Yes, we know it's a remake

Rating: Null/10 (25 February 2003)

I just saw The Ring (just released in England) and I'm pretty disappointed in some people and their responses. They've seen the original, liked it a lot and then disliked the remake because it's a remake of something they hold close. But if all the nay-sayers actually took a step back from the Japanese version and took the 2002 effort on it's own, it is a very good, very effective thriller/horror. Just because it's not as good as the original doesn't meant that it's not any good.