Rating of
1.5/4
The american version is so much better imo
Lee - wrote on 01/25/13
Being a fan of the americanized version of this story aka The Ring i was told by many to watch the Japanese version as it was ten times more scarier. After watching this i will say there was one moment in the whole film that made me jump and that was it. The japanese version is pretty much the same story only weaker in my opinion. I am no stranger to foreign films expecially in the horror genre as some are quite frankly what everyone says they are and that is more terrifying than persay the ones we see here in North America. The director Hideo Nakata gives us one thing thats worth recommending in this film and that is one scary soundtrack however the rest just falls short. I will be seeking out the japanese sequel to this as well as i want to see what they did with that as well.
