1998 ‘リング’ Directed by Hideo Nakata
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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🎶 IT’S BEEN one week since the ghost called me 📞👻 crawled out of the well and through the TV 📺👻 🎶
It always seems I like the foreign version over the American. I knew this when I rewatched it! What I am unsure of is why shudder is calling it Ring and not Ringu! This is the first time I have seen this version and the American version close together. I like the back story much better on this one! I think the characters are much more likable in this one except for the ex husband seem to be a nicer guy in the American version! I find the writing very interesting in the cursed video of the Japanese version. I do like the clearer video images of the American version! But overall the Japanese original is much better. If you haven’t seen it yet you must check it out!
¿Qué hace el perrito?
Guau, guau
¿Qué hace el gatito?
Miau, miau
¿Qué hace el teléfono después de ver el VHS maldito?
Ringu, ringu
This is what people thought that train was gonna do. Not so funny now, is it?
I mean, OF COURSE this is a 5 star film. Not only did it kick off a decade long Asian horror craze, but it also defined a genre and delivered a genuinely creepy and unsettling movie that would be endlessly duplicated in the same way as Halloween, NOES, or Friday the 13th. Even if you aren’t a fan you can’t deny the mind blowing influence this had on the entire horror genre. I not only acknowledge it, but I love it so very much, possibly even more than the American remake, which in itself is a damn great movie.
I first saw this sometime during 2000 when it finally made its way stateside. Actually, it may not have even done…
The central difference between bad psychological horror and good cosmic horror is that in the former, psychosis is the principle source of terror, while in the latter it is a coping mechanism. Bad psychological horror also fails to recognize that vampires, zombies, ghosts and the like are already psychological entities; so we get these "elevated horror" movies that mainstream critics find staggeringly brilliant because the boogieman symbolizes grief or whatever, when every ghoul ever summoned orally, visually or textually already personified grief's original motivator, rendered as a cuddly mascot so it could be dealt with more easily by the tribe or its modern incarnation: the fanbase, far before any youtube clickbait essayist can explain the ending, which I'm finna boutta…
A downright creepy, cleverly paced & patiently narrated chiller whose success spawned a trend of Hollywood remakes of Asian horror flicks, Ringu doesn't rely on conventional tricks like jump scares or blood-filled gore to frighten its viewers but allows their imagination to do the required job, and lets its ominous atmosphere act as a catalyst.
The story of Ringu revolves around a videotape that is fabled to bear a jinx that kills its viewers after 7 days. The plot follows a TV reporter who conducts her own investigation when her niece & her 3 other friends die under mysterious circumstances, and ultimately stumbles upon the ill-fated video herself. With limited time on her hands, she attempts to find a way to lift…
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Definitely one of the most unnerving films I’ve ever seen. It’s still just so creepy. Dare I say in the category of the scariest horror movies in my lifetime. Just something about it. From a foreign land where I feel like a fish out of water—adds to the uncertainty of my surroundings or just the idea of the scary tale alone gives me chills.
I was stuck babysitting last night so I made sure the munchkins were passed out from cartoons & candy when I revisited this. Lords knows what they’d think waking up beside of me and seeing terror-inducing Sadako coming towards the screen haha. But yessss still an effective watch even the american remake (which I liked) doesn’t have the special lingering recipe this had. There has been many imitations but certainly nothing like it or anything that will ever be.
(Halloween Movie Fest 2020)
(Foreign language film)
The original cursed videotape and creepy longed haired little girl movie.
"Four people died from watching this videotape! ... Then go to the shrine and get exorcized!"
As a huge fan of the American remake known as 'The Ring', it was neat to finally see the Japanese version Directed by Hideo Nakata after nightflier recommended that I finally check it out. I know many people praise Ringu for its subtle slow-paced nature, but for me it was a far 'frozen faced' cry from the creepiness factor the Gore Verbinski version delivers.
(Quick Hits):
- The basic story is the same in both versions as a woman investigates the mysterious deaths of some teens…
Dark, bleak, and a very good supernatural film but I feel the American remake was by far the superior of the two!
Having watched The Ring series recently I am shocked by the remarkably huge differences between the two films! The remake had a menacing atmosphere of impending doom! Whereas this one just barely whispered I'm scary! The remake had far more details that I feel added significant pieces to the puzzle! The remake used visuals in disturbing ways to increase the horror factor!
Quite simply put it's a no brainer the remake is the winner!
With that being said... I feel if you are a true horror connoisseur then Ringu should also be included in your horror repertoire! After all it did inspire the making of The Ring! And is a fine film as well!
