A clear example of how real scary movies are going to be in the future.

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2003)

Spoilers
I realize this is not an original movie, I was very impressed with this version, though. When I say impressed, I really mean it. I still have disturbing dreams about Tv-sets, long dark hair little girls or wild horses.
The only flaw (my humble opinion) would be the imperative need to use the editing process in order to create a deep impact in the audience. I think there is a big challenge to change so in the future. However I also think that "The Ring" can be a perfect example of how real scary movies are going to be in the future. If we think about The Exorcist for instance, and how less interesting must be for a whole nintendo-generation despite all of the devil references. In short, the question to ask would be: How can you scare 21st century people who can't be scared with anything at all?, people who are got used to live among winds of war, murderers, etc.
Maybe the answer would be: Suspense, no visual effects, fear to unknown things. Because the worst evil, the ugliest monster exists within our own minds. No art designer, make up artist, or screen writer will ever be able to compete with that.
M. Night Shyamalan understood so already.
I think "The Ring" type of film is the next step.
I'm not an easy-to-scare guy. That's why I always feel a bit embarrassed when I remembered I let a scream out in the theater, while I was witnessing the last sequence of this film.
The last ten minutes of "The Ring" has the most scary images I've ever suffered in my whole life. I ask my money back going out the cinema because I was shocked.

I can imagine Samara coming into my own kitchen, very very angry...