I own Ringu the book, and Ringu on DVD, I also own The Ring, the American version. Ring Virus, is all three mixed together but still changed to much to be excellent. It was not a better movie than Ringu or The Ring, but it was a slight bit more true to the book Ringu than the other two films. Personally The Ring being the first one of the entire series which includes over 5 films that I have seen is my favorite, followed by the book Ringu. The book is totally different. The hero is a man, there is no evil child. there isn't even a female lead. But the movies always have to change that. For some reason the rule in horror is that the woman has to save the man. But in the book there is no woman to save. But Ring Virus tries to keep true to the plot of the book. Sadako, Samara, or Eun-suh, they are all the same character, which ever you prefer to call her is most like her book counter part in Ring Virus. They keep very true to her and her story, also the title Ring Virus is very true to the book Ringu, because in the book the author refers to the Ring mystery as a virus that must be spread. It's a good movie if you are into the whole Ring view of horror, running against the clock, that you already beat because you are to stupid to just except your death.
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what ever happened to that guy Wes Anderson?
25 December 2004
when i saw Rushmore 6 years ago it changed my life. i never saw a movie like that before. i never heard comedy so smart or saw scenes inside of scenes like that. then i waited, and out came the royal tenebaums. wow! i hated it. yes, i'll say it, hate. it's strong considering how much i loved Rushmore. a little of it was my own fault. i went in there expected "Rushmore 2: electric boogaloo." but instead got a really sad character piece wasting a lot of excellent talent (Wes Anderson, Ben stiller, gene hackman, etc.) now after six years and a very big let down in between, i was ready to fall in love all over again with Wes Anderson and is brilliance. "The life aquatic: with Steve Zissou" just the title alone was enough to make me already say "i love it". then i saw it. Another sad character piece but this time not such great talent was wasted. The comedy was not comedy, people in the theater were laughing at parts that there was literally not a single line spoken or movement in the scene, just laughing because they felt that they owed it to Steve. Steve was the best part, and Klaus. The scenes were special and unique. I will admit i was visually pleased and audibly (if thats a word) as well. I am always happy with the music. Its like Wes writes the movies and then puts in the songs, but maybe he should listen to the songs and then write the movie. It had a plot ( i think) and it did have a start and an end, but from what i could tell the whole thing was just the middle. Maybe that was the point, but at least even "Royal" had an story. I'm sorry Wes, but really what has happened? maybe if he wrote this with Owen it would have been better. but heres an idea, try writing one with Luke!
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