Short Movie Review of the Day

Replacing Japanese thespians with American celebrities was a wise idea for director Takashi Shimizu in the American remake of his movie, Ju-On. He probably raked in a large sum of money with the American version, but the original Ju-On is by far a greater film than The Grudge. Although the western Grudge had better special effects, it failed to even deliver at least the same amount of terror its predecessor did. Ju-O will have its viewers trembling in fear in broad daylight. Daily routines will no longer be dull after watching Ju-On. The only flaw to the Japanese version of the horror flick is that the ending makes no sense. One character ages miraculously fast, making it difficult to grasp the concept of time, and the fact that the film is not in chronological order does not help. I haven't finished watching The Grudge, but so far it makes sense. I'll give my verdict when I finish the American Ju-On.

Movie made sense at least. If you haven't seen the original, this will scare you. But it pales in comparison to Ju-On, as I have said earlier.