If you watch the video and then the phone rings, you've got a week to wait, to find out what it will bring, or rather what it will take away, as it's quite a significant price you have to pay, just for pressing play, to see Sadako spring.
Still a great piece of horror film making.
Ringu
1998 [JAPANESE]
Action / Horror / Mystery
Plot summary
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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All is Not Well That Ends Well...
Original
One of the most original Horror movies that came out of the eastern film industry! And one that has been copied so many times it hurts. So watch this, to see where the hype started! But beware, because many will be alienated by the Japanese slow pacing of the movie. Many of my friends or people I know who watched this (with or without me), were bored!
Again, not because the movie is bad per se, but because they're not used to what Japanese people watch in terms of storytelling! Some even laughed at very serious moments or even scary moments. So this shouldn't be necessarily your first Asian movie you watch, but if you can cope with those minor "flaws" (for most western audiences that is sadly true, although I myself don't see that as a flaw), than watch this horror movie! It's great! :o)
not bad but the American version is better
Although I RARELY prefer remakes and usually prefer Japanese movies over most Hollywood pictures, this original was only a slightly better than average horror-suspense movie. The problem was that although the basis for a good movie was indeed there, so often there were lulls in the picture and this was not as big an issue in the remake. However, the acting was pretty good and the story was rather original, so I applaud the movie because of these factors.
By the way, one important difference between the pictures is that in the Japanese version, the single mom often leaves her 6 year-old home alone for long, long periods of time. In the US, she would have been arrested on child neglect charges had she been caught!