The Grudge
2003
A normal everyday house is haunted by events from the past when a woman and child were murdered here. Now, everyone who sets foot in the place becomes marked and those who have been tainted begin to die. Read more
| Starring | Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa |
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| Director | Takashi Shimizu |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
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The Grudge
A normal everyday house is haunted by events from the past when a woman and child were murdered here. Now, everyone who sets foot in the place becomes marked and those who have been tainted begin to die.
| Starring | Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa |
|---|---|
| Director | Takashi Shimizu |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
| Language | Japanese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Oct 2007 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
The Grudge (2003)
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"...Ju-On is one of the most frightening films I've ever seen. Shimizu crafted some of the most unique onscreen scares in his Japanese version. He was relentless in his delivery, leaving you no time to catch your breath..."
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Of a feather with such curse-drawn Japanese frighteners as Ring and Pulse, Ju-on: The Grudge trots... read more on Time Out
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38 out of 41 people found this review helpful
Scary...
This is the film that Sam Raimi desribed as one of the scariest movies he's ever seen, and I have to agree with him-this film freaked me out. I'm a fan of the others in ths genre-Ring, Dark Water, The Eye, but this is the scariest of them all. The Japanese horror directors certainly have a talent for making creepy, disturbing films, and this is the scariest I've seen so far.
I had read a number of reviews before seeing the film, most of which criticised the lack of story and character development, but it seems to me that the purpose of the film is to scare, so it doesn't really matter.
I wont go into the story in much detail, but it centres on a house which has some sort of curse attached to it, due to a murder, and a body that was never found.
Scene after scene is set up, showing what happens to anyone who has come into contact with the house, and I mean scary scene after scary scene! I'm not one to usually be affected by these films (although I found Dark Water very creepy) but this had me almost looking away from the screen about every 10 minutes. There's nothing particularly gory here, it's all to do with the atmosphere created. A lot of scenes just made me jump, like normal horror films, but others just made me feel uneasy, even when I knew what was coming.
I'd recommend this to anyone who liked the other films I mentioned-I thought it was closest to Dark Water in terms of creepy atmosphere, and I'd recommend watching it alone, in the dark! -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Wooooo - scarey!
For those unlucky enough not to have encountered modern Japanese horror films, this is a good place to start. As mentioned in the previous reviews, the plot is a little confusing at times, and doesn't stick with any one character long enough, but this film is about scaring the pants off you. And it works.
I didn't find the child particularly scary, but knew that once he is around, his creepy mother is sure to follow . . .
I would give this five stars, but found it a little derivative of Ring. Nevertheless, still highly recommended.
I also recommend you watch the subtitled version, as dubbing, no matter how professionally done, always manages to cheapen the mood of a movie, and will make a great film feel simply OK. -
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Grudging success in US box office
- 25 Oct 2004
American cinemagoers have surprised critics again, by shooting horror remake The Grudge to the top of the charts. The film, a low-budget remake of the Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge, was expected to have a moderate opening but instead stormed to the number one spot taking $40 million (£21.7 million) in its first three days. "If we would have done 20 [million dollars], we would have been ecstatic," said Rory Bruer, president of domestic distribution at Columbia Pictures. In the... Read more
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The Grudge
A normal everyday house is haunted by events from the past when a woman and child were murdered here. Now, everyone who sets foot in the place becomes marked and those who have been tainted begin to die....
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