Before I start - I really hated the american verison of the film... (I wached Ringu first.)

Then to the point...

I think The Ring is to much effects and Too much Over-explanation... It seems they always have to fing some explanation to the problems. In Ringu, even though You do not have a lot of questions when the movie is over, it hasn't solved anything! :)

Another thing is that I feel that The Ring has combined features from both Ringu and Dark Waters, wich makes it very confusing! I do not think that the water on the floor has anything at all to do in the movie (Given that it is a Telepathic Killer... OK, it is a well in the story, but the well is just a toomb, nothing more.)

Lastly, I will never be able to understand why every kid in an american movie have to know everything!!! In Ringu the kid is just a kid :)

To sum up.

I am the proud owner of Ringu, as well as Ringu 0 and Ringu 2. When it comes to tThe Ring, I do not think I would bring it home unless someone paid me to take it off their hands... :S

Anyway, this is just my opinion, and luckyly tastes are wildely diffrent in the world.

Darkshade