Good enough remake.

Rating: 7/10 (3 October 2005)

Congratulations Hollywood for seeing that Japanese horror movies make money. I think I'd like to believe I speak for everyone when I say that you milked the cash cow a bit too much over the years. But I enjoyed The Ring. The American version explains more than the Japanese original and goes a bit deeper into the reasoning of the main antagonist.
A bunch of students return from a retreat only to die a horrible death a week later. An investigative journalist thinks this story goes a bit deeper. She finds out that they all watched this videotape that kills you seven days to the minute you view it.
Would you believe an idea like this? I felt like there was something missing from the American version. I couldn't be drawn into the suspense and terror that existed in Japanese. I think they did an excellent job in introducing Samara. And overall, the movie is well made and I would recommend it to anyone curious. Give it a try if you haven't seen it yet.