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Overall I prefer the original J-horror movies (any foreign horror movies for that matter). It makes no sense to me to make something in another language.
Usually they never spend enough effort to actually translate and smooth out the cultural norms that are embedded into the script.
The foreign setting adds to the horror movie. It is an alien landscape unfamiliar to most viewers. They don't know what to expect next because they don't know the culture and the places. Its more stimulating because its something new that you don't see everyday.
Placing the exact same storyline with the exact same characters except in an English border just does not work. Especially when the characters' English equivalents are really no where near the original.
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