They also got the original actress (Takako Fuji) to play the ghost lady, Kayako. She also returned for the first US sequel, but was tired of playing the character after a decade and had them recast the role afterward.
Yeah, but I'm not sure why they couldn't remake the movie by casting japanese-americans like... I get that the americanized version has to be mostly in english, but like do a story with japanese-americans who don't speak japanese very well. Because it makes even less sense that all these white americans in Tokyo just happen to be intertwined into this obscure japanese curse and die one by one. 🤷🏻♀️
so, in case you didn't catch it, as I see you're confused, here's the backstory of the grudge: Kayako fell in love with Peter. So she wrote down her feelings inside of her journal that her husband (an insanely jealous man who'd get upset if she complements someone on TV) later discovers. But, her husband jumped to the conclusion that instead of his wife simply crushing on another man, she cheated on him (and believes that Toshio may not be his son). In a jealous rage, he kills her, their son, and then the family cat (because he's a massive a-hole).
A couple of things in the Director's cut made this movie a lot more disturbing. 1: It explains the croaking sound Kayako makes. When the husband was killing her, she was in the middle of screaming when he snapped her neck. That was the last sound she made. 2. When Karen finds the father hanging, it pans back into the room to show you the whole picture: The dad hanging from Kayako's hair, while Toshio repeatedly swings him against the wall. Have a Nice Day. :)
WHAT. I didn't know the director's cut had that! I've seen the movie a dozen times and saw the american and japanese sequels (even the kayako vs sadako film). So she and her son were the ones that killed him, I thought he hung himself after the murders.
the fact that this film features manifestations of tainted energy and emotions, and not simply ghosts, demons, or the like, is what makes it so unique and deeply terrifying.
I agree. I never thought of Toshio and Kayako as “ghosts”. That’s what makes it so tragic, Kayako and Toshio (especially in the Japanese ones) aren’t themselves anymore. Death is all they know and they are trapped in the time of their deaths forever, so they kill everything they encounter. It can’t be helped in any way.
Western remakes normally have a bad rep as being bad, blunt and replacing chills with violence but the Ring remake and Grudge remake are fantastic horror movies. I like that they're almost mystery detective movies just with creepy ghosts and oppressive atmospheres, they really did a good job capturing the feeling of the originals.
Let's be real, this movie isn't great. Yeah it's spooky but the plot is everywhere at once and the screenwriting is absolutely horrifying. Not really even comparable to The Ring (which I'm not the biggest fan of either but the value lies within the quality of the script and acting)
@@zalkkareita9017 Yeah I definitely agree. For me, the imagery, sound editing and music makes up for it in The Grudge. Man, I had night terrors as a teenager when I saw it.
@@zalkkareita9017 imo, the Ring is surely inferior. The Grudge is written so good everything ties up in the end, while the Ring (remake) changed the origin of Sadako and the logic of her character (and thus the ending) was ruined.
@@slonmishwhy do you feel the direction they took the Sadako character ruins the ending? I think The Grudge originals are easier to follow because they label all the chapters, so you have a better sense of where you are in the timeline. The Grudge 2004 kind of feels like a studio let a Japanese director have creative freedom, and then they were horrified when the movie was non linear. The editing in The Grudge (scene-to-scene editing, not the moment-to-moment ending) is a little funky imo
This was the first scary movie that gave me nightmares as a kid. I was so scared, I thought I saw the Grudge girl crawling in my hallway,so my mom put on Little Rascals so I could stop thinking about The Grudge and go to sleep.
I thought I saw her in my closet! I think I was 10 or so. My family knew I loved horror movies so they bought me the DVD. Very few movies actually scared me. This one...deeply scarred me psychologically, lol.
I think SMG’s character didn’t try running from the house in the end because at that point she knows it’s hopeless; the grudge will follow her wherever she goes like it followed everyone else-I mean, it was in every place she looked and blocked her escape attempt. So she just gave in and decided to burn along with the house and the person she loved. Kind of tragic, actually.
@@tjfrizzi5965 I sort of preferred how the curse worked in the original films. Not only were you cursed if you went into the house, but anyone you touched would also be cursed. That security guard (same actor between both versions, I believe) didn't end up so well in the original!
The tv show based around the Grudge even goes more in depth about how a “bad death” can curse someone or something. Things like pain, anger, shame saturated every inch of that house the foundation of that home was already rotten-the small crush mutated into something ugly, the small burst of anger blossomed into blinding fury; even before the deaths the house was already haunted.
plus the timelines of the deaths come together inside the house. It was so confusing at first but someone explained how bc of the grudge, it was able to combine the world of the living and the dead. I've never seen this film but now everything makes sense as to how she was able to see what happened in the past while inside that house. Very crazy and sad that everyone who enters that house is doomed to die.
I think my favorite role of hers is from simply irresistible. But her best role by a way lot is Cruel Intentions. Either she is that horrible in real life or she’s a crazy good actress!
fun fact about the hair scene: it genuinely traumatized me BAD as a child. anytime i’d shower and wash my hair, i’d have to close my eyes so shampoo and whatnot wouldn’t get in my hair. and for some reason when i’d close my eyes, my mind would immediately go to that shower scene from the grudge which would make me have a panic attack basically cause i’d think it would happen to me, open my eyes out of fear, and now i’m in pain from shampoo in my eyes. 😭 and this would occur anytime i washed my hair essentially for like 4-5 years after watching
I saw it when it first came out when I was 12 and I wasn’t able to sleep with the light off again until I was 30 😩 this movie legitimately traumatized me
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Peter was a professor that Kayako knew from University, that's how she fell in love with him. So the jealous husband found that out in her journal and came to the conclusion that she was cheating and snapped her neck while she was screaming (which is the reason she growls). I think the reason why the son and the cat are "bonded" is because they were both drowned by the dad in the bathtub, so they always appear together. This movie is slowly paced and you kind of have to get into the "vibe", but I was terrified of it when I was a kid lol
Think about all the people that died. We followed just like a few of them, but there were actually many many people in the house. The realtor, all the like 10 police officers on the scene, the cute investigator-assistant of the main investigator guy. They all died!!! I love the theme of the cycle of violence. The husband brutally killed his entire family and then Kayako's vengeful spirit exuded violence against others. That's the true villain of the story - violence and the cycle it propagates.
