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Circle_One said:
. So...which character was played by Sarah Michelle Gellar? Sine I've actually seen the movie, I'll be able to put a face with an actor's name for the first time when I don't know him on this list :jiggy:
Bear in mind that Doctor Who holds the record as the longest running sci-fi series in the world. There have only been two movies made. While each storyline is released on a single video or dvd, the episodes in the series were a half hour long, and it was a weekly series, so every episode had to end on a 'cliffhanger' to get the viewer to watch the next show. The formula obviously worked, because it ran for 26 years. Considering it started in 1963, when science fiction was not considered a profitable genre by the BBC, and had a tiny budget, even by the standards of the day, it did bloody well to run for so long. If it hadn't been getting viewers sucked in enough to keep watching (and therefore making money for the BBC), you can be sure they'd have canned it. By today's standards, yes, it's old, yes, it's cheesy - but it's difficult to create quality props and sets when you've got no money to play with, and digital imagery is not even a spec on the radar. Take a look back at early Star Trek episodes - they were hardly quality stuff. Then remember that Dr. Who preceded that show by three years, and ran for twenty-three years longer (Star Trek ran from 1966-1969; Dr. Who from 1963-1989). Yes, Star Trek has had infinite spin-offs, but the original series only lasted for three years. I'm not saying that every Dr. Who storyline is exceptional viewing (you can't say that about any series really), but Doctor Who was, and still is, a landmark show. The Doctor Who series is being resurrected (which obviously means there is still a market for it), a new Doctor has been cast (Christopher Eccleston), filming has started, and I for one can't wait to see what they come up with, now that technology has caught up with us, and can do it justice.johnnys4life said:
It was truly awful. 
Yeah, I know. I didn't even realize I had written the ring until now. Whatever, I know I meant the Grudge and you know I meant the Grudge, so yeah.Saw11_2000 said:
Sorry No*s, I meant the Grudge, not the Ring. I think Sarah's name is Karen in the US version..I'm not sure though.No*s said:OK, we've been through this song and dance before, and I've actually seen the movie this time
Yep, completely in Japanese with English subtitles. It's really amazing.Saw11_2000 said:
Arrrrghh!!! Hate, hate, hate that movie! Andy Garcia dying for no good reason...Majikthise said:
Being mildly familiar with Japanese folklore, I all but jumped out of my skin many times during The Grudge.Master Vigil said:
I need to get around to seeing JuOn, the original Japanese version, I heard it was so much better... the extras on The Grudge DVD are neat, too. The director was the guy that did JuOn, and the actors said he'd do crazy stuff like come up and yowl like a cat right behind them. Sounds like a fun guy. :jiggy:
I may be a bad judge of this since I'm a chicken when it comes to horror movies, but The Grudge was pretty scary to me. The whole boy/cat thing had to do with an old legend about a boy and cat who were murdered at the same time, and their souls merged and became a demon that wandered around and killed people. I can't explain exactly why the movie is scary, honestly. I think it's something you just have to pick up on about Japanese culture.md_88 said:
