Ju-On

[Pepsi]

My friend who's big into Asian cinema just got a DVD copy of Ju-On, which is the original to the new Grudge movie, from Japan. We watched it tonight. I was fucking terrorfied. This movie scared the living shit out of me. It was kind of confusing because whenever I started getting into the plot, some scary shit happened and I covered my eyes or once even had to leave the room. I don't scare easily but seriously, this movie fucking scared me to death. I can't go into my bed now.

Anyways, just thought if anyone was planning on seeing this or the remake coming out Friday. I wanted to see the remake but honestly I don't know if I could sit through it considering how scary this one was and was a much lower budget too.

[BlackFlagg]

Yeah, some freaky stuff, heh. I bought all four Ju-On movies off eBay recently

[Pepsi]

There's three more!

Damn, i don't think I'd be able to watch them. I'm sleeping without a blanket or sheets tonight too. That part scared the shit out of me the most. That and the part on the stairs. I won't give anything away in case its in the new one and people are planning on seeing it.

[BlackFlagg]

yep, there's Ju-On, Ju-On 2, Ju-On:The Grudge and Ju-On: The Grudge 2

[Pepsi]

Hmmm..I wonder which one I saw then. It didn't have subtitles so my friend translated for me.

[BlackFlagg]

Was Chiaki Kuriyama<Gogo from Kill Bill> in it? If she was it was the first one

[Pepsi]

Yeah she was, I knew i recognized her. She was in Battle Royal right? Because that's where I first recognized her from.

[BlackFlagg]

Yep, that'd be her

[DMN in the House]

Pepsi, I dunno if I'm going to see the movie, so could you please PM me with the stuff with the sheets.

Thanks.

[cthemason]

I remember seeing trailers on Yahoo for Ju On: The Grudge and it looked fucking awesome so I can't wait to see the American version.

Edited October 17, 2004 by cthemason

[Pepsi]

just saw The Grudge tonight. Holy shit that fucking scared the shit out of me more then the original. Anyone see it? I'm seriously having nightmares tonight...and tomorrow...and the next day...

[LL!]

You know, I've judged many movies in the past maybe a decade (yes ever since I was 8) as just not being as scary as older films. As I look more into the years before that I see that there just aren't many scary movies. I see trailers of The Grudge and actually think they might actually scare me for once. It just looks extremely freaky. I am seriously considering watching it.

[Gongsun Zan]

Heh, I didn't find it that scary. I thought the little boy was cute as hell though.

What!?

[Numbahs]

I saw the remake on Thursday night....they need to stop remaking Asian cinema for the US. It was horrible. If the story was supposed to make sense I must've missed it.

I'd only recommend it to people who get scared by belching dead girls and naked little cat-boys.

[Pepsi]

I saw the remake on Thursday night....they need to stop remaking Asian cinema for the US.  It was horrible.  If the story was supposed to make sense I must've missed it.

I'd only recommend it to people who get scared by belching dead girls and naked little cat-boys.

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Edited October 23, 2004 by Pepsi

[Numbahs]

The asian versions of Ju-On made far less sense then this version.  Besides, I had my face buried in my boyfriends chest for most of the movie and I still understand exactly what was going on.

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Edited October 23, 2004 by Numbahs

[sirdavinator]

Asians are kings of horror movies. America can't possibly achieve the same thing with stupid remakes that are less scary that the originals.

[Pepsi]

*SPOILERS FOR BOTH MOVIES*

finding a girl in a well and lighting a house on fire

*END SPOILERS*

is going to somehow resolve things.

Edited October 23, 2004 by Pepsi

[Herr Matzat]

I think the real problem is that American audiences are used to being handed all the answers in a two hour movie and don't understand when a movie comes out that doesn't offer them all.

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[Pepsi]

Yeah I was thinking Vanilla Sky as an example. The original movie "Open your Eyes" was much better because it didn't give you all those answers.

EDIT: Box Office Mojo says The Grudge made 15 Million on Friday, which is what The Ring made it's entire opening weekend, and are predicting it to pass 30 million by Sunday. So it's a given that we'll be seeing The Grudge 2.

Edited October 23, 2004 by Pepsi