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Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
The last time I watched this movie was 2 years ago on a car ride home from vacation, so I really don't remember anything from this other than maybe one scene. Ju-on is told in a non-linear narrative, and it centers on a cursed house caused by the murder of a woman, Kayako, and her son by the husband. Whoever enters the house is doomed to suffer the same way that Kayako suffered. The film is told over the course of a few years in six separate segments, each involving a different character. Much like an anthology film, Ju-on is rather uneven, but it is much more consistent than most movies told in this format. Much of the scares in the film come from quick, subtle images rather than in-your-face jump scares like the remake. It also has a dark and even depressing atmosphere that makes practically anything in Ju-on scary, from dark hallways to shadows of ghosts. This also does a great job at making the haunted house feel extremely tight and isolated from the rest of the world; even though it's in the middle of a neighborhood, it feels miles away from civilization. If I have anything bad to say about this movie, it's that there are some stretches of time that feel underwhelming and even a little dull. Those moments are few and far between, however. If you're a fan of more subtle horror, you should really enjoy Ju-on.
7/10
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