I think they really missed an opportunity to do what the original Japanese films did. Like adding in details of the streets slowly becoming more and more empty with missing posters everywhere. Because of how the curse spreads it makes sense, but the remake trilogy never really addresses just how many people the curse kills.
I always regret not getting to see a world like this. I don't mean one filled with vengeful spirits but one that is different BECAUSE this spirits are real and can be documented not just a scary story. It shouldn't be a "Your crazy there's no such things as ghosts" but one like Ghost Sweeper Mikami where you have professional exorcists and magic users making a fortune because they fight these things and you can find them in the yellow pages alongside pest exterminator.
Yuko’s scream and getting snatch up into the attic and the brother’s sister getting pulled underneath the blanket used to traumatize me pretty much after. I used to not sleep with blankets for a good while.
Interesting facts about The Grudge (2004) Jason Behr met KaDee Strickland on the set of the film and both began dating due to their interest in Japanese culture (which is why they accepted their roles in the film) despite not sharing any scenes together in the film. They eventually married two years later. (2) The character of Toshio is almost always found with his cat. In real life, the boy who plays Toshio, Yuya Ozeki, was terrified of cats. (3) Before filming, the cast and crew went through a ceremony where they were blessed so that nothing bad could happen to them for filming.
"If I had seen that imagery in 2004 I don't know if I would have recovered." Yeh that was my problem for quite a while being 14 lol then I ended up loving this movie. Thank you for your reaction I was so excited for this movie specifically! In regards to Toshio him meowing is supposed to be either his soul merged with the cat because they were both killed in the bathtub (different in the original) or because in Japan there is a belief that lost children's souls become cats. Also in the original I do feel the pacing is better as it's more character focused jumping from character to character instead of past to present so much.
I watched this film when I was 10 years old and it truly terrified me, as an adult it's not scary but the theme/story is... I actually thought she handled it quite well 😂 The second film is also really good I thought despite the reviews
I totally vouch for the originals of this franchise. There's actually tons of lore and several different families that have lived in the house. And for the most part each movie ties into the previous one perfectly.
Yes! Agree. The originals are low budget and it shows from time to time, but the storytelling is very fluid in those originals. This remake is good but I do think the mystery is a little clunky having the careworker character investigating it all and meeting the professors wife. They removed a lot of disturbing elements from the story of the professor and the Saeki family. The lore and storyline in better in the original 4 movies imo
@@robertyeah2259 yes, the story (and timeline) are MUCH more clearly explained in the original movies. having just finished this video now, i forgot how clunky this version was!
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One of my favorite things about both this film and the original is how fucking insanely creepy that house is. It’s so perfectly cramped and strange and unintuitive with weird corners, twisted up corridors, no lines of sight, etc it really elevates the story just by being really well-designed for what the story is tryin to do
Idk if this is in the original, but I love that the rabbits foot seemingly took a hit and worked as a protection charm for the first attack at least. That’s how I interpreted it
Kayako is easily the scariest horror movie villain I’ve seen. I also don’t watch horror movies. I think it’s a combination of her inky, long, black hair that helps her meld into the shadows or that she uses it to attack people. And the way she moves. Her wide eyed stare. But mostly, it’s that awful croaking noise. I didn’t see if someone mentioned it in the comments, the croaking sound is because her husband broke her neck, but didn’t fully kill her. The noise is her trying to breathe. Easily one of the most hunting noises and I still sometimes get chills when I hear it.
Seeing this movie as a youngster was really something else 💀 especially one day it was just me and my older sister home alone. She flipped her hair over her face and started to make the grudge sound and I’ve never ran SO FAST out of my house 😭😭😭
Of course classic originals vs remakes, but I do think the original Ju-On movies explained things better. The Grudge franchise kinda shoved multiple plot points from multiple Ju-On movies into one. Like for instance I think the family who moved in (Clea and Grace) actually had its own movie as a whole. I’m not sure though it’s been probably well over a decade since I’ve seen the originals.
This is one of the few movies that legit terrified me when I was younger, but I was also obsessed with the lore of it all. I'd constantly watch the original Ju-On and Ju-On 2. The sequels to this one aren't good, though. But yeah the time-jumps are just in the spirits of the Japanese versions, they have these different segments with different characters, jumping around and at some point, you get to see how they actually connect. Overall it is an interesting universe, with so much lore.
The story of the grudge/ju-on is pretty complicated. A woman named Kayako was married to a man named Takeo, Takeo and Kayako have a son, Toshio,.and Kayako is in love with another man, who doesn't reciprocate her feelings, so she writes in her diary and stalks Peter/Katsuya (depending on which movie you watch) from afar, but her husband Takeo finds her diary, thinks she's having an affair, and snaps her neck but she survives for a short amount of time, making the death rattle sound, and then proceeds to drown both Toshio and the family cat in the same bathtub, and their souls fuse together and that is the reason Toshio meows in the movie, and then Kayako's ghost kills Takeo afterwards, by hanging him with her hair. In Japan there is something called an onryo, which means vengeful spirit, and the entire family becomes onryos, and onryos will kill anyone who steps inside of their place of death, without mercy, but Kayako is the angriest because of how gruesomely she was killed by Takeo. Some people say Toshio is a warning of what's to come, as well as Takeo. The way in which Peter/Katsuya die is very different from Ju-On to the Grudge. In Ju-On, Katsuya is killed directly by Kayako, while Peter is killed indirectly at the beginning by jumping off the ledge.
Ohhh my god Alanda! The most traumatic movie of my childhood. I watched it when I was 12 years old and it left me terrified for years! Even now I avoid the movie and I’m nearly 30 lmao. I only dare watch now because you are watching “with” me 😂❤️
This movie is the reason I couldn't watch scary movies for almost 10 years. I watched it when I was little and it scarred me so much I just refused to watch anything with label horror until I was like 18.
@@lessismore8533 Nah, they didn't know until after, we had a bunch of unmarked VHS that got mixed when we moved and this one ended up in a cartoon pile. I should have stopped watching when I got scared but didn't cause I was dumb. So I ended up scarred and grounded.
