![]() It's an atypical film, one which (like most of the 'new wave' of Asian horror films) requires a certain amount of patience to be able to sit through all the dialogue and scenes where nothing much in the way of action happens. Like all such classic horror movies, the emphasis is on a creepy atmosphere and careful scenery building rather than violence or sudden loud crashes in the music. Maybe the biggest and most popular Japanese horror film in recent years – certainly one of the few to garner world-wide attention and an immediate Hollywood remake – RING is a thoughtful, delicately-paced movie that suggests more than it shows. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 9 / 10 Densely-plotted Japanese horror is one of the best of all time ![]() Their discovery takes them to a volcanic island where they discover that the video has a connection to a psychic who died 30 years ago, and her child Sadako. Things become more tense when their son Yoichi watches the tape saying Tomoko had told him to. Ex-Husband Ryuji helps Reiko solve the mystery, Reiko makes him a copy for further investigation. Reiko watched the tape to discover to her horror it is in fact the 'cursed videotape'. ![]() Reiko goes to the cabin where the teens had stayed and finds an 'unlabeled' video tape. She finds out that some of Tomoko's friends, who had been on a holiday with Tomoko the week before, had died on exactly the same night at the exact same time in the exact same way. When her niece Tomoko dies of 'sudden heart failure' with an unnaturally horrified expression on her face, Reiko investigates. Reiko Asakawa is researching into a 'Cursed Video' interviewing teenagers about it. ![]()
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