Forget Me Not (2009) Reviews

• Forget About It!

  council242010-03-02

  I see all these good reviews and I have to wonder what movie these people were watching? The "Forget Me Not" I saw had no character development, so there was no one to root for or care about. The film was assembled badly. The director uses flashbacks to give the audience the details of the story, but he waits until the very end to reveal the whole story, but we've watched most of the movie with a general idea of what's going on, so it's no surprise and just seems way too late to have any impact. Also, the opening scene of the film appears to be setting up the conclusion of the film, but has absolutely no relevance to anything in the movie. And the acting is mostly from a D-level cast. You don't have to worry about remembering the names of the cast, because they're playing forgettable characters in a lackluster horror film. The only positives I can say for the film are that it was a good idea for a film and the general story could've been interesting if there were some characters to root for. Basically, it was a good idea on paper, but pretty much everything else goes wrong from there.

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• Good concept, tired execution

  Heislegend2009-12-28

  I'll start off by saying that I did like this movie, but that's more because of the concept rather than the final product. This is a pretty good example of taking something that hasn't really been done (at least not often) and beating it over the head with a plot line that's been done to death. The result is something with a lot of promise that pretty much comes out looking like a typical teenkill movie. The plot was well though out; a group of friends are hunted down and killed one by one by a creepy looking ghost chick. The fun part is that once the friends are killed, the present changes as if the person never existed. So it's a bit of a cool twist, but without that this film would've been like a cross between The Ring and Scream...and who wants that? The visuals of the "ghost(s)" were pretty well done. Reminded me a bit of the way they did the special effects in 13 Ghosts. All in all it's fun if you can look past the very played out execution. And this is just a personal request, but when you throw a bunch of hot chicks into a horror film is it too much to as for some boobs? Juvenile? Absolutely, but I like my horror films in their purest form.

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• Forget me not? I'm afraid I will...

  Siamois2009-12-28

  Forget me not is an interesting attempt at making film that mixes traditional teenage American horror with a ghost story influenced by recent Asian cinema. You get a cast of teenage characters not unlike what you could find in a Final Destination sequel, mixed with a ghostly threat not unlike what you could find in a Grudge/Ring spin off. The plot development pertaining to the Ghost is actually well done, and the flashbacks featuring our teenager crew when they were younger are interesting, in fact more so than they are in the present. Unfortunately, what really kills this movie is crappy direction. There's really no attention to details, the actors (far from A-list) were obviously not guided very well either. Early in the movie, we see a girl throwing a necklace in a lake, moments later, she is seen clearly wearing it in a crappy edit that lasts but 2 seconds but leaves you wondering how stuff like this could be missed. From that point in the movie, you have to accept you're going to kill time watching an uninspired direct-to-video or turn it off. I went with it and must say the basic premise and general plot could have made for an interesting movie. I don't regret watching this. I only regret seeing lots of high ratings by horror fans. As long as horror fans will be undemanding and accept to be short changed, producers will cut corners and deliver films which, like this one, needed a lot more work before being released. In the end, do not expect much scares from this. But if you are a horror fan and want to see a mix of Asian and American horror, then maybe director Tyler Oliver's botched film will be enjoyable.

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• Something new

  XxBabyKillerxX2012-07-17

  I decided to finally watch Forget Me Not today and I must say it was better than I expected. I enjoy all types of horror movies and I have seen quite a bit in my life and this is something new to me. I haven't seen this type of story used in any horror movies I have seen yet and I did enjoy the plot and the characters were played nicely. I gave this a 6 because some of it was predictable as most horror movies are but all in all I liked this. Not sure if purchase worthy but for sure a rent. ~Joe

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• I won't forget anytime soon...

  megan-2622011-10-02

  I saw the rating on this and wasn't sure I should bother, but I went ahead and watched it and I'm glad I did. The plot is interesting. I'm happy to see that there are some original ideas out there yet for horror, and it isn't all remakes. The acting wasn't bad, I really enjoyed the plot, and the effects of the creatures in it were awesome. I actually yelled once out of fear, and that rarely happens. Pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the film, having never heard of it or heard about it. It's not the greatest horror movie of all time or anything, but it's worth a watch as long as your expectations aren't too high.

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