Another great reaction!! They actually released a Freddy v Jason-esque movie in 2016 called Sadako vs. Kayako. It’s the grudge vs samara from the ring, it’s a wild ride 😂
My family decided to watch this in 2004 when i was just 10 years old it legit scarred me no joke. It was the scariest movie i had ever seen uo til that point. If you wanna get into J-Horror, i highly recommend Noroi: The Curse its my favorite horror movie of all time and its just sooooo good
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I watched this as a college freshman in the theater. In hindsight not the scariest of horror- but at the time- I was petrified. With the added love for SMG, one of my top 5 all time theater experiences.
Fine, I guess I’ll rewatch my childhood trauma movie, as long as Alanda is watching it with me 😉 My mum still makes that horrific noise, to this day, just to freak me out! Sending love and good vibes chick 🥰💖
I saw this with my scary movie friend. We went camping right after the movie. At camp, we talked about how scary the movie was. Then my friend fell asleep, leaving me awake in a pitch black tent. I was afraid to turn on my flashlight. i thought I would see the grudge making that noise. Took forever to fall asleep. Fun times.
I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out and it was one of the first scary movies i had seen on a large screen and i remember coming out feeling empty, like drained of any emotion, and a bit shaky. I believe kayako was a student of Bill Pullmans character and thats how the obsession started. I also remember being confused on the first watch with the skipping timelines, it didn't really click with me until halfway through.
I haven't seen this in about 15 years so this will be fun. I do remember seeing it in theaters with my aunt and I kept intentionally scaring her on the way home. Good times.
When Alanda said about that scene in the shower would haunt her if she watched in 2004....I felt like it did haunt a lot of people then. When I was showering washing my hair back then I'd turn back multiple times 😣
If I remember correctly these remakes were directed by the OG director of the Ju-on series and were adapted to better fit his vision. I HIGHLY recommend the sequel as it delves more into the curse itself ( 3rd one is optional 😂)
Yeah, it's confusing the First time You watch, but this is How It goes: Kayako (the wife) Fell in love With Peter (it's hinted he was her teacher) she writes About It in her diary, Takeo (the husband) finds out and goes Crazy and murders her, than drowns Toshio (the kid) and his cat, and Locks them in the closet, causing both to die together causing their souls to combine (that's why the boy does the meow Thing) he than hangs himself (in the director's cut it's show that Kayako actually killed him) and this causes the curse, all four of them haunts the house. Thanks for watching this, I love Your reactions 💖💖 u are a Queen💖👑
"Snatchin' Corner" 😂 I personally prefer The Grudge to The Ring. The entire cast (both American and Japanese) is ICONIC! And the story itself is real and horrifying (in terms of the DV that causes the Ju-On). I hope you watch The Grudge 2, and of course the OG as you mentioned 🖤
As a 10 year old I watched this when it came out. I've been obsessed with horror movies my whole life, barely EVER get scared honestly, its just all pure fun to me. But THIS MOVIE still haunts me. I could only watch this review with you because you're sweet soul makes me feel safer. I don't know what it is about this movie specifically but it still shakes me to the core seeing that face and hearing that noise. Also that hand in the shower scene DOES stay with you, forever.. hahah but I'm fine I promise ;)
I haven't seen this movie since i saw it at the cinema when it first released. All i remembered was the little boy (who freaked me out) and that croaky/crackling voice sound (still makes my skin crawl) that same night i saw the movie i heard a similar croaky/crackling sound coming from outside my bedroom window (it was a possum) and if you know the awful sound possums make coupled with having just watched the Grudge...I was traumatized 😭
Huzzah!! I was excited for you to do this movie! :) I remember going with my friend Brianna and she jumped, turned her head, screamed, and bit my shoulder in fear all at once. Hahaha. I was more afraid of her. Such fun!
The timeline of this movie is out of order so as I understand Yoko was the first victim. She arrived at the house when Clea Duvall was out shopping because we saw the note from her, then Clea returned to a clean house because Yoko was just there, she cleaned up and then got snatched by Slayako shortly before Clea returned. She ate noods and then she also got snatched, then the husband Matt got snatched and the next day Karen arrived, she got spooked by the phone call from Matt's sister then after that the old lady logged out of life. So the sister died shortly after the old lady. I think that's the order of murders. But I'm not sure 100% 👁️👄👁️
the timeline in this one is SO wonky. the original films at least had title cards between each section that made it clear we were skipping around. perhaps an unintended positive, since the originals were made for TV.
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Another Japanese remake I believe you might want to give a try (not pride themed) is Shutter which stars Joshua Jackson. It came out in the 2000s as well.
Omg FUCK YES!!! So excited that you got to this one. It was (and still is) popular to trash PG-13 rated horror so despite being a huge hit it was endlessly trashed, at the time, by the edgelord faction of the horror community but (and I say this as someone who owns 2000+ horror films and has seen probably twice as many) this remake is genuinely unsettling / scary. And I think it rules.
For non horror Pride suggestions, *Were the World Mine* (2008) is a fun little movie based on A Midsummer Nights Dream where a young gay boy finds a magical flower that turns his whole town gay. It’s cheesy, joyful fluff ❤ ✨ 🌸 🏳️🌈
Don't know if it was already suggested, but a good queer horror movie to react to is "Sissy", which came out last year. Fun fact: the detective in this film also starred in 1999's Japanese horror cult classic "Audition". I would suggest you hold off on this one as it might be too much for you.
I went to go see this movie in theaters with my mom and best friend at the time and we were all shooketh for months! My mom still mentions this movie and how creepy it was to this day 😂 Also the repeated, "Don't show me," at 23:10 took me OUT 🤣
One of the better early 2000s Japanese remakes. The Ring and this one are the better ones. Don't bother with the remakes of The Eye, Dark Water or One Missed Call.
This movie reminds me of The Skeleton Key for some reason... The "caretaker works at a new house and discovers something terrifying," plotline never gets old, lol. I'd love Alanda to react to that! The twist at the end is so worth it, and Kate Hudson killed that role!
Yesss so ready for your review. My bestie and I loved this movie she uses to be scared of them crawling down the steps and all the body contortion scenes lol. I still tease her on this lol.
