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A series of Ju-On horror movies all by the same director have been popular since 2000 first in Japan and then remade in Hollywood first in 2004 as The Grudge. This is a 'haunted house simulator' adventure game where Erika Yamada comes into contact with a curse when looking for her dog in an abandoned warehouse. Ju-On: The Grudge Walkthrough Ju-On: The Grudge is based on a series of Japanese horror movies in which several people are killed during the course of different episodes each dedicated to them dying due to a curse caused by the violent death of a woman and her son. Ju-on: The Grudge—Haunted House Simulator (also known as Kyōfu Taikan: Juon (恐怖体感 呪怨 lit. Sensation of Fear: Curse Grudge) and Ju-On: The Grudge—A Fright Simulator), is a first-person graphic horror adventure game for Nintendo Wii, developed by Feelplus Inc., directed by Takashi Shimizu,. It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge, a curse is born. Official game of the JU-ON franchise on the Nintendo Wii ஜ Survival Horror Network ஜ. Ju-on: The Grudge Visit Official Site It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge, a curse is born. Ju On The Grudge Pc Game Download Free - tinyurl.com/yaygpl8e. Ju-On: The Grudge (video game) The game is centered on a family that moved into a cursed house. Several family members are playable characters and each story is viewed from the perspective of the character being played in scenarios called episodes.
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- Gamers must overcome their fears and make their way through dark and dilapidated environments in the self-described 'Haunted House Simulator' Ju-On: The Grudge. Based on a series of Japanese horror films (which in turn inspired the Hollywood film The Grudge), Ju-On forgoes the character development and combat-heavy elements of many typical survival horror games. Instead of fending off hordes of stumbling zombies, gruesome mutants, and cackling demons, players deal mostly with their own psyche, and the main goal is to stay calm in the face of a game designed specifically to frighten them.
The Wii Remote serves as the gamers' only tool, acting as a flashlight to illuminate the nooks and corridors of a warehouse, a mannequin factory, an abandoned apartment complex, and a hospital. Ghosts inhabit each location, and if players dawdle too long in one particular place, vengeance-seeking apparitions appear. Gamers are rewarded for keeping their Wii Remote steady as they explore, a prospect made more difficult by gameplay designed to terrify, and by the fact that the flashlight periodically dies. And while Ju-On: The Grudge does not feature any traditional multiplayer offerings, another player can join in on the action by using a second Wii Remote to trigger horrifying events.
Product Identifiers
- X-Seed
- 0853466001223
- 72681979
Product Key Features
- 2009
- Action/Adventure
- Nintendo Wii
- Ju-On: The Grudge
Additional Product Features
- 1-2
- M - Mature
- Gamepad/Joystick
- Ju-ON: the Grudge
- Blood, Violence
- Explore a variety of dark and haunted environments based on the move The Grudge Keep the Wii Remote as steady as possible while avoiding ghosts Use a second Wii Remote to trigger frightening on-screen events
- USA
nycritic15 March 2005
Warning: SpoilersAlthough the word 'grudge' doesn't quite fit the bill as part of the title of a horror film -- one thinks THE CURSE would have been more appropriate but such is the 'curse' of translation -- JU ON holds up extremely well as a horror film. Built upon a notion that when someone dies victim of extreme rage, the emotions are left behind and this overpowering, negative emotion will kill anyone who comes into the house, JU ON first gives us a grainy montage at the start of the story of what seems to be a man killing away his entire family. This sets the events that come next, told in a non-linear way so as to disorient the viewer of what has happened/will happen like for example, why is the old lady seemingly living in squalor in this otherwise impersonal looking place, and what part does her most recent caretaker, Rika (Megumi Okina) have to play there?
I've always believed that using subtly disturbing images instead of bringing the horror up front in a broad manner creates more of a punch for the viewer. Amping up the dread, even when the horror seems inevitable, creates a sensation of anguish because one knows that something is terribly out of kilter in this house. What director Shimizu does here with introducing the old lady in the unkempt house by having us see her hands weakly bang on the rice door, and then having her stare vacantly out to nowhere as Rika tries to clean up the place only to later meet the entities in the house, is unsettling as anything else that comes later. She whispers, mantra-like, something closely rendered to an 'I told you so' and one only has to see the mounting horror in her old eyes to know something horrible is about to happen to her while Rika witnesses this and faints in horror. It doesn't matter that one sees the little boy running around and then mutely screaming in that cat-like shriek, or the shadow and croak of someone even worse.. it's the inexorability in which this curse comes forth and attacks this old, defenseless lady, and then each person who has come/will come in contact with it, and when it becomes clear that the curse is not bound only to the haunted house but is in fact a growing web of death, the rug gets neatly pulled out from the viewer's feet, because safe becomes only a word and something wicked this way comes.
This is a film that people will love or hate. I don't think there will be an in-between feeling. The way that these ghosts manifest themselves as if they were part of the living, leaving hand-prints and footprints behind, the way that horror draws itself on screen -- in barely there suggestions like when Rika is wheel-chairing an elderly man who is making faces; we see the one second reflection on a glass door of Toshio, the malevolent boy --, the way the actors react to fear which is anti-Hollywood, the non-use of swelling music but the use of eerie sounds, this is one very spooky film which can stand aside some of the greatest ever filmed. Quiet yet intense, relying on atmosphere and dread, JU ON is very chilling, and very effective. This is the horror that is rarely done today.
I've always believed that using subtly disturbing images instead of bringing the horror up front in a broad manner creates more of a punch for the viewer. Amping up the dread, even when the horror seems inevitable, creates a sensation of anguish because one knows that something is terribly out of kilter in this house. What director Shimizu does here with introducing the old lady in the unkempt house by having us see her hands weakly bang on the rice door, and then having her stare vacantly out to nowhere as Rika tries to clean up the place only to later meet the entities in the house, is unsettling as anything else that comes later. She whispers, mantra-like, something closely rendered to an 'I told you so' and one only has to see the mounting horror in her old eyes to know something horrible is about to happen to her while Rika witnesses this and faints in horror. It doesn't matter that one sees the little boy running around and then mutely screaming in that cat-like shriek, or the shadow and croak of someone even worse.. it's the inexorability in which this curse comes forth and attacks this old, defenseless lady, and then each person who has come/will come in contact with it, and when it becomes clear that the curse is not bound only to the haunted house but is in fact a growing web of death, the rug gets neatly pulled out from the viewer's feet, because safe becomes only a word and something wicked this way comes.
