Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (4 April 2009)

This is a remake of a modern classic of Japanese cinema.
The Hollywood version is, as usual, with remakes far more commercial and glossy. Those who have not seen the original will enjoy it. Those of us lucky enough to have enjoyed, or should that be scared senseless, by the camera-work which gave the very disturbing movement will be disappointed but unsurprised by this film.
The story is about a tape and a mysterious figure who returns whenever the tape is played. The legend quickly surrounds the tape and yet people keep seeing it; maybe they don't believe what they've been told.
But I was left with a sense of disappointment. See the American version first then the Japanese original.