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Ju-On: The Grudge (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 68

Fresh: 38

Rotten:30

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Consensus: The film grows more repetitive as it goes on, and as a result, the scares lessen.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A volunteer home care worker, Nishina Rika (Megumi Okina), enters the home of a bed-ridden patient and discovers a strange ghostly presence lurking behind a door sealed with duct tape. Her... A volunteer home care worker, Nishina Rika (Megumi Okina), enters the home of a bed-ridden patient and discovers a strange ghostly presence lurking behind a door sealed with duct tape. Her discovery unleashes a horrible evil which baffles police investigators, who find that a whole series of people have gone missing from this particular house. Further investigation leads to Izutni Toyama (Misa Uehara), a former detective who handled the case of a man who murdered his wife in the house, but whose son was never found. But when the angry "Ju-On" spirit of vengeance that has infected the house reaches beyond its boundaries to kill Toyama and his daughter, Rika realizes that the horror is spreading. Worse, unless something is done about it, she feels she may become the angry spirit's next victim! Vitagraph Films, the distribution arm of the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, has brought unique and distinctive cinematic visions to audiences nationwide since 1999. Theatrically releasing innovative and critically acclaimed films such as AUDITION, BUBBA HO-TEP and THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED has cemented Vitagraph’s reputation as a champion of cult cinema. For more information, please visit www.vitagraphfilms.com. Lions Gate Entertainment is the premier independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of 8000+ titles is one of the largest in the industry and the biggest in indie history. The Lions Gate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. [More]

Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Euhara, Yui Ichikawa

Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Euhara, Yui Ichikawa, Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Composer: Shiro Sato
Studio: Vitagraph Films

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07/03/04
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As a film, it is at once too much a part of an overarching story and divided into too many episodes to be all of a piece. However, as a sustained collection of scare moments, it's a winner.

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07/03/04
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Unsettling, but it's also fragmented and repetitive.

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06/19/04
Rich Cline
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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

... a film that, perhaps better than any other ever made, conveys the disturbing sense of the uncanny -- of fear that goes beyond reason or explanation ...

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07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

With just a little bit of editing and some disorienting sound effects, Japanese director Takashi Shimizu can create more tension and jolts than most filmmakers can with oceans of blood.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
02/18/07
Dan Lybarger
Kansas City Star

There are too many characters and few of them are portrayed in a way that would allow audience to really care about their fate.

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06/25/05
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

Ju-On features more matted black hair than you'd find in the locker room shower drain of an Italian soccer team -- but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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04/01/05
Brian Juergens
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02/13/05
Mike Bracken
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There is nearly enough atmosphere and general creepiness to make you forget that the film doesn't really add up to anything.

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11/06/04
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

If you are new to horror that places atmosphere and psychological intensity over gore, Ju-On is a good place to start.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
11/05/04
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

Those who are patient will find that this one is a creepier, more effective movie than its American clone.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/29/04
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

What this version has that the remake lacks: a few more intriguing subplots and some Kabuki-like visual flourishes.

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10/29/04
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

... succumbs to terminal stupid-itis, the very same ailment that's demolished plenty of other horror movies through the years.

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10/25/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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10/24/04
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Exists in its unsettling ability to cloak the audience in a mood of chilling dread.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
10/20/04
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

It's creepy, all right. It's just that how it goes about creeping you out is sometimes just plain cheesy.

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10/15/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

It's much harder on you than mere fright: It's... creepy.

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10/15/04
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
 
 
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