Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.0

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 6, 2023

In a commentary included on Ju-On: The Grudge, film historian David Kalat, who kind of jokingly states that, yes, he did write the (or at least a) book on so-called J Horror, offers a fun and interesting overview of the entire Ju-On franchise, documenting how the "first" film is in actuality at least the third, and, if you include a couple of shorts that started the whole thing going, even further down an ordinal list. Kalat gets into the fact that at least some of the sobriquets assigned to various films in the series (like The Curse and, yes, maybe even The Grudge) are actually the creation of fans (not that there's anything wrong with that), but one way or the other, Arrow has aggregated six Ju-On films in this set, offering all of them on 1080 discs, with Ju-On: The Grudge also getting 4K UHD treatment. As is typically the case with Arrow releases, the supplements are bountiful, at least with regard to the two films bearing Grudge in their titles.

For reviews of the film in this set, please click on the following links:

Ju-on: The Curse Blu-ray review

Ju-on: The Curse 2 Blu-ray review

Ju-on: The Grudge 4K Blu-ray review

Ju-on: The Grudge 2 Blu-ray review

Ju-on: White Ghost Blu-ray review

Ju-on: Black Ghost Blu-ray review

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements included on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. Some films share a disc, as is outlined in the appropriate reviews. Additionally, this is another nicely packaged release from Arrow that also includes a 60 page booklet featuring some really interesting writing. The keepcases feature reversible sleeves, and they also hold a total of 24 double sided postcard sized artcards. A double sided fold out poster featuring original artwork for the two Grudge films is also included. All of this housed in a sturdy slipbox.

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Fans of the Ju-On series should be very pleased with this set, even if some of these entries end up feeling like endless repeats. The two early DTV productions have some inherent technical limitations, but otherwise technical merits are generally great, and as is typically the case with Arrow releases, the supplements are outstanding. Recommended.