Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780783286044
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078328604X
Label: Dreamworks Video
Languages: JapaneseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
MPN: DRWD90395D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Running Time: 96 minutes
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R

Amazon.com:
A grainy, enigmatic videotape has the power to kill people seven days after they watch it. This brilliant premise fueled the 2002 Hollywood hit The Ring, but before that it conquered Japan in Ringu, Hideo Nakata's quietly unsettling study in terror. Fans of the U.S. version will find a less elaborate storyline and more primal fear in the original; the basic plot, however, still has a worried reporter (Nanako Matsushima) tracking down the meaning of the video--and, having watched it herself, she has only a week to work. The film's calm, economical style actually adds to the creeping sense of dread throughout, and the hair-curling set-pieces stand out in contrast. Like an old photograph of something evil, Ringu has the strange-but-familiar power to unnerve. Guaranteed, its effect will linger for at least seven days. Longer... if you're lucky. --Robert Horton




Rating: - The great original
Back in 2002, I saw "The Ring" before I saw "Ringu." At first, I was scared s***less when I saw "The Ring", but then after a few repeated viewings, it started to grow dull. Then, I saw "Ringu" two years ago, and I must say that the original Japanese version is the better one. In "The Ring" there are some over-the-top imagery, and some loud sound effects in order for us to "jump". But here in "Ringu", it's all very quiet, and very eerie. I guess what works here is that the slow pacing actually hightens ... Read More

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Rating: - Boring!!!
I thought I should check out the original version of "The Ring", since I've heard good things about it. Big mistake! "Ringu" is unbelievably mind-bogglingly boring. It dragged and dragged. I had the hardest struggle not to fall asleep. And this is called a horror movie? Now I appreciate the American version even more. There seems to be no point in going into details. "The Ring" is just in every aspect superior to its predecessor. Once you've seen the remake (and liked it), don't bother with the original. ... Read More

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Rating: - HIDEO NAKATA, OPUS 3
***1/2 1998. Directed by Hideo Nakata, RINGU is an adaptation of Kôji Suzuki's Ring. Here's the movie that began the whole Ring serie, Japanese and American. An urban legend turns out to be true when the niece of a journalist dies of terror seven days after having seen a strange video tape. With simple special effects and no blood, Hideo Nakata manages to create a disturbing atmosphere. Recommended.

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Rating: - A Ground Breaker
How is it that Asian cinema accomplishes so much with so little? Having seen The Ring at the cinema it was hard for me to understand this one but, watching it again (and again) I come to realise that this is an altogether different film. As with most Asian films I watch, it relies on the stuff that made Hollywood great - good script, good direction, good acting, so on.
Creepy and atmospheric, there is a real story to this one.
Check it out.

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Rating: - Ringu
With its creepy premise and tense, unsettling atmosphere, Nakata's made-for-TV psychological horror film became a surprise blockbuster in Japan, inspiring two sequels and an inferior American remake. What makes the original so scary is its unrelenting air of foreboding, not Hollywood-style shock tactics. When Reiko enlists the help of her ex-husband Sanada, a math expert, the mystery thickens. "Ringu" is not just a stylish, masterfully paced ghost story, it's also a sinister metaphor for the dark allure of ... Read More

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