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I get the joke about Kayako's "cricket" noise, but I'd be remissed if I didn't point out that she was killed through violent strangulation so that noise is her death croak through destroyed vocal chords. Toshio's meowing is a bit more steeped in the culture where it implies he merged with the family's dead cat, but also ties into the thought that souls of lost children in Japan become stray cats.

Usually when a crossover battle is done the two opposing forces kind of contrast each other. The problem here is that Sadako and Kayako both fill a similar niche.

My mum told me that she and my dad watched The Ring (the Western version) together one night. And after it had finished, the phone rang. Turns out it was my aunt wanting to talk to my dad. But it gave my mum the biggest fright. So whenever I think of The Ring, I always think of that story. But I don't blame her, I think I'd be freaked out too.

i think the worst part about the ending is that yuri doesnt get to sacrifice herself. instead the combined spirits use her as their vessel.

I think somebody was half listening to a wrestling match and when a commentator declared "They're going to settle this grudge in the ring!" a horrible little idea popped into their head

idk why but the ending premise makes me chuckle "We'll get these two unstoppable demons to kill each other off to end their curs- wait what do you mean we made it worse?"

I was expecting there to be SOME kind of reaction to Sadako apparently just permanently killing Toshio given he's just gone after getting sucked into the TV. Like Kayako getting some kind of rage boost over her son and tearing Sadako apart for at least a little bit. Or at least have him appear in the new tape along with his new Double-Mom.

Okay so the part with him tricking the three kids into coming into the house actually gives me a different vibe. I don't know if anyone else remembers but there was a Goosebumps story and episode where group of teenagers convinced another one to go into a haunted house so then he could join their Club. He supposedly stayed in there for a certain amount of time and then they went in to go get him to congratulate him for joining the club or whatever. Instead the ghost in the house actually reveals to them that that boy they forced into the house left forever ago, in exchange for his soul staying with him he promised that a group of souls would come in and he could have them. Now sure this turned out differently but it gives me the same vibe

“It looks like something Nexpo or Wendigoon would spend an hour analyzing” absolutely SENT me because of the accuracy

Fun fact the reason grudge makes the croaking noise is because the husband snapped her neck and thats the last noise she was able to make before her death

Fun fact: The scene with the characters jumping into the well was used as a reference for a bit in the Chainsaw Man opening.

The perfect conclusion to this story would've been for The Priest to construct the well DIRECTLY outside Kayako's house as a final middle finger to the two onryos. Make Kayako watch the tape which would also lure Sadako into the house. They each would be a target to each other. Creating an Ouroboros loop of them killing one another till eternity. The well would be a last ditch effort so if they tried to pursue one of the girls, they would both jump into the well and be sealed there together. Duking it out in a lightless environment until some dumb teenager opens it a few years later for a sequel movie

Honestly, the idea of making the two fight is a good idea, but the psychic should've just warded the house when Sadako entered. The best way to solve it would honestly have been to just play the video on a phone and show it to The Grudge. She'd be the target and the two would be locked in a fight forever. Then just ward the house and lock it and call it a day.

I have such mixed feelings. Listen, I laughed to tears watching this. It's the most beautiful and perfect loophole abuse ever. Kayako is territorial af, Sadako has an exclusive claim on all kills. The moment Sadako enters the house to chase a target, Sadako herself becomes a target. It's like an ouroboros. They will be locked in combat eternally. But why on EARTH would you spoil that beautiful, magical solution trying to seal them? The problem solved itself! Just leave the house! You have created a perfect, self-contained kaiju battle with onryo! Don't mess with it! Neither one of them is going to come out of that the victor! Like, on the one hand the fused Lovecraftian superghost actually managed to look unsettling and that's super impressive to me. But on the other hand, I'm so upset because by just making them a single ghost the beauty of the loophole was ruined. All I wanted was shameless, unapologetic loophole abuse to go rampant forever. Proper loophole abuse is so rare in storytelling. They had it. They HAD it. The fused ghost just isn't as powerful by comparison. Disappointed. Exorcist performance went from a solid 10/10 for coming up with the idea to 4/10 because he botched the job himself. Coulda had it all, man. God damn it. Will not be recommending services to any of my haunted friends. Best he can do is a consultant position at this point.

