Originally posted by papabeard
I just watched the japanese sequel and it was laughable, I loved Ju-On but Ju-On 2 is awful, avoid it, I dont know whats happened to it, maybe its the influence of scary movie 4 but it just seemed ridiculous.
Confusing terminology there...
... because fact is that it is VERY difficult to find the genuine Ju-On 2, doubly so in Europe. And even harder, it seems, to find the original Ju-On.
You are likely to be referring to Ju-On: The Grudge 2, which is sequel to Ju-On: The Grudge.
Which is IN TURN sequel to Ju-On: 2, which is sequel to Ju-On.
The fact that "Ju-On: The Grudge" is actually third in the series, not first, slips a lot of people by, and very few have actually seen the original originals. The original originals, btw, were video movies in Japan; the third movie got the cinematic release based on the popularity of the first two.
I certainly can't get a hold of the damn things.
The American 'The Grudge' is part re-make and part spin-off from, I believe, both Ju-On and Ju-on: The Grudge.
The new American sequel is a completely different story from either Ju-On 2 or Ju-On: The Grudge 2. It is all part of this ever expanding continuity.
(deep breath)
Ok, there.