what did they have in common?
i was too bored to pay attention:confused:

I liked The Grudge. So fuck you guys.

To each his own....

arent you going to kiss us first? :D


Tachii, here is the similarity:

Evil beast is a scraggly haired dead chick in shabby clothing. both have a "scary" scene where they show off a single eye through matted hair. Oh yeah, and its "a curse that will get you anywhere, no matter what" :rolleyes:

i'd still go see it ... tastes vary and i might find something i like that hits my buttons.

i sat through res evil 2, i sat through the village, i bought used and watched both cold creek manor and the godsend ...

how bad could it be ?

Bad.....

Anyone seen the original Grudge??
 

I just want to know if its as bad as the terrible remake. And whether or not to watch it.

I thought original Grudge 1 & 2 were excellent, hav nt seen remake so can t compare. All matter of taste i hated the remake of Ringu.

Re: Anyone seen the original Grudge??
 

what do you mean as bad??? they were here first... they're much better, it's the damn Yanks :D influencing Takashi Shimizu into making a Yankyfied version.

Could nt agree more.

Genrally Remakes come after Original :D

*note to self Remakes come after the original* That is good to know.

which "original?" There's the one that was theatrically released in Japan, it has a commercial DVD release here (US) now. But there was also the TV-movie that was in Japan. You can get it on Ebay if you're in the states, I don't know how wide a release it got on DVD outside Japan. From what I hear, the TV-movie is far better

not that great imo

I've seen the original Grudge (which is titled Ju-On.) and I have to say that the remake is far better as far as "jump" scences and gore, while the original, in a way, explains the plot of the story a whole lot better. All in all though I liked the remake better.

They're both about the same, both good. The American one is really the same...save for a large buget...and Americans of course >.>;;.

i saw the origional Grundge.

I think it was pre-Nirvana. But definately from Seattle.

Or maybe Minniapolos.. home to not only Prince, but also Soul Asylum. They were pretty Grundgy. (before Pirner started seeing Winona Ryder and the band went 'pussy'


ahhh how i miss the origional Grundge days.

I still put on Grave Dancers Union every once in a while.

The original Godfather of Grunge...Neil Young.

in a fashion sense .. most definately.

if you want to check out Soul Asylum when they were good, get Clam Dip and Other Favorites (the one with the mock up 'herb alperta and the Tijuana bras : whipped cream and other delights' cover)

or Hang Time

Now I know your almost as old as me......just the mere mention of Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass....my father had that album.......I believe there was a little cleavage.....I probabaly took it into the bathroom with me.

so you added your own 'cream whip and other delights' and made it into a 3d cover ?

I saw both, the American version first. I thought the American one was good...but the original was great! I liked the way it was put together better, and I thought it explained more.

take all this time to fuck the thread up and with one fell swoop we're back on track again.


shit !

uh oh..... Nine and urge.. its a canadian clash!

why dont you two have some gravy fries and a molson and talk it over.

Urge, its okay that you want to usurp threads and make them your own. We know you have issues.

Nine, please, when someone derails a topic, please dont bring it back to the original subject. it gets them fired up


:D


I know. Im an ass :D

lol......sorry urge.......continue derailing....:p

molson ? fries with gravy ?
that must be some other canadians !
I drink guinness or corona (talk about extremes) and i dont put gravy on anything !

and i hate to think i was 'usurping' threads .. i just sometimes like to nudge them a bit :)

didnt know you were a fellow Canuck ... where from ?

Yup....Winnipeg Manitoba. :D

winterpeg ! holy smokes !!
that explains the norweigic blonde good looks..

to you americans out there .. Winnipeg is like Canada's Tibet.

they get 3 warm days a year but still cant go outside because the black flies will strip them of their flesh in a new york minute.


poor sweet girl ....

Hey, its just like tibet! COld and has buddhists :D

LOLOL.......:D We do get the best summers though.........however short. And I am Icelandic and German...... that is why I am fair, nothing to do with the weather. :p

Ju-On: Review!
 

I watched this movie last night and I wasnt expecting much. However, I was surprised by it. The movie builds a lot of suspense and the plot works very well. I heard people compare this movie to the Grudge and kill Ju-On because the special effects cant compare. But I think the spooky lil boy who looked like he had played with a bottle of baby powder was still frightening compared to any of today's special effects. As well as the lady crawling down the stairs. And by the way, the sound effects in this movie is phenomenal and uses it very well. I highly recommend it and I already put The Grudge (American version) and Ju-On 2 on my rental list. Im hearing bad thing about Ju-On 2 because its like a summarization of part 1. What Ju-On movies should I definetly see? I know of 5 of em so far. probably more.

I havent seen any of the japanese originals, but the Grudge was a huge disappointment.

Re: Ju-On: Review!
 

No, only 5 so far until Shimizu makes his second american Grudge movie. But if you have seen Ju-on, I will recomend Ju-on the grudge & especially Ju-on the grudge 2. It´s the most entertaining and with the biggest budget. I havn´t seen The american The Grudge, so i can´t recomend it yet.

i rented ju-on from library... it says Ju-On on the cover. i went on different message board and found out that the movie i saw is probably the Ju-On Grudge. It begins with social worker entering the house and finding the old lady in the messed up house. nevertheless, it was good.

dug up this dusty old thread because i finally saw The Grudge and I'm still marvelling over how good i thought it was.

I didnt find it in the least bit confusing at all ... it just kept going back in time to explain 'what happened to the last guy'

my wife was hanging from the ceiling half the movie - completely scared the shit out of her ... and i have to admit, after seeing Ju-on, it wasnt like i didnt know what was coming - but i jumped about 3 times just the same ..

I never jump at movies.

To me - i would have assumed that this movie would be every horror lovers dream ... tons of scares and the creepiest atmosphere in any movie in a long time...

I was impressed !

I saw Ju-On before this movie so I kinda knew what to expect. Nevertheless, i still found it spooky in situations and would even give it a nod over Ju-On. I have Ju-On in my collection and would probably add this movie to it later on.. Thumbs up!

Why am i hoping you were being completely sarcastic?

not a chance ! I cant believe you didnt like it !

when i think of all the other bullshit out there that passes for horror .... this was definately a bright spot for me.
I had it for ages - couldnt get excited to see it because of the bad press it was getting in here ... i was really suprised at the quality of the film.


i'd rather see an unknown in place of SMG's character but it wasnt that distracting.

the grugde... ugh...

i watched alien last night and was 10 times more creeped out than with this... but yeah, to each his/her own.