A piece of good advice...

Rating: 6/10 (29 April 2004)

...watch Ringu instead, the Japanese original.
This version is only good if you can't read english, but then you wont be reading this either. The ring is nicely executed and has some shocking moments. I also like the lead actress, but all in all it's not that very good. It has a lot of inconsistancies, stuff that doesn't really make the most sense and are only there to kinda make the movie look a bit more exciting. When I watched it, it was pretty ok, but when I started thinking about it I found more and more illogical things and other stuff that didn't really have to do with anything but which were cramped into this movie anyway. I had a hard time following The rings storyline, because some things arn't explained but just happen. That is not the case in Ringu. In that movie you'll understand everything sooner or later!
Ringu is much more tight, there is a lot more suspence, the story is almost completely logical and it is not overdone like The ring is. So if you have the choice, go for Ringu and skip The ring completely!

The ring 6/10 Ringu 8/10