The Grudge 2 - Review Thread

[Warhammer]

Don't forget "You're getting lucky tonight." ...."He doesn't know you're a man." But thats about it when it comes to funny parts.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Saw the first one, heard a mini review from a friend about this one. The whole series is basically anti-climactic to me, as they're never going to stop it, much less determine how the curse works. And apparantly the ghosts can be anywhere at anytime, do anything, turn water into wine, etc. That's been my only complaint, there's no limitations on their powers, which kind of makes it a "just sit around and wait for everyone to get killed" type of thing. But that's how most Japanese horror is, so whatever.

Exactly, horror movies need rules. They need a plot and story to follow. If a curse can kill anyone, anytime, anywhere then there is no ability to a) do any meaningful character development, i.e. make us "care" about potential victims and b) the monster ceases to be scary, fear comes from unknown. If there is no chance you can destroy it before it destroys you then what's the point.

 

[roach]

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I saw this movie last night and im still pretty pissed. This movie was a bunch of creep out/jump scenes thinly put together. What really got me is that this movie jumped back and forth thru time with no rhyme or reason. Somehow setting fire to the foyer(since the rest of the house seemed intact) was just what the Grudge chick needed to get out and start killing or snatching people whilly nilly. Then there are the inconsistancies. Little boy runs at the site of dead people but merely stands there and watch as a young girl is sucked into her hooded sweat shirt and even picks it up to figure out where she went.

 

[Jolie_Desastre]

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I saw this movie last night and im still pretty pissed. This movie was a bunch of creep out/jump scenes thinly put together. What really got me is that this movie jumped back and forth thru time with no rhyme or reason. Somehow setting fire to the foyer(since the rest of the house seemed intact) was just what the Grudge chick needed to get out and start killing or snatching people whilly nilly. Then there are the inconsistancies. Little boy runs at the site of dead people but merely stands there and watch as a young girl is sucked into her hooded sweat shirt and even picks it up to figure out where she went.

the one part that i thought was the stupidest( yet the most hilarious was when the asian guy developing the pics looks down and the dead girl is staring at him in the red room for like 5 minutes. i mean wouldn't you f'ing run?? i was like man that guy deserves it for being so stupid

 

[terry78]

the one part that i thought was the stupidest( yet the most hilarious was when the asian guy developing the pics looks down and the dead girl is staring at him in the red room for like 5 minutes. i mean wouldn't you f'ing run?? i was like man that guy deserves it for being so stupid

Doubt it would matter considering their asses can pop up wherever they wanna be. He ran for the door, she would've just grabbed him or appeared in front of him.

 

[Mr. Walters]

Yum Jennifer Beals...regardless of what review this movie gets, she's the only reason I'm going to see it.

 

[The Dark Defender]

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I saw this movie last night and im still pretty pissed. This movie was a bunch of creep out/jump scenes thinly put together.

Yup, that's pretty much what Ju-On/The Grudge is all about.

They're the jump scare equivelant of music videos.

 

[tzarinna]

The best part about going to see The Grudge 2 was getting to see both the "300" and "Ghost Rider" trailers on the big screen.

I got Ghost Rider but no 300 .

The jumping around kind of bugged me a little, I think I was just restless to begin with. I liked how they wraped up,I flet so bad for poor Jake.

 

[Sloth7d]

I just saw this movie tonight and.... well it was more funny than scary.
What I don't get is

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if her guidance conselor told her shes been in the house before(and I mean she said she was in the house a long time ago) with a smile on her face, shouldn't she know somethings up. You don't go in that house and come out telling people you were in there while smiling.

Also what Roach said is true too. I didn't get that. Why didn't the boy run?

 

[terry78]

I also like how the ghosts kill you only when there's barely any people around. Don't be a ***** ghost, take me out in a crowded mall. Though I guess in hindsight that would make everyone else in the mall prone to the curse as well, so a mass death might occur.

 

[Sloth7d]

I never got that either. Why does it only attack when you're alone?
Also, how come no one tried to attack back? Most of the victoms kinda just stood there waiting to die. Sarah Michelle is the only one who even attempted doing something(in part 1 atleast)

 

[Warhammer]

I never got that either. Why does it only attack when you're alone?
Also, how come no one tried to attack back? Most of the victoms kinda just stood there waiting to die. Sarah Michelle is the only one who even attempted doing something(in part 1 atleast)

Because these movies are garbage and attacking when they are alone is supposed to be scary. I mean, my friends and I and a bunch of people in the theater were dying during those death scenes. The movie was so bad, it was funny.

 

[Warhammer]

I just saw this movie tonight and.... well it was more funny than scary.
What I don't get is

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if her guidance conselor told her shes been in the house before(and I mean she said she was in the house a long time ago) with a smile on her face, shouldn't she know somethings up. You don't go in that house and come out telling people you were in there while smiling.

Also what Roach said is true too. I didn't get that. Why didn't the boy run?

I didn't get the fact that other people could become ghosts and that the counselor could turn on/off her "ghostly form". Btw, that scene was a "WTF?" and a hilarious scene when the counselor started screaming (or whatever she was doing).

I will see Grudge 3 just to put that mess (Grudge 2) into conclusion.

 

[Sloth7d]

I didn't get the fact that other people could become ghosts and that the counselor could turn on/off her "ghostly form". Btw, that scene was a "WTF?" and a hilarious scene when the counselor started screaming (or whatever she was doing).

I will see Grudge 3 just to put that mess (Grudge 2) into conclusion.

Well, I don't think anyone else could see her... er I think.... not sure though... But its obvious shes been a ghost from the start. And yes, this movie was hilarious. The whole movie theatre was drowning in laughter the whole time. One guy in the back row yelled "run!" during the part where the boy looked in that one girls apartment. It was hilarious.

One question though.

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Did the ghost posses the step mother during that part where she killed the husband? Because if so, it hasn't killed anyone through that method until now.

 

[tzarinna]

I loved that,frying pan to the head,every women I'm sure wants to do that at least once to their man.

I know I have.

 

[Warhammer]

One question though.

Spoiler

Did the ghost posses the step mother during that part where she killed the husband? Because if so, it hasn't killed anyone through that method until now.

I have no idea.
I thought she did it herself, but when she was in the tub, I was like wtf? Was the lady possessed by the ghost, and if she was:

- How long was she controlled?
- Why did the ghost want the husband dead?
- Why is the ghost not doing it herself and being a p**** by using someone else?

But then, what about the tub thing. Why did the ghost suck her under and what the hell was she talking about before she disappeared?

That messy movie left that out unconcluded. (As well as everything else)

 

[Holly Goodhead]

I dont understand how people find this movie scary. It's a freaking japanese woman in white paint crawling around with her mouth open making a creaking noise. Hmmmmm

 

[Sloth7d]

Hmmmm, indeed.

 

[theoneandonly]

i saw this last night and laughed all the way through

nothing was scary about this film. and all i found out is that the spirit is spreading and why they make this noise

 

[Sloth7d]

Yeah, because the fact she was drowned in par one didn't make it obvious enough.