Oh MAN! Words can't describe the fear that was coursing through my nerves when I was watching this at the movies last year.
I thought the movie was goona suck after seeing the beginning, the two girls talking about the video and faking death. But then the really creepy death scene set it up to be my creepiest movie ever...and no blood and guts to be found! Even the girl wasn't a bloody corspe of walking flesh. Just a VERY creepy walking girl with water-warped skin and her hair combed in front of her face. Really creepy.
Coming out of the TV was the scariest part, especially when she 'blinks' out and the appears right in front of him. I also think that seeing the footage from the video in the real world was pretty creepy.
The coolest part of The Ring was the way they marketed it on the net. A week before the movie came out (seven days - big significance), they release the actual footage from the video, direct feed. You could actually watch it. And see, seven days, if you survived long enough to see the movie, or died a horrifying death.
I actually downloaded the video after I saw the movie. This was late at night, and I got it form IGN FilmForce. I watched it, and then the phone rang. Geez! You should seen me jump! Funny, cause it turned out to be my friend asking if I wanted to see Dreamcatcher!
I saw the Japanese version, but since I saw it AFTER i saw the US, it just sucked.
I think it's prettuy cool how they're doing a sequel, although they're not re-making one from one of the many Japanese sequels, or prequel.
Four years ago, I saw The 6th Sense.
Three years ago, I saw What Lies Beneath.
Two Years ago, I saw The Others.
Last year, I saw The Ring, and Signs.
This year, I saw Dreamcatcher.
The Ring definitely rules above all those.