The Grudge

Loved it!

I saw the original in the theater, and the dvd edition several times. I do like the Japanese horror movie genre. Long black hair will never look quite the same again after seeing this picture. As expected, the Blu-ray version is crisper and more detailed than the standard dvd, and quite enjoyable.

When I saw this back in 2004, it made no sense then either, but, the shock effect of the sudden noises, scary faces, etc., at least made you jump. However, these many years later, on second viewing, this was the flimsiest plot and stretched implausibility to the moon and back!! How is it, that when two innocent people ( wife and young son ) are brutally murdered by a jealous Father, that they now somehow come back as crazy rabid hateful ghosts who persist in tracking down and killing anyone who crosses their path?? And better yet, they now have all sorts of supernatural powers, power to appear and re-appear wherever they want, make you die of fright ( like the ring ) and generally trash the house for any people who happen to try to live in it. And forget the old stay out of the haunted house genre: these ghosts travel! They come to your work place, they come to your apartment, they crawl into your bed....and then, no one can find you, you just disappear somehow, pulled into the great beyond...LOL..... And anyone who know anything about Japanese ghost movies: the ghost ALWAYS wins! you NEVER beat the ghost...even if you uncover exactly what happened, or try to rectify it in any way, it doesnt matter: they always come back and get you in the end, with a hanging ending tailor made for part 2 and part 3 , soon to come...... And on top of that, the story is presented in a jumbled back and forth in time, out of sequence, events, and without the benefit of simple subtitles like: 5 years ago, or something to that effect....you just kind of have to piece it together and figure it out on your own..... but when the smoke settles, you have a screen littered with bodies, all innocent and all having nothing to do with the original tragedy that occurred in the house. If you have never seen it, prepare to jump, but if you view it again, you will wonder how they ever got away with this mess of a story.

Very, very scary. I was pleased to add it to my collection. Even though it is not the original Ju-on story - it is better because it is made for American audiences.

Great movie

If you havent seen 2003s The Grudge, youre missing out. I originally bought this years ago on DVD but I have since lost that copy and just recently purchased the blu-ray version of it to add to my movie collection. The quality of the blu-ray is well beyond what I was expecting. The colors are vibrant when they need to be, the grain is enough to add to the film instead of taking away from it and being an annoying distraction, and the added details are almost worth it. If you have a blu-ray player and youre looking for a classic horror movie to watch, I cant recommend The Grudge enough!

I am a pretty big fan of horror flicks and this one never quite made it to the level I can appreciate. There was never really enough exposition into the backstory of the ghost(s) and naturally everyone in the film makes the worst possible decisions. Not to mention the antagonist wasnt really that scary, and there wasnt much of a psychological element to it either. Basically it seemed like go in house, you die. Even The Ring had more substance.

Ive seen the original Japanese as well, but this is an excellent adaptation for American audiences. I recommend seeing the Japanese to compare, but definitely dont watch alone at night LOL...

Poor acting

If you want to be scared and jump out of your chair, this is it. It gave me goose bumps.