a somewhat scary flick, more confusing than scary

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2003)

****there are SPOILERS in this review*****
I heard this was gonna be the scariest movie ever, and I guess it might be. I'm not a big scary flick girl, so I don't have much to compare it with. In my opinion, there were really only a few parts that were very scary. If you've never seen it though, it can be scary if you watch in total darkness alone. The beginning was the scariest part in my opinion.
I liked the movie overall, but there was so much left to be answered.
How did that tape come about???? Who made it? Samara I assume, but how? Did she really have access to a video camera? I know Samara said she sees images and they just "are" with the photos. Maybe it doesn't make sense because I don't buy that something can just appear out of thin air, or that a ghost can make a tape. Apparently the movie is kinda based on this notion. Someone suggested Samara made the tape while the kids were in the cabin trying to tape a game, but there was a tape in the mental hospital archives that was missing, so obviously it had been around.
I didn't get the whole deal w/ the father and Samara's relationship and the horses and all that stuff, and everything the dad talked about when Rachel went to see him. Maybe i just need to pay more attention or maybe someone could explain it to me.
And why did Samara start communicating w/ Rachel's son Aidan?? Like why him? She didn't communicate w/ other people's families who'd seen the tape?
And was the girl just evil? Cause they weren't supposed to help her and stuff? Why was she like this?? And what's w/ the fly that comes off the screen and makes Rachel's nose bleed, seemed pointless to me.
Oh please somebody explain this to me!!!!!! This movie just doesn't wrap stuff up. The only part i got was that they had to make copies to show others so Samara could be heard. BUT why did Samara want to be heard??????????? What did she want them to "hear"?????? Man, the more I think about it, the more confusing it is.