Dude. In the last 30 minutes of the movie
every single male lead was crying. Did anyone
else have issue with that? I mean, we all
knew that Peter Parker was a pussy, how can we possibly take anyone
else seriously if they're weeping and trying to kick his ass at the same tine?! - Keep the eyes dry.
Bruce Campbell's 5 minutes - Best five minutes of the film hands down. Then again, I am thrilled to pieces with all of his Old Spice commercials.
That's
it! If, instead of Spider Man 3, Sam Raimi made an hour and a half long
Old Spice commercial... I wouldn't have left the theater grieving that I had lost 2 hours of my life.
[/SPIDERMANRANT]
...
Anyway.
Last night I watched
Ju-On for the first time.
I had seen the American remake when it came out, and honestly at the time I was living in my own apartment, by myself, and was incredibly drunk. First, it scared me
sober and then it kept me up all night (I eventually got to sleep by convincing myself that if there was a vengeful wraith in my apartment
it would have already gotten me - no lie), so suffice to say, I was fairly impressed with its direction and acting (though I really hate Sarah Michelle Gellar).
I was really looking forward to the original, especially since I am completely intrigued by the fact that it's directed by the same guy - Takashi Shimizu.
As to be expected, the direction was incredible. Horror and suspense were built up well, and the physical manifestation of the ghost is still just as frightening (I even screamed a few times)...
HOWEVER...
I found the intermingling stories g it. The film definitely drags out longer than it should have and the payoff (the "twist" if you will) is completely unnecessary and nonsensical.
Sorry, Shimizu, but I liked the remake better (and thought it was COMPLETELY underrated at the time).
I give Ju-On a B-/B (extra points for obviously being well directed and a novel representation of the ghost itself). I'd see it again, though.