That two minutes might fill in a couple of plotholes.  Who knows?  Well, I enjoyed the movie anyway, so I don't mind just two more minutes...even though they could add ALOT more...

Do we really need an Ain't It Cool news quote?

Bwahaha, a Harry Knowles quote. That's only a single step above using imdb quotes like DTV movies do (eg American Psycho 2).

The blue one looks a lot better and the unrated banner makes the red one worse - oh well if I do get this then I think I will be making my own....

Ok, honestly I think I have had a change of mind. I have been giving that Unrated DVD Cover a lot of crap but I have been looking at it and I guess its not as bad as it could have been. But I still think that the PG-13 rated cover is much better. Well What are  you gonna do!

I figured the UNRATED artwork would just be red since that was what Dimension did with DARKNESS. I was dreading that though because I love blue and I liked the color of the cover. And sure enough the UNRATED version's artwork is red. Yet it's quite a bit better than I expected. I still think I'd rather have the blue since I like blue more than red, but I kind of like the UNRATED art. I didn't like the red on the DARKNESS UNRATED version, but I like this one much more, and I like the quote on the top. Overall, it's much better than the artwork for other UNRATED releases like CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE and, well, DARKNESS.

I liked the blue much better for the DARKNESS cover than the crappy red color they used for the UNRATED version, but I'm actually digging the red for the CURSED cover. But maybe they should have just used the red color around the edges and kept the quote on top too, then left the rest blue like the other artwork. I don't know. I love the blue color on the rated artwork, yet the red one is actually pretty neat too. I'm torn. Or maybe they could have just had certain things in red, like the title, Christina's lips, the moon, and the writing "beware the full moon" for the UNRATED version. That might have been pretty cool. I wonder how it would have looked.  

I agree with you Steven, for both movies, Darkness and Cursed, I like the blue better for some reason

Unrated artwork now added...

i heard this was really bad!! it didnt look that great, but i might still rent it..

The CGI it's killing the good movies with not so realistic scenes. American Werewolf in London was perfect, the makeup it's so good that I still have trouble to watch the whole movie

I sincerely hope they don't do the whole "red" cover thing like they did with DARKNESS for the Unrated version of this. That would look dumb! I love the blue color! I'd be buying the Unrated version but certainly don't want to be stuck with an ugly red cover, I want the good cover.

Anyway, the one released in Canada was different from the US one. It was the "uncut" version. The US one wasn't gory at all.


And thanks DareDevil!

I liked - The Grudge,High Tension,The Ring,Scream
I hated - Saw
Haven't seen - The Ring Two or Amityville

What the odds i'm gonna like this ?

Quote: Originally posted by Brad -
It was definitely a terrible movie, but like Ocean's Twelve and Elektra it was still very entertaining. In Canada it was the original uncut version that was released (I'm guessing either film would get the 14A certification here so they went with the REAL movie). It was fairly gory and that's what I like. Plus the cover looks pretty sharp I think. Much different than what I expected.

Actually it wasn't uncut, we recieved the same theatrical cut the US did. The version that's coming out "uncut" adds two additional minutes nobody has seen yet.

hmmm Michael Greenwaldt i really apreciated ur post, i agree with most of your other ratings, so i think from that post alone i will give this movie a rent

other than that i guess i should support a fellow canadain (Joshua Jackson) i always felt this guy was kinda under-rated

ACTUALLY, let me change my mind. I would prefer if Christina's face were just front and center and the others weren't there, and that they kept the cool bottom stuff (like the road and woods, and then the moon in the sky - love the colors). That would be really cool if they did. I think that's what they should do.

Quote: Originally posted by Joey Hansen
Okay Mr. Greenwaldt I just had to respond to this.  I'm all for giving horror films the benefit of the doubt but this one drew me to my last nerve. No one wanted to like this movie more than I did but it was a literal waste of celluloid.

