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The TVClubHouse: Archives: Movies & Library 2003 -2004: Movies: May 2003 - April 2004: The Ring users admin

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Monkeyboy

Friday, March 14, 2003 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ooo lyncanthrope,

Dont let me tell you how much Jeepers Creepers freaked me out! heh and its funny cuz i dont usually get scared watching movies...i wasnt even scared by the exorcist! But those two movies along with Stigmata and the Freddy Kruger flicks freaked me out!

Lycanthrope

Friday, March 14, 2003 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Monkeyboy, Stigmata was definitely underrated by the critics. Krueger didn't freak me so much, though.

I remember the first two "Omen" flicks in my youth scared the living h.e.l.l. out of me. So did the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

But as I get older, it becomes much harder to impress me, and this film did.

BTW, for a sheer, fun gorefest and LOTS of kills, check out Jason X. I had a blast watching that one.

Hippyt

Friday, March 14, 2003 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm watching it right now,and it's scaring the caca out of me!!!! I just semi-screamed!

Hippyt

Friday, March 14, 2003 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well,now that it's over,I thought it was all right. Not outstanding,but worth renting. I like movies like this,more thinking than blood. I'm kinda like Juju though,maybe I expected more because of all the hype surrounding it.
Stir of Echoes came to mine,just like Bananaclip said.
And,whoever said 'sequel' ....No Kidding,how tidy!

Hermione69

Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I rented this movie yesterday and watched it last night and it totally and utterly WIGGED ME OUT.

Tashakinz

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We rented this yesterday and it was great. I love a good creepy movie. I looked at hubby and gave him a "mwahhaaa" when it was over. = )

Ketchuplover

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Hey Hey watch your language young lady :)

Jedisan

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hated it.

Curiouscat

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was able to rent the original Japanese version, Ringu, and it is worth watching if you liked The Ring. At first you think this is exactly the same but further into the movie that changes. The copy I got had subtitles only, not dubbing, but I was still able to read and follow along. I don't want to spoil anything, but I was amused by all the characters taking their shoes off at the door all the time. I know that is tradition, but in North American movies you rarely see anyone taking off shoes at the door, and occasionally don't even close the door behind them.

Ketchuplover

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Define hated it Jedisan :) Thx

Djgirl5235

Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was completely freaked out by this movie... It took me until I was 21 to actually watch the "Freddy" movies, so you might understand!!!

I loved it! There was an extra on the DVD labelled: "Don't Watch This"... so of course, I clicked on it... Immediately, the film of The Ring started (The freaky film that the movie centered around), and I was soooo spooked that I turned it right off. The only thing that I said was that if the phone had rung at that instant after turning the movie off, I would have literally peed in my pants. My bf looked at me, and kicked himself for not thinking of doing it earlier, since the cell phone was right behind him on the table. I can't tell you how freaked out I would have been!!!!

Jedisan

Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
KL making me dredge up bad thoughts...
I just did not think it was all that scary, or clever at all. It bored me. I could not wait until it was over.
On a side note: I borrowed the dvd from my niece, who received it as a gift. She is NINE YEARS OLD!!
Can anyone tell me how that is an appropriate movie for a nine yr old? (I digress - DH and i argued about this ad nauseum)
I had heard such great things about it, and then bleh. Oh well, all movies can't be as fabulous as "Chicago"

now it is KL's responsibility to bring me back to my happy place!
:)

Pagal

Monday, May 26, 2003 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just saw "The Ring" and I was following it just fine up until the last few minutes. Could someone please tell me what I'm not getting?

Oh, and dh is in the doghouse. He walked up behind me a few minutes ago and made static sounds - scared the crap out of me.

Crazydog

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WARNING SPOILERS

The ending was kind of weak, they clearly were opening it up to sequels. It would have made perfect sense for the movie to end after Naomi Watts finds the girl's body in the well - the girl's story will now be told, which is what I thought she was after all along.

Instead, of course, we got that truly frightening scene where she comes out of the TV and kills the boyfriend, and is still "at large". I think what this meant is that it wasn't enough for her to get her story told in the papers, she wanted her story to live on forever. The only way to protect yourself is if you make a copy of the tape, which is what Naomi had her little boy do. By making a copy of the tape, you are preserving the story for more people.

At least I think that's how it goes. They never did explain how the little boy was able to "hear" the little girl, though.

Curiouscat

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 3:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WARNING WARNING ******SPOILERS******


Here's the last lines to the original Japanese version of the movie called Ringu which makes the ending clearer, I think:

They say there’s a way you can stay alive after you watch the video. You’ve gotta make a copy of it, and show it to somebody else inside a week.

But what about the person you show it to?

Well, then they make a copy and show it to somebody else. Again, inside a week.

Then there’s no end to it.

That’s just it. There -is- no end. But if it meant not dying... you’d do it, wouldn’t you?

Pagal

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the info!!! It definitely makes more sense now.

Lyra

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought it was pretty good, it definitely freaked me out more than Sixth Sense or The Others. When she came out of the tv I jumped.

Ketchuplover

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
7 days

Heyltslori

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
lol Ketchup! :)

Tvduck

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I watched the Japanese version and never saw the US version. It's the scariest movie I've ever seen. There's nothing gross (except for those fingers I guess) but the overall tone of the movie just give me the chill.

BTW, I asked my friends who saw the Japanese version with me and they told me don't bother with the US version.

Curiouscat

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tvduck, it's still fun to rent the US version just to compare them. I liked seeing the cultural differences shown in the Japanese one. The US version has a couple different scary parts.