Product Details

• Actors: Matthew Knight, Shawnee Smith, Mike Straub, Aiko Horiuchi, Shimba Tsuchiya
• Directors: Toby Wilkins
• Writers: Brad Keene, Takashi Shimizu
• Producers: Andrew Pfeffer, Doug Davison, J.R. Young, Jeffery Beach, John Cappilla
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 12, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001P3SA9Y
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,321 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

From Ghost House Pictures, the makers of 30 Days of Night and The Grudge, comes the next installment in The Grudge series. How do you stop a curse that never dies? Jake, the sole survivor of The Grudge 2 massacre, is tortured by chilling visions of Kayako and Toshio that have led to his hospitalization. Jake's caretaker, Dr. Sullivan (Shawnee Smith, the Saw series) is determined to investigate his horrifying tales. She explores his Chicago home, finding another family on the brink of succumbing to the curse. It becomes clear that Jake's terrifying stories are true, and a mysterious Japanese woman may be the only hope of banishing the spirits forever...unless her plan destroys them all.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great but ambiguous, February 6, 2009

By	D. Anderson "Anime Junkie" (Los Angles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I was also one of the few who saw it already and to be honest, it was a big improvement over The Grudge 2. The acting's pretty decent and the story was a lot more coherent this time around. The deaths weren't all that special but they definitely stepped up in the violence department to say the least. The ghosts were more aggressive and the story gets pretty intense as we get closer to seeing if this is truly the end of Kayako and Toshio's killing spree, but when it's all said and done, I had very mixed feelings about the ending. It's an ending that can truly be interpreted in so many different ways. If this is in fact the final movie of the trilogy, then we're left with a lot to think about. Rather that's a good or a bad thing is up to you.

On the the whole, despite me seeing it early, I'm seriously buying it no matter what. It definitely wasn't a waste of my time, but it doesn't surpass the first one in any way.If you're a die hard fan like me, you'll enjoy what this film has to offer to some extent.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only worth a rental., May 21, 2009

By	Spider Labyrinth (TX USA) - See all my reviews

Sad how Matthew Knight got top billing and is hardly in it at all. This film was a big letdown! Took too long to get started and when it did, totally predictable. Characters other than Gil McKinney (really hot guy) and Emi Ikehata (the best actor in the film) were a bore. I wish they would not continue with this franchise, but will.

Do yourself a favor, just watch the Japanese versions of them. America is not good at all with remakes or continuation of films.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!, May 20, 2009

By	Sensei Michael "Sensei Michael" (San Diego) - See all my reviews

After reading a few of the positive reviews, I was excited to see this movie, but after sitting through this piece of trash, I would suggest you save your money. I've seen a lot of bad movies in my life, but this movie is just plain STUPID! Every time the ghastly dead Japanese woman enters a room to attack one of the actors, the actor would fall to the ground, start crawling backwards as slowly as they possibly can, and put their hands as far away from a defensive position as possible. All the actor would need to do is stand up, turn away from the creature-woman, and walk away, and the dead crawling woman would be left in the dust.

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To make matters worst, every male actor in this movie acted like this was their first time in front of a camera - they were atrocious. The best actors, the psychiatrist Sullivan (Shawnee Smith), and the tenant-friend Gretchen (Mirina Sirtis - aka Counselor Deanna Troi), are killed off early in the movie. The other good actors are made to act stupid, causing the movie's plot to completely unravel. Never mind, there was no plot, what was I thinking.

Save your money and buy a good movie like "The Eye" with Jessica Alba, and you'll be a lot more entertained, and a lot happier that you shelled out over $20 for a movie that wasn't a complete waste of time.