Ju-On: The Grudge

Was that supposed to be sarcastic?

No, I've never watched any of those movie, mainly because I have better things to do than to look for Japanese movies with american translations. Might as well wait for a remake. Which is, as I said before, will always be better. Godzilla is a evry good example. My age is 14. Boo-yah! Not like i'm trying to hide it or anything. Oh and neither me nor my parents have ever heard of the above show. Figures you're the one who's watching it, whatever it might be.

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Yes, but do your parents watch the O'Reilly Factor? Hannity and Combs. Rush Limbaugh? Dr. Laura, FOX news? Just a question...

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Wasn't sarcastic, but it was me being kind of a jerk.

But it is incredibly stupid to say something sucks if you've never even seen it...

Also, American remakes are almost ALWAYS not nearly as good as the origins they come from, but if you have never seen an original then you can't make that statement.

And no, I don't watch the O'Reily Factor.

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Where do you find these shows? Never heard of any of them, except FOX news, which they still don't watch.

At least that last bit is good to hear...

hei! yeah, have seen part 1 and 3 (the videostore didn't friggin' have part 2), i'd say, to me the movie didn't make sense, it's too confused, plus the translation is so poor, and forgets to translate everything that'S not said, like letters and stuff... haven't seen part 5 (i think?) which i read is full of hot lesbian sex scenes... so maybe that would be LESS confused?

Hey, Nitzer, i agree with you on most things (Bruce CAmpbell) but i think that statement was very narrow minded, and i think you should always watch an original before a remake. Even if you prefer the remake, you cant deny the originality of the 1st therefore should at least give it a chance. Anyway, what about the Japanese films that wont or havnt been remade? Personally, i tihnk you'd enjoy Versus or Ichi The Killer. Of course, i may have missed your point completely but theres my 2 cents anyway.
Also theres the fact that censorship laws in the East are not as strict as in Hollywood, so plenty of horrors will be remade without the full effects that the originals were released with.

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If you enjoy Ichi the Killer in any manner outside of respect for the boundaries of film it pushes, then you shouldn't be allowed in public.

Yeah, I just wanted to argue with OG. I really have no interest in looking for the original, but if I do see it at my video store (unlikely) then I will give it a roll.

Better special effects doesnt make films any better, godzilla is a good example of that.
If you dont want to watch the orginals and rather end up watching inferior remakes thats up to you, your the only one whos missing out.

Ichi The Killer has quite poor effects, lets be honest, whether this was Miike's intention so as to contrast the real violence, ie wife beating, i still felt let down by it. It wasnt actually that bad.

Is it just me, or does it look like Sarah Michelle Gellar has a butt on the back of her head in the american trailer?

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If you watch slowly (which I just did like 5 times) it is from what I can tell a hand.

I could have told you that the second time I saw it...at first I thought it was a distorted eye...but I did not see an eyeball, so I watched it again and realized what it is...I don't think you have to watch it slowly.

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That scene was weak anyway. The bedroom scenes are the best.

you liked the Grudge?
you found the Grudge scary? interesting? original?
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HA... So you haven't even seen the film and it can't be as good as The American remake. In reality, many films use chanting children to instill suspense and horror. Hitch did it in The Birds (bippity, boppity, now now now), as one example. It is some sort of primal, tribal concept about how chldren chanting play into our childhood fears and subconcious.

Or you could just assume it's going to suck.

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I love the psychological aspects of these.....the most unscary things make you scary.