This is a film that people will love or hate. I don't think there will be an in-between feeling. The way that these ghosts manifest themselves as if they were part of the living, leaving hand-prints and footprints behind, the way that horror draws itself on screen -- in barely there suggestions like when Rika is wheel-chairing an elderly man who is making faces; we see the one second reflection on a glass door of Toshio, the malevolent boy --, the way the actors react to fear which is anti-Hollywood, the non-use of swelling music but the use of eerie sounds, this is one very spooky film which can stand aside some of the greatest ever filmed. Quiet yet intense, relying on atmosphere and dread, JU ON is very chilling, and very effective. This is the horror that is rarely done today.
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Occasionally awkward, but very good overallPermalink
BrandtSponseller6 February 2005
Rika Nishina (Megumi Okina) works for a social services agency in Tokyo, although she's never seen any clients. When a new case comes in and they're short on staff, her boss has to send her out. Her first case is a doozy. When she enters the client's home, no one seems to be there, and the house is a mess. She hears scraping on a door--the old woman she is to care for is there, but in a semi-catatonic state. Soon after, she learns that there is much more wrong than bad housekeeping and a neglected old woman. There just may be threatening supernatural forces behind the scenes.
This film is really the third in the Japanese Ju-On series. I won't usually watch a series out of order, but this is the only Ju-On film officially and thus easily available in the U.S. I was very anxious to watch the American remake, The Grudge (2004), and actually watched it the day before watching this film.
The first 40-something minutes are closest to the American remake, but it was surprising that this film is much more linear. It's also more episodic. Neither of those facts are negative here, and both lend to a somewhat easier understanding of the broader mythology behind the Ju-On 'monsters', which is presented much more clearly in this film. However, the episodic nature also means that the viewer has to pay attention to the various characters and their names, or there is a good chance that one will get lost--this story touches on many different people, in many different scenarios. Occasionally, there are characters brought into each other's episodes, sometimes as subtly as a name mentioned in a news report. These cross-references, which can also slightly break the linear timeline, are effective if one is alert.
There are things that writer/director Takashi Shimizu does better in this version, and things he does better in the American version. In this version, I loved the brutal opening sequence. Although it's somewhat present towards the end of the American version, it is much more effective here. I enjoyed the more traditional Japanese home--this film was shot on location in an actual house, whereas the American remake was shot on a house constructed on a soundstage. The Japanese house is more claustrophobic. On the other hand, the soundstage house was a bit grungier, which works nicely in the context of the remake. I liked this film's transition in the famous 'stair crawling' scene (although I thought the flashbacks weren't necessary), and I also loved some of the more dissonant music here.
The biggest differences occur after the first forty minutes, when Shimizu expands the number of monsters. The film seems to threaten a Romero-like plague that I'd like to see explored more in other Ju-On films (if that hasn't been done already).
The bottom line though is that this is a nicely atmospheric horror film, with a creepy scene per minute. There were a couple very minor flaws--occasionally awkward performances or editing being the primary one, but overall this is highly recommended. It earned a 9 out of 10 from me.
This film is really the third in the Japanese Ju-On series. I won't usually watch a series out of order, but this is the only Ju-On film officially and thus easily available in the U.S. I was very anxious to watch the American remake, The Grudge (2004), and actually watched it the day before watching this film.
The first 40-something minutes are closest to the American remake, but it was surprising that this film is much more linear. It's also more episodic. Neither of those facts are negative here, and both lend to a somewhat easier understanding of the broader mythology behind the Ju-On 'monsters', which is presented much more clearly in this film. However, the episodic nature also means that the viewer has to pay attention to the various characters and their names, or there is a good chance that one will get lost--this story touches on many different people, in many different scenarios. Occasionally, there are characters brought into each other's episodes, sometimes as subtly as a name mentioned in a news report. These cross-references, which can also slightly break the linear timeline, are effective if one is alert.
There are things that writer/director Takashi Shimizu does better in this version, and things he does better in the American version. In this version, I loved the brutal opening sequence. Although it's somewhat present towards the end of the American version, it is much more effective here. I enjoyed the more traditional Japanese home--this film was shot on location in an actual house, whereas the American remake was shot on a house constructed on a soundstage. The Japanese house is more claustrophobic. On the other hand, the soundstage house was a bit grungier, which works nicely in the context of the remake. I liked this film's transition in the famous 'stair crawling' scene (although I thought the flashbacks weren't necessary), and I also loved some of the more dissonant music here.
The biggest differences occur after the first forty minutes, when Shimizu expands the number of monsters. The film seems to threaten a Romero-like plague that I'd like to see explored more in other Ju-On films (if that hasn't been done already).
The bottom line though is that this is a nicely atmospheric horror film, with a creepy scene per minute. There were a couple very minor flaws--occasionally awkward performances or editing being the primary one, but overall this is highly recommended. It earned a 9 out of 10 from me.
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Pretty GoodPermalink
Gafke28 May 2004
'Ju-On, The Grudge' is not an easy movie to find in America (or at least it wasn't when I first wrote this review) , and after hearing it hyped to the heavens in magazines such as Fangoria and Rue Morgue, and by word of mouth as well, I knew I had to see it. I finally tracked it down in LA and watched it the very first chance I got to do so.
Ju-On is a chapter story about a haunted house in a Tokyo suburb. The film begins when an inexperienced social worker shows up at the house and comes face to face with the horror within. The story jumps around from past to present, its chapters focusing on one character at a time until it has come full circle. Everyone unwise enough to enter the cursed house winds up dead, the haunting spreading like a virus. It seems that a terrible murder once took place in this house and the rage surrounding the act of violence has spawned its own evil curse. To enter the house is to be immediately infected and the haunting follows people home, driving them to near madness before dragging them away, never to be seen again.
Ju-On bears more than a passing resemblance to its popular predecessor 'Ringu' and is nowhere near as frightening, but it's not a bad film by any means. Butchered mother-ghost Kayako is very Sadako-like, crawling around with her long black hair in her face and moving with unearthly jerkiness. Her blue-white face is quite startling with its huge staring eyes and occasional splashes of blood. Her ghost son, Toshio, is both sad and frightening, appearing both as a normal boy and a pale, wide-eyed ghost. Many of the films most frightening sequences feature the murdered woman Kayako: her head full of black hair peeking around a corner, her shadow moving down a corridor and filling a security camera, a head-on shot of her crawling through an attic at night with only the beam of a flashlight illuminating her. The sound effects are quite disturbing as well and the performances are convincingly well done.
I wasn't as scared by this movie as had been promised I would be, but that's what happens when you buy into the hype. I was simply expecting too much, and I got a pretty good ghost story instead. Ju-On is good. It's not great, but it's a decent, straightforward ghost story with more than enough scary moments to please most horror fans. Ringu was scarier, but Ju-On is a noble effort. Like most Asian horror stories, it remains ambiguous and open-ended, leaving room for both a sequel and the chance for you to decide for yourself what the curse of The Grudge really is.
