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Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Leofwine_draca An effective combination of 'change the future'-style sci-fi thriller and traditional Japanese horror. PREMONITION tells the story of an ordinary man caught up in some extraordinary events…and the dark avenues to which he is eventually led as a result of this.Things kick off with a shocking set-piece in which a young girl is killed in one of those accidents that are filmed so well in Asian cinema. Years later and the father blames himself for not saving her, as he was warned by a newspaper article in the moments before her death. Soon he becomes convinced that he can go back in time to save her, and becomes involved with various psychics who claim to be able to see the future.What follows is both familiar and unpredictable at the same time. Director Norio Tsuruta, hot off making RING 0, shoots this as a horror rather than science fiction film, so incorporates various scare sequences that end up being very effective. There's little to no gore here, just a creeping psychological approach that pays dividends as the story progresses. I defy anyone not to jump in their seat at the 'faceless ghost' scene.The pacing is rather slow – when isn't it in a J-horror? – but it gradually picks up as the film builds momentum, culminating in a blistering climax involving our protagonist hopping through realities at a dizzying pace. It reminded me of the hilarious extended fight climax of Wes Craven's SHOCKER, although of course it's treated seriously here. Hiroshi Mikami is excellent as the haunted protagonist – think of the calibre of Hiroyuki Sanada in Ring and you'll be close – and the film as a whole never pulls its punches.

loogenhausen Don't get this confused with that garbage Sandra Bullock flick of the same name. Premonition (or Yogen if you're a cinephile snob) is a nice little surprise in the J-horror genre. Actually, J-horror doesn't exactly define Premonition all that well. A little bit Twilight Zone and a little bit Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it has plenty of that impending doom feeling, immediately followed by goose pimples. There was at least one scene where I wanted to turn off the movie because it shook me bad enough to rattle my nerves, so that's good enough to warrant a recommend. I'm sure if I went back and watched this again anytime soon, I'd probably bump it up higher. So for now, let's just call it a day and say 7 out of 10. Enjoy!

MovieGuy01 I thought that Premonition was a great Japanese horror film from the director Norio Tsuruta. It is about a man Professor Hideki Satomi who has stopped at a roadside phone booth so that he is able to transmit his work through Internet to the university where he works at. Suddenly he finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five years old daughter Nana in the obituary column He sees his wife Ayaka Satomi trying to undo their daughter from the seat-belt, when a truck without steering hits his car killing Nana. Three years later, Hideki is divorced from Ayaka, who is now researching paranormal persons who have said to have claimed to have read an evil newspaper anticipating things that will occur in the future Ayaka,still trying to believe on Hideki, and she finds that there are people are cursed so that they are able to see the future but not to be able to try and find a way to save the victims. I thought that there was a lot of great action happening in this film i also thought that it had a good supernatural feel to it. 7/10

Claudio Carvalho While stopped at a roadside phone boot for transmitting his work through Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi (Hiroshi Mikami) finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five years old daughter Nana (Hana Inoue) in the obituary. He sees his wife Ayaka Satomi (Noriko Sakai) trying to release their daughter from the seat-belt, when a truck without steer hits his car killing Nana. Three years later, Hideki is divorced from Ayaka, who is researching paranormal persons who claim to have read an evil newspaper anticipating the future still trying to believe on Hideki, and she finds that there are people cursed to foresee the future but without power to save the victims. When Hideki changes the future saving Ayaka, he becomes trapped in hell and he has to make a choice of his own destiny."Yogen" is another eerie Japanese horror movie, fortunately not spoiled yet by an American remake. The creepy story about a cursed professor that blames himself for not saving the life of his daughter, destroying his own life, is very weird, original and scary. The scene with the car accident is very impressive, and when Hideki is trapped in hell, the slow pace of the film changes to a frightening sequence. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O Terror da Premonição" ("The Terror of the Premonition")