I saw "The Grudge" today

[bigwillq]

Did anyone else see it?

I thought it was really spooky. I jumped quite a few times.

Overall, I would give it a B.

The script and acting were just fair.

But, it did have an eerie quality throughout the film. Solid directing and all the typical thrills and chills of a good horror thriller.

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. yes, excellent

Scarier than The Ring, IMO.

[bigwillq]

2. Yeah, I have to agree it was scarier

But i think I liked "The Ring" better.

Maybe it was Naomi Watts, who knows.

[4morewars]

3. We saw it yesterday

My wife and I liked it. It was not the typical hollywood halloween crap, which I assumed it was going to be. The Japanese influence helped in that regard.

[Kelli372]

4. Yes, I enjoyed it too....

It was extremely creepy...I had to sleep with my night light on that night...:)

[nankerphelge]

5. If you liked it...

you should see the Japanese original it was based on.

[bigwillq]

6. I want to see it.

Is it at all the big chain video stores?

[nankerphelge]

8. Not yet...

The independent video store here had all the Japanese incarnations (there are several) on order, but I would guess that the success of the American version will cause some of the big chains to pick up a copy of Ju-on.

[Tempest]

7. My sister-in-law walked out of it

She said it was the dumbest thing she ever saw.

What was that? Oh, just the cat. How quant (and formula).

She said more than a dozen people left the movie before she did.

[bigwillq]

9. No one walked out of the theater I was in.

I could see how some could find it disappointing.

[LibLover]

10. Yoko

Is it just me or was her demise typical horror flick fare?

Maybe I'm the compassionate type, but when the real estate man reached into the bath tub, why didn't he try to pull the arm out? I mean, if someone's drowning in a tub....

If the dead person with the grudge kills all who have entered the house, what about the firemen who put out the blaze or the paramedics who brought the old lady out?

I think a good Wayans-style parody would be if the "thing" attacked a Karate black belt who defended him/herself with gusto.

[bigwillq]

11. Yeah, those were some flaws I guess

I would like to see the original and see how they explained things.

[Sannum]

12. I want to see it.

I will just come out and say right now that I actually enjoyed 'Gothika' last year.

[bigwillq]

13. Go and see it

I didn't like Gothika at all.

I thought the Grudge was much better.

[Sannum]

14. Will Do!

I also want to see Vera Drake. It is showing just a few blocks from me:)

[bigwillq]

15. They're pushing for an Oscar Nod

for the actress who plays Vera.

I don't know her name.

[Sannum]

16. Her name is

Imelda Staunton. She is an amazing actress.

[JHB]

17. Creepiest movie I've seen in years

Perhaps it'll teach some Hollywood-types there's more to a good movie than CGI.