I am watching this movie called The Ring on youtube.

[texanwitch]

It is about a video tape that kills people in seven days after they watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4DBZ_eeGg&feature=related

Seems interesting so far.

[AsahinaKimi]

1. I believe

That was a Japanese film called "Ringu".. one of the more memorable Japanese horror flics.. Some people love them, they scare me too much!!! I have nightmares~ !

[texanwitch]

2. So far this movie is boring.

I will see what happens.

[AsahinaKimi]

3. I think you are watching the American Remake..

The Japanese version was better.. it scared me! It should be available some where with subtitles.

[texanwitch]

4. I will look for it.

This version is slow.

[texanwitch]

5. I found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fp73dTTtLQ

[texanwitch]

6. I found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fp73dTTtLQ

[kentauros]

7. I've only seen a couple of Japanese horror movies

and the one I remember was damn scary and brilliant: Rasen

This appears to be a decent site on Japanese movies, with this section on horror: http://www.sarudama.com/japanese_movies/japanese_horror

[Orrex]

8. I find that a lot of Japanese horror movies are only "scary" by deliberate consensus

That is, a lot of people really want them to be scary, so they all talk about how scary and atmospheric they are. But they're not all that scary, really. Especially since most of them are PG-13. :boring:



Haven't seen Rasen, and according to Wiki a whole lot of people in Japan haven't seen it, either!

[kentauros]

11. Anyone in the US that has IFC has seen Rasen

;)

Back when they played all the Zatoichi movies, they started playing some of the ghost-story movies, too. The story I remember was Kwaidan - Yuki-Onna (Snow Woman) and part of an anthology of four tales. I think that movie was titled Kaidan :)

[Orrex]

12. I must have missed it between airings of Chuck Norris' "Good Guys Wear Black"

And, for the life of me, I can't imagine why that film is shown on IFC.

I'll keep my eyes open for it, though the write-up on Wiki isn't greatly favorable.

[kentauros]

13. You probably won't like it then.

I watched it without any idea of what I was getting into, and found it gruesome, compelling and horrifying ;)

[Orrex]

17. That surprises me, actually...

I thought you didn't like that kind of movie?

Or is it the straight-up bloody violence that bothers you more?

[kentauros]

18. What bothers me is when they get so realistic.

Also, I don't watch horror movies very often at all. Some movies actually have a story; most of what gets classified as horror in this country doesn't. The Shining is wonderful, as is The Haunting (1963 version.) Those are worth watching.

I would like to see Tetsuo - The Iron Man at least once. It's horrifying, gruesome and just so bizarre you can't help but watch :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uROMTzJsfOI

[Iggo]

10. I can only watch Asian horror flicks anymore.

Nothing else is scary to me now.

[rug]

9. Use Netflix. No late fees.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. I saw it. It was weird. But then, I don't care for horror flicks.

[gratuitous]

15. I thought it was pretty good, if slow

But the finish didn't appeal to me. I have the DVD, but haven't seen it since the theatrical release. There were some good, scary, creepy moments. I should probably watch it again just to see if it holds up. If it doesn't, anyone want to buy a DVD, cheap?

[arcadian]

16. Frodo is awesome in that.

[MiddleFingerMom]

19. Doofus.

.
Frodo was in "Lord of the Ringu".
.
I think there's an American version of that, too.
.

[kentauros]

20. You're thinking of "Bored of the Rings"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bored_of_the_Rings



:P

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. I actually tried to read that when it first came out.

.
LOVE the trilogy... may have read it four times (although only ONCE in
the correct order, for one reason or another).
.
"Bored of the Rings" was hilarious for the first page (I think one of
the main characters invented the game of golf by knocking an orc's
head with his club -- sending it flying). But it got really tired
and lame (for me) after that first page. LOVED NatLamp, too... but
I think they chose to do a parody novel on something that should have
been one of the page-or-two parodies in their magazine.
.

[kentauros]

24. I tried reading both.

Couldn't get into Tolkien and got bored with Bored halfway through. It was a chore to read by then.

[arcadian]

41. Dude, you got a centaur as your avatar

and you "couldn't get into Tolkien"? :D

[kentauros]

44. Didn't like the style of writing.

C.S. Lewis, however, was a joy to read :D

One of these days, I'm going to read all of L. Frank Baum's books, too :)

[texanwitch]

22. So, I watched the movie last night, now I have to make a copy for someone else to see.

I didn't get the phone call, does it matter.

I guess now I would need to make a dvd, who has vcr anymore.

[kentauros]

23. I have a vcr :)

It's a combo DVD-burner/VCR so I can convert old tapes to DVD :)

[texanwitch]

25. I have several yet, they work just fine.

Now I have this video tape you need to look at.

You will receive a strange phone call later, be sure to answer all phone calls.

[kentauros]

26. I screen my calls.

Doesn't everybody? :P

[texanwitch]

27. I don't know if that make a diffence.

Check out the movie on youtube.

[kentauros]

28. I've seen it

but it was kind of forgettable, thus why I forgot it ;)

I'd like to see the Japanese version of Pulse, though. Interesting premise that wasn't executed very well in the US remake.

[texanwitch]

29. Would it work the same with dvd's.

The thought the movie was silly.

[kentauros]

31. Tape or DVD shouldn't matter;

the information is all still there, even "off frame".

I'm going to get food and watch Crusade now. Go look at the trailer upthread for Tetsuo: The Iron Man and maybe some of the clips people have posted :o

[mopinko]

30. my daughter loved this movie. gotta say- best suicide ever.

the rest of the movie- meh.

