Source:
Premier Asia Date: 12th September, 2006 Posted by:
Paul Heath
We'll
have a full review of JU ON: THE GRUDGE 2 DVD on the site in a couple of days,
but first, here's a preview of the release.
Writer-director
Takashi Shimizu's 'The Grudge' proved to be the horror sensation of 2004, subsequently
spawning a box office-smashing US remake, again directed by Shimizu and produced
by Sam Raimi. Now, Shimizu ramps up the fear factor even further in the long-awaited
and highly anticipated sequel, THE GRUDGE 2, coming to DVD as a two-disc Special
Collector's Edition packed with extras including deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes
footage and an interview with director Takashi Shimizu.
Driving home one
night, pregnant "scream queen" actress Kyoko Harase (Noriko Sakai) and
her fiancé are involved in a terrifying encounter with the ghostly child,
Toshio, causing their car to crash and leaving Kyoko's boyfriend in a coma. Returning
to work, Kyoko is invited to be the celebrity guest on a horror-themed TV show,
investigating the legends behind a supposedly haunted house. But on arrival at
the location, members of the crew soon begin to disappear under mysterious circumstances·
Is it possible that the legends are true and the infamous "curse" has
been reawakened?
An
intensely unsettling ghost story full of nail-biting suspense and terror, JU-ON:
THE GRUDGE 2 is a worthy successor to Takashi Shimizu's original Japanese shocker.
Special
Features
Disc
One Widescreen feature presentation; feature length audio commentary by
Bey Logan; Japanese DTS; Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1; English Dolby Digital 5.1;
optional English subtitles; scene selection; further attractions.
Disc
Two Original theatrical trailer; UK theatrical trailer; Japanese premiere
footage; Taiwanese promotional campaign; Korean promotional campaign; Kayako on
stage; The Making of Ju-On: The Grudge 2; A New Nightmare – behind the scenes
of Ju-On: The Grudge 2; Master of Horror – an interview with director Takashi
Shimizu; deleted scenes; House of Horrors – an interactive journey through
the haunted house.
Here's
a look at the box art for the release which is in region two stores fro October
9th.
