Friday, 21 December 2012

Ringu (1998)



☆ ☆ ☆ 

Ringu (1998) -- H. Nakata

Perhaps not quite as scary on the third or fourth viewing, but Ringu still evokes a sense of spookiness and dread that is hard to forget. If you haven't seen this tale of the videotape that when watched leads to a mysterious and horrific death in 7 days, then surely you should.  There is an American version (The Ring) that puts the plot together in a much more matter-of-fact way but it loses the mysterious essence of the Japanese version.  To say more would be criminal -- except that now I have to watch Ringu 2 again, as it may be even more scary.


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