The Korean and othe Asian versions were better....IMO

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2004)

After seeing the well-done Korean "Ring Virus", I decided to see the American version as well. And well, I was pretty dissapointed.
To start, the colour seemed too bright for me. In "Ring Virus", the colour was very dark, setting the moody atmosphere better.I also like the Cheju island setting of "Ring Virus", since the setting seems so ancient and mysterious.
Second, the acting. Naomi Watts is not that good of an actress and every scene that she is in, she seems rather snobby and stuck-up acting, even around the little boy (who is not like the kid in Ring Virus, more like the kid in Sixth Sense). While Korean actress Eun-Kyung Shin did a lot more better job and seemed much more emotional and caring.
Another thing, though I think Daviegh Chase is a cute actress, she is just way too young for her role in this movie as Samara. Usually, the actresses whom played Sadako/Eun-Suh have been at least in their young adult years, but Chase was only 11 or 12 while playing this role. Does anyone find that a little disturbing besides me?
And then there is the video. In "Ring Virus", it was made out to look sweet and innocent on purpose, because sometimes the scariest of things can be something that can look cute and innocent at first, but then lash out at you later. In this version, the video is just about as "chilling" as a Marilyn Manson music video.
And the idea of a sequel and never crediting the original creator is quite a crying shame....