7 out of 10 stars.
Ju-On is a chapter story about a haunted house in a Tokyo suburb. The film begins when an inexperienced social worker shows up at the house and comes face to face with the horror within. The story jumps around from past to present, its chapters focusing on one character at a time until it has come full circle. Everyone unwise enough to enter the cursed house winds up dead, the haunting spreading like a virus. It seems that a terrible murder once took place in this house and the rage surrounding the act of violence has spawned its own evil curse. To enter the house is to be immediately infected and the haunting follows people home, driving them to near madness before dragging them away, never to be seen again.
Ju-On bears more than a passing resemblance to its popular predecessor 'Ringu' and is nowhere near as frightening, but it's not a bad film by any means. Butchered mother-ghost Kayako is very Sadako-like, crawling around with her long black hair in her face and moving with unearthly jerkiness. Her blue-white face is quite startling with its huge staring eyes and occasional splashes of blood. Her ghost son, Toshio, is both sad and frightening, appearing both as a normal boy and a pale, wide-eyed ghost. Many of the films most frightening sequences feature the murdered woman Kayako: her head full of black hair peeking around a corner, her shadow moving down a corridor and filling a security camera, a head-on shot of her crawling through an attic at night with only the beam of a flashlight illuminating her. The sound effects are quite disturbing as well and the performances are convincingly well done.
I wasn't as scared by this movie as had been promised I would be, but that's what happens when you buy into the hype. I was simply expecting too much, and I got a pretty good ghost story instead. Ju-On is good. It's not great, but it's a decent, straightforward ghost story with more than enough scary moments to please most horror fans. Ringu was scarier, but Ju-On is a noble effort. Like most Asian horror stories, it remains ambiguous and open-ended, leaving room for both a sequel and the chance for you to decide for yourself what the curse of The Grudge really is.
7 out of 10 stars.
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Ow my freakin'god!Permalink
jazzamind23 September 2006
I like to think of myself as a grrrl who is able to handle a lot, when it comes to horror, though I have developed a preference for the more psychological kind..The kind that takes you by the throat and does not let go..
I thought Ring (original) was indescribably scary, especially since I watched it alone, in the dark ,in a deserted house, AND ON VIDEO, these factors definitely added to my level of scariness..The end of that movie, was literally spinechilling and I found myself clutching the blankets and holding on for dear life when in THAT movie happened what happened when it did happen.
Thought that was the scariest movie ever! Nothing could top it, right? Well I could not have been more wrong..
How totally unprepared was I for what was about to come when I popped Ju-on(original version again), in the DVD-player..
Ow my freakin'god, I was so scared through the whole film by the terrifying atmosphere throughout..
And how about the sounds..
When the ending came i was so scared I could hardly breathe, I had the imprints of my nails in the palms of my hands, and could not speak or move..
The aftermath of the movie was me being SO scared I was too chicken to go to the loo..
I checked my closets, and my blanket numerous times,and this went on for months.. had nightmares too..and was totally afraid of the dark allover again..like when I was a kid or maybe even moreso..
I have seen a lot, but this one is definitely the most scary,and I do not think I ever wanna see it again..
I thought Ring (original) was indescribably scary, especially since I watched it alone, in the dark ,in a deserted house, AND ON VIDEO, these factors definitely added to my level of scariness..The end of that movie, was literally spinechilling and I found myself clutching the blankets and holding on for dear life when in THAT movie happened what happened when it did happen.
Thought that was the scariest movie ever! Nothing could top it, right? Well I could not have been more wrong..
How totally unprepared was I for what was about to come when I popped Ju-on(original version again), in the DVD-player..
Ow my freakin'god, I was so scared through the whole film by the terrifying atmosphere throughout..
And how about the sounds..
When the ending came i was so scared I could hardly breathe, I had the imprints of my nails in the palms of my hands, and could not speak or move..
The aftermath of the movie was me being SO scared I was too chicken to go to the loo..
I checked my closets, and my blanket numerous times,and this went on for months.. had nightmares too..and was totally afraid of the dark allover again..like when I was a kid or maybe even moreso..
I have seen a lot, but this one is definitely the most scary,and I do not think I ever wanna see it again..
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UnsettlingPermalink
mlambert89014 October 2003
Unlike many of the 'reviews' below, I'm not going to take cheap shots at those who might not like Ju-On.
I will say, however, that any fan of supernatural horror owes it to themselves to decide on this one for themselves.
I wholeheartedly agree with those who found this film almost uncomfortable to watch. If you are one of those whom this film really gets to, it is an experience as powerful as Ringu, Dark Water or the Exorcist. Scary, scary, stuff.
I will say, however, that any fan of supernatural horror owes it to themselves to decide on this one for themselves.
I wholeheartedly agree with those who found this film almost uncomfortable to watch. If you are one of those whom this film really gets to, it is an experience as powerful as Ringu, Dark Water or the Exorcist. Scary, scary, stuff.
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Hark, the Grudge: and lo, I wet myself.Permalink
Blotchy10 September 2003
If you only love American cinema and hate everything not English, you'll hate it.
If watching Ringu makes you feel that you somehow know a lot about foreign movies, you'll just sit and compare the two. Which is too bad, because they're both great in their own right.
On it's own, Ju-on is fantastic. It boasts itself as a simple contained story without stretching on into some sort of epic. Where some movies will say: 'We've got a weaved story that's real creepy', Ju-on seems to say: 'You came to watch a ghost story, and that's what you're getting. Now sit there as we shove your heart through your butt-hoop.'
Folks, if you have issues with dead stares and good use of dark angles and sound, it's extremely creepy.
Studios aren't giving Sam Raimi millions of dollars to re-make this film in Japan alongside its original director for nothing. If not my word, take their's. The only reason this film got noticed in the first place is because of its original two-part TV airings in Japan that created such a buzz, they re-shot it for film.
-- Or maybe you'll take the advice of people who've watched too many brainless popcorn summer movies and never watch it. Ju-on's an Excellent flick.
If watching Ringu makes you feel that you somehow know a lot about foreign movies, you'll just sit and compare the two. Which is too bad, because they're both great in their own right.
On it's own, Ju-on is fantastic. It boasts itself as a simple contained story without stretching on into some sort of epic. Where some movies will say: 'We've got a weaved story that's real creepy', Ju-on seems to say: 'You came to watch a ghost story, and that's what you're getting. Now sit there as we shove your heart through your butt-hoop.'
Folks, if you have issues with dead stares and good use of dark angles and sound, it's extremely creepy.
