I wasn't overly impressed

Rating: Null/10 (17 June 2003)

When I learned that "The Ring" was a remake of a Japanese film called "Ringu", I figured I'd watch Ringu first and then see the Americanized version and compare. I watched Ringu alone in my room, which wasn't a very good idea. I was scared out of my wits and floored by the storyline which I found very, very well done. I then saw The Ring the next day and was more than slightly confused and very disheartened. The only things that were the same (to me) were that the little girl had some whacked out powers and that she made a video to show her angst. The rest of the storyline was completely twisted and WRONG. I went home and when I got Ringu 2 I watched it and realized how the American version was even more wrong. Considering that the films were based on a book, you'd think the Americans could've followed the actual storyline better.