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i was very entertained by Ringu ..
J-horror has always felt like italian horror to me whereby you are dealing with style over substance (the age old HDC debate)
If done well, i am every bit entertained as i am by something more straightforward.
i enjoy the visuals, the building tension (by what we can see that the victim can't) and i can appreciate that the long haired ghost lady figures prominantly in asian culture.
They are innovative (the 1st time you see them) and usually nicely shot.
(maybe because i cant understand japanese) - the perfomances seem fine.
above all else - the image of that girl crawling towards the viewer/victim with that jerky slow camera motion - will be forever burned into the minds of horror fans - and many non horror fans - alike.
that alone puts itself heads and shoulders above the forgetful pap we're exposed to constantly as fans of the genre.
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