Studios aren't giving Sam Raimi millions of dollars to re-make this film in Japan alongside its original director for nothing. If not my word, take their's. The only reason this film got noticed in the first place is because of its original two-part TV airings in Japan that created such a buzz, they re-shot it for film.
-- Or maybe you'll take the advice of people who've watched too many brainless popcorn summer movies and never watch it. Ju-on's an Excellent flick.
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Very Scary Japanese Horror MoviePermalink
claudio_carvalho23 March 2007
In Japan, when the volunteer social assistant Rika Nishina (Megumi Okina) 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 or visits the haunted house is murdered or disappears.
'Ju-on: The Grudge' is a very scary horror movie, based on a Japanese legend. In the beginning of the film, there is an explanation in this regard. When a person is killed in a violent way, his or her death generates a curse that will stay in the place where the crime took place. If another person visits the haunted place, he or she will be chased by the fiends till death generating another curse. In Western cultures, the fiend is generally trapped in a haunted house, and the person is safe and sound if he or she escapes from the place. This movie impresses because there is no bloody scene, only a tense psychological exploration of the inner fear of human beings for the unknown. The story is very simple and low paced, there are very few special effects, a great use of sound, no gore, but the creepy atmosphere is really frightening. Asiatic cinema proves again that in this moment their cinema is the number one in the horror genre. Unfortunately, the pretentious American industry of cinema insists in remaking and spoiling these Asian masterpieces.
I saw 'Ju-on: The Grudge' for the first time on 02 June 2006. Today, 23 March 2007, I have just watched it for the second time with the intention of seeing the Japanese sequel and I startled many times with this excellent horror movie. I recalled the whole story and now I am familiarized with this Japanese belief of the Ju-on, therefore the non-chronological screenplay got better and better than in the first time that I saw. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): 'Ju-On, O Grito' ('Ju-On, The Scream')
'Ju-on: The Grudge' is a very scary horror movie, based on a Japanese legend. In the beginning of the film, there is an explanation in this regard. When a person is killed in a violent way, his or her death generates a curse that will stay in the place where the crime took place. If another person visits the haunted place, he or she will be chased by the fiends till death generating another curse. In Western cultures, the fiend is generally trapped in a haunted house, and the person is safe and sound if he or she escapes from the place. This movie impresses because there is no bloody scene, only a tense psychological exploration of the inner fear of human beings for the unknown. The story is very simple and low paced, there are very few special effects, a great use of sound, no gore, but the creepy atmosphere is really frightening. Asiatic cinema proves again that in this moment their cinema is the number one in the horror genre. Unfortunately, the pretentious American industry of cinema insists in remaking and spoiling these Asian masterpieces.
I saw 'Ju-on: The Grudge' for the first time on 02 June 2006. Today, 23 March 2007, I have just watched it for the second time with the intention of seeing the Japanese sequel and I startled many times with this excellent horror movie. I recalled the whole story and now I am familiarized with this Japanese belief of the Ju-on, therefore the non-chronological screenplay got better and better than in the first time that I saw. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): 'Ju-On, O Grito' ('Ju-On, The Scream')
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Scary as FcukPermalink
bomber_200329 January 2005
Warning: SpoilersWell, what can i say, this movie is absolutely terrifying. this isn't a horror like Scream, this is a proper horror. Horror shouldn't be guts 'n gore, it should be psychological and it should strike your inner fears, and i must say. This film does.
The director certainly knows how to scare people scary, as in the scenes: Where the woman has been chased from her work straight to a comfy doom on her bed. Kayako crawling down the stairs, staring into the camera (as if she is looking straight into you). ummmmmmmmmm about every scene, especially when Toshio and Kayako are on Kira's bed with her. *shudders*
Well, to me, the scariest film i have seen. Yet the American version is good, it doesn't have as much OOMPH as Ju-On. Please do watch this, i highly recommend it. :) ^_^
The director certainly knows how to scare people scary, as in the scenes: Where the woman has been chased from her work straight to a comfy doom on her bed. Kayako crawling down the stairs, staring into the camera (as if she is looking straight into you). ummmmmmmmmm about every scene, especially when Toshio and Kayako are on Kira's bed with her. *shudders*
Well, to me, the scariest film i have seen. Yet the American version is good, it doesn't have as much OOMPH as Ju-On. Please do watch this, i highly recommend it. :) ^_^
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excellent filmPermalink
hevafraza1 February 2005
The film is based on an old Japanese which gives the film a certain authenticity it is an excellent horror and although there is no real ending this is because the film was originally made for Japanese viewers and they do not like a conventional ending to a film as the Americans and the British do. This is not because of the directors inability to write a proper ending. The ending is left to your imagination which i think is a good thing. The film involves many changes in time which gives the film an interesting feel and focuses more on the story than on the special effects like its American counterpart.
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As a horror film it is pretty scary!Permalink
olishard26 July 2004
I have recently seen this film and as a scary movie it is very solid. The plot is sometimes confusing but the shocks are genuine and will have you hiding under your sofa several times. The horror element relies on shocks and make-up effects as opposed to loads of gore and CGI (however there is a smattering of this). Defenitely one of the best Asian horror films since 'The Eye' and would be difficult to keep its authenticity if remade in America. The music is atmospheric, reminiscent of the Resident Evil Games and adds to the tension running through the film. I am still unsure to why the boy, mother and father haunt/kill anyone entering the house...wasn't really explained very well but leave your critical reasoning aside when watching it and enjoy the production for what it is a roller-coaster ride of jumps and scares.
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Interesting but repetitive haunted house flick.Permalink
ThrownMuse15 December 2004
I saw the American remake before seeing 'Ju On' and had mixed feelings about it. After seeing this original Japanese film, I can't really say that it is much better. Actually, I'd even say that the remake was more effective in terms of atmosphere. This original has the better story, and the audience isn't slapped in the face with a stupid 'root' as they are in 'The Grudge' (although, maybe that is fleshed out in the other 'Ju On' movies, which I have not seen). The chronology play was interesting and fresh, but this is so important to the director, then there should have been more inclusion of time indicators. After awhile, the movie gets really boring--different people being haunted and attacked by the same ghosts in the same way, over and over again. I realize this is the point of the movie, but it doesn't make for a very entertaining time. My Rating: 6/10.
