FINALLY got around to watching
Ringu (1998) :eek:
And, wow. WOW.
The American remake doesn't even come CLOSE to doing it justice... I had seen the remake when it first came out and thought it was pretty awful - Couldn't understand the buzz around it (though in hindsight it's because DUM'ERICANS don't watch foreign films so I'm sure there was some kind novelty wrapped around it)...
But now I watch the original and even though I'm pretty sure I know how it's going to end, I am STILL creeped out by it. Amazing direction - Slow, suspenseful and amazingly moody, there's a reason why this film is so incredibly iconic - It's fucking scary. Well, maybe "creepy" is more accurate, but still - I found myself holding my breath a few times out of suspense and tension.
Fantastic fucking film.
Fuck you Hollywood for thinking you could do better (and fuck you mass audience who thought that the remake "WUZ SO FUKING GUD.")
And also, FUCK YOU every single FUCKING n00b who starts threads around here saying, "MAN HORROR MOVIES AREN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE EVERYTHING POST 80s SUCKS." FUCK YOU.
End rant.
5/5. HIGHLY recommended (though I'm pretty sure I'm the last person on this forum who has yet to see this film).