The Grudge (Blu-ray) (US Version) Blu-ray Region A

A remake of the Japanese horror hit JU-ON (widely considered to be one of the scariest movies ever made), THE GRUDGE is helmed by its original director Takeshi Shimizu. Like its predecessor, this Hollywood version of the film takes place in Tokyo, but most of the main characters are American, including Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), a young social worker, and her peers. When Karen enters a seemingly abandoned home to look after a mentally disturbed resident, she soon discovers that there's an evil--and very aggressive--presence in the house, and it's lashing out at every person that sets foot inside. Having directed both the original JU-ON and its sequel in Japan, Shimizu was very familiar with his own tale of terror by the time he directed its 2004 incarnation. Using many of the key actors from the previous films (including Takako Fuji and Yuya Ozeki who have unforgettable roles), Shimizu recreates the story with the added advantage of a Hollywood budget (acquired with the help of producer Sam Raimi of SPIDER-MAN fame, who is also a noted horror-movie director). As with many Japanese horror films (particularly the original RING, which strongly influences this movie), THE GRUDGE relies on atmosphere over plot, resulting a series of utterly chilling moments that will leave viewers fascinated and unbelievely frightened.

"THE GRUDGE varies the program some by occasionally getting its apparitions out of the central digs to make mischief elsewhere." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 10/22/2004

"[Gellar] is surprisingly good as a harrowed heroine..." - Kim, Newman (Film Critic), Sight and Sound, 12/01/2004

"[M]ostly it's just Raimi and Shimizu gleefully delivering the B-movie basics: sudden jumps, shocks, bangs, screams, eye-poppers and gore shots, and at a rate that's thick and fast enough to satisfy the most jaded horror fan." - Kevin, Maher (Film Critic), Uncut, 12/01/2004

3 stars out of 5 -- "Shimizu retains the Tokyo setting and most of the spooky details..." - David, MIller (Ultimate DVD Critic), Ultimate DVD, 10/01/2006

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Artist Name(s):	Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Maki Yoko (Actor) | Stona Fitch (Actor) | Chelcie Ross (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Cliff Robertson (Actor) | Chris Lowell (Actor) | Lukas Ettlin (Actor) | Yuya Ozeki (Actor) | Tim Blake Nelson | Gellar Sarah Michelle | Paul Harper | Nathan Kahane 石橋凌 (Actor) | 槙陽子 (Actor) | Stona Fitch (Actor) | Chelcie Ross (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Cliff Robertson (Actor) | Chris Lowell (Actor) | Lukas Ettlin (Actor) | Yuya Ozeki (Actor) | Tim Blake Nelson | Gellar Sarah Michelle | Paul Harper | Nathan Kahane 石桥凌 (Actor) | 槙阳子 (Actor) | Stona Fitch (Actor) | Chelcie Ross (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Cliff Robertson (Actor) | Chris Lowell (Actor) | Lukas Ettlin (Actor) | Yuya Ozeki (Actor) | Tim Blake Nelson | Gellar Sarah Michelle | Paul Harper | Nathan Kahane 石橋凌 (Actor) | Maki Yoko (Actor) | Ｓｔｏｎａ Ｆｉｔｃｈ (Actor) | Ｃｈｅｌｃｉｅ Ｒｏｓｓ (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Cliff Robertson (Actor) | Chris Lowell (Actor) | Lukas Ettlin (Actor) | Yuya Ozeki (Actor) | Ｔｉｍ　Ｂｌａｋｅ Ｎｅｌｓｏｎ | サラ・ミシェル・ゲラー | Paul Harper | Nathan Kahane Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Maki Yoko (Actor) | Stona Fitch (Actor) | Chelcie Ross (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Cliff Robertson (Actor) | Chris Lowell (Actor) | Lukas Ettlin (Actor) | Yuya Ozeki (Actor) | Tim Blake Nelson | Gellar Sarah Michelle | Paul Harper | Nathan Kahane
Director:	Shimizu Takashi 清水崇 清水崇 清水崇 Shimizu Takashi
Producer:	Rob Tapert | Taka Ichise | Lisa Tornell Rob Tapert | Taka Ichise | Lisa Tornell Rob Tapert | Taka Ichise | Lisa Tornell Rob Tapert | Taka Ichise | Lisa Tornell Rob Tapert | Taka Ichise | Lisa Tornell
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Blu-ray Region Code:	A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it?
Release Date:	2009-03-24
UPC Code:	043396295322
Country of Origin:	United States
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	Blu-ray
Rating:	Unrated
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	110 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1014442428

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Region 0
Package Note: Region ABC
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby True HD 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English SDH, French
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes:
1. Deleted Scenes with optional commentary
Bonus Footage:
1. JU-ON Short Film: In a Corner
2. JU-ON Short Film: 4444444444
Featurette:
1. Myth of the Ju-On
2. Under The Skin Featurette - A Medical Explanation of Fear Response In Film
Audio Commentary:
1. Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Sarah Michelle Gellar & More
2. Takashi Shimizu, Director; Taka Ichise, Producer; Takako Fuji, Actor
Interactive Features:
BDLive
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Art:
1. Sights and Sounds: The Storyboard Art of Takashi Shimizu
2. Production Designer's Notebook: The Sketches of Iwao Saito