Saw, The Ring 2, and The Grudge would NOT make my list as any kind of stellar horror films but I would still watch those three 100 times in a row before I would give this one another look.  The film was so inept in direction, writing, editing, and performance that it makes me wonder if eveyrone involved doesn't deserve some special commendation for making such a terrible waste of time.  

You'd be better off giving your money to some bum on the street to brush your teeth with his finger than to spend it on this film.  Seriously.  It's not even worth it as a joke rent.  

The Amityville Horror remake will still rank as the best horror film to come out in the last few years.

Yeah right! AMITYVILLE won't even be better than CURSED! HIGH TENSION is the one that will be the best horror film of the last few years, unless you count OPEN WATER, which is kind of a horror film but more of a human horror kind of movie and not a regular horror movie. Others that are much better than AMITYVILLE will end up being are MAY and GINGER SNAPS 2.

But HIGH TENSION will be the best horror film this year! No way it won't be! It's hardcore, no holds-barred horror for hardcore horror fans. CURSED isn't a masterpiece or as great as SCREAM, but I had an absolute blast with it and I know many others that did as well. Another one this year that will probably be great is WOLF CREEK. And then of course THE WOODS, from the creator of the great MAY.

AMITYVILLE can't even kill off any of the main human characters. Instead it has to result to brutally killing off an innocent dog, which NEVER EVEN REALLY HAPPENED! If they weren't going to follow what happened then kill off some of this stupid family too!


Anyway, I like the cover art. It's pretty solid. My only complaint is that it should have had Milo Ventimiglia on the cover too, as well as a critic quote.

THIS MOVIE REALLY SUCKED, I AM A HUGE FAN OF WES CRAVEN, BUT HAVING IT PG 13 FRIENDLY WAS BAD ENOUGH, THEN SEEING A WEREWOLF FLICK THE GIRL OFF WAS THE LOW POINT. IF THEY REALLY WANTED TO SEE A SCARY WEREWOLF THE SHOULD HAVE RENTED GINGER SNAPS OR A AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

I am the only one wo actually likes the cover art? i think its great it has a nice color, and the cover looks very professionel. And not like a home made cover

WITH SHANNON ELIZABETH?!?!
yeah for like a minute.
she gets her name on the front for that. sad.

Ewww floating heads..Jackson looks like an old pedophileish man! Plus, what kind of a tagline is that?

Sorry...I totally worded that wrong (wrote it too late at night).  I should have said that it will rank as one of the best remakes of a horror films in the last few years.

I saw Amityville a few days ago and it's LIGHT YEARS ahead of and beyond the original film (which I recently rented on DVD along with the new DVD's of #2 and #3).

While I wouldn't say that the sequels were on par with The Grudge and The Ring (#2 had good atmosphere but a dreadful final 20 minutes and #3 loses impact without the 3-D) I still would rank them better than Cursed.

Sorry for my wording error.  

Wait a sec... Okay Mr. Greenwaldt I just had to respond to this.  I'm all for giving horror films the benefit of the doubt but this one drew me to my last nerve. No one wanted to like this movie more than I did but it was a literal waste of celluloid.

Saw, The Ring 2, and The Grudge would NOT make my list as any kind of stellar horror films but I would still watch those three 100 times in a row before I would give this one another look.  The film was so inept in direction, writing, editing, and performance that it makes me wonder if eveyrone involved doesn't deserve some special commendation for making such a terrible waste of time.  

You'd be better off giving your money to some bum on the street to brush your teeth with his finger than to spend it on this film.  Seriously.  It's not even worth it as a joke rent.  

The Amityville Horror remake will still rank as the best horror film to come out in the last few years.

My thoughts on CURSED:

CURSED (2005)

It's not some amazing film that will make my top 10 at the end of the year, but it is sure to be one of the most fun times I'll have at the theater all year. It was an absolute blast for what it's worth! Yes, the CGI sucks and there are things to nitpick about, but it has a nice amount of jump scares and couldn't be more entertaining. I saw it in a packed audience opening night and there were plenty of laughs and screams. I didn't hear anything negative on the way out. I was afraid I'd be highly disappointed by this movie, but all of the negative things lowered my expectations and lead to me being very pleasantly surprised.

