i think i'd like to see the original japanese version, those crafty japanese certainly have had a way about horror these last few years. i agree that the american version of the ring was a nice refinement on the original. your review of the american Grudge sounds like the OAV review of it i read, which described the movie…
I bought Ju-on: the Grudge at a horror convention and just got around to watching it. It was bad, it had inappropriate lighting that totally took all the fear out of scenes that were supposed to be scary. Damn, I want my $15 back! The funny part is that I watched the first 20 minutes dubbed in Thai by mistake, I'm so used…
I find the dichotomy of views on American remakes vs foreign orginals more interesting than the films in question. I saw The Grudge. It was o.k. I think the movie relied more on standard horror film scare tactics than story. It seemed a little slapped together. Ring/Ringu - great story. The Ring gets the nod for me because…