Honestly, the best thing about this was Kayako, Sadako and Toshio all showing up at a baseball game to promote the movie.

You had to be in Asia when this movie was airing to truly understand how hilarious the ads for it were, the ring has always been a Horror classic for a while at that point and that this movie appeared out of nowhere. Trucks of huge Sadako popping out of the back, and many other weird Japanese styled ads made this a really fun topic at the time

besides both sadako and kayako fighting, i will always remember this movie because of the psychic guy and his sidekick, blind girl with red drip. i think those two should have been in a whole different movie about themselves

The man who directed this movie is known for his strange style of horror. The eccentric characters, occultism, spiritualism, and the bizarre humor. If you have shudder I recommend Noroi The Curse. It is another film directed by him, I'd have to say it is the most "real" and creepiest found footage horror out there.

I was 13 yrs old when the first American remake of the Grudge came out in theaters and let me tell you Kayako's death rattle still puts me on edge to this day.

The wheeled in TV was actually a solid idea. They know from 2 previous experiences that Sadako makes her presence known to whoever just watched it; so their assumption would be that she would appear regardless of another negative energy being present.

From my understanding, Kayako Pros: Has backup haunters Cons: Bound to house and house occupants Sadako Pros: Haunt can spread to anybody with sight Cons: Haunt is on a dead media form

Not only did the spirits merge but I'm pretty sure they took the face of Yuri.

The plot point of Natsumi uploading Sadako's video to the internet, in addition to the Sadako/Kayako fusion and new cursed video, makes me think they could easily make an 'End of the World'-style movie with the fused ghost. Think about it... SADAKAYA: ARMAGEDDON

I always thought that the reason why people wind up watching the VHS tape despite the obvious danger is that they're compelled to watch the tape, paranormally forced to observe.

I swear this dude can't make a bad video, this shit is always tight as fuck. Keep going bro, let's bring some good content back on youtube.

I remember being in japan when this movie was coming out and seeing the wierdest advertisment campaigns. I think my favorite one was a baseball game where both characters showed up and played.

I've always loved Toshio in the curse of the Grudge. He acts as his mother's lure. Even in this cursed afterlife, he loves his mother and will do anything for her. It's strangely sweet in a deeply twisted way.

The way the psychic tried to fix the curse is literally the same way Patrick from Spongebob tried to fix the giant paint bubble.

The scene where the main character make her friend watch the tape while she's on the phone is hilarious. I liked this one, it's a simple yet fun film made with a lot of respect for the originals.

I think what I like about this movie is how much personality is in it. Everyone has these fun silly expressions, there’s a pair of psychics who are both hilarious in their tone and efforts, the villains are amazing of course.

Thank you for clarifying ‘passing the curse.’ They could have definitely created an endless loop of curse passing to avoid death. Imagine having to watch a shitty snuff film every 2 days lmfao

Damn, that fusion might be able to solo all of Dragonball. It deserves its own movie

Say what you will about Freddy versus Jason but that scene where Jason comes out of the cornfield on fire will always have a place in my heart

Fun fact about abandoned houses like this. Apparently they're all over the place, and you can have them for "free" minus fees and taxes and all that of course. So technically you too can own a real grudge house for relatively little money. Watched another video about a guy that lives in an abandoned school in the mountains.

I've heard a lot about Sadako before, but never Kayako before (at least not by name). Being introduced to Kayako through this video, holy shit Kayako is scary! The way she moves combined with the clicking of her bones and the horrific vocal noises she makes of someone constantly on the verge of death as they desperately try to shout out for help/breathe... From how you described Kayako and how Kayako's son acted as a ghost, I thought I knew what to expect; boy was I wrong! Also, in the context of the review, because Kayako didn't show up that much, she was so much more terrifying than Sadako. With Sadako, after a while you sort of get used to her paranormal activities. The way she appears, the hair she leaves behind, etc. (being familiar with Sadako myself likely played a factor too). With Kayako, she's properly introduced so late into the film, it's hard to get used to how she acts. I need to watch/read the Ju-on films at some point. I'll make sure to go in expecting less aggression from Kayako and her son. Overall, this was an awesome video. 👍

