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Experience a whole new take on Koji Suzuki's terrifying tale as South Korean filmmaker Kim Dong-bin offers his own unique take on the international best-seller that inspired both Ringu and The Ring. W... read more read more...hen journalist Sun-joo's (Shin Eun-gyeong) cousin is killed under mysterious circumstances, Sun-joo discovers a horrifying video tape that is said to kill anyone who watches it after seven days have passed. Determined to solve the mystery of the deadly videotape and stop the spread of the curse before it spirals out of control, Sun-joo must enlist the help of a disgraced neurologist if she has any hope of surviving to see the end of the week. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Dong-bin Kim, Kim Dong-Bin

Release Date: June 12, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004

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  • December 12, 2009
    It is very annoying when the Big Hits are copied from all the side of the Globus.
  • January 7, 2009
    One of the things I find interesting is to view and compare different versions of the same story, and this film was one of those at the top of my list.
    The Japanese film essentially took the majority of the novel's plot, and exorcised (pardon the pun) anything it didn't particu... read morelarly like. A few minor tweakings here and there, and a cult classic was born.
    The makers of The Ring Virus didn't go for this approach. It is still tweaked in a few places - most notably the female protagonist, and changing the setting. However, the makers essentially took all the plot elements from the novel and attempted to make it into a film. The trouble is, in attempting to be faithful, it brings in elements which don't work as well on film as they did on paper.
    So while it's not necessarily a bad film, it's more that it's more appealing to hardcore fans, purists, or people who simply prefer the novel's angle to the Japanese film's angle. Personally I prefer the Japanese film, and I have the novel to explore what was left out, so this doesn't interest me that much now I've seen it. But this film is out there for those of you who won't agree with me.
  • December 19, 2007
    Korean version of the popular Ring franchise. Better than the American version as it has more ambiguity as well as a creepier style. Lacks the pure terror of the original though. Still an interesting take that mixes moments from the novel and the film.
  • April 11, 2009
    An unnecessary Korean remake perhaps, since it's very similar to the Japanese original, Ringu, but the central performance is very good and there are just enough quirks - including a vibrant color scheme - to make this an interesting experiment. It's also apparently more f... read moreaithful to the source material.
  • July 25, 2008
    The Korean version of the Ring takes a more scientific approach, but is just as scary.

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