The Grudge 3 (2009) (V)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Toby Wilkins

Writers:

Brad Keene (screenplay)
Takashi Shimizu (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

Release Date:

12 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You can't escape the curse

Plot:

A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel...

Plot Keywords:

Curse | Sequel | Third Part | Gothic | Gore

Cast

Matthew Knight	...	Jake
Shawnee Smith	...	Sullivan
Mike Straub	...	Orderly
Aiko Horiuchi	...	Kayako
Shimba Tsuchiya	...	Toshio
Emi Ikehata	...	Naoko
Takatsuna Mukai	...	Daisuke (as Takatsuma Mukai)
Johanna Braddy	...	Lisa
Beau Mirchoff	...	Andy
Jadie Hobson	...	Rose
Marina Sirtis	...	Gretchen
Gil McKinney	...	Max
Laura Giosh	...	Renee
Mihaela Nankova	...	Brenda
Michael McCoy	...	Praski

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images and some language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Ozla Pictures

Trivia:

Although the film takes place in Chicago and (briefly) Tokyo, it was filmed in Bulgaria.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Naoko is incorrectly referred to as Naoko Saeki on her phone message. Although she is Kayako's sister, Kayako's married name is Saeki so Naoko's last name should be Kayako's maiden name of Kawamata.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jake: Please, don't leave me in here.
Sullivan: Jake, I promise I won't be long.

Movie Connections:

Features The Grudge (2004)

Soundtrack:

No Trouble

Same Old Stuff

To be honest, i was expecting perhaps something, probably too much, that would perhaps be original and new to the third grudge. But i think this was even worse than the others. Nearly the entire movie takes place in the same apartment building with the same stupid people who don't believe anything. This is simply the same story told yet again. The ending wasn't really surprising. It ends so that yet another Grudge can come out in the future. Grudge 4 will most likely be announced, if it's not already announced, in the near future. Rated R because more blood, but not really gore so much. i would say this is a decent movie other than the fact that it is the same old stuff. Come on Hollywood! Give us some originality! 4 out of 10