Having scared up more than $100 million at the domestic box office, Sony’s The Grudge has been released to haunt homes on DVD and VHS. This latest Hollywood remake of a hit Japanese flick offers creepy animated effects and some chilling extra features.
Directed by Takashi Shimizu, who also helmed the original Japanese version, The Grudge stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as an American nurse working in Tokyo, who finds herself in the clutches of a supernatural curse that haunts the house in which she’s living. Big X and Reality Check Studios provided visual effects for the film, which is exec produced by Sam Raimi, director of Sony’s Spider-Man films and the cult classic Evil Dead horror trilogy.
Among the DVD extras you’ll find commentary by cast and crew including Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi and Sarah Michelle Gellar. There’s also a medical featurette examining why people seek out fear at the cinema and a five-part making-of documentary. The Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment release is rated PG-13 and lists for $28.95 on DVD.
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