an hour and 45 minutes worth
of content.
First up on the list are a pair of videos
focused on the actors. The first is a 15 minute
piece on actresses Maki Horikita and Meisa
Kuroki. This is a post production look, showing
the two doing media circuits and the opening
night greeting with the press to promote the
movie, along with some short instances of
the two stars conversing with each other.
The second video is focused on Korean star
Yun-seok Jang and his efforts to blend in
with the Japanese crew. This feature is conducted
during the movie's production.
Following this is an interesting supplement
called "Love Story", which is actually
a video giving background information on the
couple of Emiri and Jinwa. It actually helps
to develop the relationship a lot, and it's
somewhat of a shame that the director couldn't
have attempted to incorporate this footage
and the stories into the movie in order to
give their relationship more depth and meaning
during the film.
Next is a very long making of feature that
covers various aspects of the movie's production.
It also includes interviews with actresses
Maki Horikita and Meisa Kuroki along with
director Manabu Asou.
Finally, the last feature on this disc is
one that focuses on Mimiko, the spirit-like
being of the series. This is played kind of
for laughs, although it doesn't always succeed.
The interesting part, though, is when she
visits the well from Ring (1998) and Mimiko tries to ape Sadako's famous
emergence from it. Overall, it's a nice bit
of homage to the horror classic.
Overall, the disc has a great selection of
extras. In fact, the only area holding this
set off from a perfect score here is the,
slightly odd, lack of trailers for One
Missed Call: Final itself.
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Bottom
line, this is another fantastic set from Tokyo
Shock, who has really given the One Missed
Call series the royal treatment on the DVD
format. Anyone interested in the franchise,
or Japanese horror in particular, is well
merited in picking this set up to check out
the last entry in the series.
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