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Originally Posted by Justin101  I think it’s a good price personally. £55 for 6 films including one in UHD, plus 24!!! art cards, a poster and a 60 page book.
You’re paying £25 these days for a boutique label UHD with no extra value bits. I hate to say it but those Sarah Michelle Gellar versions are not very good at all. |
To be honest, I never really enjoyed
The Grudge films, and I really didn't care for the US versions.
However, years of exposure to other Japanese cinema and traditions has warmed me up to them. The concept of an atrocity staining a house, and manifesting itself as an entity is a superstition that terrifies many Japanese. It's why many Japanese will not kill themselves at home, as they fear it will result in an evil taking residence there.
But I still don't care for the US versions, despite them sharing the same director. There is something very empty about them. I wouldn't be surprised if the producers asked Shimizu to downplay the cultural background, so that it could just be a vengeful ghost.
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