Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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.

David Arnold After a young girl by the name of Tomoko Ôishi dies in mysteries circumstances, her aunt, Reiko Asakawa, who is an investigative journalist, starts to look into the strange accounts in which Tomoko died. Reiko learns of three other teens who died the exact same way and at the exact same time as Tomoko. She also finds out that they all watched a strange video tape a week earlier which upon finishing, they received a phone call. Reiko's investigation takes her to a cabin that the teens were staying in and it's here she finds the mysterious tape. She watches it and, low and behold, she receives a phone call. Not knowing what to do, she calls her ex-husband, Ryûji, for some help. Ryûji views the video tape but unfortunately, a few days later, so does their son, Yōichi. Learning that it is real, it now becomes a matter of time to try and figure out how to lift the curse...if possible.Ring (Ringu) is one of the original Japanese movies of this genre, and it's still, to this day, one of the best. I have actually seen much scarier movies than Ring, but it's the originality & delivery of the story that keeps it good. That and the scares of course.As a side note, I'd just like to say that there's absolutely nothing wrong with the American remake, and that is still a good, creepy movie, but this original version is just that bit better. The story does get a bit slow in places but it doesn't ever get to the point where it just drags on. It keeps you involved and interested as it unfolds, and there's no unnecessary scares or "plot fillers" just for the sake of it.It's well written, it's well filmed and it keeps you watching right up to the climactic ending.Definitely recommended.

zombiefan89 If you were wondering what the difference between Ringu and The Ring is, I 'll try to sum it up for you. You remember that TV series adaption of Stephen King's "IT"? Ringu is a lot like that. There is a lot of reflection scares and horror-mystery elements, but it has such a weak pay off. With the American version, you get significantly better scares and death scenes. I would have been okay with the classic "scream then cut to next scene", but the black and white-invert color thing, too? Any respect or immersion I had was ANNIHILATED by those scenes! I laughed at the death scenes! Those scenes made Ringu is a complete and utter failure of a horror movie! I would still recommend watching it if only to see the original Japanese version, but that's only justification I could give. To be honest, I didn't find the American version all that good either. A tape that takes 7 days to kill you is just not that threatening to me. Now if Sadako were "Final Destination"-ing people near immediately after they viewed the tape, THAT would have been glorious!

Rickting Ring is the only J horror I have watched to date. In general, I'm sick and tired of horror movies because they're all the same. Not this one. This nightmarish, chilling and stratospherically creepy horror movie isn't just a great horror movie, but in general a great film. The story is simple: A video tape kills people 7 days after they watch it, and a journalist tries not to become the next victim. It may sound ordinary, but I have never seen such a creepy movie in my life. Rather than jump scares and gore, the movie is filled to the brim with creepy imagery, atmospheric lighting, shiver inducing music and chilling locations. Even though there aren't many actual scares, you forget about it and are still watching through your fingers even when there's nothing going on. It is the best type of ghost story: Simple, clear and effective, and even though VHS no longer exists, it's still utterly terrifying.Without CGI or gore, the film takes normal modern technology and turns it into a living nightmare in a way no other film I've seen has done. As for that final scene, let's just say you'll never look at a TV the same way again. Some may find the film dull, which I can understand, but don't expect loads of repeated scares because you won't get them. It's endless creepy imagery, with one massive scare at the end. This might be the best horror movie of the 90s, and most modern horror films cower in its shadow. The villain, despite little screen time makes a huge dent, and the temperature in the room will drop many degrees every time she appears. A haunting and influential horror bull's eye. Comparing this to the remake is like comparing the altitudes of a plane and a submarine.10/10