Comments on: The Grudge: It’s Make or Break Time For Sarah Michelle Gellar https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/ The Correct Opinion Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: deborah https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10908 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:46:35 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10908 i loooooove sarah michelle gellar and i love horror films so i love this movie. i didnt think it was scary but i thought it was a bit jumpy. i am a huge fan of sarah and i cant wait till i see her new movie! i am sarah michelle gellars number 1 fan in all of europe!!! i have pics of her all over my walls and loads of merchandise. i could tell u them all but i dont want to bore you with my 100 page list!!!

]]> By: Nic https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10907 Tue, 02 Nov 2004 18:13:21 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10907 Sarah was good in the film, but the film itself was appalling – the whole cinema was laughing at how naff it was. I’m sorry, but I was very disappointed. Not what I expected at all.

]]> By: Jonstafa https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10906 Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:07:28 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10906 Triflic, you say just give a wider release? I’m glad they did the remake this way. If studios want to spend money to remake a movie rather then try and market the older version then that’s fine by me. As long as it is as good or better than the original. This hardly happens, however. What with differences that will give the remake a different feel. But Raimi got the same director who directed Ju On. The only difference is the larger budget. They can actually make Ju On better through The Grudge.

Look at it this way. Personally I liked the Ring better than Ringu. Bigger budget. And this isn’t a remake of an asian movie, but the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre improved on the older version as well (IMO).

New TCSM > Old TCSM
The Ring > Ringu

and if it goes the way I think it will…
The Grudge > Ju On

I don’t think it’s about the subtitles (although I’m sure that has something to do with it). I don’t think it can work well with everything but this is one movie that I don’t mind them remaking. I may eat my words later when truckloads of Asian horror movies are being remade and the whole thing is just a sour taste in my mouth, but for right now I’m fine with it.

]]> By: asd https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10905 Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:02:05 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10905 asd

]]> By: Crystal https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10904 Tue, 12 Oct 2004 03:05:55 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10904 Yeah, it can be hard on TV actresses who try to make the switch to movies because we’ve only seen them one way. Especially the action-oriented shows – Peta Wilson of La Femme Nikita comes to mind also. Jennifer Garner of Alias fame may not have that same problem as within the show itself we’ve seen her in varous outfits and acting as different characters so when she made the switch to the big screen she did well. She’ll do well again on the big screen if all the variables are right.

Gellar? We’ll see. It’ll work or it won’t.

Like Triflic I’d like to see more distributors take the risk of funding the costs necessary to release the originals on a wider release (or AT ALL!. Another problem is that the major studios buy up the rights to these films when they hit big overseas so that they can remake them with American actors and actresses because the story has already been proven. I mean, GOD FORBID they take the risk of paying a screenwriter for an original story. You should see the slew of Japanese horror/sci-fi flicks that are about to be re-made with Americans. But the filmmaker of these movies are willing to sell the rights so what can you do?

]]> By: triflic https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10903 Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:49:18 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10903 Boo to Raimi for remaking this film with the same director on the same (?) locations…Why not give a wider release to the original which was perfectly fine as it is…

[perhaps I should say boo to the North American Public who refuse to watch subtitled films unless they are Jesus Torture…Hero and CTHD excepted..bravo for not remaking them in english!]

]]> By: John Campea https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10902 Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:23:01 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10902 I think she’s at a point right now where most of us haven’t made up our minds about her yet. If she does turn in a good job with The Grudge, I think the majority of us are willing to notice it. Unfortunetly for her… we’re also ready to notice if she blows it.

]]> By: RichardB https://www.themovieblog.com/2004/10/the-grudge-its-make-or-break-time-for-sarah-michelle-gellar/#comment-10901 Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:10:05 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1102#comment-10901 Won’t the bigger issue be if we all accept her? She could give a perfect performance, but it would then be up to the audience to accept her in a role outside of Buffy.

However, she does have to produce a good performance first. Can’t really comment on that bit having not seen her in anything outside of Buffy, I might be one of the ones that find that move difficult if she’s not spot on.

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