SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

jacobjohntaylor1 The best thing about this movie is that if it had not been made the remake would not have been made. It is not scary. It is slow and boring. It has an awful story line. It has awful acting. I do not no why it got a 7.3. This movie is just overrated. I give 4 out 10. Do not see this movie. The 2002 remake is very scary. This one is just boring. Ghosts stories can be very scary if there are done well. Remakes proves that is this could have been so mush better. Do not see this movie. See the remake but do not bother with this one. People who get scared of it are easy to scary.

Dalbert Pringle Though the overall plot-lines of 1998's "Ringu" and 2002's "The Ring" were almost identical - (Surprise! Surprise!) - I, personally, thought that the American remake, "The Ring", was, by far, a much more effective and chilling ghost/horror story, in the long run.After reading all of the gushing raves that "Ringu" was getting from excited reviewers - I cannot believe how downright disappointing and, yes, anti-climatic this film was, for the most part.Not only did Ringu's story fail to hold and sustain any genuine suspense and terror - But, it was also very weak, visually - And, on top of that - The Japanese actors all seemed to be such amateurs who were just bland and forgettable nobodies, completely lacking in the ability to create dynamic character portrayals.Nope - For me - This was definitely one of those mighty rare instances where a remake actually surpassed the original on all counts.

Marios Blakk I get that old and/or "original" movies are always over-hyped for various reasons,sometimes rightfully so.But seriously i don't get why people say they like this rubbish better that the Hollywood version.There's ZERO horror in this movie.No creepy atmosphere,no jump scares(yes,good old cheesy cliché jump scares are better than watching 2 people talking with nothing else happening for almost 2 hours). Japanese "Samara" was hilarious,just an ordinary girl walking funny for about 2 minutes in the whole movie and that's it. The scenes were dull,slow,random and often unnecessary and the acting was mediocre at best.Especially the female protagonist sometimes reacted so absurdly(f.e when she was supposedly frustrated or panicked)that it was ridiculous!I didn't expect to see a masterpiece or anything,but this was seriously lame.Most boring movie i've seen in a long time.

Cameron McLeod Either I'm stupid, the Japanese are stupid, or something was lost in translation. This was such a mixed bucket.Built around the weird and upsetting, Ringu combines supernatural elements with it's own original tape-horror aesthetic. It's unfortunate that the film is riddled with silliness, dumb character decisions, and chuckle-out-loud(?) conversations. Hell, it's also filled with quite a few incredibly eerie moments (I mean so eerie as to make me get up, turn on the lights, refill my tea, then sit down and hold on) that can make you forget it's earlier transgressions.Eerie is key here, it's not terrifying, but definitely a scary experience. I'm sure it was scarier when you actually watched the movie on VHS or with one sitting back at home. Now it's hard to make a connection. I mean, my blu-ray would NEVER do such a thing (his name is Franklin)!What brings most people to the film is it's touching on our collective anxiety with these newfangled VHS machines ( too cynical?). And it still applies to Franklin. I can't say much on this that hasn't already been said, but I can agree that the film tapped into a collective feeling, whether consciously or not, I'm sure the Japanese ( being the techno- infused cyberpunks they are) feel more than I ever will.Either way, give it a look. It's an hour-and-a-half well spent.