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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "Ju-on: the Grudge" or 'The Grudge')
directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Japan 2003
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WHEN IN DOUBT, hide under the covers. It's this most irrational of rationale that punctuates Takashi Shimizu's domesticated genre-horror, The Grudge (aka Juon): on second viewing, totally absurdist, yet as an initial, unexpected encounter of the lights-out variety, utterly pant-wetting. What exactly compels a person to pull sheets over their head and hope that "it" will just go away? Not intelligence, surely. Likewise, Shimizu clearly works to idiot-proof mechanisms, quite content to push our buttons through the familiarity of playbook shock tactics, audio-terror and chronic character stupidity; this includes the obvious, such as ignoring the nearest exit point or making like an elderly snail under the impending death-gaze of a contortionist she-devil... |
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Theatrical Release: January 25th, 2003 - Tokyo
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DVD Review: Lionsgate / Fox - Region 1- NTSC
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| Distribution | Lionsgate / Fox - Region 1- NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:31:54 | |
| Video | 1.78:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.95 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1) , DUB: English (Dolby 2.0), Commentary in English (Dolby 2.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, Spanish, None | |
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Edition Details: • Commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott Segiel •
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The
anamorphic image has a shade of softness, close-ups seem to show
sharpness and I even see some film grain. Subtitles are excellent -
colors seem true and slightly muted. Good extras with a commentary. I
imagine we will compare this to the other existing versions from
alternate regions eventually. This is a good DVD with some care put into
the image and extras.
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| Distribution | Lionsgate / Fox - Region 1- NTSC | |
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