Featured Audience Ratings

• Lee ?

  
  Passable sequel that picks up right after the previous film. The first two films milked the most out of the story and scares so this one had little surprising to offer. Not scary at all really, has the odd creepy moment and some cheap "Boo" scares but it was getting a bit… More
  Passable sequel that picks up right after the previous film. The first two films milked the most out of the story and scares so this one had little surprising to offer. Not scary at all really, has the odd creepy moment and some cheap "Boo" scares but it was getting a bit repetitive. The opening kill was a little disturbing and there's a couple of bloodier moments towards the end. It was ok overall but it's the weakest of the Grudge films, both American and Japanese ones.

• Nicki M

  
  I had my doubts about this one after reading so many bad reviews, so quite honestly, it could only be an improvement on what I was imagining. I found this not that bad at all. Okay, it's not particularly scary, but nor were the previous two, let's be serious here! The… More
  I had my doubts about this one after reading so many bad reviews, so quite honestly, it could only be an improvement on what I was imagining. I found this not that bad at all. Okay, it's not particularly scary, but nor were the previous two, let's be serious here! The original Japanese ones, I think, were genuinely scary, but the remakes have always been more kitschy as far as I'm concerned. The no name cast are decent, particularly Matthew Knight in his brief appearance, and if you take it for what it is, it is enjoyable enough to watch.

• Dean !

  
  An ok 3rd installment, although straight to DVD release. Lower budget but the production is pretty good, but it's just not as creepy as the first two. The boy that appears at times was weird in the first two in this it looks like an older actor was used. The same goes for Kayako,… More
  An ok 3rd installment, although straight to DVD release. Lower budget but the production is pretty good, but it's just not as creepy as the first two. The boy that appears at times was weird in the first two in this it looks like an older actor was used. The same goes for Kayako, in the first two she was very strange and creepy in this she just looks very white? For those who really liked the first two films.

• Lafe F

  
  In the Grudge 2 - the Japanese Grudge curse stowed away to America. The direct-to-video Grudge 3 takes place in the same Chicago apartment building, which gets a bit boring. A few effectively spooky things happen with toys in the hallway and the dead "Toshio" Japanese boy… More
  In the Grudge 2 - the Japanese Grudge curse stowed away to America. The direct-to-video Grudge 3 takes place in the same Chicago apartment building, which gets a bit boring. A few effectively spooky things happen with toys in the hallway and the dead "Toshio" Japanese boy from previous Grudges; now played by a different actor. There are not enough scenes of the spooky meowing drowned kitty cat ghost and too many scenes with the mommy ghost "Kayako". Some of the deaths are bloody, but nothing gore-tastic. It's cool to see Shawnee Smith (from Saw series) and Marina Sirtis (from Star Trek: TNG) playing roles; watch the movie for them alone. I found it hard to believe when (spoiler) Kayako's sister happens to move into the building to stop the curse. The cleansing ritual was silly. I miss the original Tokyo Grudge house. We don't really need more sequels to this tired tale, do we?

• Dean M

  
  This straight-to-DVD of third <i>Grudge</i> series is even worse than the others as well as it is simply the same story told yet again and the ending wasn't really surprising. But it surprised me to see a sole survivor of the sequel, Jake (played by Matthew Knight)… More
  This straight-to-DVD of third <i>Grudge</i> series is even worse than the others as well as it is simply the same story told yet again and the ending wasn't really surprising. But it surprised me to see a sole survivor of the sequel, Jake (played by Matthew Knight) appeared at the start alike Karen (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) from the first ones. Aiko Horiuchi replaces Takako Fuji as Kayako (creepy crackling voice lady) and picks up the role fairly well. Director Toby Wilkins tries to duplicate the eeriness and unpleasantness of the first movie, but sadly, fails miserably. With half-hearted acting, bad special effects, and a tiresome plot, the movie never picks up or satisfies.

