Product reviewsThe Grudge 2 DVD (2006) Noriko Sakai, Shimizu (DIR) cert 15 Fast and FREE P & P

Great movie

The grudge movies are the only horror movies that manage to scare me! Awesome and super creepy!

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Grudge 2, The

The Grudge 2
By Cherie Kellies, Blockbuster.co.uk

I know, ok, I know! Whenever we see the dreaded and cursed number 2 in front of any movie, visually, it just translates as a big flashing red light and therefore we avoid. And heck, we’re usually right to do so. I could reel off a few examples but I’ll spare them the embarrassment. It’s usually a systematic cash maker trying as hard as it can reincarnate the sparks of the first and if put on the spot I’m sure some film-makers would admit this but fear not my friends, The Grudge 2 has been brought to the masses from the brilliant original Japanese story (Ju-on The Grudge 2) so the only thing they can really do is ruin it. Thankfully they haven’t.

What they have done is turned the heat things up a couple of notches and placed it in a more modern setting. We basically pick up from where we left off in the first film. Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is now in hospital recovering from the events of the first chapter. This serves as no protection for her though as the curse from the house still manages to pay her a little visit. This is when her sister, Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn) enters the story determined to discover what is happening to Karen and whether the tales of the house are actually true.

Watching the first film is not a necessity in this case as things are pretty well clarified. The focus is still based on the Japanese folk-law tale where if a person dies in a state of rage, that torment remains to haunt the house they lived in and all those who enter. Early on in the film three unbelieving teenage girls walk straight into the house (the ones with no respect always get it worse than the rest) so as you can imagine they learn pretty quickly about the consequences.

After being drawn into the house herself, Aubrey follows the clues to try and pin down the origins of the curse and ultimately how she can break it. Joining her on this scary trail is keen reporter Eason (Edison Chen) He also believes he has been affected by the curse so he is just as determined as she is to discover the secrets of the house.

The movie has all the chills and spine-tingling thrills of the first film. The disturbing little boy of the house and his playful cat return as well to push you even further into decent. Fans will welcome the return of such a loved classic horror film and others who are new to the story will just enjoy a great night behind the couch. Director of the first film, Takashi Shimizu, certainly hasn’t lost his touch when it comes to raising the hairs on the back of our necks so your in pretty safe hands.Read full review...

A great (if not better) sequel

Why did i buy it?

Coz i've seen the first film - obviously!

In my humble opinion this sequel is definately as good as the first - & possibly better in so far as the horror stakes have been upped.

As anyone who's watched it will know, in the first film, it was the inhabitants & their nearest & dearest who succumbed to the curse of Ju-on. In this sequel, it's the crew of a TV show that is being filmed in the now infamous 'Haunted House'.

Director Shimizu Takashi has also kept to the original style of devoting a separate story to each of the main characters. These stories all explain the characters connection to the house (& therefore the curse). They all tie-in together nicely (as they did in the first) - though i will say that the first scenes are unexplained. It isn't until the film progresses & you start getting into each characters story that the first scenes become transparent.

I loved the first film but actually love the sequel more. It's definately scarier & more gripping. As well as new scares i still find the way the 'mother ghost' moves makes my skin crawl - & if little Toshio doesn't have you checking behind the sofa (& god forbid you have a black cat) then i don't know what will.

I bought the 2 disc special collectors edition which has English dubbing as well as subtitles - this is fine for anyone who can't really pay attention to the film for it's 88 minutes - but the dubbing is actually pretty poor. Just as it is on the first film. See my review on the first film for my full criticism of the dubbing!!!

If you liked The Grudge then you have to see this - & if you haven't then watch it & then watch this!Read full review...

no no

We thought that scary, pasty-faced kids with black hair and wide eyes had hit a cultural iceberg long ago, well before this sequel to the Sam Raimi-endorsed Yank remake of the J-Horror flick, Ju-On, emerged on the horizon. And it’s certainly a floater; by-the-numbers stuff with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Karen (from the first film) popping up alongside her sister Audrey (Amber Tamblyn) for a series of spooky gags involving milk and threesomes (though sadly not together). Anyone else wondering why they bothered can check out the East Meets West featurette, dedicated entirely to why the flick was greenlit, and the self-explanatory – and entirely un-ironic – Storyline Development. But the best goodie on offer here is the 13-minute profile on the man behind the movie, Takashi Shimizu, who’s now heading off to helm his fifth Grudge flick (the originals, two remakes and now another sequel) – a director who’s sadly determined to go down with his ship.Read full review...

the grudge 2 dvd

i like the way the dvd is..you can actually see & tell that it is genuine just by looking at it..it's perfect in every way... the way it plays which is so perfect...there is no faults with this item what so ever...i am really happy & made up with it...Read full review...

Brilliant!!!

Brilliant movie i love japanese horror....im collecting them, Hollywood is no longer the master of movies anymore. Watch out Hollywood Asia Extreme is here...But as per normal they have run out of ideas so are re-making a lot of classic Asian movies. Watch Japanese horror and not Hollywood re-makes!!!!Read full review...

The Grudge 2

this film is just a waste of time, and this can be seen on the imdb website, telling you how bad it is,

also The Game

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