The great thing about this remake is that it was directed by Takashi Shimizu, the same guy who made the original Japanese movies!

“He looks like he fittin’ to go over that balcony…😱😱😱” that shock reaction was EVERYTHING ❤😂

so, in case you didn't catch it, as I see you're confused, here's the backstory of the grudge: Kayako fell in love with Peter. So she wrote down her feelings inside of her journal that her husband (an insanely jealous man who'd get upset if she complements someone on TV) later discovers. But, her husband jumped to the conclusion that instead of his wife simply crushing on another man, she cheated on him (and believes that Toshio may not be his son). In a jealous rage, he kills her, their son, and then the family cat (because he's a massive a-hole).

"Am I gonna be traumatized by this movie?" Literally me in 2004 getting traumatized by this movie

A couple of things in the Director's cut made this movie a lot more disturbing. 1: It explains the croaking sound Kayako makes. When the husband was killing her, she was in the middle of screaming when he snapped her neck. That was the last sound she made. 2. When Karen finds the father hanging, it pans back into the room to show you the whole picture: The dad hanging from Kayako's hair, while Toshio repeatedly swings him against the wall. Have a Nice Day. :)

the fact that this film features manifestations of tainted energy and emotions, and not simply ghosts, demons, or the like, is what makes it so unique and deeply terrifying.

Western remakes normally have a bad rep as being bad, blunt and replacing chills with violence but the Ring remake and Grudge remake are fantastic horror movies. I like that they're almost mystery detective movies just with creepy ghosts and oppressive atmospheres, they really did a good job capturing the feeling of the originals.

I think SMG’s character didn’t try running from the house in the end because at that point she knows it’s hopeless; the grudge will follow her wherever she goes like it followed everyone else-I mean, it was in every place she looked and blocked her escape attempt. So she just gave in and decided to burn along with the house and the person she loved. Kind of tragic, actually.

This was the first scary movie that gave me nightmares as a kid. I was so scared, I thought I saw the Grudge girl crawling in my hallway,so my mom put on Little Rascals so I could stop thinking about The Grudge and go to sleep.

fun fact about the hair scene: it genuinely traumatized me BAD as a child. anytime i’d shower and wash my hair, i’d have to close my eyes so shampoo and whatnot wouldn’t get in my hair. and for some reason when i’d close my eyes, my mind would immediately go to that shower scene from the grudge which would make me have a panic attack basically cause i’d think it would happen to me, open my eyes out of fear, and now i’m in pain from shampoo in my eyes. 😭 and this would occur anytime i washed my hair essentially for like 4-5 years after watching

i've always felt the grudge was WAY more terrifying than the ring. good choice glad you finally got around to it.

The tv show based around the Grudge even goes more in depth about how a “bad death” can curse someone or something. Things like pain, anger, shame saturated every inch of that house the foundation of that home was already rotten-the small crush mutated into something ugly, the small burst of anger blossomed into blinding fury; even before the deaths the house was already haunted.

"UAAHHHH! A MANDIBLE!" I laughed for a solid 3 minutes straight.

"Am I gonna be traumatized by this movie?" Short answer? Yes. Longer answer? HELL YES.

One of Sarah Michelle Gellar's most underrated roles. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Peter was a professor that Kayako knew from University, that's how she fell in love with him. So the jealous husband found that out in her journal and came to the conclusion that she was cheating and snapped her neck while she was screaming (which is the reason she growls). I think the reason why the son and the cat are "bonded" is because they were both drowned by the dad in the bathtub, so they always appear together. This movie is slowly paced and you kind of have to get into the "vibe", but I was terrified of it when I was a kid lol

Interesting facts about The Grudge (2004) Jason Behr met KaDee Strickland on the set of the film and both began dating due to their interest in Japanese culture (which is why they accepted their roles in the film) despite not sharing any scenes together in the film. They eventually married two years later. (2) The character of Toshio is almost always found with his cat. In real life, the boy who plays Toshio, Yuya Ozeki, was terrified of cats. (3) Before filming, the cast and crew went through a ceremony where they were blessed so that nothing bad could happen to them for filming.

