I saw the original Ju-on before this came out. The original didn't rely on scarring you while watching the film, but more when it was over. I first watched this when I was fairly young and it disturbed me deeply. This film keep me up at night, thinking someone or something was there. I do prefer Ju-on over this one mainly because it was more well done. There is not much else to say besides it being scary. I recommend Ju-on over this one though. As far as story or characters go, there isn't much of it, but hey it's a horror movie.
The film is just average. It's worth a rent, although you could get it fairly cheap now.
The film is just average. It's worth a rent, although you could get it fairly cheap now.