I went on a Japanese horror binge 6 months back watching ringu and the original grudge and this was the climax I finished the binge on it was a hilarious treat its by no means as good as the originals but it's a fun time and I'd love to see the fused form in another movie where they fight other beings like the slit faced woman

The absolute gigachadness of the exorcist is killing me

I think the reason why they changed it from 7 days to 2 days was due to Kayako herself being unbound by a time limit. When someone is cursed by Kayako, she can kill anyone at anytime anywhere, while Sadako usually has to wait for a week before she can take any lives. Because Kayako doesn’t have this limitation, she can take more souls at a faster pace and get stronger from this process than Sadako. Not only does Kayako have no time limit, her curse is also inescapable while Sadako’s is escapable, so Sadako’s only advantage against Kayako would be her telekinesis while Kayako has more advantages than her weaker opponent (Sadako could be empowered by the internet, but she didn’t enough time to claim any souls before facing Kayako in the film). In other words, Sadako is buffed while Kayako is nerfed in this movie.

Sadako is more interesting and in theory more powerful, yet has a slightly more forgiving curse, and kayako is simple with less absurd power, but an unavoidable curse of infinite anger and pain through a violent death.

Keep it up with the totally pointless content, makes my day every time!

If anyone is at all curious, the reason Kayako croaks like that is it's supposed to be the sound of her trying to breathe after her husband broke her trachea (after slitting her throat, natch; never known the Japanese to leave a job half-finished)

I agree with your take on the Wesstern version of the tape. It's the one part on rewatch that feels like "film-student just watched Eraserhead for the first time" or something that Gabe from The Office (US) would make and kills the mood a bit.

I'll never forget watching a stream of this movie years ago where they replaced the exorcism scene's dialogue with Harry Potter spells in the subtitles.

Maybe a weird compliment, but I love your voice/the way you narrate your videos. It makes everything you talk about even more interesting :) you're my favorite youtuber rn!

I remember seeing the Grudge for the first time at Ft.Bragg in 04. I was 18 and had just finished infantry school and Airborne school. I was in a theater filled with guys who had either just gotten home from a rotation or were preparing to deploy, more than one of us said “Nope.” And walked out 😂

I honestly kind of love the ending of them merging like that. It looked really stupid, but I love the concept bc they are very similar but still very distinct characters. And I love that it doesn't paint one as more powerful than the other, they're both equally as powerful and even stronger together

Gotta love when Pointless not only covers horror themed media, but also gets a few wise-cracks in too.

Now all that's left is Robocop vs Terminator and we'll be in crossover heaven, or hell depending if they take influence from the new Robocop and Terminator movies

19:13 Was happy that Koji Shiraishi got another excuse to bring out a rockstar psychic type character into another movie. He had one in the second entry of a what one could argue was a trilogy of Occult 2009, Cult 2013, and A Record Of Sweet Murder 2014, two parts interstellar/interdimensional holy war where Earth is just a random rock that was drawn into a proxy war and one part heartwarming(?) side story within the same universe. People pretty much only know him as either the Noroi guy if they're into found footage horror or Grotesque guy if they're into torture prawn horror, but his whole body of work is a very wild ride of humor, body horror, cursed spaghetti, demonetizable assault, celebrities, and analogue cameras. The only director in the world that would ever write out a script and then film a story about an elder god becoming a pop star.

The sound the grudge woman make is from her injuries while she was dying after being beaten. Her throat was injured to a point that was the only noise she can make. Her limbs was also so badly injured, thats why she is crawling down the stairs like that. I think in the original film when she was crawling down the stairs is like a play back of her trying to run away from her husband after he badly beats her.

Hey man not sure if you read comments but ive been loving your videos! I legit download all of them to watch on my phone in the trainride to my girlfriend. You legit make the most boring part of my weekends a million times more enjoyable thank you for the amazing content!

