Customer Ratings & Reviews

This movie is not what I thought it would be. It's ok for just one view.

Just a so-so horror movie - not a very good ghost story

Not scary what so ever, girl travels thousands of miles to Japan to look for her missing twin sister that was last spotted going in to some woods that people go to commit suicide, poor acting, dissapointing ending!!!

This was a really bad movie that I ma sorry I purchased but that's just me, it's not a movie that justI would recommed to anyone, but that's just my opinion.

NOT MUCH SUBSTANCE. LOOKED GOOD ON PREVIEWS BUT VERY DISAPPOINTING ! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANYONE !

For a Horror movie, it lacked the Horror! I would not recommend it.

Was worth a watch, but doubt I could ever watch it again.

The movie was ok, but the digital copy was missing.

The Forest is a welcomed change in horror for me. I grow tired of the endless string of slasher films that come out, and don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of all horror, those included, but films like this are surprisingly release few and far between so I am a big fan of this film. Essentially the idea revolves around the Aokigahara forest in Japan. If you don’t know what it is, I even suggest looking up its reputation on line before watching the film. Essentially it is a forest where many people go to end their lives and is so dense that one can easily get lost or not be found if not careful. The main character played by Natalie Dormer, is heading there to look for her recently disappeared twin sister who may or may not have purposely gone into this forest to end her life. The film is what I call “Japanese Style Horror,” because it relies more on atmosphere, understanding of cultural ideas surrounding the location, or the forest in this instance, and basically an agreed upon idea that ghosts exist, which again goes back to the cultural understanding. So films like this aren’t so interested in convincing you of the supernatural as much as taking it for granted that you are starting with that belief right of the bat. If you go in with this idea, the film is much more effective and the psychological play of it has a bigger impact. Overall I would say if you are a fan of horror films from Japan (and not just their remakes) you will find this to be a very good film. If you changed the main actors with those of Asian descent, and released this in Japan, I think it would totally fit in with those films, no problem. I think the fact that it is an American release is what actually plays against it as we are used to over the top, non-stop action films which we call horror movies. The horror primarily lies in the mind, and this film re-affirms this. Again, going in with an understanding that the belief is already established really helps in understanding the film. My negatives on this film were actually the jump scares. I can do without that. Anyone can scare someone by jumping out at them. That’s child’s play. I am glad they didn’t resort to this too much, but I definitely don’t really appreciate nor find that sort of thing very scary as much as ridiculous. I almost feel like they had to add some otherwise American audiences just won’t pay attention. Just my take. So if you are looking for something a little deeper and more thought provoking this is a good film. It is creepy and the acting is well done. I would recommend this film to all but those that have to have non-stop action to be entertained.

Based upon an actual forest at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, this movie tweaks the creepiness factor. It is a good movie for what it is -- I would just checking it out if you liked Yellow Brick Road, The Ring, etc.

It was pretty good. Liked the general direction, had me stumped with a few moments, but pretty decent!

I was interested in this because 1) I love Natalie Dormer and 2) I love horror. so I enjoyed this movie.

I actually enjoyed this movie very much so. Different but still a good movie.

Excellent plot and story. Creepy and thrilling. Will give you nightmares

I like the movie some scary parts I can see this movie more times