i hate to throw out line like this and but in this case i feel like i have to represent the american remake of the grudge be by far the bad film i have see in theater in the last 5 year . there and i say it . and now that i have get that out of my system and please let me explain why . when someone die in the grip of a powerful rage and a curse be bear . the curse gather in that place of death . those who encounter it will be consume by it fury . that be the premise of the grudge and i will admit it sound intriguing . unfortunately and the filmmaker take it no further . those who encounter the curse be indeed consume by it fury and that be all you get . you want more . well too bad . some critic and fan be point out that the sole purpose of the grudge be to scare you . the problem be that when there be no plot to speak of and creepy image and sound can only go so far . director takashi shimizu and pull a george sluizer and remake his own original film ( s ) and valiantly attempt to build atmosphere in the first hour by repeat the same scene over and over and over and over . it pretty much unfolds like this represent person walk into house something flash by the camera and or or a strange sound be hear person go to investigate sound start to get loud person see a ghost loud scream and or or cat screech cut to blackbefore the audience be even give a hint of plot and this exact same scenario unfold 5 time in the first hour . the first time be actually somewhat creepy . each subsequent use become laughable a the film go on . by the time the end of the film roll around and my friend and i be laughingly wonder if this scene would end with a loud scream and a cut to black . we be never prove wrong . the film have no liner storyline and instead unfold in a series of vignette that leave the audience jumble . i have no problem with non linear storytelling when it be do right . the film jump from time period to time period with no rhyme or reason . i haven not see a movie in such a state since the opening of the theatrical version of highlander 2. and this storytelling technique mar any sort of mystery that film could have possibly have . if you already know the ghost have scar two character to death and how be it shock when their body be find in the attic . and why should we care when a detective try to investigate the mysterious disappearance when we already know what happen to everyone . obviously greenlit the second the american version of the ring make $ 15 million it first weekend and the grudge be nothing but calculated imitation disguise a an actual movie . the scary thing about the grudge be that it make $ 40 million dollar it first weekend and some people consider it the scary movie ever make . i wonder what happen to those who get consume by the fury of pay to see the grudge .