2:04 Child's Play did that to me. Not only did I have a doll that looked exactly like Chucky when the movie came out, that my friend ended up stabbing with pens and throwing out the 6th floor window in order to make me feel better, but I had one of those Mickey Mouse dealies that you could pop a cassette in his belly and he would sing you songs. My grandma gave it to me and I adored it...until Chucky came out. I was so terrified of it that I made my mother bury it in the closet until we moved out

I love the Ju-On movies. They get more and more ridiculous as they go up on numbers. I remember one where it ends implying that the whole city is now part of Kayako's curse. Because in the movies, when you get cursed by Kayako and die, the place where you die becomes a new curse from where she can get you. So she killed so many people that the entire town is a giant curse. There's also one where an actress goes into the house for a film or whatever, and she gets cursed. But oh no, she's pregnant! And Kayako has possessed her unborn child. In the end, the woman gives birth and Kayako is reborn as a human child. The movie ends with child Kayako pushing her mother from some stairs killing her. They even dress and makeup the child to look like a young Kayako, it's pretty creepy for how dumb it is

Your reaction to Ring was my reaction the The Grudge. I saw it when I was 13, I think? Loved it but damn, I'm 29 now and still have nightmares about Kayako sometimes... Ju-On is my favourite horror franchise of all time.

The shot of the two curses smashing into each other over the well is the shot of Denji and the katana devil clashing in the chainsaw man intro…..what a revelation that was

Bruh, "this fucked my shit up" and turning the TV around at night made me laugh so much. I can relate, but it was with the movie CandyMan. The house where I grew up had a mirror above the toilet, I remember going to toilet and pissing at a diagonal angle so I wouldn't have to look at the mirror while I took a piss at night lol

The DBZ fusion ending made me nearly piss myself from laughing when I first saw it. It made the entire movie worth it imo.

I actually liked the idea behind this. Using a curse to combat a curse. With proper execution I could see that being a really good plot.

Thanks for summarizing this movie cause I didn’t wanna waste time watching it 😂😂😂. For anyone wondering, you can watch it in shudder. I also realized this is probably where Phasmophobia the game got their idea for one of the appearances for the ghost. It looks like sadako, but crawls and makes the clicking noises as it does. 😂

The Fusion-Ha! at the end is perfect 💀

What a nice surprise to see you make more appearances in the video! It's nice to put a face to the beloved voice.

Reading the books you find out Sadako and her whole story is basically a version of the Smallpox virus. The ring of the title itself is the link that has smallpox infect a group of interconnected people. I read all the books and Loop was amazing. It turns the entire mythology on its head in an amazing way that the movies never did.

As someone who got the two confused a lot, them combining is just what I thought they were coming to “reality” and I love it

Dude...when you mentioned Yakuza, you should definitely make videos about the Yakuza games. Youve grown so much from mocking bullshido to actually great essay videos!

Good to know you got over your fear of Sadako lol. My older sister is 37 and still terrified, you can't even mention Sadako around her because it freaks her out so much.

I think the noise that the grudge mother makes is supposed to be a death rattle. When you die, the last breath can often sound like that clicking noise. Just a guess😅

@18:12 When the professor got headbutt I swear I almost pissed myself laughing @2:19 am. Aaaaahhh hahaha hahahaha that's the most shocking scene alright.

Didn’t even know this existed. We need grudge vs King Kong now!

honestly, we all know that both ghosts from each series don't have the capacity to go head to head in an actual tangible battle.

I love your style of videos. You should cover more movies! I thoroughly enjoying this video! ❤

I remember watching every single commercial promoting this on NipponTV & morning nippon shows. Hilarious stuff! They did baseball, that UFC like stare down, fast foods etc...

Ok so, after sadakaya is born and there's new version of the cursed tape to go with it, does the old version still take effect or is it obsolete now that there is a new version? Since natsumi uploaded the old version and was watched/downloaded, therefore cursing thousand of people, would they still die now that there is a new version? I demand a sequel to answer this burning question

The first time I saw the Ring was very memorable for me. 😊 I was watching it at my friends house with her and, accompanied with the fact it was after midnight, after the first viewing of the video tape, the phone rang and we screamed like the little girls we were. 😂 The timing was brilliant.

im suprised that you can put so much in information so well delivered in so few time. Just well made. This video is funny but also held in a serious way. good one

9:25 Your “bukimina” was both super cute and hilarious as a native Japanese viewer 😂 Awesome

I feel like the boy would be alot scarier if he made literally any noise besides a cat noise

So since they’re now fused... does that mean we can only get cursed watching the tape while being in the house?