• Dr Blood  

  
  While not the biggest fan of The Grudge remakes or even the originals, after re-watching the first 2, I got quite interested in seeing how the story was going to end. Unfortunately, with Takashi Shimizu no longer directing the third installment, things didn't so much progress as… More
  While not the biggest fan of The Grudge remakes or even the originals, after re-watching the first 2, I got quite interested in seeing how the story was going to end. Unfortunately, with Takashi Shimizu no longer directing the third installment, things didn't so much progress as stagnate in the Chicago apartment building that was already seen in Grudge 2. While not a totally awful movie, the atmosphere just wasn't the same and the characters were a lot more irritating. Everything looked a lot brighter too (presumably to show off all the pretty young faces) which meant that there just weren't enough shadows for the vengeful ghosts to jump out of. Instead of jump scares, The Grudge 3 went for a lot more gore and is the first one in the franchise to be R-rated. I will admit that the gory bits were nicely done but there was nothing overly inventive about them. The biggest problem I had, other than none of it being at all scary, was that this one brought in the Takeo character with a possession storyline that was far too reminiscent of The Shining. Gil McKinney is just not enough of a Jack Nicholson to make it work and it all seems not only forced but very incongruous. I didn't actually find any of the acting performances all that credible though anyway but that has been the problem with all the Grudge films. They've all just relied on the gimmick of the little white boy who screeches like a cat and his long haired mother with bulging eyes. There have never really been any attempts at anything other than routine performances and the stories have been so all over the place that it's been hard to feel anything for any of the characters anyway, To its credit, The Grudge 3 is more linear and not filled with dozens of flashbacks and changes of location. It's easier to follow and, despite Emi Ikehata's horrible almost French pronunciations of every "the" word as "ze", it's a lot easier to listen to without Sarah Michelle Gellar's whininess. As much as I liked how Sarah Michelle Gellar looked as Buffy, I've never liked her voice. But that's a moot point since she isn't in The Grudge 3 at all and Emi Ikehata is a lot better looking anyway. Without giving too much away, The Grudge 3 doesn't make enough use of Toshio and Kayako. One scene with Toshio was so ludicrous that it threw me right out of the film but all the scenes with Kayako do that because I'm warped and think that she's hot! As I said, this one is all about bringing Takeo into the story before setting things up for a whole new "Grudge" or "Curse" (I still don't know why they translated Ju-on as "Grudge" which seems a silly word to use in the context of what these movies are about). By the end of it all, you can almost feel the producers champing at the bit to make The Grudge 4. Personally, I hope The Grudge movies stop here before they end up going the same way as the Saw franchise. There's only so much that you can wring out of the same characters (especially if the only interesting ones are already dead) before it ends up as silly as yet another parody by the Scary Movie gang. Oops, too late... Anyway, to sum things up, The Grudge 3 was an entertaining film but was by far the weakest of the American versions. Fans of The Grudge will probably still enjoy it but it could have and should have been a lot better. It wasn't boring but it was very miscast, had a lot of plot holes, and wasn't very effective as a horror movie at all. It went straight to DVD and that in itself says all you really need to know.

• Dann M

  
  Generic and uninspired, The Grudge 3 is a vapid and pointless horror film. The story follows the evil spirit of Kayako as it attempts to renew the curse in a Chicago apartment complex after having been brought there by a former curse victim. It's a completely ridiculous plot… More
  Generic and uninspired, The Grudge 3 is a vapid and pointless horror film. The story follows the evil spirit of Kayako as it attempts to renew the curse in a Chicago apartment complex after having been brought there by a former curse victim. It's a completely ridiculous plot that doesn't make much sense. The acting is particularly bad, but not as awful as the makeup and special effects; which are the worst of the entire series. The Grudge 3 is an insultingly atrocious film that's all tropes and no substance.

• Frisby 2

  
  The Grudge 3 is a terrible 3rd installment to an already terrible series of films, only this time, it went straight to DVD (of how bad it was). As if the first two didn't already suck, now they make a third installment? And rated R? Lol wow how pathetic. First off, the trailer… More
  The Grudge 3 is a terrible 3rd installment to an already terrible series of films, only this time, it went straight to DVD (of how bad it was). As if the first two didn't already suck, now they make a third installment? And rated R? Lol wow how pathetic. First off, the trailer to this movie mad me crack up "Open the door!!!" XD Yet, it pretty much showed the whole movie itself. Secondly, everything in this movie was predictable, just as predictable as the first one. I always hated it when people would always say "OMG this movie was so funny!" to a horror movie. I take a horror movie seriously, & people saying it was funny pissed me off. But after I watched this movie & House of the dead, I changed my mind. I busted out for about 10 minutes of how horrible this movie was. And third of all, none of the characters in this movie deserved to live. And let's not get me started on the plot & storyline. However, it was actually much creepier than the first two, but still not enough to save it.

