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Ju-On: The Grudge

2002, Movie, R, 92 mins

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Not the Sarah Michelle Gellar remake, but the terrifying original that scared the pants off Japan in 2002. Takashi Shimizu's theatrical thriller picks up themes and images from his direct-to-video Ju-On: The Curse, Parts 1 and 2, recycling and expanding on them to truly frightening effect. Like the others, it's divided into sections named for characters whose paths crisscross in a sunny, modern house in Tokyo's Nerima Ward; their interlocking stories are rooted in a ju-on ("curse") spawned by violent death and passed from person to person. Read the complete review for Ju-On: The Grudge
Year: 2002
Rated R

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Cast
Megumi Okina: Rika Nishina
Kayoko Shibata: Mariko Nishina
Misaki Ito: Hitomi Tokunaga
Kanji Tsuda: Katsuya Tokunaga
Shuri Matsuda: Kazumi Tokunaga
Chikako Isomura: Sachie Tokunaga

 

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February 2, 2007: ... And They Lived

Well, this is it — the last post for Masters of Horror Season 2. I still haven't read or heard whether or not there will be a Season 3, but I sure do hope so. As soon as I find out, I'll definitely post it here. I thought that Season 2 wound up being pretty damn good, with four episodes now filling some slots in my top 10 favorites:1. "Fair-haired Child" (Season 1)2. "The Black Cat" (Season 2)3. "Pelts" (Season 2)4. "Cigarette Burns" (Season 1)5. "Right to Die" (Season 2)6. "The Screwfly Solution" (Season 2)7. "Imprint" (Season 1, aka "The Banned Episode")8. "Dance of the Dead" (Season 1)9. "Deer Woman" (Season 1)10. "Dreams in the Witch-House" (Season 1)As you can see, the final episode of this season, "Dream Cruise," didn't make it into my top favorites, but I also didn't find it to be a particularly bad episode. The story was interesting enough, even though it conjured up similar specters from other J-horror films like Ju-on: The Grudge and The Ring (Ringu). Some of it even... read more

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