I’m 2004 when I saw this I was scared for a week.The movie was my fave.The noises made by the boys at school to scare us lol was crazy.I loved your reaction
Backstory: Ju-On: The Curse 1+2 were released back in 1998 to direct to video. Then later, Ju-On: The Grudge 1+2 were released theatrically which were pretty much remakes. The Japanese versions are a lot more bloody and gorey, just a caution to those wanting to check them out. Then comes American remake, The Grudge 1+2. These remakes were part of the early 2000s trend of remaking Japanese/Asian horror movies. The Grudge 3 came later but released to video. The recent American one, The Grudge (2020) is a reboot. The series became popular so it spawned some more reboots and spin offs, but they all generally follow a similar storyline with someone dying or getting killed and thus begins a curse that spreads. I personally watched them all just for a casual enjoyment, but don't expect any spectacular storytelling.
A really great horror movie to check out, probably alone, is the Ruins. Such a good movie and absolutely creepy. Also a great reason to stay out of the rainforest or any forest in general. What I’d don’t understand is why would you agree to moving to a different country with a different language and not be prepared. I mean she could of gotten a Japanese language book to at least learn some words and then find a tutor when you get there.
I don't find a lot of horror movies scary this one gets me though, something about the appearance of the Grudge really freaks me out. The little girl from the Ring gets me too but not as bad, out of all the horror movie killers/demons/ghosts/etc the Grudge scares me the most.
The great thing about this remake is that it was directed by Takashi Shimizu, the same guy who made the original Japanese movies!
Oh 😮
Yes that's why it's so good😱
They also got the original actress (Takako Fuji) to play the ghost lady, Kayako. She also returned for the first US sequel, but was tired of playing the character after a decade and had them recast the role afterward.
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Yeah, but I'm not sure why they couldn't remake the movie by casting japanese-americans like... I get that the americanized version has to be mostly in english, but like do a story with japanese-americans who don't speak japanese very well.
Because it makes even less sense that all these white americans in Tokyo just happen to be intertwined into this obscure japanese curse and die one by one. 🤷🏻♀️
“He looks like he fittin’ to go over that balcony…😱😱😱” that shock reaction was EVERYTHING ❤😂
😳 I was joking!!!!! 😂
so, in case you didn't catch it, as I see you're confused, here's the backstory of the grudge:
Kayako fell in love with Peter. So she wrote down her feelings inside of her journal that her husband (an insanely jealous man who'd get upset if she complements someone on TV) later discovers. But, her husband jumped to the conclusion that instead of his wife simply crushing on another man, she cheated on him (and believes that Toshio may not be his son). In a jealous rage, he kills her, their son, and then the family cat (because he's a massive a-hole).
I would have left out the 2nd film's spoilers and have her watch and find out on her own
@@Justitia_Nomen yeah, things like this don't occur at the time. sorry. fixed it now
Wow I don’t remember that at all, I think I was like 7-8 when I watched this. Just traumatized 😂
Peter was not tutoring Toshio at the time. He was just a college professor Kayako was obsessed with for no apparent reason.
@@Sabiliwisely8315 huh; i could've sworn he was a tutor....oops
A couple of things in the Director's cut made this movie a lot more disturbing.
1: It explains the croaking sound Kayako makes. When the husband was killing her, she was in the middle of screaming when he snapped her neck. That was the last sound she made.
2. When Karen finds the father hanging, it pans back into the room to show you the whole picture: The dad hanging from Kayako's hair, while Toshio repeatedly swings him against the wall.
Have a Nice Day. :)
im too afraid to watch this again fully, i thought the dad killed the son too, so is it the ghost form of the son swinging him
I think its implied nicely in this version
WHAT. I didn't know the director's cut had that! I've seen the movie a dozen times and saw the american and japanese sequels (even the kayako vs sadako film). So she and her son were the ones that killed him, I thought he hung himself after the murders.
@@Justitia_Nomen He did. It was just a representation of the curse itself.
Also it shows Karen been rescued from the house
the fact that this film features manifestations of tainted energy and emotions, and not simply ghosts, demons, or the like, is what makes it so unique and deeply terrifying.
I agree. I never thought of Toshio and Kayako as “ghosts”. That’s what makes it so tragic, Kayako and Toshio (especially in the Japanese ones) aren’t themselves anymore. Death is all they know and they are trapped in the time of their deaths forever, so they kill everything they encounter. It can’t be helped in any way.
Well this is a specific type of ghost name an Onryo which as explained functions more as a curse( or in the film series as a virus)
@@anjealousanaconda9692 Yes, but certain aspects don't line up with the onryo, yokai, or yurei. but perhaps I'm over-analyzing it lol.
Ju on was terrifying this was borderline hilarious weird same director
Western remakes normally have a bad rep as being bad, blunt and replacing chills with violence but the Ring remake and Grudge remake are fantastic horror movies.
I like that they're almost mystery detective movies just with creepy ghosts and oppressive atmospheres, they really did a good job capturing the feeling of the originals.
Truly, the Ring and the Grudge chilled me to the bone, and still do. The sequels not as much.
Let's be real, this movie isn't great. Yeah it's spooky but the plot is everywhere at once and the screenwriting is absolutely horrifying. Not really even comparable to The Ring (which I'm not the biggest fan of either but the value lies within the quality of the script and acting)
@@zalkkareita9017 Yeah I definitely agree. For me, the imagery, sound editing and music makes up for it in The Grudge. Man, I had night terrors as a teenager when I saw it.
@@zalkkareita9017 imo, the Ring is surely inferior. The Grudge is written so good everything ties up in the end, while the Ring (remake) changed the origin of Sadako and the logic of her character (and thus the ending) was ruined.
@@slonmishwhy do you feel the direction they took the Sadako character ruins the ending?
I think The Grudge originals are easier to follow because they label all the chapters, so you have a better sense of where you are in the timeline. The Grudge 2004 kind of feels like a studio let a Japanese director have creative freedom, and then they were horrified when the movie was non linear. The editing in The Grudge (scene-to-scene editing, not the moment-to-moment ending) is a little funky imo
"Am I gonna be traumatized by this movie?" Literally me in 2004 getting traumatized by this movie
This was the first scary movie that gave me nightmares as a kid. I was so scared, I thought I saw the Grudge girl crawling in my hallway,so my mom put on Little Rascals so I could stop thinking about The Grudge and go to sleep.
I thought I saw her in my closet! I think I was 10 or so. My family knew I loved horror movies so they bought me the DVD. Very few movies actually scared me. This one...deeply scarred me psychologically, lol.
