November 5, 2004

Rage at fireworks ban

So who's going to the 24-hour Movie Marathon at the Paramount tomorrow night?

Should be hard to stay awake through. :)

Posted by pearce at November 5, 2004 12:07 PM
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Nah...got Grand Theft Auto; San Andreas to play instead.

First time I've ever paid full price for a PS game (as opposed to second-hand or discounted). I'm trusting in your hype here, Pearce =)

Posted by: Scott at November 5, 2004 1:59 PM


just bought a ticket

Posted by: billy at November 5, 2004 6:15 PM

24 hours???? wtf?

Posted by: morgue at November 5, 2004 9:23 PM

in lieu of an ISFF, they're amping up the marathon and leaving it at that. seems it will be a mix of freak trash and new releases, and 24 HOURS.

Posted by: billy at November 6, 2004 11:46 AM

Hey Pea. Have you access to a copy of Nippon horror movie The Grudge? The directors name is Takashi. Sam Raimi is remaking it in Japan. Apparently the original is his "scariest movie of all time". I'd like to see the original before the remake, potentially, ruins things ala Ringu. Help us Obi Wan, your our only hope.

Posted by: Bradley at November 6, 2004 1:47 PM

Hey Brad. Yeah I've seen The Grudge. The remake is actually by the same director but is produced by Raimi. I don't have a copy but it's on dvd here.

I thought it was OK. Bits were great, but the narrative was all over the place (in a bad way) and it tended to overuse its scary images until they became unintentionally funny. It was also way too much "I wish I'd made it Ringu."

Posted by: Pearce at November 8, 2004 10:44 AM

Yeah, thats what I heard. I now understand what my source was attempting to explain. What I'm looking for is the 'original', pre-Raimi version. I think. Apparently there are 4 different versions out there. I'll try Aro Street anyway. Thanks P.

Posted by: Bradley at November 8, 2004 1:59 PM

Just to be utterly pedantic: yes there are four Japenese versions of The Grudge, and the one you'll find on dvd or video locally is writer/director Takashi Shimizu's fourth try at this particular story.

The first version was made for tv.
The second version was made for video.
The third version was a sequel to the video.
The fourth version was a theatrical remake.
The fifth version was an English-language American-cast remake made in Tokyo.

So out of her eight movies, Takashi Shimizu has made the same movie five times. Two of her others are documentaries. I think she needs to come up with some new ideas.

Posted by: Pearce at November 8, 2004 3:47 PM