Sweet Home (film): Difference between revisions

''Sweet Home'' is a 1989 Japanese haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts...if it weren't for the [[Sweet Home (Video Game)|NES game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.

 

 

The film, like the game, has never been released in the States, though it is also similarly easy to track down.

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|After Lady Mamiya was cornered by the townspeople when she was alive, she threw herself in the furnace that killed their children. Ichirou thought that that would stop the horror. [[It Got Worse|He was wrong.]]}}

* [[Falling Chandelier of Doom]]: Akiko is almost crushed by one when she sets out to rescue Emi.

** In perhaps the most infamous scene in the game ''and'' the movie, {{spoiler|Yamamura's skin melts off, leaving only his skeleton behind. In the movie, even ''that'' collapses.}}

** Even though it happened before the events of the game/movie even take place, {{spoiler|innocent children being burned alive is hardly family-friendly.}}

** [[The Hero]]: '''''Kazuo''''' - The leader of the crew of five who are creating his documentary.

** [[The Lancer]]: '''''Asuka''''' - An art restorer/reporter. Has low stats in battle and uses the Vacuum, which cleans dirty frescos and removes glass-shards on the floor while exploring. Serves [[The Lancer]] role more obviously in the movie, being uncooperative with the group at first.

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: {{spoiler|Yamamura}}.

* [[MST]]: A hilarious one of the movie [http://www.codiekitty.com/File/SuitoHomu/index.htm here.] Warning: You may never be able to take the movie seriously again.

* [[Posthumous Character]]: Kenji, Etsuko, Shogo, Takashi, and all of the undead monsters.

* [[Quicksand Sucks]]: Several sand traps are found in {{spoiler|the dungeons}}. Anyone who falls in can be rescued with rope, but pulling off a successful rescue takes timing.