31Oct/04Off
The Grudge
Been to see a Halloween preview of The Grudge, the 'American' remake of the Japanese original, this evening. I put 'American' in inverted commas because it's actually made in Japan by the original Japanese director, just with a primarily English-speaking cast (Sarah-Michelle Gellar, Ted Raimi, Bill Pullman among them).
It's a very effective creepy film, with some nice little shocks and a degree of suspense that comes from having an actual supernatural basis, not being just another mad slasher film.
I get the distinct sense that *some* people (I name no names, but I will gesture in the direction of my beloved) were rather more scared by the thing than I was.
Recommended though.