Scary Movies

I am a proud movie buff and it remains as one of my favorite pastimes. Be it classics like Godfather, scifi like Matrix, as confusing as Memento, animations from Pixar, movies of my favourite director Mani Ratnam, Romantic movies of Shah Rukh, talent show of Kama Haasan or pure entertainers of Rajini.. I like them all.

Recently I went for this movie “Grudge”, a remake of Japanese flick Ju-on and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. I am a fan of horror movies but dint have great expectations for this one. The movie revolves around a haunted house where a young mother is murdered along with her son. Years later, an American family moves into the house. How the spirits terrorize them forms the rest of the movie. It seemed to be a good plot but was spoiled by some bad scenes and poor climax. The first scene where a man, haunted by the ghost, jumps out of his balcony was more like a comedy than a horror. It really brought peels of laughter from the audience. Then the movie was paced well and makes you gripped with the seat. But to completely spoil it, the movie had a fragmented climax. I have heard of suspense in films but in this one the director has hided the entire climax from the audience. When Sarah burns the haunted house, the screen goes black and finally she is seen standing with the ghost in a Hospital. Nowadays directors seem to be not able to tell their story in a single film. They definitely want a trilogy out of anything. Still, its a movie which would thrill you in the darkness of the theater and different from the routine movies. In fact that’s why I really like horror films. Its exciting when you watch them on giant screen. Some of my favorite films in this genre include "The Ring" and Ram Gopal Varma’s "Booth". Both were real scary experiences in theater. Hope to see more as good as these.