Ringu

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Summary: I really hate to say this....
Review: I gotta give RINGU credit for originating this brilliant idea. And everyone knows 9 times outta 10 the original will always surpass the remake. But this time I really have to take the opposing view. It was really hard for me to take this one more seriously, it did seem cheesier. Maybe it was the subtitles READING that a tape kills you in seven days rather then HEARING the lines being read. I was also surprised to see that the U.S. remake is almost a scene per scene carbon copy of this movie, which makes one wonder if they were just lazy or if they really wanted to keep intact and respect the original film. The lead roles in both films are good, and I like how the kid in RINGU was still weird but not OVER THE TOP weird like in the US version. (honestly does ANYONE know a kid who's that depressing?)
RINGU was more of a mystery and less scarier then the U.S. version. Overall both keep intact the trippy scene at the end where...well not to ruin it but the killer makes an awesome appearance, that will certainly be spoofed and become a horror classic.

Overall RINGU was not as suspensful and not as scary as the U.S. Ring. That's my opinion, or maybe I was tained because I saw the U.S. version first. But to RINGU's credit it was the originator and the idea was really good but The Ring got the horror and suspense aspects which made it a much more entertaining film.

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Summary: HORROR-IBLE!
Review: I rented this movie because I had read all of the reviews and a lot of people said that this was scary, so I thought I would give it a try.

Well, first of all, it is subtitled, so you don't know what they are saying, unless you've seen the American version. And being subtitled, all of your attention goes into reading them.

Second of all, there are no special effects or make-up, so if you think that Japanese people are scary, then you should watch this.

And third, this movie is very boring, i almost fell asleep four or five times watching it.

The only good part of the movie was the very end, because it was a little scary, and that is were it got the 1 and only star.

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Summary: Ringu on its own
Review: OK..many have thought about comparing Ringu and The Ring. First of all, as a previous reviewer noted, there are changes made due to cultural differences. I think that Ringu is scarier than The Ring...The Ring has better graphics and appears less like a low budget 70's film than Ringu, but Ringu wins overall for me. The plot makes better sense and is less elaborated upon to get some logic out of it, the acting was good, the boy in Ringu I wanted to live more than the other freaky (i see dead people) one, but cant explain why. Some differences in all, and I'm sure many American viewers wont like the Japanese form...ha...think about that I guess. Well, its a great movie and I suggest to see it to get a better understanding in some parts.

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Summary: the ring american version... stinks
Review: many people say: the american remake is blah, blah, blah, the effects, the story is better. IT IS NOT TRUE.
They are not assimilated in japanese think and act form.
SADAKO is a much better character than the tiny, ugly and freaky SAMARA. So, you're wrong... sorry.

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Summary: The original is unmatched
Review: I disagree with the ones who didn't find the original at least as good as the American remake. This is Japan, my fellows, and you should understand that you are dealing with a different prospective of life. I think that the original "Ringu" is without the shadow of a doubt an excellent film, a film with no needs of strong effects or whatever to make you fell very uncomfortable during the view. I rate it very high : I have watched it five times so far and I have always enjoyed it as the first one. Very very scary.

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Summary: Disappointed by far!!!! Stick with the remake!
Review: I have been racking my brains trying to figure out why there is so much debate over RING + RINGU. i am beggining to think it is a thing of which you have seen first. I saw RING first and thoroughly enjoyed it, so hearing RINGU was scarier i was very excited. I see absolutley NO comparision. The RING(USA version) was so much scarier creepier and better acted by far! The lead woman in RINGU was very good however and the little girl walking towards the TV in RINGU twitching while she walked was extremely creepy. I guess this is a fun thing and a matter of taste. I guess everyone should watch both, but the question is now which one first because it seems like u wont like the second. Well if you are in USA get the remake then i guess. OH WHO KNOWS!!!!!! lol

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Summary: This was HORRIBLE!!!
Review: I saw The Ring when it was in theatres, and kept hearing how Ringu was ten times scarier, even better... Uhm NOT! It was SO cheesy, I mean had I seen it first it MAY have creeped me out a little but I mean we were actually LAUGHING through a lot of it! You want a good scare see The Ring! Want a good comedy, see Ringu! I personally recommend not wasting your money on this though! How shady to advertise something as better when it's SO not!

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Summary: NOT VERY SCARY
Review: I gotta disagree with everyone on this flick. They all claim it to be way more scary than the American remake. Actually this did not scare me at all. I found it compelling yes, but I do like the American remake better. The American RING just speaks to me more and does more with the ideas. I was much more scared by RING 2, which I thought was awful but at least scary. RINGU entertained me, and I'm glad I own it, but it just doesn't rate as the horror classic everyone says it is. AUDITION maybe, but RINGU...no way.

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Summary: That's all well and good, but what about this version?
Review: I'll be the great reconciliator here - I have heard such vehement reviews of this Ring and the American "The Ring", each taking one side or the other, but I liked them both! I saw the Japanese version (Ringu) first and liked it so much I decided to see the American version. I was very happy to find that the American version decided to take a different approach, though in the parts that were the same as the Japanese, they often were the same shot for shot. It was very masterfully done, I thought.
The Japanese version will probably suit you better if you 1)Don't mind subtitles 2)Don't mind references to supernatural phenomena (although, really, folks, if Sadako/Samara can psychically transmit her hatred to video tape, you have to allow for some psychic material elsewhere!). The Japanese version is not a "shocker" kind of horror, but a creepy-crawly kind. It did make me a little afraid of TVs for a while.
So my question is, those of you that have seen the Universal Studios DVD rerelease, how is this version? I have seen an older version, and am curious how this DVD stacks up compared to the European releases.

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Summary: Should be re-titled "Rent this".
Review: I wish I read brewere9's review before buying the DVD. I totally agree. Saw The Ring and was completely freaked. Loved the special effects. Even visited the website and sent my husband a "Ring" postcard. Read all the GREAT reviews for Ringu and insisted we pay ...for the DVD that night.

Started falling asleep halfway through. Storyline is very similar to The Ring but the American version is better executed.

Of the storylines that were different: 1. it made no sense; or 2. I didn't understand what was going on (good thing I saw the American version).

Watch this BEFORE the American version or rent this.