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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Ozla Pictures

Trivia:

Is the first film in either the Grudge or Ju-On franchises to take place in chronological order.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Naoko and Lisa are speaking in the park (right after Rose goes off to the swings), Naoko tucks her hair behind her left ear. In the next shot, her hair is back in front of her ear.

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

I Liked It Better Than Grudge 2

In this one, a family in the apartment building where the events of the last one took place are being haunted by Kayako and Toshio. It is up to a young Japanese woman named Naoko to stop the curse once and for all. Well, this one was better than I expected it to be, with some genuinely scary moments. However I thought that it was too gory to be a "Grudge" movie, I liked how the first two left it mostly to the imagination. Despite the unnecessary gore, I thought that it was a fitting sequel to the "Grudge" series. If you're a fan of the series, than I definitely recommend this.

Rated: R for Violence, Gore, Profanity, and Brief Nudity