The creepy crawly girl is Darla from the Little Rascals.
@@lilscenechick1995you were 10. Why would they BUY you the Grudge DVD. Gosh parents. It was PG13 lol
my older sister made me watch it to scare me but instead I was glued to the tv loving it lol I always had a thing for horror
i've always felt the grudge was WAY more terrifying than the ring. good choice glad you finally got around to it.
Would have agree, the grudge is the only movie to ever give me the creeps, I don't scare easy
It’s subjective
The Ring 2002 blew up because of that TV scene. It didn’t last though. But when it was NEW it worked well
I think SMG’s character didn’t try running from the house in the end because at that point she knows it’s hopeless; the grudge will follow her wherever she goes like it followed everyone else-I mean, it was in every place she looked and blocked her escape attempt. So she just gave in and decided to burn along with the house and the person she loved. Kind of tragic, actually.
Yes. The way the grudge Curse works. Is that once your step into the house you're cursed. There's no way to stop it. It's going to get you eventually.
@@tjfrizzi5965 I sort of preferred how the curse worked in the original films. Not only were you cursed if you went into the house, but anyone you touched would also be cursed. That security guard (same actor between both versions, I believe) didn't end up so well in the original!
The tv show based around the Grudge even goes more in depth about how a “bad death” can curse someone or something. Things like pain, anger, shame saturated every inch of that house the foundation of that home was already rotten-the small crush mutated into something ugly, the small burst of anger blossomed into blinding fury; even before the deaths the house was already haunted.
plus the timelines of the deaths come together inside the house. It was so confusing at first but someone explained how bc of the grudge, it was able to combine the world of the living and the dead. I've never seen this film but now everything makes sense as to how she was able to see what happened in the past while inside that house. Very crazy and sad that everyone who enters that house is doomed to die.
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One of Sarah Michelle Gellar's most underrated roles. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I think my favorite role of hers is from simply irresistible. But her best role by a way lot is Cruel Intentions.
Either she is that horrible in real life or she’s a crazy good actress!
I always say this! She does so much acting just with her eyes alone in this one, it's a really vulnerable performance from her.
fun fact about the hair scene: it genuinely traumatized me BAD as a child. anytime i’d shower and wash my hair, i’d have to close my eyes so shampoo and whatnot wouldn’t get in my hair. and for some reason when i’d close my eyes, my mind would immediately go to that shower scene from the grudge which would make me have a panic attack basically cause i’d think it would happen to me, open my eyes out of fear, and now i’m in pain from shampoo in my eyes. 😭 and this would occur anytime i washed my hair essentially for like 4-5 years after watching
also i’d personally love if someday you watched the 2nd one! i really enjoy it but it seems channels on here don’t seem to react to it
I saw it when it first came out when I was 12 and I wasn’t able to sleep with the light off again until I was 30 😩 this movie legitimately traumatized me
@@Molly-ve6ulwow 12 is young to be seeing that movie lol it wasn’t for kids
"UAAHHHH! A MANDIBLE!" I laughed for a solid 3 minutes straight.
Watched this as a CHILD 😭 and I’ve loved horror since!!! Jumped up when I read the title lol, love you and your reactions so Alanda 💓
Sarah Michelle Gellar will forever be the ultimate scream queen in my eyes - Helen, Cici, Karen, the list goes on. Nobody will top my love for the slayer!
PRIDE SUGGESTIONS: For horror - Knock at the Cabin (2023). For laughs - Do Revenge (2022).
Buffy is the fucking ONE
SMG still looks good for her age too she will always be hot to me!
YES ! She and Samara Weaving Great Scream queen s
also, let's all send massive amounts strength and love to alanda for having got through this film. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Peter was a professor that Kayako knew from University, that's how she fell in love with him. So the jealous husband found that out in her journal and came to the conclusion that she was cheating and snapped her neck while she was screaming (which is the reason she growls). I think the reason why the son and the cat are "bonded" is because they were both drowned by the dad in the bathtub, so they always appear together. This movie is slowly paced and you kind of have to get into the "vibe", but I was terrified of it when I was a kid lol
Think about all the people that died. We followed just like a few of them, but there were actually many many people in the house. The realtor, all the like 10 police officers on the scene, the cute investigator-assistant of the main investigator guy. They all died!!!
I love the theme of the cycle of violence. The husband brutally killed his entire family and then Kayako's vengeful spirit exuded violence against others. That's the true villain of the story - violence and the cycle it propagates.
The sad part about the whole thing was that most of them didn't even deserve to die either.
I think they really missed an opportunity to do what the original Japanese films did. Like adding in details of the streets slowly becoming more and more empty with missing posters everywhere. Because of how the curse spreads it makes sense, but the remake trilogy never really addresses just how many people the curse kills.
I always regret not getting to see a world like this. I don't mean one filled with vengeful spirits but one that is different BECAUSE this spirits are real and can be documented not just a scary story. It shouldn't be a "Your crazy there's no such things as ghosts" but one like Ghost Sweeper Mikami where you have professional exorcists and magic users making a fortune because they fight these things and you can find them in the yellow pages alongside pest exterminator.
Glad I wasn't the only one who found the detective's assistant cute! haha
omg i also thought the assistant investigator was cute.😂
Japanese cuisine is the best in the world. Proof: even their cup noodles are incredible.
First scary movie I saw in theaters and I was TRAUMATIZED. 😂 love your reaction.
The Grudge (2004) and The Ring (2002) are the best J-horror remakes
Yuko’s scream and getting snatch up into the attic and the brother’s sister getting pulled underneath the blanket used to traumatize me pretty much after. I used to not sleep with blankets for a good while.
And stairs. Ugh. My dad’s workplace had stairs like that business building.
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"Am I gonna be traumatized by this movie?"
Short answer? Yes. Longer answer? HELL YES.
Will it haunt your dreams ? Yeppers!
Interesting facts about The Grudge (2004) Jason Behr met KaDee Strickland on the set of the film and both began dating due to their interest in Japanese culture (which is why they accepted their roles in the film) despite not sharing any scenes together in the film. They eventually married two years later. (2) The character of Toshio is almost always found with his cat. In real life, the boy who plays Toshio, Yuya Ozeki, was terrified of cats. (3) Before filming, the cast and crew went through a ceremony where they were blessed so that nothing bad could happen to them for filming.