[Odin2005]

32. I saw the movie in theaters, Made me scared to death of answering the phone for a while, LOL.

[AsahinaKimi]

33. Here is a list of Japanese horror films if you can find them

10. Tales from the Dead Dir. Jason Cuadrado, 2007

Talesfromthedead

The film is an anthology of four ghost stories as told by Tamika, a strange young girl with the ability to communicate with the dead. Each tale deals with loss, pain and vengeance as the spirits who tell them attempt to put things right in the world of the living. The film is notable for being a J-Horror film shot entirely in Los Angeles, inJapanese with local Japanese talent.

9. Kairo US: Pulse; Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001

Kairo

After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents. One of them sees visions of his dead friend in the shadows on the wall, while another’s computer keeps showing strange, ghostly images.

8. Koroshiya Ichi US: Ichi the Killer; Dir. Takashi Miike, 2001

Ichi

A Yakuza boss, Anjo, disappears with three hundred million yen. His loyal gang members, led by the masochist Kakihara, start a search, but their aggressive and gory methods worry the other Yakuza gangs. Kakihara’s most frightening counterpart is the mysterious Ichi, a psychopathic killer with a dark childhood secret, who is controlled by a retired cop.

7. Ōdishon US: Audition; Dir. Takashi Miike, 1999

Audition

A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman, but his first impressions become wrong.

6. Chakushin Ari US: One Missed Call; Dir. Takashi Miike, 2004

Chakushinari

In Japan, people mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

Just paying the bills...



5. Jisatsu Sākuru US: Suicide Club; Dir. Sion Sono, 2002

Suicidecircle

In Tokyo, when fifty-four high-school students commit a collective suicide, jumping from a platform in Shinjuku Station, the police force led by Detective Kuroda have no clue to follow. Then he receives an e-mail from a young woman, The Bat, advising that there is a site where red dots mean the number of persons that died. Kuroda and his team investigate the deaths going nowhere.

4. Akira dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988

Akira

Although it is not technically a J-Horror film, Akira is notable scary movie. Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend, Tetsuo, gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo’s supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira’s secrets were buried 30 years ago.

3. Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara US: Dark Water; Dir. Hideo Nakata, 2002

Honogurai

After winning a custody battle for her daughter, Yoshimi tries to make a new start. The apartment she moves into seems perfect at first. Soon though, strange things begin happening. Huge water stains appear on the ceiling and drip constantly, more liquid oozing into the rooms every day. She calls the landlord in but he refuses to do anything about it. A child’s red bag shows up in odd places and soon the child herself starts appearing. Yoshimi then discovers the origin of the ghost.

2. Ju-on: The Grudge Dir. Takashi Shimizu, 2003

Ju-On

In Japan, when the volunteer social assistant Rika Nishina is assigned to visit a family, she is cursed and chased by two revengeful fiends: Kayako, a woman brutally murdered by her husband and her son Toshio. The various supernatural experiences undergone by the different owners of the house, unaware of the horrible events that have taken place here, mingle across time, and the true form of the terrifying, invisible “Ju-On” that nests in this house becomes clear.

1. Ringu US: The Ring; Dir. Hideo Nakata, 1998

Ringu-1

After the death of her cousin Tomoko, reporter Reiko hears stories of a videotape that kills everyone who sees it exactly one week after viewing. At first she discounts the rumors, but when she learns that Tomoko’s friend (who watched the video with her) died at exactly the same time, she begins to investigate. After viewing the tape herself, strange things start happening, and so she teams up with her ex-husband, Ryuji, to try to stop the death clock that has once again begun ticking. Reiko and Ryuji race to save their lives from impending doom and discover what the tape has to do with a tragedy-stricken volcanic island and a very strange little girl named Sadako.

http://listverse.com/2008/01/14/top-10-j-horror-films/

[kentauros]

34. Akira is one of the best of anime out there!

I saw it in the theater several times :)

Akira trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqp1BDXpAJU

[kimi]

35. The night I saw "The Ring" in the theatre,

true story, I came down the stairs in the dark dawn hours, and saw glowing red eyes in the kitchen. Petrified me. Turned out to be one of the cats. Never happened before, has never happened since. And I've never watched that movie since, either.

[kentauros]

36. I can imagine!

I have a similar story, back when Phantasm first came out. I was just back from a midnight showing, and in the bathroom washing my face. There was a closet behind me we used for storing the rolled-up mattress to a cot. It often wouldn't latch and I had just stuffed it back in there again, thinking it had latched that time. Only just as I'm looking up from washing my face, the door starts to open by itself! Scared the hell out of me :o

[texanwitch]

37. The scary guy coming for you.

Phantasm was good movie.

[kentauros]

38. Him or his little minions

They were pretty creepy, too :o

[texanwitch]

39. There was a flying ball.

That movie creeped me out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Mzi2kDN3U&feature=related

[kentauros]

40. Yeah, the flying ball with the two prongs and the drill.

Instant lobotomy!

[texanwitch]

43. For the fans of the tall man, the most creepy, scary guy in the movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBnEBLJb3vU

[kentauros]

45. That was a great compilation

:D

I don't remember if I've seen the second one and I know I haven't seen most of those scenes with the main character as an adult, unless that's the second one...

Ever see Michael Mann's "The Keep"? Music by Tangerine Dream, too :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORMj0c5nAGo&feature=related

[texanwitch]

46. The tall man is just scary to look at.

Where did he take the dead people he was taking.

I just joined Netflix again to watch the movies.

I hope I can watch the movies online.

I am watching Have Gun Will Travel, first season.

When I was little I thought it was Half Gun Will Travel

Might be a good deal for $8.99.

[stuntcat]

42. I LOVE Horror!

The Ring is one of those movies I probably won't ever watch again though. I mean I'm glad I saw it, I like anything that says it's HORROR }(