Very easy to distinguish between them, one has The and therefore sucks (I haven’t seen it but the The is bad)
― Gab B. Nebsit (wins), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 13:31 (three years ago) link
the remake is an incredibly good movie. since it’s a literal pronunciation of the katakana, i got few beefs with referring to the original as ringu
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 13:51 (three years ago) link
also there isn’t a car chase in the remake?
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link
one of the best remakes ever made tbh, some of the things it does i prefer to the original (which i will hereby refer to as “the original”)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link
in the remake I was annoyed by* too much work being done to humanize the characters, explain motivation, etc.* less muddy photography * the most important shot of all when she comes out of the TV looked much more conventional horror therefore less scary* there being an actual picture of a ring in the video
― 好 now 烧烤 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
wow i disagree with all of that, the character work seems aligned with the original for the most part except for expanding the precociousness of the kid. the photography in the original ring is also really clean? gore verbinski admittedly makes it cleaner but that's part of why it's so gorgeous. the shots of the trees while she's staying in the cabin are my favorite
there being an actual picture of a ring in the video
the ring is the well, it's in the original too, though the image looks different
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 14:36 (three years ago) link
my only real issue with the remake is they put too much stuff in the video
it is also amazing how the the faces of the ppl killed by the tape in the remake look even more terrifying than in the og
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 14:48 (three years ago) link
some combo of drowned, strangled, and decayed
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 14:49 (three years ago) link
it may be that I had a poor VHS copy of the original, if so that was a blessing.the characterisation I didn't like was expanding on the journalist / mother's life as a stressed professional single mum, it wasn't so much that it was a change from the original, it was just that it felt like they were trying to humanize her / build identification with her, which for me works against the mood of the film.but yeah, making the kid a generic creepy kid would also go on my list.
― 好 now 烧烤 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 15:02 (three years ago) link
It sounds like what you liked about the original is that it was... inscrutable
― DJP, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 15:14 (three years ago) link
the characterisation I didn't like was expanding on the journalist / mother's life as a stressed professional single mum, it wasn't so much that it was a change from the original, it was just that it felt like they were trying to humanize her / build identification with her, which for me works against the mood of the film.
there's literally not much more material on this in the remake than there is in the original, they even have the same line of dialogue about it (can't remember exactly what it is but it's something like "he's used to me being away")
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link