KZfaq recommended me one of your silent hill videos and since then I've been on a binge ride through your content

YESSSSSSSSSSS MY BOI POSTED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i love your videos if you couldnt tell. I rewatch them all the time) (as long as you need to take to post these ill be here mah boi)

Always thought the scene where keizo gets cut in half when sadako and kayako merge was stupid, it's a blink and you'll miss it scene, at night and no one acknowledges it. Just felt unceremonious and unfair that he got that end during that integral moment. Would've liked to see him live a bit longer? Atlest long enough to see the two onryo's merge.

That headbutt literally made me spit out my water I laughed so hard 😭🤣

I gotta say, that cricket joke proper made me shut myself laughing, I died mid game to just stop and take a breather, your commentary is honestly top notch

Great video, loved this, didn’t know it existed but will have to check it out. Thank you for posting unique content.

The way they ran and slammed into each other was goofy, but having them merge, or rather one subsume the other, is kind of a cool concept because it's reminiscent of the ancient curse ritual of kodoku (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodoku) whereby power is concentrated into a single being.

I watched this movie in the year it came out and whilst I was a bit let down at first by it not being that much of a typical J-horror - or well, at least it wasn't what I was expecting, I came to really like it due to the over-the-top, comedic factor it went for. They also did a surprisingly good job of keeping the curses' identities consistent.

In a strange way it was more respectful than any of their own sequels.

ive never seen any of the grudge, or the ring movies, but i just love this channel so much im down to watch it lol

Given that this movie came out 13 years after its release, I'd accuse the filmmakers of watching "Freddy vs Jason" and saying "We can do something just as ridiculous!"...I would accuse them of that, but then I remember the Japanese have a long history of staging absurd monster battles, and realize this was an inevitability (80's slasher villains or not). 😅 28:17 I think I literally saw this scene parodied in "Chainsaw Man"! 🤣 29:15 I guess Sadako and Kayako said, "F**k it! Let's be friends!" 😄

Well there is something connecting them that's unique to most big names in the J-horror subgenre: the fear of change. In Ringu (both the novel and the film) the tape represents the fear of technology and modernism (represented by the tape) destroying the traditions and lifestyle of Japan (represented by the father's death at the end). In the Ju-On franchise it's a tad bit diffrent. In the first film (Katasumi and 4444444444 or simply Ten fours) the telephone is used in a similar fashion (an idea which Chakushin Ari or One missed call will use again). In the following films that aspect is gone, however (and this is my personal theory, don't quote me on that) the modernism of a large industrial city is what's shown as the enemy as the Seyouki household is portrayed quite small in contrast to the apartment complexes in most other scenes. Not to mention that at the end of the second film we see everyone in the world get wiped out by the curse showing us that most large communities are indeed vapid and soulless.Not to mention that by killing his family Kayako's husband effectivley breaks his family, one of the most important values in the traditional Japanese lifestyle.

I absolutely love these types of videos you make, there's a slim chance you'll see this but I'd love to see you do a video on 'gonjiam haunted asylum' it's best when you go into the movie blind, would love to see one of these videos about that terrifying flick.

i would never have known this existed if not for this video, thanks man

My daughter and I watched this movie a few years ago as part of 31 Days of Halloween. Neither of us really understood what was going on, but the movie definitely gave us a lot of laughs.

I think the the ending is BRILLIANT. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of one and not the other because by the end both fandoms are rewarded with a new more powerful and terrifying monster. No losers just winners, well except for the human characters but we all know they are screwed either way lol.

how tf do you not have more subs? Love your channel.

My man just came back with some more goodness lol can’t wait hear it!

I feel like vengeful spirits, or Onryo, getting more violent makes sense. If you were stuck on the world solely for vengeance, and no matter what you were doing, nothing was letting you get it, I feel like you’d get more aggressive out of anger.

I'd be terrified if I witnessed these two merge.

I'm so happy your finally gettin the views you deserve on your videos my man!!! You will be hitting 1 mil subs in no time!!! Thanks for your humor and what you do!

I thoroughly enjoy your voice over. It's so satisfying to listen to, good mic too. Every Upload is a good upload, thanks for the entertainment my man.