scariest movie i've seen

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2004)

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I've seen both the American and Japanese version. Even though I think the Japanese version makes a whole lot more sense, I was definitely more scared by the Naomi Watts rendition. One annoying difference was that every image on the deadly tape in 'Ringu' was an important clue. But on the American version, the truly disturbing images were the most useless. I was disappointed with the decision to sex it up by making Watts' character more dominant, but it made for a much more effective scare- especially in the last well scene. In the Japanese version, the ex husband lowers himself in and they drain the well. Creepy? Yes. The American version is hella scarier. The idea of being supernaturally pushed into murky water when you're pretty sure there's something in there with you is freaky. Samara was much more sinister in the American version. The flashbacks to her interviews in the insane asylum were too few and far between. All in all, good times.