Ju-on: The Curse 2

"Ju-On 2" isn't definitely as good as the original.It's very bland and boring film with some occasionally scary moments."Ju-On 2" starts at the beginning of the first film,re-telling the story that started it all in the original "Ju-On",and then about half way into the film the new story picks up.The film offers some downright creepy moments,but there is not enough creepiness for my liking.There is also one scene obviously stolen from Hideo Nakata's horror hit "Ringu"(1998).So if you liked the first film you may be a bit a disappointed with this one.My rating:6 out of 10-and that's being generous.Stick with brilliant original.

Continuing the story of its predecessor, "Ju-on 2" (2000) maintains the quality of the first film, but disappoints due to technical issues and questionable compositional choices.

The film inherits all the strengths and weaknesses of the first film, but fails to structure the productions as separate titles. The film features an unnecessary 30-minute recap of the previous film, resulting in a cut of almost half the total running time. The decision to develop the video as separate titles hinders the enjoyment of the plot, making it an ill-advised decision. In addition to the recap, the film features unimpressive scenes and CGI effects that have aged poorly, factors that compromise the final result. Overall, the production maintains the quality of its predecessor in terms of the heavy atmosphere, the simple yet effective plot, the dry cinematography, among other elements. As in "Ju-on" (2000), the abrupt ending may disturb audiences unfamiliar with J-Horror works of the era. The video would make more sense if it comprised the last minutes of the previous film, without the need for a continuation in another title, this being the notable error that permeates the work from beginning to end.

Despite the unconventional decisions in the composition and distribution of the project, "Ju-on 2" does not disappoint if interpreted as the final minutes of its predecessor.

I enjoyed the foreign horror film 'Ju-on' and the remake that was made by Tackashimi Shimzu, the man who directed the American remake.'Ju-on 2' isn't nearly as good as the first or the remake.Sure, it was worth watching, but the fact that almost half of the movie is the same footage from the first movie makes it seem like one of those movies that you have already seen before.The movie is also short.It runs in at 76 minutes, but really runs at 74 minutes if you take out the end credits.Yeah, it's a pretty short movie.I can't guarantee that if you liked the first movie that you'll like this one.Still, I found 'Ju-on 2' to be an enjoyable sequel.

The first TV movie of Ju-on is one of the creepiest movies I've I've seen. This is considerably less so.

This film begins with a half an hour of material from the first film. While its good, it slows the forward momentum of this film especially if you watched the previous film in close order.

When the new material comes it picks up literally where the first leaves off and follows it to a new end. Some of this is good, but much, like the end, is good looking but rather confused and far from scary. Worse, the now linear story is too literal and doesn't leave enough to the mind.

If you need to know what happens after the first film ends, then by all means pick this up for viewing, however if it were up to me I'd just leave the first film be and forget this as a well intentioned mistake.

5 out of 10

I have not seen the original film, so I can't make any comparison. Supposedly this "sequel" contains 40 minutes of the original and just 36 minutes of new material.

No matter to me, as this is one of the creepiest films I have seen. I was literally jumping out of my seat at times. The mother and child really creeped me out. People dying all over the place due to some curse that resulted from a murder by a father.

Creepy music, and some bizarre deaths make this an interesting movie. The non-linear style may put some off, but I really enjoyed it.

There are apparently four of these films, so I will be looking for them all. Of course, I can also check out the American remakes which feature the mother (Takako Fuji) and the father (Takashi Matsuyama).