Beerdrinking Dog

I just saw this movie in a sneak preview. I had heard some stuff about it, but nothing more than it was about a videotape killing people and that it was a remake of a japanese film called Ringu. I didn't really expect anything, but DAMN, was this film GOOD! Sure, it has lot's of loose ends that aren't tied, in fact most of them aren't, but I couldn't care less... This movie is all about atmosphere. The creepyness sets under your skin, waiting to attack when you least expect it. The hairs on my arms raised higher and higher throughout the film untill the climax gave me the final blow... I left the theater shivering and I'm still shivering now...

Mind you, I don't scare easily and I thought The Blair Witch Project and The Mothman Prophecies (to name but a few) sucked beyond believe. But this movie got to me... I was alone, so I ended up mixing into other moviegoers conversations (who mostly thought the movie was boring and sucked), explaining the ending to them.... that was cool...

Go see it unprecedended. Don't listen to everybody saying the original was better. It does NOT matter. This film is great in it's own right... And if the original is even better, I'll check that out post haste... but I don't think I wanna watch a video anytime soon... brrrrrrrr

9 outta 10 easy.

Anybody who first claims here he/she is 'a true horror fan' and than starts a story about this being a good film, should be taken out of their misery. People, this must definately be one of the most boring films ever made. I think I saw the r-rated version, since I can't remember seeing any of the "stomic turning torture" some folks mention here, but even if it had been there, this movie would suck harder than a Swedish pornstar. bad acting, no story, bad acting. Did I mention the terrible story? Listening to Dee Snider babbling a lot of semi-philisofical mumbujumbu about piercing and old rituals is the only real torture in this film...

Only thing good about this film is the remotely cool rock-soundtrack. Another 90 minutes scaringly well wasted. Avoid at all cost...