Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge
R | 18 October 2002 (USA)
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Volunteer home-care worker Rika is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son Toshio. Each person that lives in or visits the haunted house is murdered or disappears.

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CheerupSilver

Very Cool!!!

Nonureva

Really Surprised!

HeadlinesExotic

Boring

ThedevilChoose

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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CinemaClown

Cryptic, puzzling & refusing to unfurl its mystery, Ju-On: The Grudge is an eerie yet utterly baffling horror that presents itself as an enigma, is told in non-chronological order, and keeps its audience clueless from beginning to end. Nothing more than a collection of six interrelated episodes, it isn't scary but only shocking in bits n pieces.The story of Ju-On: The Grudge revolves around a curse that was born in a house in Tokyo when a husband killed his entire family in a jealous rage after he suspected his wife of having an affair. The plot takes place over a number of years and follows people who, after visiting the cursed location, are marked & pursued by a vengeful spirit.Written & directed by Takashi Shimizu, the movie covers the origin of the curse during its opening moments and follows it up with six segments, each focusing on a character who comes in contact with the curse and inadvertently spreads it to other people & places. The segments are presented in random order but it all links up in the end.The house where the curse was born is revisited various times & by various characters throughout the movie but it ultimately becomes repetitive with no logical explanation in sight. The ending does provide some insight into what the curse is all about but there is still no answer to what the viewers are supposed to take from it or what exactly is the director's intent.On an overall scale, Ju-On: The Grudge makes efficient use of its available resources, maintains a fine grip on the genre elements, is unwilling to hand its viewers the key to solve its puzzle, and sustains its suspenseful ambiance till the very end. Those looking for a typical horror flick are bound to be disappointed but just like every film ever made, Ju-On: The Grudge will find its share of admirers.

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Leofwine_draca

Following in the immensely successful footsteps of RING, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE is an influential, creepy and utterly disturbing low-key ghost story from Japan, successful enough to spawn both a sequel and an American remake. This is Japanese horror at its finest: shot on a minuscule budget, utilising real-life 'run down' locations, and with a cast of subtle actors and actresses fleshing out the roles. Director Takashi Shimizu seems to have cast only deeply attractive actresses in his movie, perhaps to keep the attention of his male audience, and this makes the slow-burning proceedings very easy to watch.The 'haunted house' storyline is very straightforward and there isn't much of a plot to speak of: basically, we see a series of interconnected stories showing how a series of characters are haunted. There are a couple of ghosts; one is a cute little boy, whose manifestation mixes fear and pathos; the other is a more traditional female spirit with long, dark hair and staring eyes, the sort who inhabits every Asian horror film since the similar ghost in RING proved so successful. JU-ON: THE GRUDGE dwells on scares and shocks all the way through, which is why it's so effective: it's 100% focused on scaring the viewer. There are many great bits, my favourites including the duvet shocker, the television breakdown, the bloody staircase set-piece at the climax, and the bit with the three dead schoolgirls. There's even time for a twist ending for those who like that sort of thing. For unsettling, deep-rooted frights and genuine creepiness throughout, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE comes up trumps and will be hard to surpass.

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ciccarellib

I feel like this movie had so much going for it, yet failed due to a lack of drive. The ghosts in this movie are very chilling and some of the scenes are filled with great suspense, but the lackluster plot unfortunately did not captivate me. It almost seemed as though I watched a few 10 minute films rather than a movie. What I found also disappointing were the lack of ingenuity past the first showing of the ghosts. The main spirit with the notorious vocal fry must have came down the stairs the same exact way 3 times, while the little boy simply hides in corners to make you jump. Don't get me wrong, it's scary...for the first few times. By the second half it starts to get old, along with the lack of plot driving it in any direction. It simply doesn't evolve in any substantial way. I really tried to enjoy this movie, however it was a letdown for me.

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christopher-underwood

Very well made horror and if it is influenced by, The Ring, it has much innovation of its own. I loved the use of sound and at times just these noises were scary in themselves. Also I loved the inclusion of the edge of something scurrying out of frame or a reverse zoom revealing a little something to surprise us. The ghosts were exceedingly well done. Their stilted movement was excellent and the reliance of white for skin colour and piercing eyes most effective. The film could be difficult to follow because we go back and forward in time as it would seem do the ghosts, but one tends to be swept along by the obvious emotion in the air and the sheer creepiness of the goings on. No graphic violence other than what are virtually stills establishing the raison d'etre for the whole film, but still very scary.

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