He was also in the episode Lie to Me in season 2 of buffy so he and sarah already knew each other 😀
"If I had seen that imagery in 2004 I don't know if I would have recovered." Yeh that was my problem for quite a while being 14 lol then I ended up loving this movie. Thank you for your reaction I was so excited for this movie specifically!
In regards to Toshio him meowing is supposed to be either his soul merged with the cat because they were both killed in the bathtub (different in the original) or because in Japan there is a belief that lost children's souls become cats.
Also in the original I do feel the pacing is better as it's more character focused jumping from character to character instead of past to present so much.
“He looks he’s about to like… go off of that balcony🤪”… 🥶😱🥶
😂😂😂😂😂 that was so funny
I watched this film when I was 10 years old and it truly terrified me, as an adult it's not scary but the theme/story is... I actually thought she handled it quite well 😂
The second film is also really good I thought despite the reviews
I totally vouch for the originals of this franchise. There's actually tons of lore and several different families that have lived in the house. And for the most part each movie ties into the previous one perfectly.
Yes! Agree. The originals are low budget and it shows from time to time, but the storytelling is very fluid in those originals. This remake is good but I do think the mystery is a little clunky having the careworker character investigating it all and meeting the professors wife.
They removed a lot of disturbing elements from the story of the professor and the Saeki family. The lore and storyline in better in the original 4 movies imo
@@robertyeah2259 yes, the story (and timeline) are MUCH more clearly explained in the original movies. having just finished this video now, i forgot how clunky this version was!
@@robertyeah2259 i actually think the low budget adds to the horror especially the first one
@@jem5771Well the remake has the SAME Japanese director. If it’s not “as good” it’s because they maybe didn’t let him do certain things
It’s always frustrating to watch SMG when she is defenseless 😂 Punch, Buffy, Punch!
Right! Between this, Scream 2, and I Know What You Did Last Summer I get mad as hell 😒😂😂🤣
@@SummerSolstice621 Heavy on I Know What You Did Last Summer. GIRL KEEP RUNNING! 😒
@@SummerSolstice621true. But come on not even BUFFY can stop Kayako
@@lessismore8533 Buffy has stopped the Master,an amalgamation of demons in Adam, A hell God, the first evil, and countless apocalyptic events! Buffy Ann Summers can stop ANYTHING!! 😤😂
One of my favorite things about both this film and the original is how fucking insanely creepy that house is. It’s so perfectly cramped and strange and unintuitive with weird corners, twisted up corridors, no lines of sight, etc it really elevates the story just by being really well-designed for what the story is tryin to do
Idk if this is in the original, but I love that the rabbits foot seemingly took a hit and worked as a protection charm for the first attack at least. That’s how I interpreted it
We need to keep these early 2000s vibe going! Have you watched House of Wax with Paris Hilton yet?
Kayako is easily the scariest horror movie villain I’ve seen. I also don’t watch horror movies. I think it’s a combination of her inky, long, black hair that helps her meld into the shadows or that she uses it to attack people. And the way she moves. Her wide eyed stare. But mostly, it’s that awful croaking noise. I didn’t see if someone mentioned it in the comments, the croaking sound is because her husband broke her neck, but didn’t fully kill her. The noise is her trying to breathe. Easily one of the most hunting noises and I still sometimes get chills when I hear it.
Both Sadako AND Kayako are known for that long hair. The Ring did it first. Kayako is only the tie breaker because of that croaking noise lol🎉
I have the same opinion to Kayako😰
Seeing this movie as a youngster was really something else 💀 especially one day it was just me and my older sister home alone. She flipped her hair over her face and started to make the grudge sound and I’ve never ran SO FAST out of my house 😭😭😭
“She’s ticking like a Korean zombie!” 😂 perfect description.
Fun fact the guy who gets killed by Yoko is Ted Raimi, Sam Raimis brother the director of evil dead.
Horror really runs in the family 😂
I think Sam directed the third Grudge
Of course classic originals vs remakes, but I do think the original Ju-On movies explained things better. The Grudge franchise kinda shoved multiple plot points from multiple Ju-On movies into one. Like for instance I think the family who moved in (Clea and Grace) actually had its own movie as a whole. I’m not sure though it’s been probably well over a decade since I’ve seen the originals.
This is one of the few movies that legit terrified me when I was younger, but I was also obsessed with the lore of it all. I'd constantly watch the original Ju-On and Ju-On 2. The sequels to this one aren't good, though.
But yeah the time-jumps are just in the spirits of the Japanese versions, they have these different segments with different characters, jumping around and at some point, you get to see how they actually connect.
Overall it is an interesting universe, with so much lore.
Yes that’s why I appreciate Juon Franchise. It playing in non chronological order make it stand out from other horror films
"Can you climb through the screen? Please don't if ya can." 😂😂😂 Oh, Alanda.
The story of the grudge/ju-on is pretty complicated. A woman named Kayako was married to a man named Takeo, Takeo and Kayako have a son, Toshio,.and Kayako is in love with another man, who doesn't reciprocate her feelings, so she writes in her diary and stalks Peter/Katsuya (depending on which movie you watch) from afar, but her husband Takeo finds her diary, thinks she's having an affair, and snaps her neck but she survives for a short amount of time, making the death rattle sound, and then proceeds to drown both Toshio and the family cat in the same bathtub, and their souls fuse together and that is the reason Toshio meows in the movie, and then Kayako's ghost kills Takeo afterwards, by hanging him with her hair. In Japan there is something called an onryo, which means vengeful spirit, and the entire family becomes onryos, and onryos will kill anyone who steps inside of their place of death, without mercy, but Kayako is the angriest because of how gruesomely she was killed by Takeo. Some people say Toshio is a warning of what's to come, as well as Takeo. The way in which Peter/Katsuya die is very different from Ju-On to the Grudge. In Ju-On, Katsuya is killed directly by Kayako, while Peter is killed indirectly at the beginning by jumping off the ledge.
