Ring

[tallulahgs]

Very eerie movie. Very, very eerie. My terror was assuaged somewhat by having read the manga and the book (and Nik and me have been parodying it to high heaven afterwards) but it was still very eerie. Sadako is FUCKING SCARY. Sorry, but she is. And what is this with Japanese girls being pushed into wells? And then their fingernails being torn off as they try and climb out? I'm tired of it!
*has brief vision of Ring remake with Hirono Shimizu of Battle Royale as Sadako. Problem is, her hair's too short...*
Ryuji is not as cute as he is in the manga, but he's still huggable. (Book!Ryuji is a strange man, to complete the comparison).
Nik and I are still parodying it to high heaven and Dad has noticed a flaw in Sadako's Evil Plan - surely if you watched the tape, you could show it to someone else, and then they could show it to you, and you could show it to them, and so on ad infinitum? Because Reiko watches the tape after she's shown it to Ryuji and been uncursed, and remains uncursed... presumably... which is a shame because it's a brilliant premise.
Anyway, I'm done now.
And I'd just got over seeing visions of Sadako lurking in the dark by my wardrobe...
Note: Just as I was about to post this, the Update Journal button moved. I howled and clung onto Nik. Who sneered.

Comments

[tallulahgs]

I've seen it in HMV and MVC so I would say yes - any place that has a bit of World Cinema should have it.
Yes, I do - sigh, LJ gives us this means to whine vent and then mocks us. Oh cruel world.

[sashwizzled.livejournal.com]

Right, my local HMV has a World Cinema section; I'll go see what I can dig up next time I'm there.

Yes, it does - ah, LJ, you are a system after my own heart. XD

[tallulahgs]

Tell me what you think if you get hold of it!