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possibly the scariest movie i have ever seenPermalink
daworldismine23 June 2012
Warning: Spoilersthis movie is a horror masterpiece, id seen the two American grudge movies first, and they impressed me, but somebody told me that the original was even scarier i had to check it out. the first time i tried to watch it on my own i turned it off after ten minutes because i was that freaked out, and i didn't even really see anything. but the movie has a very haunting and creepy atmosphere that grabs you, even though i had seen the remakes first, it took nothing away from this horror masterpiece. there are a couple of cgi shots here, but for the most part, the scares are very classic, and some moments in this, are scarily haunting, and stick with you. bottom line is you want a brilliant, scary horror movie, this is for you, i highly recommend
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Very atmospheric but without a story..Permalink
Coventry31 December 2005
Warning: SpoilersRegardless its very high ranking on the list of 'Incomprehensibly Overrated Asian Horror Flicks', 'Ju-On: The Grudge' isn't an entirely bad little film at all and it certainly contains more genuinely spooky moments than any other Japanese horror films released in the last 15 years. The problem, however, is that these spooky moments are merely snapshots and isolated images whereas the film as a wholesome is disappointingly trite and virtually plot less. The synopsis of 'Ju-On' is actually no more than one phrase: 'a family tragedy occurred in a house one day and the restless spirits of a murdered child and woman still dwell around', period! The film is divided into EIGHT little chapters, all of them revolving on how a certain person (a social worker, a police officer, a schoolgirl..) comes in touch with the house and its ghostly residents and then..well..DIES! That's all, really. After approximately the third chapter, you've pretty much seen it all and you can start getting annoyed with the total lack of chronology, story-background and logic. What exactly are the intentions of these ghosts? Why can't they find peace? All this is seemly of no importance as long as every chapter ends with a creepy scene of the ghosts scaring another person to death. But it has to be said, it is very creepy!! The little boy-ghost has the eerie habit of appearing everywhere (really EVERYWHERE) just staring at you, whereas the woman-ghost produces the most disgusting but effectively disturbing sounds ever! 'Ju-On: The Grudge' may not make the slightest bit of sense, but at least it will frighten you a couple of times. It sure is better than all the 'Ringu'-films, 'Dark Water' and 'Phone'.
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a different style of hauntingPermalink
nobbytatoes8 November 2005
Rika is a care worker for the social services. Its her first assignment by herself. Her duties is to look after an involute woman who doesn't speak. Even before Rika enters the house she doesn't feel right. The house is a mess, the rest of the family is missing with the woman left alone. Soon Rika finds a boy locked in a room; Toshio. But there is a more malevolent force in this house, that is consuming all how come into contact.
Ju-On is an interesting twist on the haunted house genre. With the multi-linear story line, we see how the people who have come into contact with the force surrounding this house have meet their fate. The atmosphere is eerie and foreboding, but its over all not scary. There are moments that your skin crawls; but it doesn't keep it at a constant pace. The multiple story lines does become redundant after awhile. They should have focused more upon only a few people and flesh out their story, instead of adding story line upon story line. They don't even add much information to the overall story.
I think the problem i had with this is that i got stuck in the cultural translation. At times the mythology went over my head, not understanding a lot of the significance that the story holds. Janpanese ghost stories are so different from western styles, so it takes awhile to understand the difference between the two. Janpanese ghost stories are more about the mood, while the American ghost stories are more about the scare.
Though it went flat during the middle, its still an interesting watch and help change your view on ghost stories.
Ju-On is an interesting twist on the haunted house genre. With the multi-linear story line, we see how the people who have come into contact with the force surrounding this house have meet their fate. The atmosphere is eerie and foreboding, but its over all not scary. There are moments that your skin crawls; but it doesn't keep it at a constant pace. The multiple story lines does become redundant after awhile. They should have focused more upon only a few people and flesh out their story, instead of adding story line upon story line. They don't even add much information to the overall story.
I think the problem i had with this is that i got stuck in the cultural translation. At times the mythology went over my head, not understanding a lot of the significance that the story holds. Janpanese ghost stories are so different from western styles, so it takes awhile to understand the difference between the two. Janpanese ghost stories are more about the mood, while the American ghost stories are more about the scare.
Though it went flat during the middle, its still an interesting watch and help change your view on ghost stories.
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Too scary = not good.. But I love it.Permalink
kamikazeboy18 September 2003
After watching this film, i was breathless. Needless to say, too scared to go p***. Ju-on is a horror movie that stands out above other western horros. Not since The Ring (original Japanese version) has any other horror flicks cause so much tension and screams in theatres. The reason it is so much different from American horror films, is that it uses one-of-a-kind sound effects, and the now famous 'slow and silent' tempo that causes the eerie feel to the movie. Most horror movie goers prefer watching big-breasted blondes running around screaming at the top of her lungs, whilst a mad knife weilding man chases her. That's where the ratings fall. Japan has established itself for being the 'land of horror film'. And Ju-on is no exception in living up to the standard. Sam Raimi has remarked this film as scary. From a director of his calibre making such remarks to ASIAN films, you know there's something coming up. The movie is a sequence of short stories, all interrelated. Which makes it good as it keeps audiences trying to figure out what's going on, and at the same time scaring the sh*t out of them. The films starts out slow, and proceeds with the same rythym throughout. I cannot possibly describe the 'scream' scenes, as it will largely spoil the fun of watching it. But one thing guranteed, GET READY.
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Before the film started, I read some quotes from famous American directors praising the Grudge and calling it one of the most frightening films of all time. I was a little nervous about seeing it, but excited that it had gotten such positive attention from filmmakers. That moment before the film started was much more frightening than anything in the actual film. To be generous, I have to say that some of the attempts to scare the audience are innovative. Sadly, nothing here is scary. I had a really hard time caring and was confused by the disjointed and tangential structure of the film. Sometimes the lack of logic in a horror film can work it's benefit. Not the case here. Seeing this film reminded me of why I hate formulaic slasher films. sure, there are some interesting things here, but nothing really gells. I love Asian horror films in general, but this seemed slight compared to the films of Miike, Nakata, K. Kurosawa and the Pang brothers which are getting easier to find in neighborhood video stores.
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The film starts well but ultimately disappointsWarning: SpoilersPermalink
I got this film from a friend who bought it (and its sequel) on holiday in Malaysia.
I'm not a horror fan, in fact I pretty much hate horror films because they are never scary, just cheap with gore thrown in to make up for the lack of legitimate scares.
Despite this I enjoyed Ringu (and hated the sequel) so I watched this. The story is about a haunted house in Tokyo in where every visitor ends up dead or goes missing at the hands of a creepy white ghost kid and its mother (also a ghost).
The appearances of these ghosts stem from a family who lived in the house until the father killed his wife and their child. Now the house is cursed and any one who goes in ends up dead.
The story is chapter based much like Pulp Fiction and tells the story of each character who enters the house. This works well for the first 45 minutes of the film. Each character meets a creepy demise and you get a spooky feeling from just watching these characters that appear to be safe nowhere from the two ghosts. Unfortunately the last 45 minutes see the chapters become nothing more than disjointed and confusing. The final chapter is so surreal its ridiculous and makes no sense. To say this film loses its way is an understatement.