“He looks he’s about to like… go off of that balcony🤪”… 🥶😱🥶 😂😂😂😂😂 that was so funny

Yuko’s scream and getting snatch up into the attic and the brother’s sister getting pulled underneath the blanket used to traumatize me pretty much after. I used to not sleep with blankets for a good while.

“She’s ticking like a Korean zombie!” 😂 perfect description.

Sarah Michelle Gellar will forever be the ultimate scream queen in my eyes - Helen, Cici, Karen, the list goes on. Nobody will top my love for the slayer! PRIDE SUGGESTIONS: For horror - Knock at the Cabin (2023). For laughs - Do Revenge (2022).

also, let's all send massive amounts strength and love to alanda for having got through this film. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Seeing this movie as a youngster was really something else 💀 especially one day it was just me and my older sister home alone. She flipped her hair over her face and started to make the grudge sound and I’ve never ran SO FAST out of my house 😭😭😭

Kayako is easily the scariest horror movie villain I’ve seen. I also don’t watch horror movies. I think it’s a combination of her inky, long, black hair that helps her meld into the shadows or that she uses it to attack people. And the way she moves. Her wide eyed stare. But mostly, it’s that awful croaking noise. I didn’t see if someone mentioned it in the comments, the croaking sound is because her husband broke her neck, but didn’t fully kill her. The noise is her trying to breathe. Easily one of the most hunting noises and I still sometimes get chills when I hear it.

Idk if this is in the original, but I love that the rabbits foot seemingly took a hit and worked as a protection charm for the first attack at least. That’s how I interpreted it

Think about all the people that died. We followed just like a few of them, but there were actually many many people in the house. The realtor, all the like 10 police officers on the scene, the cute investigator-assistant of the main investigator guy. They all died!!! I love the theme of the cycle of violence. The husband brutally killed his entire family and then Kayako's vengeful spirit exuded violence against others. That's the true villain of the story - violence and the cycle it propagates.

One of my favorite things about both this film and the original is how fucking insanely creepy that house is. It’s so perfectly cramped and strange and unintuitive with weird corners, twisted up corridors, no lines of sight, etc it really elevates the story just by being really well-designed for what the story is tryin to do

Watched this as a CHILD 😭 and I’ve loved horror since!!! Jumped up when I read the title lol, love you and your reactions so Alanda 💓

"Can you climb through the screen? Please don't if ya can." 😂😂😂 Oh, Alanda.

First scary movie I saw in theaters and I was TRAUMATIZED. 😂 love your reaction. The Grudge (2004) and The Ring (2002) are the best J-horror remakes

I totally vouch for the originals of this franchise. There's actually tons of lore and several different families that have lived in the house. And for the most part each movie ties into the previous one perfectly.

This movie actually got me into horror from outside the US. The character of Yoko's ghost haunted me for a few years in fact. The whole apartment segment is honestly still peak, especially with the elevator scene. I just realized that there is a lot more noise in comparison to the original (more music cues, jumpscare cuts, etc.). The original is a lot more unsettling with it's choice of silence. I wonder if takashi approved that because this was for American audiences or if the production team did it on their own.

"If I had seen that imagery in 2004 I don't know if I would have recovered." Yeh that was my problem for quite a while being 14 lol then I ended up loving this movie. Thank you for your reaction I was so excited for this movie specifically! In regards to Toshio him meowing is supposed to be either his soul merged with the cat because they were both killed in the bathtub (different in the original) or because in Japan there is a belief that lost children's souls become cats. Also in the original I do feel the pacing is better as it's more character focused jumping from character to character instead of past to present so much.

The story of the grudge/ju-on is pretty complicated. A woman named Kayako was married to a man named Takeo, Takeo and Kayako have a son, Toshio,.and Kayako is in love with another man, who doesn't reciprocate her feelings, so she writes in her diary and stalks Peter/Katsuya (depending on which movie you watch) from afar, but her husband Takeo finds her diary, thinks she's having an affair, and snaps her neck but she survives for a short amount of time, making the death rattle sound, and then proceeds to drown both Toshio and the family cat in the same bathtub, and their souls fuse together and that is the reason Toshio meows in the movie, and then Kayako's ghost kills Takeo afterwards, by hanging him with her hair. In Japan there is something called an onryo, which means vengeful spirit, and the entire family becomes onryos, and onryos will kill anyone who steps inside of their place of death, without mercy, but Kayako is the angriest because of how gruesomely she was killed by Takeo. Some people say Toshio is a warning of what's to come, as well as Takeo. The way in which Peter/Katsuya die is very different from Ju-On to the Grudge. In Ju-On, Katsuya is killed directly by Kayako, while Peter is killed indirectly at the beginning by jumping off the ledge.