Also fun fact, Takako Fuji, the actress of Kayako is actually extremely nice in real life
Ohhh my god Alanda! The most traumatic movie of my childhood. I watched it when I was 12 years old and it left me terrified for years! Even now I avoid the movie and I’m nearly 30 lmao. I only dare watch now because you are watching “with” me 😂❤️
This movie is the reason I couldn't watch scary movies for almost 10 years. I watched it when I was little and it scarred me so much I just refused to watch anything with label horror until I was like 18.
Why did you watch it as a kid? Gosh what wrong with parents
@@lessismore8533 Nah, they didn't know until after, we had a bunch of unmarked VHS that got mixed when we moved and this one ended up in a cartoon pile. I should have stopped watching when I got scared but didn't cause I was dumb. So I ended up scarred and grounded.
I love the rose accessory you have in your hair! ❤️
Another great reaction!! They actually released a Freddy v Jason-esque movie in 2016 called Sadako vs. Kayako. It’s the grudge vs samara from the ring, it’s a wild ride 😂
Especially with the fusion scene. I laughed.
Yah it ain’t that scary, but was a fun silly film
Love this movie! You is definitely need to watch the 2nd one as well!!!! 💯
Ohhhhh so Scary Movie 3 was the ring and Scary Movie 4 was the grudge… I’m just realizing that they weren’t the same movie 💀
"Imma Tokyo drift my ass back to America". LOL LOL LOL Alanda you are ridiculous
"This house is definitely sitting on a hellmouth"
My family decided to watch this in 2004 when i was just 10 years old it legit scarred me no joke. It was the scariest movie i had ever seen uo til that point. If you wanna get into J-Horror, i highly recommend Noroi: The Curse its my favorite horror movie of all time and its just sooooo good
Some suggestions for PRIDE month: The Living End (1992), Tangerine (2015), Hellbent (2004), The Perfection (2018), Trick (1999), Jeffrey (1995), Girls Will Be Girls (2003), and All About Evil (2010)
I watched this as a college freshman in the theater. In hindsight not the scariest of horror- but at the time- I was petrified. With the added love for SMG, one of my top 5 all time theater experiences.
Trust me the original Grudge movie is way more terrifying
Fine, I guess I’ll rewatch my childhood trauma movie, as long as Alanda is watching it with me 😉 My mum still makes that horrific noise, to this day, just to freak me out! Sending love and good vibes chick 🥰💖
I saw this with my scary movie friend. We went camping right after the movie. At camp, we talked about how scary the movie was. Then my friend fell asleep, leaving me awake in a pitch black tent. I was afraid to turn on my flashlight. i thought I would see the grudge making that noise. Took forever to fall asleep. Fun times.
SMG is just one of those where I can't see past their most iconic character.
I just see and hear Buffy 😂
Lol agree
@lessismore8533 even Daphne in Scooby Doo. That's just Buffy in a really good mood 😂
I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out and it was one of the first scary movies i had seen on a large screen and i remember coming out feeling empty, like drained of any emotion, and a bit shaky.
I believe kayako was a student of Bill Pullmans character and thats how the obsession started. I also remember being confused on the first watch with the skipping timelines, it didn't really click with me until halfway through.
I haven't seen this in about 15 years so this will be fun. I do remember seeing it in theaters with my aunt and I kept intentionally scaring her on the way home. Good times.
This movie is amazing. I enjoy your reactions so much. It's like I'm watching the movie with you! It's always so much fun :D
“a true cracker queen would never take those stairs to death”
LMAOOOOOO
When Alanda said about that scene in the shower would haunt her if she watched in 2004....I felt like it did haunt a lot of people then. When I was showering washing my hair back then I'd turn back multiple times 😣
Omg please watch the 2nd one as well! Loved these two movies
Please consider watching The Final Girls!
The original Japanese version is way better. I hope you’ll watch that someday too!
If I remember correctly these remakes were directed by the OG director of the Ju-on series and were adapted to better fit his vision. I HIGHLY recommend the sequel as it delves more into the curse itself ( 3rd one is optional 😂)
Are you going to be watching 'the blackening' when it comes out tomorrow? I can't wait to see it, and your response video if you choose to do one ❤❤
ahhhh yes a horror movie at 8 am, literally the perfect time since i just woke up
Yeah, it's confusing the First time You watch, but this is How It goes: Kayako (the wife) Fell in love With Peter (it's hinted he was her teacher) she writes About It in her diary, Takeo (the husband) finds out and goes Crazy and murders her, than drowns Toshio (the kid) and his cat, and Locks them in the closet, causing both to die together causing their souls to combine (that's why the boy does the meow Thing) he than hangs himself (in the director's cut it's show that Kayako actually killed him) and this causes the curse, all four of them haunts the house.
Thanks for watching this, I love Your reactions 💖💖 u are a Queen💖👑
Saw this years ago. Saw the second one too. Also loved the original Ringu 1 & 2. All awesome movies.
"Snatchin' Corner" 😂
I personally prefer The Grudge to The Ring. The entire cast (both American and Japanese) is ICONIC! And the story itself is real and horrifying (in terms of the DV that causes the Ju-On). I hope you watch The Grudge 2, and of course the OG as you mentioned 🖤
Your choice. BUT The Ring does have Naomi Watts a very critically acclaimed actress. She nailed her role. I do like Sarah M Gellar tho
As a 10 year old I watched this when it came out. I've been obsessed with horror movies my whole life, barely EVER get scared honestly, its just all pure fun to me. But THIS MOVIE still haunts me. I could only watch this review with you because you're sweet soul makes me feel safer. I don't know what it is about this movie specifically but it still shakes me to the core seeing that face and hearing that noise. Also that hand in the shower scene DOES stay with you, forever.. hahah but I'm fine I promise ;)
her correcting herself from scream 4 to 3 while in TERROR is so me
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I loveeed these films as a kid lol I remember being obsessed with the second one despite the fact it made me terrified of being home alone at night 😭
Just under 3 minutes in and already a 🔥 reaction. Your reaction to the balcony scene was so good I went back to see it again.
what am i doing traumatizing myself with this right aftet waking up lmaooo (couldnt wait for the reaction 👀)
I haven't seen this movie since i saw it at the cinema when it first released. All i remembered was the little boy (who freaked me out) and that croaky/crackling voice sound (still makes my skin crawl) that same night i saw the movie i heard a similar croaky/crackling sound coming from outside my bedroom window (it was a possum) and if you know the awful sound possums make coupled with having just watched the Grudge...I was traumatized 😭
This remake is actually a combination of the first three films in the Japanese series.
