RING (1998) still reigns supreme

Rating: Null/10 (2 October 2002)

No number of remakes will surpass the original Japanese film, "Ring," which was the most original, frightening film I've seen yet. I actually had to sleep on a friend's floor after watching it. Shame on the Hollywood remake! The story loses so much grace and horror when superimposed onto Western culture. Why don't we try to remake "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" while we're at it? Why not set it in Maine?
If you ever intend to watch the former, certainly more artful version (and tragically, many will not because they don't want to exhaust themselves by reading subtitles), do not ruin the experience for yourself by first watching the remake.