The story is left open ended and while some may argue that this is to allow the viewer to interpret what has happened I say it is due to the writer and directors inability to wrap up what could have been on of the best ghost stories ever made.
In the films defence the ghosts of Toshio and his mother are very unnerving, especially Toshio, considering they are just people painted white. Toshio has these big black eyes and remains silent throughout the film. Put simply he just looks plain weird, appearing from out of nowhere to scare the character out of their wits.
Films never scare me but for some reason every time the kid was on the screen I felt cold shivers. The film is probably worth watching for this feeling alone and the first 45 minutes are excellent although ultimately you'll be disappointed with the ending.
The sequel is better but strangely loses its way at more or less the same point in the film as the first and ends in much the same manner. It just gives more of an 'ending' that the first film lacks.
I'm not a horror fan, in fact I pretty much hate horror films because they are never scary, just cheap with gore thrown in to make up for the lack of legitimate scares.
Despite this I enjoyed Ringu (and hated the sequel) so I watched this. The story is about a haunted house in Tokyo in where every visitor ends up dead or goes missing at the hands of a creepy white ghost kid and its mother (also a ghost).
The appearances of these ghosts stem from a family who lived in the house until the father killed his wife and their child. Now the house is cursed and any one who goes in ends up dead.
The story is chapter based much like Pulp Fiction and tells the story of each character who enters the house. This works well for the first 45 minutes of the film. Each character meets a creepy demise and you get a spooky feeling from just watching these characters that appear to be safe nowhere from the two ghosts. Unfortunately the last 45 minutes see the chapters become nothing more than disjointed and confusing. The final chapter is so surreal its ridiculous and makes no sense. To say this film loses its way is an understatement.
The story is left open ended and while some may argue that this is to allow the viewer to interpret what has happened I say it is due to the writer and directors inability to wrap up what could have been on of the best ghost stories ever made.
In the films defence the ghosts of Toshio and his mother are very unnerving, especially Toshio, considering they are just people painted white. Toshio has these big black eyes and remains silent throughout the film. Put simply he just looks plain weird, appearing from out of nowhere to scare the character out of their wits.
Films never scare me but for some reason every time the kid was on the screen I felt cold shivers. The film is probably worth watching for this feeling alone and the first 45 minutes are excellent although ultimately you'll be disappointed with the ending.
The sequel is better but strangely loses its way at more or less the same point in the film as the first and ends in much the same manner. It just gives more of an 'ending' that the first film lacks.
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Just an additionPermalink
jmd-3011 April 2010
Warning: SpoilersMany of the reviews on here are excellent and there's no need for me to restate what they've said already about this beautiful movie. I would like to add a little about the ending. Does contain spoilers, so beware.
I was upset on seeing the Hollywood remake to see they'd simply latched onto the 'scary woman' and turned her into a monster. The most unsettling part of this movie, for me, was the realisation in the end that she's no killing people - she's just pleading for help. It's her husband who's doing the killing. For her, the murder just keeps happening over and over, and Toshio has to watch it every time.
The shift between fear and sympathy came as quite a jolt to me.
I was upset on seeing the Hollywood remake to see they'd simply latched onto the 'scary woman' and turned her into a monster. The most unsettling part of this movie, for me, was the realisation in the end that she's no killing people - she's just pleading for help. It's her husband who's doing the killing. For her, the murder just keeps happening over and over, and Toshio has to watch it every time.
The shift between fear and sympathy came as quite a jolt to me.
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Scary and very recommended as one of the best Japanese horror movies!Permalink
Lady_Targaryen30 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers'It is said in Japan that when someone dies in extreme sorrow or rage, the emotion remains and can leave a stain upon that place. Death becomes a part of that place, killing everything it touches. Once it sees you, it never lets go.'
This explanation makes our movie starts. First we see Rika, a volunteer social worker charged for an older lady named Tokunaga Sachie. Rika sees Sachie alone in the house, and to make things worst, the house is a complete mess. When Rika is cleaning the house, she starts hearing noises that come from the bedroom closet, and opening the closet, she finds Toshio. Toshio is a young boy that Rika recognizes from a photo she saw in the house. Finding everything very strange, she calls the welfare center to report the incident, and just a little after, she is attacked by a black shadow with two big eyes. Each person that lives or visits the haunted house, is murdered or eventually disappears. Different characters , different moments and different years are shown through the movie.
I watched 'Ju-on: The Grudge' almost three years ago,recommended by a friend who told me the movie was very scary. I watched it and I found it even more scary then I would imagine it to be! I told my father to watch the movie, and he liked as well.
I just discovered recently, that this movie is the third from the Japanese Ju-on series. (I am looking forward to watch the other ones.) Definitely the Japanese version of this movie is MUCH better and frightening then the American version, not to mention that is the original version. The atmosphere and music of this movie definitely helps in make you feel even more scary; that's one thing I love in Japanese horror movies: they make you feel frightened without special effects or monsters. It's all psychological and using the imagination of the viewer.
This is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen, and for sure made me stay scared for more then just 2 days.
Totally recommended for horror movies fans!
This explanation makes our movie starts. First we see Rika, a volunteer social worker charged for an older lady named Tokunaga Sachie. Rika sees Sachie alone in the house, and to make things worst, the house is a complete mess. When Rika is cleaning the house, she starts hearing noises that come from the bedroom closet, and opening the closet, she finds Toshio. Toshio is a young boy that Rika recognizes from a photo she saw in the house. Finding everything very strange, she calls the welfare center to report the incident, and just a little after, she is attacked by a black shadow with two big eyes. Each person that lives or visits the haunted house, is murdered or eventually disappears. Different characters , different moments and different years are shown through the movie.
I watched 'Ju-on: The Grudge' almost three years ago,recommended by a friend who told me the movie was very scary. I watched it and I found it even more scary then I would imagine it to be! I told my father to watch the movie, and he liked as well.
I just discovered recently, that this movie is the third from the Japanese Ju-on series. (I am looking forward to watch the other ones.) Definitely the Japanese version of this movie is MUCH better and frightening then the American version, not to mention that is the original version. The atmosphere and music of this movie definitely helps in make you feel even more scary; that's one thing I love in Japanese horror movies: they make you feel frightened without special effects or monsters. It's all psychological and using the imagination of the viewer.
This is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen, and for sure made me stay scared for more then just 2 days.
Totally recommended for horror movies fans!
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Not bad, one of the better onesWith obvious homages to Ring, The Grudge could be accused of an element of plagiarism. That doesn't, however, detract from the fact it's a pretty decent picture, and one of the better Tartan Asia Extreme movies.
