The Grudge 2 (2006)

Mediocre writing, directing, and acting

Japanese films have a long tradition of ghost stories, both played for scares and morality lessons. The new wave of ghost stories have caught on in the West but the results are bumpy. Grudge 2 doesn't have the surprise factors that the first movie did and has to rely on other devices to be engaging. It fails. Many of the scenes have the actors slowly walking around dark rooms and then finding something, maybe a ghost, maybe a body, maybe someone just hiding. Sound familiar? It has all the conventional scenes of horror films and none of what made Grudge a thrilling scary ride. I prefer mystery to horror and gore so I liked the Grudge well enough. However Grudge 2 oculd easily be skipped. August 5, 2008

Ignore the critics............AGAIN!!!!!!

I loved the first Grudge, I saw how bad the critics slammed this one, so I decided to rent it.
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!
Just as scary and just as freaky as the first one.
Some of the story gets bogged down, the parts with Alice could have been cut.
Still, not your typical run of the mill horror, hardly any gore, zero nudity, the language is acceptable.
I recommend this for fans of the first one.
To those who are in need of a few jumps, I say, rent the first Grudge first then see the second.
To those of you who were confused by the first one, the sequel will explain a lot.
Recommended
June 23, 2008

CONFUSING AND BORING

This movie makes no sense at all , it does not explain why anything is happening, the cronologic line of the film is extreme confusing , and the characters are boring and has the carisma of a pineapple , do not buy this movie , do not rent this movie , if you see it in a store somewere run away screaming in terror . June 21, 2008

Not that dreadful.

The Grudge 2 is a pretty lame in parts but as a whole this sequel isn't a total trainwreck. Amber Tamblyn saves this film with her honest acting. Sarah Michelle Gellar has a small role in this one and you probably know why. Some of the plots didn't make sense but I didn't feel the need to turn this movie off either. It's a mixed bag, decide for yourself. June 6, 2008

waste of time

this was a waste of time this movie sucked good thing i did'nt buy it i saw it on TV and this was boring corney movie. May 10, 2008

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