[Harkoliar]

Originally posted by Zuvio: I just saw The Grudge, the new horror flick with Sarah Michelle Gellar. It's based on Ju-on, the Japanese original. This is the second Japanese horror movie remade in an American coat, at least in the last two years. The first was offcourse The Ring. Major plusside of The Grudge: Takashi did the remake himself for the most part. Major downside: why did he have to go and leave a complete chapter out of the movie, which IMO was a very nice addition to the overall movie? It's a good story, nothing too fancy, but it'll do just fine. The plot of the movie and the twists also nothing too fancy, but they follow each other up pretty well. The scare in the movie lies not in gruesome images, but in shock-effects. You know, camera turning and suddenly from the dark with a shreek: A FACE!!! AAAHHH!!! hehehe Personally I don't really like these kinds of scares, mostly because they do nothing else but give me a heart attack and I keep my eyes closed all the time ALso, some of the scenes that were remade in the American version were not even half as good as the original ones! Seriously, I wonder what was going through Takashi's head during the making of it. And in case you're wondering why I still think why my plusside is what it is: I feel that if another director would do the movie, the atmosphere of it all would not be as intense. But maybe I'm not being objective here, seeing the original and all. So, for people who don't mind Japanese movies, I recommend seeing the original one. For those of you who think otherwise or just fancy another horror-flick with SMG, go see the remake.

i havent seent he new one. the original i saw scared me enough i dont want to watch it again .