First things first - I *love* Ring, and of course, I mean the Japanese original. That film is by far and away the greatest horror flick ever devised and goes above and beyond what I ever expected a movie to do. However, it also instigated a ready conveyor belt of substandard imitators from the same shores ready to cash in on this unique success. Dire nonsense like the hollow Dark Water, the dull and over stylised Eye, the truly pitiful Phone and the slightly bizarre Audition haven't truly come close to the level of Ring.
Now, while Grudge isn't quite up there with the very best horror films, as far as these Asian efforts go, it's definitely one of the more effective selections.
Megumi Okina is Rika, a volunteer homehelper. On being assigned to a family whose regular assistant is temporarily unavailable, she encounters the mother of the family who seems unresponsive. However, after a disturbing incident at the family home, Rika finds herself seemingly haunted by some kind of entity and everyone who gets involved in the case seems to endure the same trauma.
It's a slightly convoluted story to explain, but it works pretty well on screen. As usual the Japanese acting is generally pretty bland, but a few loud screams certainly add colour.
The main 'bad guy' seems to be some type of ghostly being, and while it doesn't utterly terrify, it definitely brings a few chills. The only real problem is we see too much of it, and not enough is left to our imagination ala Ring. This takes away a certain air mystery and fear. Moreover, the fact the entity resembles the symbolic Japanese girl with long black hair we've come to expect in the likes of Ring and Dark Water slightly detracts from notions of originality.
However, this is redeemed by some pretty effective direction and camera-work, which aid to promote certain wrongness about what is going on.
Perhaps a few aspects don't altogether make complete sense, but there's enough style here to paper over such cracks.
Movies like this do go to show that when it comes to horror, the Far East have a handle over the Western world.
It's by no means the most brilliant horror I've ever seen, but it's definitely not bad and if you're up for a chill or 2, you could do far worse.
First things first - I *love* Ring, and of course, I mean the Japanese original. That film is by far and away the greatest horror flick ever devised and goes above and beyond what I ever expected a movie to do. However, it also instigated a ready conveyor belt of substandard imitators from the same shores ready to cash in on this unique success. Dire nonsense like the hollow Dark Water, the dull and over stylised Eye, the truly pitiful Phone and the slightly bizarre Audition haven't truly come close to the level of Ring.
Now, while Grudge isn't quite up there with the very best horror films, as far as these Asian efforts go, it's definitely one of the more effective selections.
Megumi Okina is Rika, a volunteer homehelper. On being assigned to a family whose regular assistant is temporarily unavailable, she encounters the mother of the family who seems unresponsive. However, after a disturbing incident at the family home, Rika finds herself seemingly haunted by some kind of entity and everyone who gets involved in the case seems to endure the same trauma.
It's a slightly convoluted story to explain, but it works pretty well on screen. As usual the Japanese acting is generally pretty bland, but a few loud screams certainly add colour.
The main 'bad guy' seems to be some type of ghostly being, and while it doesn't utterly terrify, it definitely brings a few chills. The only real problem is we see too much of it, and not enough is left to our imagination ala Ring. This takes away a certain air mystery and fear. Moreover, the fact the entity resembles the symbolic Japanese girl with long black hair we've come to expect in the likes of Ring and Dark Water slightly detracts from notions of originality.
However, this is redeemed by some pretty effective direction and camera-work, which aid to promote certain wrongness about what is going on.
Perhaps a few aspects don't altogether make complete sense, but there's enough style here to paper over such cracks.
Movies like this do go to show that when it comes to horror, the Far East have a handle over the Western world.
It's by no means the most brilliant horror I've ever seen, but it's definitely not bad and if you're up for a chill or 2, you could do far worse.
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dispet5 April 2004
Well? Everyone raved over this film like they raved over Ringu, so I should've known better. But I never learn. Ringu was a failure because of its complete lack of imagination and its degeneration into an endless, pointless detective story, which meant that when resolution finally came it was all explained away and any impact was totally dissipated. Well they didn't make the same mistakes in Ju-On?well except for the lack of imagination. But along with that, they made an entire no swath of mistakes! A Ju-On is a type of curse, a spirit of vengeance that haunts a place when the spirit has died in the midst of a great rage. Whoever comes into contact with the Ju-On, will be destroyed by it. Thus we have a house, and we have various stories of people who come into contact with the house that contains the Ju-On. This should have been horrifying and freaky and disturbing, but at every turn, they succeeded in diminishing it to nothing. For a starters, we never get to know ANY of the characters, we meet them, and 5 minutes later they are being terrorised by the spirits. They are less than two dimensional characters, and I am not able to just accept dumb bad character writing like most idiot viewers. The key to making your audience feel fear and anxiety is to get them involved in the characters. They get an F for that one. Because of its fragmented style, the narrative is totally about the spirits and the evil they perform. Thus there is no actual plot, which should allow for some great horror sequences and very little boredom. But after you've seen the first 4 incidents, you realise that they are all exactly the same with little to nor variation and thus you sit bored for the rest of the film waiting to see if they do something interesting. The one time they do actually try something different, it makes to little sense and doesn't seem to be from the same film and involves a character who you never ever found out what happened to him, thus making it irritating and very much not interesting. So there is no imagination in the horror sequences, they get an F for that one too. And oh wow, look , it moves back and forth in time? so you don't actually really know what is going on half the time and have to stop and try and figure it all out, which, in a film that is meant to be a continuous driving horror fest, is not a good thing. It adds very little to the film and increases the irritation factor. They are remaking this one for the western world as I type. I believe that this one could actually be improved by Hollywood, as they will enforce certain narrative aspects and imaginative big budget horror sequences, which while not necessarily the best kind of horror, is a hell of a lot better than any of the trash that occurs in this version.
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This is what a Horror movie is all about!Permalink
atinder24 June 2009
Warning: SpoilersFor years I have being looking for a movie to scare me and nothing did until I saw Ju-on: The Grudge I knew it was going to be scary, I didn't think it would have scared me as much as it did.
This movie scared the hell out me, It freaked me out for Two days after I saw this movie.
I saw The American remake before this movie, The remake at the time I thought it was worth watching but when I saw this movie, I Could not believe that I thought the Remake was Worth watching!
back to this movie there was one scene In this movie that really freaked me out, I could not sleep with light off after I Saw this (Small spoiler) the Girl wakes up in Middle of the night and see Toshio on the bed crying like a cat and then see Kayako bending over the bed to look at her. That is one of the most scariest scenes I have seen.
This movie has some Great creepy scenes which it so much better then the one of scares you get in the remake!
