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Ju-on: The Curse

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In a jealous rage, a man kills his wife and son in their home, and everyone who visits falls prey to a terrible curse.

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Dallas Morning News Rated: B+ Aug 13, 2004 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Rated: 2/4 Jul 23, 2004 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Jun 22, 2004 Full Review Edward Havens FilmJerk.com A nearly bloodless and scare-free exercise in futility, jumping from scene to scene with very little continuity and even less comprehension of the concept of true fear. Rated: D Jun 1, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Damian M Classic. Some of these haunts will live in my brain forever fried Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Sams K Bad and definitely not scary! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Elvis D Antes de que Ju-On alcanzara su fama mundial, la franquicia empezó originalmente con esta película que en su momento solo se limitó a ser estrenada en Japón. Aunque se trata de una película de bajo presupuesto que solo se lanzó en VHS, lo que yacía en esta película fue algo que terminaría convirtiéndose en un fenómeno para el cine de terror. La génesis original de la franquicia comienza en esta película, donde ya de principio comienza la mitología de Kayako. Las historias narradas aquí presentan el cómo empezó, el porqué y quienes fueron las primeras víctimas. Es una película sencilla que a pesar de no estar en orden cronológico como las demás entregas que vinieron después, se la puede entender bien. Obviamente, no envejeció muy bien debido a la calidad con la que fue hecha. Los efectos especiales se notan que son bastante cutres. Aun así, es una película disfrutable y es buena conocerla por ser el primer capítulo original de la franquicia. Ju-On (2000) es sin duda un diamante en bruto que vale la pena conocer por haber dado inicio a la mitología de Ju-On. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 7/10. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/25/23 Full Review MasaHiro X Definitely worth the watch. This film has tremendous atmosphere, low video quality which adds to the eerie nature of the film and generally overall is a blast to watch. For fans of horror, you'll likely not be disappointed. If you're in the latter and are disappointed then I simply don't understand you. This film is far from perfect but the lengths it goes to and the masterfully crafted storyline makes this a very solid horror film. One of Takashi Shimizu's best works! It's impressive for a low budget horror film and shows how much one man can achieve with a low budget. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The acting is bad but I pissed my pants. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review andy h The piloting movie is passable as a ghost story, even if the film techniques itself are outdated even for the direct to video bin. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a jealous rage, a man kills his wife and son in their home, and everyone who visits falls prey to a terrible curse.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Producer
Takashige Ichise, Kazuo Kato, Masaaki Takashima
Screenwriter
Takashi Shimizu
Production Co
Toei Co. Ltd.
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 10m