• Jacob P

  
  Very different from the others, and at some points very boring\slow-paced. Dissapointed, mainly because Toby Wilkins, the director of the award winning "Splinter," aka: Possibly the greatest horror film of all time, directed it. Please don't let me down again, Toby!

• Steven V

  
  The good thing of this movie is only a few, but they deserve mentioning and as much of a reprieve as anyone can give them. <i>Aiko Horiuchi</i> replaces <i>Takako Fuji</i> as <i>Kayako</i> and picks up the role fairly well. Any fault in her… More
  The good thing of this movie is only a few, but they deserve mentioning and as much of a reprieve as anyone can give them. <i>Aiko Horiuchi</i> replaces <i>Takako Fuji</i> as <i>Kayako</i> and picks up the role fairly well. Any fault in her appearance lies with the director, <i>Toby Wilkins</i>. The only other two notable performances come from the female leads, <i>Johanna E. Braddy</i> and <i>Takatzuna Mukai</i> and might not so much be notable as much as they just sharply contrast their terrible surroundings. Now, on to the awful stuff. I think the large majority of the critics of the first two movies find that the they were cryptic and difficult to follow. They have gotten their wish for an easy to interpret, spoon-fed, linear-flowing, cheesy horror movie in <b>The Grudge 3</b>. Gone are the intelligent and subtle left-to-the-imagination disappearance kills. Artistic and suspenseful cinematography have been replaced by bland, formulaic and frightfully comical scenes. <i>Brad Keene</i> and <i>Toby Wilkins</i> have crafted an hour-and-a-half long slap in the face of director <i>Takashi Shimizu</i> who re-invented the haunted house horror movie by making his own rules and breaking all the ones in the book. The writer and director were toying with another man's vision and the hard work and creative energy he expended trying to bring something original into the world. Ultimately, <b>The Grudge 3</b> adds nothing to the mythology of the movies and takes away a substantial amount.

• Andreia C

  
  better than the 2, but it really wasn't that hard xD but it didn't scare me not even pne bit

• Deb S

  
  Kayako and Toshio's curse continues with the ''The Grudge 2'''s only survivor, Jake, who's now confined to a psychiatric hospital after his family's alleged suicide. When the curse of the Grudge finally kills him too, news reaches a mysterious… More
  Kayako and Toshio's curse continues with the ''The Grudge 2'''s only survivor, Jake, who's now confined to a psychiatric hospital after his family's alleged suicide. When the curse of the Grudge finally kills him too, news reaches a mysterious young woman in Japan who tries to stop the curse once and for all. As for the scary parts, we all know what to expect so the ending wasn't really a surprise.

• John M

  
  "The Grudge 3" is a decent addiction to the franchise. The acting is better than what you'd expect and though it is a low budget film it doesn't look cheap and tacky and was certainly more bloody than the first and the second.

• Christopher B

  
  Doesn't count as a Ju on film. Watch The Grudge: Old Woman in White for the real Grudge 3 (or if you hate the Ju on series, please skip it. I'm sick to death of people saying Shimizu's terrifying films aren't scary).

• paganchild1979 p

  
  It was good, not as good as the first one. Something was missing can't put my finger on it.

