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| Director
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Takashi Shimizu |
| Starring
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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason
Behr, Clea DuVall |
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| The plot of
The Grudge |
An
American nurse (Gellar) living and working in
Tokyo is exposed to a mystery virus, one that
locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming
their life and spreading to another victim. |
| The Grudge
Movie Review |
TheMovieBoy
Review [Dustin Putman] :
With the very same director onboard—Takashi Shimizu—and
retaining its vivid Tokyo setting, the American remake
of the Japanese horror sensation, "Ju-On: The Grudge,"
has done an accomplished job of staying true to its
source material while giving it an added depth all its
own. And, in a rare instance where the same filmmaker
has been given the chance to tackle his original work,
this new rendition bypasses many of the mainstream American
genre conventions for a fresh and unnerving direct ode
to its Asian influences. more..
Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Sean Axmaker] :
"The Grudge," the eerie remake of
the spooky Japanese thriller "Ju-On: The Grudge,"
draws from a different kind of tradition than most American
horror films. Like the American remake of "The
Ring" before it, this anglicized Japanese ghost
story doesn't want to gross you out, it simply wants
to creep the bejesus out of you. More..
7M Pictures [Kevin Carr] :
“The Grudge” is the latest Japanese import
horror movie, riding the wave that “The Ring”
made two years ago. In this case, Takashi Shimizu, the
original Japanese director is at the helm for the American
remake, and that is what really saves this film. I remember
when I first saw the trailer for “The Grudge,”
I thought it would stink. The whole premise seemed overdone
- that a curse is left over after someone dies in a
rage. However, after seeing how it fits in the film,
this overdramatic explanation actually makes sense.
While this is nothing more than the standard explanation
of how ghosts come about, it’s told from a Japanese
point of view. more..
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