The acting great, the story is great it' scared me, it creep ed me out so much 10/10
This movie scared the hell out me, It freaked me out for Two days after I saw this movie.
I saw The American remake before this movie, The remake at the time I thought it was worth watching but when I saw this movie, I Could not believe that I thought the Remake was Worth watching!
back to this movie there was one scene In this movie that really freaked me out, I could not sleep with light off after I Saw this (Small spoiler) the Girl wakes up in Middle of the night and see Toshio on the bed crying like a cat and then see Kayako bending over the bed to look at her. That is one of the most scariest scenes I have seen.
This movie has some Great creepy scenes which it so much better then the one of scares you get in the remake!
The acting great, the story is great it' scared me, it creep ed me out so much 10/10
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how i came to like this filmPermalink
Mystical_lonewolf7 February 2005
Warning: Spoilersat first, I saw the title 'The grudge' American kind, but never saw that yet. So then i went home investigating on that film, seeing if it's worth the watch. I also learned it was originally Japanese horror films. I looked into 'Ju On: the grudge' and i was curious. I looked at some pictures to see how they were like. It was just so brilliantly scary.
So then, I decided to rent it. Then i went to Blockbuster and saw the 'Ju On:The Grudge'. It was hard to find such thing here in Arizona. So, i rented it.
I chose to watch it in the light so that i could not scary myself to death literally.
As i watch this, it started scaring me from seeing the Grudge appearing from the bathroom stall, distorted face to zombie like friends of Izumi's to Kayako's bloodied body crawling down the stairs.
Toshio is brilliantly scary kid. And Rika was a great actress for this. I say this film has the pure horror that does show what horror is really all about. Not some slasher films with half naked girls, that just ain't slightly scary. This film got me frightened pretty good. This film is the only kind that actually frightened me good. All horror films in America is either too crappy and lame or nauseating and sick.
This movie deserves the compliments. And i compliment all Japanese folks for making this great film.
So then, I decided to rent it. Then i went to Blockbuster and saw the 'Ju On:The Grudge'. It was hard to find such thing here in Arizona. So, i rented it.
I chose to watch it in the light so that i could not scary myself to death literally.
As i watch this, it started scaring me from seeing the Grudge appearing from the bathroom stall, distorted face to zombie like friends of Izumi's to Kayako's bloodied body crawling down the stairs.
Toshio is brilliantly scary kid. And Rika was a great actress for this. I say this film has the pure horror that does show what horror is really all about. Not some slasher films with half naked girls, that just ain't slightly scary. This film got me frightened pretty good. This film is the only kind that actually frightened me good. All horror films in America is either too crappy and lame or nauseating and sick.
This movie deserves the compliments. And i compliment all Japanese folks for making this great film.
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A very effective and poignant horror filmPermalink
deathrockboy7 January 2016
I must say despite all of it's shortcomings in terms of character development and pacing (Jesus Christ it should have ended at about the fifth segment!!!!) Takashi Shimizu's 'Ju-On' remains one of the most startlingly unconventional horror films I've ever seen, even by ridiculous Japanese standards. Its baroque high concept fantasy elements are surreal and outlandish no doubt, but writer/director Takashi Shimizu chooses to ground all this with some of the most flat and restrained direction and cinematography in any genre. The movie looks like it could have been shot on some teenage kid's digital video camera (and given the budget it might very well have been). There's no 'movie bullshit': everything that happens just more or less happens. It goes a long way for selling these fantastic happenings as real life to the audience. The music score is fantastic, choosing to go for haunting mournful tunes instead of standard Psycho-inspired hijinks. And of course the sound design is responsible for at least 25% of the scares (cue the famous throat rattle..) And then there's the ending: I wouldn't call it a 'twist ending' because the film doesn't spend much of its time trying to pull the wool over your eyes and the ending doesn't dramatically reshape your understanding of the story up til that point; but it is indeed a clever surprise! Very much in the great Lovecraft tradition: spinning a yarn til its end and then throwing in that nice extra surprise at the last moment! (Shimuzu's Lovecraft influences are on display even more prominently in his later and much better film 'Marebito'). All this is fantastic, but Ju-On fails on one key level and that is pacing. The film drags horribly in between spook scenes. The film slaves to its gimmick of introducing a new main character every ten minutes. The idea starts out novel but grinds on well past its worth. Instead of roughly ten sequences at roughly ten minutes each, five sequences at twenty would have been far more effective. Only a few of the perspective changes are essential to telling the story and having to pick up the pieces every ten minutes as to where we are in the plot is distracting. Also this would have allowed for more character development, instead of a barrage of exposition as to who the new victim is. Again, this is obviously Lovecraft influence, but it's very uncinematic. The acting is pretty standard: no one stands out which is kind of appropriate since its a revolving cast of characters. Overall, a flawed but worthwhile effort and a must for any horror fan.
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'The curse of one who dies in the grip of a powerful rage.'Permalink
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Takashi Shimizu's Ju-on: The Grudge was the second huge hit that started the J-horror wave behind Ringu. And while this film does have some creepy moments, I think Ringu is a better film. I will also not win any friends with this comment: Shimizu's 'American' remakes were much better films. Ju-on is a haunted house story. A mother and son were killed in the house and a powerful curse befalls anyone unlucky enough to enter the house. That's the story in a nutshell but it's a bit more confusing than that. This film suffers from a fractured timeline that makes the story hard to follow at times. It's told in a series of vignettes that aren't in chronological order. It does come together at the end, but making it there is quite an effort. If you ask me if you should watch Ju-on before the remake my answer is no. The remake utilizes many of the same scares, but to a much better effect and if you've seen them already their power is diminished. In effect, I see this movie as a workprint for the remake and Shimizu could fully realize his vision after having made this film. Shimizu is a hit or miss director with me, but I'm always willing to see what he's coming up with next.
Takashi Shimizu's Ju-on: The Grudge was the second huge hit that started the J-horror wave behind Ringu. And while this film does have some creepy moments, I think Ringu is a better film. I will also not win any friends with this comment: Shimizu's 'American' remakes were much better films. Ju-on is a haunted house story. A mother and son were killed in the house and a powerful curse befalls anyone unlucky enough to enter the house. That's the story in a nutshell but it's a bit more confusing than that. This film suffers from a fractured timeline that makes the story hard to follow at times. It's told in a series of vignettes that aren't in chronological order. It does come together at the end, but making it there is quite an effort. If you ask me if you should watch Ju-on before the remake my answer is no. The remake utilizes many of the same scares, but to a much better effect and if you've seen them already their power is diminished. In effect, I see this movie as a workprint for the remake and Shimizu could fully realize his vision after having made this film. Shimizu is a hit or miss director with me, but I'm always willing to see what he's coming up with next.
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