I watched this film when I was 10 years old and it truly terrified me, as an adult it's not scary but the theme/story is... I actually thought she handled it quite well 😂 The second film is also really good I thought despite the reviews

This is one of the few movies that legit terrified me when I was younger, but I was also obsessed with the lore of it all. I'd constantly watch the original Ju-On and Ju-On 2. The sequels to this one aren't good, though. But yeah the time-jumps are just in the spirits of the Japanese versions, they have these different segments with different characters, jumping around and at some point, you get to see how they actually connect. Overall it is an interesting universe, with so much lore.

I saw this with my scary movie friend. We went camping right after the movie. At camp, we talked about how scary the movie was. Then my friend fell asleep, leaving me awake in a pitch black tent. I was afraid to turn on my flashlight. i thought I would see the grudge making that noise. Took forever to fall asleep. Fun times.

Fun fact the guy who gets killed by Yoko is Ted Raimi, Sam Raimis brother the director of evil dead. Horror really runs in the family 😂

Ohhh my god Alanda! The most traumatic movie of my childhood. I watched it when I was 12 years old and it left me terrified for years! Even now I avoid the movie and I’m nearly 30 lmao. I only dare watch now because you are watching “with” me 😂❤️

I love the rose accessory you have in your hair! ❤️

I watched this as a college freshman in the theater. In hindsight not the scariest of horror- but at the time- I was petrified. With the added love for SMG, one of my top 5 all time theater experiences.

When Alanda said about that scene in the shower would haunt her if she watched in 2004....I felt like it did haunt a lot of people then. When I was showering washing my hair back then I'd turn back multiple times 😣

"Imma Tokyo drift my ass back to America". LOL LOL LOL Alanda you are ridiculous "This house is definitely sitting on a hellmouth"

SMG is just one of those where I can't see past their most iconic character. I just see and hear Buffy 😂

I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out and it was one of the first scary movies i had seen on a large screen and i remember coming out feeling empty, like drained of any emotion, and a bit shaky. I believe kayako was a student of Bill Pullmans character and thats how the obsession started. I also remember being confused on the first watch with the skipping timelines, it didn't really click with me until halfway through.

This movie is the reason I couldn't watch scary movies for almost 10 years. I watched it when I was little and it scarred me so much I just refused to watch anything with label horror until I was like 18.

I haven't seen this in about 15 years so this will be fun. I do remember seeing it in theaters with my aunt and I kept intentionally scaring her on the way home. Good times.

Love this movie! You is definitely need to watch the 2nd one as well!!!! 💯

Yeah, it's confusing the First time You watch, but this is How It goes: Kayako (the wife) Fell in love With Peter (it's hinted he was her teacher) she writes About It in her diary, Takeo (the husband) finds out and goes Crazy and murders her, than drowns Toshio (the kid) and his cat, and Locks them in the closet, causing both to die together causing their souls to combine (that's why the boy does the meow Thing) he than hangs himself (in the director's cut it's show that Kayako actually killed him) and this causes the curse, all four of them haunts the house. Thanks for watching this, I love Your reactions 💖💖 u are a Queen💖👑

Of course classic originals vs remakes, but I do think the original Ju-On movies explained things better. The Grudge franchise kinda shoved multiple plot points from multiple Ju-On movies into one. Like for instance I think the family who moved in (Clea and Grace) actually had its own movie as a whole. I’m not sure though it’s been probably well over a decade since I’ve seen the originals.

“a true cracker queen would never take those stairs to death” LMAOOOOOO

Fine, I guess I’ll rewatch my childhood trauma movie, as long as Alanda is watching it with me 😉 My mum still makes that horrific noise, to this day, just to freak me out! Sending love and good vibes chick 🥰💖

We need to keep these early 2000s vibe going! Have you watched House of Wax with Paris Hilton yet?

