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Yeah, it's weird, I don't get The Grudge's luke-warm, semi-hostile reception either. Unless it has something to do with expectations, the fact that--ultimately--The Grudge is a pretty restrained piece of work. It might be a sensitivity issue in that sense: audiences accustomed to being...

The Grudge is mostly misunderstood by those who don't care for it. It's a visceral exercise; a primal, gut-level film. As was ALIEN. Very simple story, the end result being a showcase of style, technique... No overt moral or message. A sensation machine. Of course ALIEN was a far more lavish...

It's going to be interesting to see whether the dropped material from the PG-13 rated version was of a graphic or explicit nature, or just thematically disturbing or more intense, or some of each (I have heard it suggested that the latter is true)... AND: Will additional material actually...

Terrific film. A tour de force of mood and atmosphere. I can see how its minimalistic style wouldn't interest some in an age of really busy films with more lavish visuals... But if you've been craving a subtle exercise in "goosebump" filmmaking, The Grudge is state of the art...even in its PG-13...