One Missed Call [Blu-ray] | ![One Missed Call [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WpMRv%2B4XL._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Jason Beghe, Donna Biscoe, Edward Burns, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Rhoda Griffis
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 21241
Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 1000027429
UPC: 085391189992
EAN: 0085391189992
ASIN: B00152MQKO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: April 22, 2008
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Yet more modern technology falls prey to the influence of eeeeevil spirits in One Missed Call, a horror flick following firmly in the footsteps of The Ring, Pulse, and other remakes of Japanese creepfests. Good-looking young people are receiving voice-mails that prefigure their gruesome deaths; Beth (Shannyn Sossamon, 40 Days and 40 Nights) and Jack (Ed Burns) race against time to find the source of this cell-phone curse, leading them to a dark and treacherous burnt-out hospital. Little is fresh here--One Missed Call apes every other Japanese horror remake, using corpse makeup, blurry images at the corner of the screen or just out of sight, lots of ambient rattles and gasps, spooky-looking children, and the slow, trembling turn towards a ringing phone... which stopped being scary about four or five movies ago. But for fans of this particular subgenre, One Missed Call may evoke the warm, enjoyable familiarity that devotees of 1970s horror feel towards the repetitive output of Hammer Films. Ray Wise (Reaper, Twin Peaks) has a bit of fun as a cynical TV producer; comedian Margaret Cho has such a brief, throwaway part as a skeptical cop that one wonders if the rest of her role is on the cutting room floor; and Meagan Good (Brick, Stomp the Yard) gets prominent billing but is hardly in the movie at all. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
A CHAIN OF PEOPLE RECEIVE TERRIFYING CELL PHONE MESSAGES OF THEIR OWN FINAL FATAL MOMENTS. THOUGH THE MESSAGES CAN BE DELETED, THEIR NUMBER IS UP. JACK & BETH WORK FEVERISHLY TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE OMIMNOUS CALLS BUT BETH'S PHONE BEGINS TO RING & THE READOUT SAYS 'ONE MISSED CALL'.
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 A Disturbing Tale of Ghostly Revenge June 9, 2009
J. B. Hoyos (Chesapeake, VA)
In the vein of "The Grudge" and "The Ring," "One Missed Call" is based on another Japanese horror film of ghostly revenge. A group of college friends are mysteriously dying one by one. Prior to their death, each one receives a "1 Missed Call" message on their cell phone from the last person to die. Upon listening to this message, they hear their own voice screaming, pleading and begging for help. Who or what is responsible for these deadly premonitions?
Cute-as-a-puppy Edward Burns is famous for his roles in such romantic comedies as "The Holiday" and "Life or Something like It." It was a treat to see him portray gutsy Detective Jack Andrews whose sister may have been the first victim of the cell phone curse. During his investigation, he teams up with psychology student Beth Raymond (played by gorgeous Angelina Jolie look alike Shannyn Sossamon). The two share great chemistry. (A love scene between them would've been nice.) Jack and Beth frantically race against time in an effort to prevent more gruesome deaths, including their own. As in "Final Destination," death becomes a physical manifestation that appears unstoppable.
Now that cell phones outnumber landline phones, a horror film such as "One Missed Call" seemed inevitable. Though it is not a totally original idea, this film is very creepy and disturbing and boasts some unnerving special effects. It is good for watching late at night with all the lights turned off. If you enjoyed such modern horror classics as "Final Destination," "The Ring" and "The Grudge," you will not want to miss "One Missed Call." No matter how you feel about this film, you will never look at your cell phone the same way again.
 run-of-the-mill horror outing March 8, 2009
Roland E. Zwick (Valencia, Ca USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"One Missed Call" confirms what many of us have long suspected: that voice mail is indeed a tool of the devil. In this film, an evil spirit sends death messages to a group of terrorized college students via a cell phone tree. Soon, the corpses are piling up almost as fast as the discarded calling devices, while Beth (Shannyn Sossamon), one of the targeted victims, and Jack (Edward Burns), the homicide detective who takes on the case, race around madly trying to bring an end to the horror.
This mediocre, assembly-line product comes equipped with the requisite number of nubile young victims, phony leads, false scares and hyperventilating special effects. But, frankly, all you'll really be wondering is how many cell phones were harmed in the making of this film.
Let This One Go To Voicemail March 5, 2009
K. Fontenot (The Bayou State)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A remake of a Japanese horror film of the same name, "One Missed Call" uses technology and ghosts (as so many of these Japanese films and their American copycats do) in an attempt to generate scares. And much like many of its predecessors, "One Missed Call" does little more than make the viewer wonder why they are sitting through yet another boring techno/ghost flick.
In the film, a string of deaths occur that are tied together by cell phones. The soon-to-be deceased receive a message that plays out their final seconds of life. Once they have died, their phone dials up the next victim.
Luckily for the viewer, "A Knight's Tale" starlet Shannyn Sossamon notices the cellular connection and goes hunting for clues in order to prevent the death of her friends and of herself. Along for the ride in this stale horror is Ed Burns, who plays the only detective who believes Sossamon's story.
The entire film is bland. About the only thing that it has going for it is the eerie tone that is set by the appearance of the ghosts and the visions that victims have before they meet their doom. Unfortunately for "One Missed Call," this atmospheric effect has been used and abused by Japanese filmmakers (and the Hollywood types who copy them) for a long time. In other words, if you've watched "The Grudge," "The Ring," or any of the other originals or remakes of any of this genre, you've seen it all before.
For some strange reason, Margaret Cho is cast as one of Burns' fellow detectives. She delivers the poorest acting job in the film, delivering her lines as if she's reading them off of a teleprompter. This only adds to the "blah" feel of this film.
No originality, wooden acting, and just downright boring, I don't recommend "One Missed Call." I rarely give poor reviews of films, but I feel that the viewing audience should know about this one.
 Contemporary scares. 3.3 stars. February 17, 2009
Dri the Complex Lonely (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't know about the other reviewers and their point of views, but I have seen that most of the ratings are rather low.
I don't really care what they thought of this movie and I probably won't even read a full review. At least not tonight.
I just finished watching this movie and if I could sum it up in one word it'd be the definition of "creepy".
It kept me glued almost the whole way through and boy was I scared by the end. I swear.
I like horror films and wasn't really expecting too much out of this since it was PG-13 but I was truly creeped out by the end, especially with the music.
The actors weren't bad and the action pretty much kept going, more or less.
I wasn't expecting the main character to die....
*slight spoiler*
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and she doesn't. But the movie itself wasn't so bad. But I guess in ways it was kinda ridiculous. I have watched it twice and I don't think I'm gonna buy it like I thought I was gonna.
*end slight spoiler*
It kind of gave off a "The Ring" vibe at times but it had to do with cell phones and people dying by specific times, involving a creepy message on their cells.
I don't know what else to say.
Half-heartedly recommended.
Worth a watch if you are bored.
3.3 stars.
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! January 5, 2009
PUMPKIN MAN
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Today is my 19th Birthday and I had to see this crappy movie on my Birthday last year. I had wanted to see Walk Hard. I heven't seen this movie since! It's something about these girls hearing themselves die on their cell phones. I would not recommend ONE MISSED CALL!!!
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