Saw this years ago. Saw the second one too. Also loved the original Ringu 1 & 2. All awesome movies.

My family decided to watch this in 2004 when i was just 10 years old it legit scarred me no joke. It was the scariest movie i had ever seen uo til that point. If you wanna get into J-Horror, i highly recommend Noroi: The Curse its my favorite horror movie of all time and its just sooooo good

As a 10 year old I watched this when it came out. I've been obsessed with horror movies my whole life, barely EVER get scared honestly, its just all pure fun to me. But THIS MOVIE still haunts me. I could only watch this review with you because you're sweet soul makes me feel safer. I don't know what it is about this movie specifically but it still shakes me to the core seeing that face and hearing that noise. Also that hand in the shower scene DOES stay with you, forever.. hahah but I'm fine I promise ;)

I loveeed these films as a kid lol I remember being obsessed with the second one despite the fact it made me terrified of being home alone at night 😭

ahhhh yes a horror movie at 8 am, literally the perfect time since i just woke up

Japanese cuisine is the best in the world. Proof: even their cup noodles are incredible.

It’s always frustrating to watch SMG when she is defenseless 😂 Punch, Buffy, Punch!

This movie reminds me of The Skeleton Key for some reason... The "caretaker works at a new house and discovers something terrifying," plotline never gets old, lol. I'd love Alanda to react to that! The twist at the end is so worth it, and Kate Hudson killed that role!

I’m 2004 when I saw this I was scared for a week.The movie was my fave.The noises made by the boys at school to scare us lol was crazy.I loved your reaction

her correcting herself from scream 4 to 3 while in TERROR is so me

If I remember correctly these remakes were directed by the OG director of the Ju-on series and were adapted to better fit his vision. I HIGHLY recommend the sequel as it delves more into the curse itself ( 3rd one is optional 😂)

Just under 3 minutes in and already a 🔥 reaction. Your reaction to the balcony scene was so good I went back to see it again.

i love how many scary movie references you were able to incorporate in this review. Had me 🤣🤣🤣

Another great reaction!! They actually released a Freddy v Jason-esque movie in 2016 called Sadako vs. Kayako. It’s the grudge vs samara from the ring, it’s a wild ride 😂

This movie is amazing. I enjoy your reactions so much. It's like I'm watching the movie with you! It's always so much fun :D

My dad let me watch this at 7 years old. To say it gave me a complex is an understatement. I rewatched it once as a teen and now your video LOL

Backstory: Ju-On: The Curse 1+2 were released back in 1998 to direct to video. Then later, Ju-On: The Grudge 1+2 were released theatrically which were pretty much remakes. The Japanese versions are a lot more bloody and gorey, just a caution to those wanting to check them out. Then comes American remake, The Grudge 1+2. These remakes were part of the early 2000s trend of remaking Japanese/Asian horror movies. The Grudge 3 came later but released to video. The recent American one, The Grudge (2020) is a reboot. The series became popular so it spawned some more reboots and spin offs, but they all generally follow a similar storyline with someone dying or getting killed and thus begins a curse that spreads. I personally watched them all just for a casual enjoyment, but don't expect any spectacular storytelling.

"Snatchin' Corner" 😂 I personally prefer The Grudge to The Ring. The entire cast (both American and Japanese) is ICONIC! And the story itself is real and horrifying (in terms of the DV that causes the Ju-On). I hope you watch The Grudge 2, and of course the OG as you mentioned 🖤

"I'm going to Tokyo Drift my ass BACK to America. Goodbye!" 🤣🤣🤣

These always come out right before I gotta head into work. And yes... I do binge them before work everytime 😂😂😂❤

I haven't seen this movie since i saw it at the cinema when it first released. All i remembered was the little boy (who freaked me out) and that croaky/crackling voice sound (still makes my skin crawl) that same night i saw the movie i heard a similar croaky/crackling sound coming from outside my bedroom window (it was a possum) and if you know the awful sound possums make coupled with having just watched the Grudge...I was traumatized 😭

Alanda: He looks like he's gunna go over that balcony 😅😜 Peter: *does* Alanda: 👁👄👁😱😭😫

Ohhhhh so Scary Movie 3 was the ring and Scary Movie 4 was the grudge… I’m just realizing that they weren’t the same movie 💀

This remake is actually a combination of the first three films in the Japanese series.

