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I enjoyed Ringu and tolerated The Ring. I've not yet seen Ju-On, but I thought I'd give The Grudge I try. Well, actually, my "always-petrified girlfriend" (women get like that if you beat them too much) who loves horror films wanted to watch it, so I sat with her.
Now, I'm not a big fan of horror films. They always seem to make you want to jump, by suddenly doing something unexpected. Thus sudden, unexpected things become anticipated and about as scary as finding Kirsten Dunst naked in your bed. That said, Ringu was a good film as it wasn't all that scary, but had a decent plot and some good acting behind it - it wasn't so much a horror films as a suspense film. The Grudge?
Oh dear. Could it have BEEN any more formulaic? Even my other half knew what Pullman was going to do. And what would happen to Suzuki-san. And the policemen. And the girl in the bed (being eaten by your bed hasn't been scary since Rob Lowe was). And Yoko's reappearance. And the boyfriend going to the house.
The cat/boy/woman was just bizarre. I've seen scary things come out of my bottom (I once did a poo which looked exactly like Vincent Price). And, out of interest, why did the father come back for a single quick killing, when all of the others were the cat/boy/woman?
The one thing that annoyed me most though was the opening sequence. Why print up on screen exactly what Detective Nakagawa says halfway through the film? Are we incapable of remembering the single fundamental plot basis?
Not scary, not well-acted (except for Ryo Ishibashi and Yoko Maki, who were totally convincing), reasonable plot (but inexpertly cut between past, far-past and present) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer had better monster effects.
PAP. And I don't expect Ju-On, upon which it is based, would be any better.
Now, I'm not a big fan of horror films. They always seem to make you want to jump, by suddenly doing something unexpected. Thus sudden, unexpected things become anticipated and about as scary as finding Kirsten Dunst naked in your bed. That said, Ringu was a good film as it wasn't all that scary, but had a decent plot and some good acting behind it - it wasn't so much a horror films as a suspense film. The Grudge?
Oh dear. Could it have BEEN any more formulaic? Even my other half knew what Pullman was going to do. And what would happen to Suzuki-san. And the policemen. And the girl in the bed (being eaten by your bed hasn't been scary since Rob Lowe was). And Yoko's reappearance. And the boyfriend going to the house.
The cat/boy/woman was just bizarre. I've seen scary things come out of my bottom (I once did a poo which looked exactly like Vincent Price). And, out of interest, why did the father come back for a single quick killing, when all of the others were the cat/boy/woman?
The one thing that annoyed me most though was the opening sequence. Why print up on screen exactly what Detective Nakagawa says halfway through the film? Are we incapable of remembering the single fundamental plot basis?
Not scary, not well-acted (except for Ryo Ishibashi and Yoko Maki, who were totally convincing), reasonable plot (but inexpertly cut between past, far-past and present) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer had better monster effects.
PAP. And I don't expect Ju-On, upon which it is based, would be any better.
