The Grudge (US Version) DVD Region 1

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 (Sight And Sound 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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Product Title:	The Grudge (US Version) The Grudge (US Version) The Grudge (US Version) The Grudge (US Version) The Grudge (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Ichikawa Yui (Actor) | Curtis Hanson (Actor) | Takahashi Hiroshi (Actor) | Numata Yoichi (Actor) | Gellar Sarah Michelle (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Clea DuVall (Actor) | Ted Raimi (Actor) | William Mapother (Actor) | Shimizu Takashi | Jason Behr | Mark Shostrom 石橋凌 (Actor) | 市川由衣 (Actor) | 寇蒂斯韓遜 (Actor) | Takahashi Hiroshi (Actor) | 沼田曜一 (Actor) | Gellar Sarah Michelle (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Clea DuVall (Actor) | Ted Raimi (Actor) | William Mapother (Actor) | 清水崇 | 傑森貝爾 | Mark Shostrom 石桥凌 (Actor) | 市川由衣 (Actor) | Curtis Hanson (Actor) | Takahashi Hiroshi (Actor) | 沼田曜一 (Actor) | Gellar Sarah Michelle (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Clea DuVall (Actor) | Ted Raimi (Actor) | William Mapother (Actor) | 清水崇 | 杰森贝尔 | Mark Shostrom 石橋凌 (Actor) | 市川由衣 (Actor) | Ｃｕｒｔｉｓ Ｈａｎｓｏｎ (Actor) | 高橋洋 (Actor) | 沼田曜一 (Actor) | サラ・ミシェル・ゲラー (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Clea DuVall (Actor) | Ted Raimi (Actor) | William Mapother (Actor) | 清水崇 | ジェイソン・ベア | Mark Shostrom Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Ichikawa Yui (Actor) | Curtis Hanson (Actor) | Takahashi Hiroshi (Actor) | Numata Yoichi (Actor) | Gellar Sarah Michelle (Actor) | Grace Zabriskie (Actor) | Clea DuVall (Actor) | Ted Raimi (Actor) | William Mapother (Actor) | Shimizu Takashi | Jason Behr | Mark Shostrom
Director:	Bill Pullman 標布文 标布文 ビル・プルマン Bill Pullman
Producer:	Sam Raimi | KaDee Strickland | Luke Dawson 森雷米 | KaDee Strickland | Luke Dawson 森雷米 | KaDee Strickland | Luke Dawson サム・ライミ | KaDee Strickland | Luke Dawson Sam Raimi | KaDee Strickland | Luke Dawson
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Release Date:	2005-02-01
UPC Code:	043396062603
Language:	English, French
Subtitles:	Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	95 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004382197

Director: Takashi Shimizu

DVD Features:

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Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French-Canadian
Subtitles - French-Parisian, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Documentary - 1. "A Powerful Rage: Behind the Grudge"
Audio Commentary - 1. Sam Raimi - Director, Ted Raimi, Sarah Michelle Gellar - Stars
Featurette - 1. "Under the Skin"
Trailers - 1. Sony Pictures Previews