Blogcritics: Comments on Ringu vs. The Ring

Comment by Animasola

Wed, 7 Sep 2005 05:24:41 EDT

what's your take on the ring 2? haha...

Comment by Laura

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:10:10 EDT

The ring is SO SCARY! But the first time u watch it, it doesn't always make sense, after a while I loved it, I need to see Ringu

Comment by Dan Dan

Mon, 1 Aug 2005 23:24:02 EDT

Is that because Americans don't get it, so you have to spell it out for them?

Comment by Taina

Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:29:36 EDT

Well, I would have to say that your review is good, but I don't agree at all. I thought 'The Ring' was a lot scarier than 'Ringu'. 'Ringu' held true to the Japanese way of psychological horror, but in a movie such as this, the American way os visuals is highly needed. I thought Samara was a much better "villian" than Sadako.

Comment by natey poo

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:05:22 EST

We must have watched completely different Ringus. You know how Sadako gets hit over the head with a hammer? That must have been symbolic of how they spelled everything out in Ringu! ESP! Wow! Everyone has ESP! That sure helps! And, "knowledge must be free"? What kind of contrived crap is that? The woman calls her dad so they can go over and have him watch the tape. Why not just ship him off to the Soylent Green plant! We know why the town hated Samarra. They thought she was cursing the horses. And the town hated Sadako because...let's see here...oh, yes...she was the offspring of a psychic and a sea goblin. Well, sure!

Comment by Bill Sherman

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:46:27 EDT

I'm with you on this 'un - and to my eyes, I find half-hidden Sadako's face (which allows me to imagine so much more) scarier than the oh, it's an effect full face we get in the American version. . .