• Laurence C

  
  Anyone walking through their local video store's new releases section can acknowledge this : throughout the last decade, straight-to-video sequels have been given an unusual boost by motion picture studios. The silver screen is not a necessary transition for films to adopt if… More
  Anyone walking through their local video store's new releases section can acknowledge this : throughout the last decade, straight-to-video sequels have been given an unusual boost by motion picture studios. The silver screen is not a necessary transition for films to adopt if they want to see profit. Those lesser continuations seem to be greenlit by the dozen each year. If you still wonder why, though, then maybe you don't understand an important part of the fundamental dynamics in the movie industry : if they want more, just give them more. ''But what if nobody really liked the predecessor?'', I can hear you ask. Well, that's another story, entirely... There's something else that's unusual, but this time it's on a more personal level. I realize I am very probably alone among the ones of my kind, but there you go : I sort of liked Takashi Shimizu's 2004 remake of The Grudge (yes, that one with Sarah Michelle Gellar), as well as its 2006 sequel (yes, the one with Sarah Michelle Gellar in it for 5 minutes). They sure as hell are not objectively 'good' pieces of cinema, nor are they deliciously enjoyable thrill rides-- everyone who has seen either of them can attest there is a deadening, drawn-out mystique separating those creepy set-pieces that prevent them from being just breezy ghostly fun. Say what you want about them, but they are undeniably more patient and less shrill than a whole damn lot of other modern poltergeist tales... ...alright, alright. That doesn't make them any more worthwhile, I know. But hey, can't I draw some noteworthy observations out of those viewings of mine? If the idea of making another quick buck on the americanized The Grudge franchise is not surprising in the least and frankly quite desperate, the very same can be said about this second sequel as a whole. It's not like anybody was expecting something actually good or any more than just decent-- but to my surprise, Toby Wilkins' The Grudge 3 sometimes gives the illusion of being just decent, and therefore, the whole thing really makes you think about how much theatrically unreleased blockbuster cinema has evolved. For, yes, this new grudge episode is surprisingly not all about cheap, effortless scares. It's by far the most talky of the series (and, consequently, the most boring) and it seems to want to push the Big Bad Evil Curse Mythology in a forward direction instead of only exploiting its best tricks. Naturally, every new plot point is either an idiotic step in the wrong direction or just a really, really convoluted idea. But you can tell director Toby Wilkins and his crew are not idiots, as they are very mindful of the way the previous installment were constructed, scored and shot. Amazingly, even if The Grudge 3 is crafted out of a significantly smaller budget than the first two, it could almost pass for a planned theatrical release. Oh, sure, it's nothing above competent & professional & serviceable, but it 'works'-- not in the sense that you actually buy what's going onscreen, for you do not. Not in the sense that it's an effective freak-out of a movie, for it is certainly not. But it sure looks and feels like any other one of those run-of-the-mill spookfests that come out a few times each season and gross 30 M$ plus each...! Now, don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing remotely inventive or striking in this dull reheated platter. The 'gotcha!' moments only elicit reactions such as 'which one of those scenes is the less unscary?'. There are little bits of R-rated gore scattered here and there, and as close as they get to being something actually arresting, they feel like they belong in other horror universe entirely. It's also really hard to not laugh a little bit at how diminished the 'jerky long-haired woman' effect ends up after fifteen damn times-- in fact, the whole imagery that scared so many viewers in The Grudge borders close to the laughable here. Worse even, the disturbingly robotic dialogue easily sits among the laziest line-writing I can recall in a very long while, gracing us with endless variations on (actual quote) : ''Listen, things are happening and I think we should leave'' for 90 minutes. And that's to say nothing of all that rotten acting on display, with Matthew Knight and Shawnee Smith in brief roles as the only ones that actually look scared, and the rest of the cast failing miserably around them. But no matter how just flat-out lame everything is in here, I didn't finish The Grudge 3 irritated or dissapointed (anybody who believed something great could have been harvested out of this project should have gotten a head check more than a while ago). Hear me, readers; there is nothing really insulting in The Grudge 3, except perhaps the spectres of two very superior films looming over all of its scenes, from the crappy ''let's show you flashes of the whole story again!'' exposition to the flatlining character exchanges to the would-be frightening moments. Also : not enough ghostly woman croaking.

• Deb J

  
  I like the fact that these movies follow up on one another, like the Saw series. Just like the last two, the storyline is presented in pieces with everything coming together at the end. A little slow to start and confusing at first, scares, blood, and gore seemed well placed in the… More
  I like the fact that these movies follow up on one another, like the Saw series. Just like the last two, the storyline is presented in pieces with everything coming together at the end. A little slow to start and confusing at first, scares, blood, and gore seemed well placed in the story. It retains the creepy feeling even if the ghostly scares are all too familiar for viewers. The child actor playing the little boy Toshio looked far too old for the part. I'm sure that those that didn't find the second one appealing have given up on this series already so what's left are those that still find it satisfying.

• Rose G

  
  It is easily the worst of the three remakes. I never thought I'd get tired of the disjointed, bloodied, long-haired in a white dress girl crawling on the floor until now. None of the "scary" scenes were scary and the whole apartment building did not give a creepy air at… More
  It is easily the worst of the three remakes. I never thought I'd get tired of the disjointed, bloodied, long-haired in a white dress girl crawling on the floor until now. None of the "scary" scenes were scary and the whole apartment building did not give a creepy air at all.

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