I had so dang much fun at this movie! It works great as popcorn entertainment. It deserved to do much better than the other horror crap that was released this year. Too bad this one wouldn't have gotten released sooner before everyone was sick of so many horror movies (a new one was released almost every week), leading to this one not doing as well. If it would have come out sooner it could have done quite a bit better. It's a shame because it's a blast and I'd kill for a sequel. I wish they'd do one anyway. I know Wes Craven wouldn't be back to direct but I don't care as long as Kevin Williamson returns to write.

Grade: 8/10 (A-) ----- I normally wouldn't give this high of a rating to something that works as great popcorn entertainment, but it's a personal recent favorite of mine. It's not Million Dollar Baby, but if you're looking for more of a "fun" movie then this is definitely satisfying in that area. It was fun and funny. See it with a group of people. The more the merrier. A movie like this is best with a bunch of people. It's way more fun that way. At least try to go when it would be busiest so you can see it with a good amount of people in attendance. Friday night and Saturday night would likely be best.

It's no SCREAM, that's for sure, but it works on its own. It's the best horror movie I've seen in theaters in awhile. I went to SAW opening weekend because it was Halloween weekend and I wanted to see a horror flick, and I didn't think it was that great at all. It's one of the most overrated movies of 2004. The acting was atrocious by the leads! Plus the movie was just cheesy. It does work as something to laugh at though because the bad acting and cheesy stuff make it quite hilarious. Lions Gate usually releases some great films too ( MAY, LOST & DELIRIOUS, OPEN WATER, THE RULES OF ATTRACTION, and many more) so in comparison this one was especially disappointing and nowhere near as great as most of them. Then the following weekend I sat through THE GRUDGE which was even worse. It was so boring and pointless. It wasn't involving in the least, unlike the movie it couldn't resemble more - THE RING. Now that one was highly engrossing, hypnotic, and creepy - with a mystery that was actually interesting.

THE GRUDGE was just lame and is also overrated. I'd give SAW a 6/10 (C+) and THE GRUDGE a 5/10 (C). I'd highly recommend CURSED over those two. I'd also recommend it over the disappointing THE RING TWO (6/10 or C+).

I plan on seeing it again in theaters. I want to support it and plus I'd just love to see it again. It's too fun! I plan on buying the DVD the day it hits stores for sure. Hopefully it's extras packed...

Poor Wes Craven. I feel bad for him for screwing up with this film.

I think it looks passable.

this movie was awesome...cant wait to get the unrated dvd

It was a good movie..im just wanting to know how much 2 min will add.. to me it seems there was more than 2 min cut but who knows...

I heard rumors of Dimension releasing CURSED: Unrated Director's Cut and was told that this was the origional R rated Wes Craven approved version. CURSED started out R and the studio wanted a PG-13 film, so there was many scrpit re-writes, re-shoots and re-casting ect. to achieve this. For example they replaced Scott Foley for Joshua Jackson and Mandy Moore for Mya. They also cut out practly every gory scene and that really took away the effect of the film. With all this taken out of the film I do not understand how Dimension can only add back 2 minutes to the film... I just don't get it. Touchstone did such a great job with the KING ARTHUR: Unrated Director's Cut, it imporved the film so so so so much! The director was so happy that he got the film he wanted and I was really happy that KING ARTHUR turned out to actually be a good movie, not that crap they gave us at the theater. So I really hope that Dimension changes their minds and releases Wes Cravens perfered version of CURSED with all the original actors and scenes. Wes himself said that CURSED (the R rated cut) was a "nice little picture" and I hope that Wes can get his version and I know that audiences will look at it diferently if they see it too. PLEASE Dimension give us the real movie!!!!

(NOTE: I will still pick up the DVD of CURSED, the unrated version of course )

yes this move was BAD..but in a good way kinda lol i was hoping the unrated vesion would have more than just 2 mins since wes craven was mad about dimension cutting it down from  R-rating to pg-13