I went to go see this movie in theaters with my mom and best friend at the time and we were all shooketh for months! My mom still mentions this movie and how creepy it was to this day 😂 Also the repeated, "Don't show me," at 23:10 took me OUT 🤣

Huzzah!! I was excited for you to do this movie! :) I remember going with my friend Brianna and she jumped, turned her head, screamed, and bit my shoulder in fear all at once. Hahaha. I was more afraid of her. Such fun!

Alanda quote of the week: "Is This a famous case of a famous family that became famous ghosts??"

omg I just realized that Clea DuVall was the student in Buffy season one who became invisible when no one would talk to her! And SMG's boyfriend in the Grudge played Ford, the kid who wanted to get turned into a vampire. 🤯

Omg please watch the 2nd one as well! Loved these two movies Please consider watching The Final Girls!

"He looks likes he's about to like GO OVER that balcony" Oh Alanda 🤣

what am i doing traumatizing myself with this right aftet waking up lmaooo (couldnt wait for the reaction 👀)

The timeline of this movie is out of order so as I understand Yoko was the first victim. She arrived at the house when Clea Duvall was out shopping because we saw the note from her, then Clea returned to a clean house because Yoko was just there, she cleaned up and then got snatched by Slayako shortly before Clea returned. She ate noods and then she also got snatched, then the husband Matt got snatched and the next day Karen arrived, she got spooked by the phone call from Matt's sister then after that the old lady logged out of life. So the sister died shortly after the old lady. I think that's the order of murders. But I'm not sure 100% 👁️👄👁️

I have fond memories of my OGs since 03 and I freaking out in my bunk bed watching this movie. We couldn't sleep; we were 4th graders! I think we rented it at a Blockbuster!

A really great horror movie to check out, probably alone, is the Ruins. Such a good movie and absolutely creepy. Also a great reason to stay out of the rainforest or any forest in general. What I’d don’t understand is why would you agree to moving to a different country with a different language and not be prepared. I mean she could of gotten a Japanese language book to at least learn some words and then find a tutor when you get there.

This movie scared me so bad when I was a kid and it still holds up for me. I’ve always loved SMG too, lifelong Buffy fan here ✌️ it also makes a Buffy fan happy to see her be reunited with Ford from that episode Lie to Me in season 2 🤣

When i tell you I stopped EVERYTHING to watch this video! I'm so glad you watched this! Another amazing upload! ❤️❤️

Your reaction makes me want a Kayako centered prequel even more now. I always thought it'd be a great movie, if put in the right hands.

Girl…I ABSOLUTELY encourage you to watch the original. Very different and quite good and a lot more scary.

Thank you for your service every week Queen ❤

Yesss so ready for your review. My bestie and I loved this movie she uses to be scared of them crawling down the steps and all the body contortion scenes lol. I still tease her on this lol.

The Grudge and The Ring are actually 2 seperate films. Ringu, the original japanese film is the one where the ghost comes out of fhe TV. Juon: The Grudge & Juon: The Curse is based on Kayako's Death curse inhabiting the house and killing anyone who steps into the house. The one thing about the director's cut version of this remake is that it also has extended scenes compared to the theatrical release. Yoko's jaw scene in my opinion was the scariest highlight of all the extended scenes combined. It stuck with me for a very long time.

Grudge 2 my favorite one

Btw Toshio is screaming like a cat because both him and the cat were drowned pretty much at the same time, they became a sort of demon-cat ... Pretty creepy when it's meowing...

not the 'investigative ponytail' lol so true! loved your reaction and commentary!

This one still terrifies me but the grudge 3 is the scariest

I LOVEEE THIS MOVIE!! This reaction was awesome!! I love you!! Keep up the videos please!!

Omg FUCK YES!!! So excited that you got to this one. It was (and still is) popular to trash PG-13 rated horror so despite being a huge hit it was endlessly trashed, at the time, by the edgelord faction of the horror community but (and I say this as someone who owns 2000+ horror films and has seen probably twice as many) this remake is genuinely unsettling / scary. And I think it rules.