Huzzah!! I was excited for you to do this movie! :) I remember going with my friend Brianna and she jumped, turned her head, screamed, and bit my shoulder in fear all at once. Hahaha. I was more afraid of her. Such fun!
Girl…I ABSOLUTELY encourage you to watch the original. Very different and quite good and a lot more scary.
This one still terrifies me but the grudge 3 is the scariest
Definitely watch The Grudge 2 , it is a great follow up. The ones that follow are quite bad though.
Also check out the teen horror thriller The Skulls 2000 and Sissy 2022 it’s definitely a pride month horror film
The timeline of this movie is out of order so as I understand Yoko was the first victim. She arrived at the house when Clea Duvall was out shopping because we saw the note from her, then Clea returned to a clean house because Yoko was just there, she cleaned up and then got snatched by Slayako shortly before Clea returned. She ate noods and then she also got snatched, then the husband Matt got snatched and the next day Karen arrived, she got spooked by the phone call from Matt's sister then after that the old lady logged out of life. So the sister died shortly after the old lady.
I think that's the order of murders. But I'm not sure 100% 👁️👄👁️
the timeline in this one is SO wonky. the original films at least had title cards between each section that made it clear we were skipping around. perhaps an unintended positive, since the originals were made for TV.
Grudge 2 my favorite one
Your reaction makes me want a Kayako centered prequel even more now. I always thought it'd be a great movie, if put in the right hands.
✨Some suggestions:✨
Lights Out (2016)
The Invisible Man (2020)
Dead Silence (2007)
Evil Dead (2012)
Insidious 2
The Others (2001)
The Pact (2012)
Disturbia (2007)
House of Wax (2005)
The Hitcher (2007)
Joy Ride (2001)
P2 (2007)
The Others is a masterpiece and severely underrated!
@@aaronshouting588 period!!
Another Japanese remake I believe you might want to give a try (not pride themed) is Shutter which stars Joshua Jackson. It came out in the 2000s as well.
Yes, I loved that movie. I just recommended it too.. 👍
I think Shutter is originally a Thai film
You should have watched the Japanese original. It’s way better. This one not so much. Scared me as a kid tho
Omg FUCK YES!!! So excited that you got to this one.
It was (and still is) popular to trash PG-13 rated horror so despite being a huge hit it was endlessly trashed, at the time, by the edgelord faction of the horror community but (and I say this as someone who owns 2000+ horror films and has seen probably twice as many) this remake is genuinely unsettling / scary. And I think it rules.
I think PG13 makes it more of a challenge for horror movies (in a good way). Scare me but don’t gross me out or show me sex.
Sorry, but; if I heard what sounded like a cat trapped behind a taped up wall; I'd do what I could to get it out.
For non horror Pride suggestions, *Were the World Mine* (2008) is a fun little movie based on A Midsummer Nights Dream where a young gay boy finds a magical flower that turns his whole town gay. It’s cheesy, joyful fluff ❤ ✨ 🌸 🏳️🌈
Don't know if it was already suggested, but a good queer horror movie to react to is "Sissy", which came out last year.
Fun fact: the detective in this film also starred in 1999's Japanese horror cult classic "Audition". I would suggest you hold off on this one as it might be too much for you.
I went to go see this movie in theaters with my mom and best friend at the time and we were all shooketh for months! My mom still mentions this movie and how creepy it was to this day 😂 Also the repeated, "Don't show me," at 23:10 took me OUT 🤣
That was my thought process when I first watched this movie.
One of the better early 2000s Japanese remakes. The Ring and this one are the better ones. Don't bother with the remakes of The Eye, Dark Water or One Missed Call.
These always come out right before I gotta head into work. And yes... I do binge them before work everytime 😂😂😂❤
@30:13 stop. not cracker queen 😂😂….She was the Croaker Queen and you know that haha. I can’t with you
Another good Japanese horror movie that got a western adaptation is 'Shutter'. It stars Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor
Shutter (2004) is a Thai movie, though. But that remake sucks compared to the original. The Thai version is one of the most unsettling movies ever.
@@MonyXChanyes the remake is SO bad lol
Dark Water is good too
This movie reminds me of The Skeleton Key for some reason... The "caretaker works at a new house and discovers something terrifying," plotline never gets old, lol. I'd love Alanda to react to that! The twist at the end is so worth it, and Kate Hudson killed that role!
Omg I adored that film I haven’t seen it in well over a decade I totally forgot about it! Thanks for the reminder 😀
Yesss so ready for your review. My bestie and I loved this movie she uses to be scared of them crawling down the steps and all the body contortion scenes lol. I still tease her on this lol.
i love how many scary movie references you were able to incorporate in this review. Had me 🤣🤣🤣
I’m 2004 when I saw this I was scared for a week.The movie was my fave.The noises made by the boys at school to scare us lol was crazy.I loved your reaction
Backstory:
Ju-On: The Curse 1+2 were released back in 1998 to direct to video. Then later, Ju-On: The Grudge 1+2 were released theatrically which were pretty much remakes. The Japanese versions are a lot more bloody and gorey, just a caution to those wanting to check them out.
Then comes American remake, The Grudge 1+2. These remakes were part of the early 2000s trend of remaking Japanese/Asian horror movies. The Grudge 3 came later but released to video. The recent American one, The Grudge (2020) is a reboot.
The series became popular so it spawned some more reboots and spin offs, but they all generally follow a similar storyline with someone dying or getting killed and thus begins a curse that spreads. I personally watched them all just for a casual enjoyment, but don't expect any spectacular storytelling.
A really great horror movie to check out, probably alone, is the Ruins. Such a good movie and absolutely creepy. Also a great reason to stay out of the rainforest or any forest in general. What I’d don’t understand is why would you agree to moving to a different country with a different language and not be prepared. I mean she could of gotten a Japanese language book to at least learn some words and then find a tutor when you get there.
I don't find a lot of horror movies scary this one gets me though, something about the appearance of the Grudge really freaks me out. The little girl from the Ring gets me too but not as bad, out of all the horror movie killers/demons/ghosts/etc the Grudge scares me the most.
THIS! The Grudge will ALWAYS scare me😭