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Libs
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 The Grudge 2 The Grudge 2 Quote: The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake The Grudge. The Grudge 2 is the second film in Sony's The Grudge series and is directed by Takashi Shimizu (director of the original series) and written by Stephen Susco. The film is produced by Sam Raimi and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jenna Dewan, and Edison Chen. As stated by Takashi Shimizu the film is not a remake of Ju-on: The Grudge 2 and does follow a different storyline.
The film was released in North America on October 13 after being pushed forward a week from the original October 20 release date. The film was released in United Kingdom on October 20 and in Australia on October 26, 2006.
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The Grudge 2
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Meh. Still not scary. Amber Tamblyn's the best person in the film, but after all the time periods and plot threads come together, you realize she had no purpose being involved in this film's story (nor did Sarah Michelle Gellar). It's basically about three badly-acted high school girls entering the house and the consequences of that (including many cuts to Chicago, IL, presumably taking place months later). Tamblyn hangs out with an Asian guy, uncovers something about Kayako's past that has nothing to do with anything... and that's it.
There were some boos from the crowd at last night's screening. The film's biggest sin is that it's simply boring.
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The Dark Shape wrote: The Grudge 2
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Meh. Still not scary. Amber Tamblyn's the best person in the film, but after all the time periods and plot threads come together, you realize she had no purpose being involved in this film's story (nor did Sarah Michelle Gellar). It's basically about three badly-acted high school girls entering the house and the consequences of that (including many cuts to Chicago, IL, presumably taking place months later). Tamblyn hangs out with an Asian guy, uncovers something about Kayako's past that has nothing to do with anything... and that's it.
There were some boos from the crowd at last night's screening. The film's biggest sin is that it's simply boring.
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A horrible movie. The closing part in Tokyo is a rehash of the first movie with a slight change. The Chicago part of the movie is utterly unwarranted and just filler for another' sic' sequel. Deserved all the boos it got at the end.
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jb007 wrote: A horrible movie. The closing part in Tokyo is a rehash of the first movie with a slight change. The Chicago part of the movie is utterly unwarranted and just filler for another' sic' sequel. Deserved all the boos it got at the end.
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By the way...
Every single scare is in the goddamn trailer. I'm not kidding.
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CASINO_BKB wrote: jb007 wrote: A horrible movie. The closing part in Tokyo is a rehash of the first movie with a slight change. The Chicago part of the movie is utterly unwarranted and just filler for another' sic' sequel. Deserved all the boos it got at the end.
F Yes and it is very rare to hear boos at a free advance screening.
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I thought the first was a piece of shit, so there's no way I was going to see this one.
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mattmav45 wrote: I thought the first was a piece of shit, so there's no way I was going to see this one. I'll second that.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is sooooo over as an actress, btw.
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Good thing i went to the Borat free screening last night instead of The Grudge 2 free screening...
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Cotton wrote: mattmav45 wrote: I thought the first was a piece of shit, so there's no way I was going to see this one. I'll second that. Sarah Michelle Gellar is sooooo over as an actress, btw. I might go, next time I movie hop or something.
Might.
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you people are fucking idiots. Cotton, Sarah has 5 films coming out within the next 12 months.
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dang....Boos? I'm losing my interest in seeing G2 now. What a bummer. Maybe I can catch the showing of Fun Park.
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This whole 'boo' shit is bulshit. Easily American's are so overdramatic or some people need to get a life.
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Indeed. If When A Stranger Calls got the audience scared, I seriously doubt they'll be that disappointed here.  _________________Shack’s top 50 tv shows - viewtopic.php?f=8&t=90227
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getluv wrote: you people are fucking idiots. Cotton, Sarah has 5 films coming out within the next 12 months. That doesn't mean they will be good films, or even noticed by more than six people.
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getluv wrote: you people are fucking idiots. Cotton, Sarah has 5 films coming out within the next 12 months. today, i'll laugh at people standing in line for Grudge 2.
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getluv wrote: This whole 'boo' shit is bulshit. Easily American's are so overdramatic or some people need to get a life. I put it on my mother, you easily-pleased git.
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How is Sarah Michelle Gellar "over" as an actress? She has three $100 million hits (Scream 2, Scooby Doo, The Grudge), two $70 million hits (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scooby Doo 2), and a cult hit of sorts with Cruel Intentions. That just leaves Harvard Man and the flop Simply Irresistible.
Now, one can make the argument that none of these movies relied on Gellar as a bankable name to make money. If that's the case, then Gellar was never a big actress to begin with. In order to be "over", you have to have a period of being a money-making actor or actress.
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Mr. X wrote: How is Sarah Michelle Gellar "over" as an actress? She has three $100 million hits (Scream 2, Scooby Doo, The Grudge), two $70 million hits (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scooby Doo 2), and a cult hit of sorts with Cruel Intentions. That just leaves Harvard Man and the flop Simply Irresistible.
Now, one can make the argument that none of these movies relied on Gellar as a bankable name to make money. If that's the case, then Gellar was never a big actress to begin with. In order to be "over", you have to have a period of being a money-making actor or actress. I doubt, if The Grudge 2 failed at the box office, it would be blamed on Gellar, considering her apparent 5 minutes of screen time.
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Mr. X wrote: How is Sarah Michelle Gellar "over" as an actress? She has three $100 million hits (Scream 2, Scooby Doo, The Grudge), two $70 million hits (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scooby Doo 2), and a cult hit of sorts with Cruel Intentions. That just leaves Harvard Man and the flop Simply Irresistible.
All of those movies (minus The Grudge), came out over four years ago.
She's "over" because the teen bubble that she was ridding burst a few years ago, and other than The Grudge, has had ZERO hit films since.
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Cotton wrote: Mr. X wrote: How is Sarah Michelle Gellar "over" as an actress? She has three $100 million hits (Scream 2, Scooby Doo, The Grudge), two $70 million hits (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scooby Doo 2), and a cult hit of sorts with Cruel Intentions. That just leaves Harvard Man and the flop Simply Irresistible.
All of those movies (minus The Grudge), came out over four years ago. She's "over" because the teen bubble that she was ridding burst a few years ago, and other than The Grudge, has had ZERO hit films since. That obviously has nothing to do with the fact she hasnt had a movie come out since Grudge, right? _________________ "People always want to tear you down when you're on top, like Napoleon back in the Roman Empire" - Dirk Diggler
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Yeah, it sucked hard. Every single scare was ridiculously telegraphed, and only two had any impact on me at all. I really liked the first Grudge, but this (like many of these films) is a mess. D+
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How the hell am I the one with the highest grade for this movie?
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The Dark Shape wrote: How the hell am I the one with the highest grade for this movie? I'd like to go on the record that in the numerous arguments I've had lately about this film, none of them were for the film being any good. Man though, if Saw III is a bust, what a dissapointing month this'll be for horror movie fans. Sequels to three of the most sucessful horror movies in the past few years and they're all retreads with the same product, only more poorly made.
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