The Grudge indeed

[dyvinesweetness]

I think we need to quit transplanting movies from Japan. Maybe there's some sort of cultural difference that isn't being adequately explained/translated, but every time a Japanese movie is remade for America it is the biggest piece of shit ever put on film

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[ambienceman]

Excerpted from normalcyispasse:

I also have a very low tolerance for Japanophilia. I do not believe anime has intrinsic virtues. If a piece of anime is good, it is good because of plot develoment or artistry or something along those lines. I loathe people who blindly and slavishly worship anything that comes out of Japan simply BECAUSE it comes out of Japan (or for that matter, those who blindly and slavishly worship anything for any reason).

[ambienceman]

Oh, and did you see The Eye?

Movie was so low-budget.

Though,I have to give some credit to this Japanese-influenced Korean movie about dolls. That shit kinda freaked me out, yo. I gotta get the name from my friend.

[dyvinesweetness]

Nope, never heard of The Eye. I have seen Audition though. Now THAT is a good flick. Creepy, scary, everything these other movies are TRYING to be. And it was made authentically in Japan with Japanese actors and actresses.

[ambienceman]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325655/

Watch it.

It's kind of freaky, but it's so low budget that it's funny.

[anchasta]

"Moral of the movie: White people stay away from Japan!!!!"

*giggles*

I agree...the only thing about The Ring that bothered me was the movement of the ghouly girl, but yeah. I can't stand movies like that. People don't watch them around me cause I ruin them..."Oh, look! A black dude! He's gonna die!" cause they NEVER make it through. "Oh, look! Dumb blonde bitch is gonna run up the stairs instead of out the front door! She's gonna die!"

Ass head? Now that sounds like a promising look for Sarah Michelle Gellar, and a great Batman villian too!

[dyvinesweetness]

"I agree...the only thing about The Ring that bothered me was the movement of the ghouly girl"

The whole movie was pointless. The plot had more holes and unanswered questions than context. And it was NOT scary. This little girl crawling through my tv screen is NOT scary! Someone half my size is not scary! lol That movie was so bad it hurts physically.

"Ass head? Now that sounds like a promising look for Sarah Michelle Gellar, and a great Batman villian too!"

Ha! indeed.

[blackestsheep]

lol! i love the japanese versions of these flicks for several technical reasons...

but the american remakes are DOO DOO!

[dyvinesweetness]

Yeah, I kinda want to see the originals. I'm not sure if the remakes haven't killed it for me though.

[dyvinesweetness]

Nope, unfortunately I haven't seen any of the originals. Like I told blackestsheep above, i'm not usre if I want to at this point. Since the remakes were SO bad I wonder if I'll even be able to enjoy the originals.

[dyvinesweetness]

"thanks to your review, I won't"

lol Good!