Good film, but it aint Ringu

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2003)

I have only one problem with this remake, and that is the scene with the fly coming out of the tv. This completely spoils the ending of the film! I watched the remake of the far superior Ringu with certain trepidation and was mildly surprised to find I was enjoying it. However the scene with the fly completely ruins the film! The whole point of the shock ending is that you are supposed to be thinking that nothing crosses over from the tv world into the real world - this is why the end of the original was so powerful, disturbing, eye-catching....... However, the remake has already let you in on this as a possibility with the fly - thus rendering the shock aspect of Sadako (sorry Samara) coming out of the tv! Very silly mistake, very silly!