Ju-on - the grudge (origineel en remake)

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Op woensdag 19 november 2003 12:22 schreef AntiChrist het volgende:
Ik heb 3 delen van deze film tot nu toe heb ik alleen de Bios versie van deel 1 gezien en die is best vermakelijk

al schijnen de 2 tv-films die ik heb beter te wezen

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Review: At a time when Japanese horror films are most prevalent and impressive, and seem to have reached its creative heights after an established legacy in the last half of the 1990s director, Shimizu Takashi, under the tutelage of Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Director of CURE, CHARISMA, and KAIRO) and Hiroshi Takahashi (Screenwriter of the RING trilogy), delivers the next level of the horror spectacle with JU-ON.

Taking the classic idea of a haunted house story and flipping it on its head, Shimizu weaves a vengeful tale about a family whose own demise was filled with so much ire and hate, an unforgiving grudge manifested and was unleashed upon the world. While the concept may seem similar to another Japanese masterpiece about vindictive curses, the execution is a reinvention of classic tactics and storytelling sensibilities recognized in the horror genre.

JU-ON is told and separated into smaller vignettes that hop to and fro throughout the storys timeline, like little drip-drops of visual horror haikus creating a larger reflection in the puddle. While this leaves little room for character development, each fated segment is pumped with enough scare adrenaline where the only thing to worry about is the safety of the protagonists. It almost seems to be a more appropriate and logical way of showing the associations between the players and how the curse spreads. Even though the supernatural aspects of JU-ON are not grounded with any particular genre rules there is a method to the madness. Even with repeated viewings, what may seem as chaotic instances for the characters deaths and conclusions, really are complex and elaborate designs that involve not only the present state of the curse, but years off into the future.

The cinematography is darkly beautiful in the sense that every shadow, corner, nook and cranny lends itself to the eerie, iridescent ambiance that drives JU-ON, making the house become a character of its own; a lifeless, tangible host for the curse. Picture and sound compliment each other well as instrumental cues interrupt viewing with sharp, pierce shrieks and harsh scratches that sets up for each tiny frightening morsel, buzz pops for the mind. Possibly the most terrifying specter of the JU-ON group is the Toshio child and his waxy, blue hued figure lurking behind every head turn and peer. He will become the most recognizable and prominent persona of the curse, a panic warning in a sense, just before his parental wraiths appear. There are numerous other subtle elements of fear throughout that keep the atmosphere fresh and new that will peak the audiences curiosity, wondering what is going to happen next and how.

In the end, Shimizu Takashi, who also wrote the screenplay, has created another outstanding achievement in Japanese horror. This film is highly recommended whether or not you are an appreciator of fine horror cinema. With an American remake from the executive producers of U.S. RING in the works, it seems the curse will spread here to the states as well, infecting all those of the JU-ON grudge

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Op zaterdag 29 november 2003 14:57 schreef AntiChrist het volgende:

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ja dat is de bios versie nu moet je alleen nog de 2 tv-films ergens vandaan zien te halen (ik had ze via ebay eng ondertiteld)

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en nu maar weer w88

sinds BRAINDEAD is er niet meer zo met babies omgegaan

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Op maandag 10 mei 2004 01:24 schreef Tim_Schuhmacher het volgende:
Ik heb alle 4 versies gezien, namelijk:
Ju-on: The Curse - http://us.imdb.com/Title?0330500
Ju-on: The Grudge - http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0364385/
Ju-on: The Curse 2 - http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0330501/
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 - http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0367913/

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Op vrijdag 28 mei 2004 11:59 schreef PDOA het volgende:
Wat is dat toch met al die Amerikaanse remakes van Japanse films? Zijn de ideeen op daar in Hollowood?

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Op vrijdag 28 mei 2004 12:28 schreef PDOA het volgende:
Nee, ik bedoelde eigenlijk ook meer in het algemeen buitenlandse films, en nav deze reply:


"Er is een Amerikaanse remake op komst.

Maar wel geproduceerd door Sam Raimi en Robert Tapert.

Met Sarah Michelle Gellar

En met Ted Raimi, bekend als fake shemp
....... en uit Xena"


Want het lijkt wel of het gros Amerikaanse films een remake betreft... Abre Los Oljos, Ringu en nu ook Ju-on, en ik dacht binnenkort ook The Eye...

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Op vrijdag 28 mei 2004 13:09 schreef PDOA het volgende:
Zeg, waar heb je die Bubba Ho-Tep DVD eigenlijk vandaan?