The Ring ... Scariest Movie I'd Ever Seen
10-23-02, 01:10 PM
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Originally posted by thematrix
So guys...Where does "The Ring" rank on your all time horror list ??
So guys...Where does "The Ring" rank on your all time horror list ??
10-23-02, 01:16 PM
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Originally posted by thematrix
So guys...Where does "The Ring" rank on your all time horror list ??
So guys...Where does "The Ring" rank on your all time horror list ??
10-23-02, 02:25 PM
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I rank this in my top 2, probably number 1. And no, I'm not one of those people who have only seen a few 80's and 90's horror movies. I have seen just about everything in the horror genre not including the endless sequels to crappy horror movies (but even then, I've seen many of those anyway).
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I just watched Ringu (original Japanese version) and I wasn't too impressed with it. To people who think it is better than the U.S. version, could you explain why you think that. To me, it seemed like the Japanese version did even less explaining than the U.S. version so I think I would have been a lot more confused about the story if I hadn't seen the U.S. version first. Plus, I wasn't very fond of the acting, as I think there was both overacting and underacting in the two leads. The only aspects I liked better in the Japanese version was the added disfigurement of the demon girl (fingernails and eyeball), and that the last kill happened in a smaller apartment, making for a more clautrophobic environment. It felt like the Cliffs' Notes version of the U.S. Ring. Also, I don't think the pacing worked very well because there seemed to be far less happening (e.g. lack of mysterious occurrences besides the shot of the demon girl's feet seen by the lead male. Nothing like the U.S. where you had things like the fly on the video, choking on the medical patch thing, the horse scene of course, the stepfather's suicide, etc). And yes, I do realize that the punch of the Ringu would be diluted by having seen U.S. Ring before it, but still I think I would have been more scared seeing U.S. for the 2nd time than Ringu for the 1st time. I wish I had the opportunity to see Ringu in the theater though...
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I just watched Ringu (original Japanese version) and I wasn't too impressed with it. To people who think it is better than the U.S. version, could you explain why you think that. To me, it seemed like the Japanese version did even less explaining than the U.S. version so I think I would have been a lot more confused about the story if I hadn't seen the U.S. version first. Plus, I wasn't very fond of the acting, as I think there was both overacting and underacting in the two leads. The only aspects I liked better in the Japanese version was the added disfigurement of the demon girl (fingernails and eyeball), and that the last kill happened in a smaller apartment, making for a more clautrophobic environment. It felt like the Cliffs' Notes version of the U.S. Ring. Also, I don't think the pacing worked very well because there seemed to be far less happening (e.g. lack of mysterious occurrences besides the shot of the demon girl's feet seen by the lead male. Nothing like the U.S. where you had things like the fly on the video, choking on the medical patch thing, the horse scene of course, the stepfather's suicide, etc). And yes, I do realize that the punch of the Ringu would be diluted by having seen U.S. Ring before it, but still I think I would have been more scared seeing U.S. for the 2nd time than Ringu for the 1st time. I wish I had the opportunity to see Ringu in the theater though...
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10-23-02, 05:11 PM
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Jamezuva and thematrix I think you guys may be getting a wee bit carried away. Come on now. I liked it but it didn't keep me up at night....
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10-23-02, 05:48 PM
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My boyfriend snuck the remote last night while I was in the bathroom and when I came out the TV was on and it was all static and then he rang the phone from the other room.
Freaky but funny too.
Freaky but funny too.
10-23-02, 06:00 PM
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The first Poltergeist was creepy to me and if you havent seen two older movies called Burnt Offerings with Karen Black and Oliver Reed and the Entity with Barbara Hershey, they are both good.
Also the Fog is always kinda eerie.
Also the Fog is always kinda eerie.
10-24-02, 08:15 AM
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Originally posted by thematrix
JaxComet,
It didnt keep me up all night but I was very restless...The Adams family look just creeps me out...
JaxComet,
It didnt keep me up all night but I was very restless...The Adams family look just creeps me out...
I saw it last Friday and really didn't give it much thought until someone at work brought it up on Monday morning. I guess it didn't have the same effect for me....
10-24-02, 01:35 PM
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like thematrix said, it didn't keep me up all night....no movie has been able to do that. But it has left me a little on edge (e.g. when I hear noises in my apt....it doesn't help that I live alone)...
10-25-02, 09:30 PM
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Just came home from seeing it and I thought it was a good movie. Scariest I've ever seen? NO, but it was very creepy and disturbing.
Only one thing really messed up the movie for me......
What the heck was up with the boom mike appearing in so many scenes?
Only one thing really messed up the movie for me......
What the heck was up with the boom mike appearing in so many scenes?
10-25-02, 09:32 PM
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Originally posted by Carlos Villa 3
What the heck was up with the boom mike appearing in so many scenes?
What the heck was up with the boom mike appearing in so many scenes?
10-25-02, 11:26 PM
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Anyone hear about a death at one of the showing of the Ring?
Someone mentioned this to me but I hadn't heard anything. Reminds of of the Exocist when ambulances would be outside the theaters.
Someone mentioned this to me but I hadn't heard anything. Reminds of of the Exocist when ambulances would be outside the theaters.
10-26-02, 12:35 AM
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It's been a week since I saw the ring. I'm still alive. Anyone else?
10-26-02, 01:42 AM
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Just saw the Ring and thought it was a fantastic movie. I didn't realize how creeped out (i.e. scared like a baby) I was until, about halfway through the movie, a girl got up from her seat behind me without me noticing. As she walked out to the aisle she grabbed the back of my seat for balance and her nails scratched on the fabric making a freaky SCRRRRRTTTCHHH noise, and I almost fell out of my seat! My fiance obviously thought I was a tool, but I got her back driving home from the theater. Driving to her house we passed a long empty field on the side of the road, and there happened to be a fog rolling in across the field and onto the road. I started driving slowly and saying "Is that someone standing out there in the field???" and she started freaking! I drove slower and rolled down her window, and pointed out there were two glowing red eyes out there (radio tower in the distance). She was crying her eyes out at this point so I had to knock it off. After I dropped her off at home, I set my cell phone to private so the number wouldn't show and called her. When she answered I just said "Seven days", and hung up.
She is not very happy with me right now.
She is not very happy with me right now.
10-27-02, 12:21 AM
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What happens if you get out of daylight savings time during the 7 days? Do you get an extra hour?
What happens if you get out of daylight savings time during the 7 days? Do you get an extra hour?
10-27-02, 12:41 AM
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Originally posted by Rod Thorn
Nope. Didn't even see the signs (which I know the origins of are pretty fake, in fact some guys in England showed how it is done).
Nope. Didn't even see the signs (which I know the origins of are pretty fake, in fact some guys in England showed how it is done).
Besides, it really sickens me how American studios are buying rights to foreign films only to keep them off the market for their (mostly inferior) remake. Then people praise the remake as innovative, masterful etc. when it is not only not original but often not as good as the original either.
Lastly, I'm of the opinion that horror movies that rely on shock effects do not have very much durability, because once you can predict the effect, its impact is lessened. This is why Kubrick's "The Shining" is such a classic work of horror cinema: it establishes an overall creepiness, a mood, instead of relying on instant shocks (although it does have a few of those too, and they still work quite well after repeated viewings).
10-27-02, 01:11 AM
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Originally posted by Tyler_Durden
What does this have to do with the movie? Is it going to lessen your enjoyment of the "Ring" remake if I tell you you can't actually die from a phone call?
What does this have to do with the movie? Is it going to lessen your enjoyment of the "Ring" remake if I tell you you can't actually die from a phone call?