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Overall Rank: 8394
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 17
Theatrical Release Date: 08/23/2003
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Actors: Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Nîyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Shingo Katsurayama, Takako Fuji
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"Ju-On: The Grudge 2" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 02/10/2012
I personally find it bizarre how every single half-baked horror film that gets released seems to warrant a sequel these days; I honestly don't know why a lot of these movies exist. Ju-on is actually one of the few that deserved a sequel; whether or not it was a good idea to make it is open to debate though. I personally consider the original Ju-on the best straight horror film I've ever seen, but the sequel seems to have fallen into the usual horror sequel trap. Instead of expanding on the idea, the director seems to have thought "well we did all the build up in the original, so let's jump straight in with the scary stuff!" Unfortunately without the build up there is no tension, and so instead of being scary the spooky happenings seem faintly ridiculous; the opening section makes the …
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