Chang-wan Kim,
Du-na Bae,
Eun-Kyung Shin,
Jin-yeong Jeong,
Seung-hyeon Lee
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Inspired by Japanese writer Suzuki Koji's novel, The Ring Virus is a thrilling supernatural tale about a journalist (Shin Eun-Kyung) taken on a wild, uncontrollable ride after she views a video that p...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
Stats: 85 reviews
There's really very little difference between Ring and Ring Virus, other than its being Korean. The story features a few minor additions taken from the novel, and the pacing is a little slower, but otherwise it's the same as the Japanese film. Unless you're a big Asian horror f...( read more)
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.
The Korean version of the Ring takes a more scientific approach, but is just as scary.
Shameless Korean rip off of Ringu. It's good and much better than the US effort but it never quite manages to top the original Japanese movie though it gets close.
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 more)
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 more)
I must admit to watching THE RING VIRUS with some concern. Being a huge fan of Hideo Nakata's RINGU and RINGU 2 and having seen it's hideous American counterpart, not to mention some terrible reviews, things did not bode well. However, I was pleasantly surprised.
I find a lot...( read more)
In this chilling Korean adaptation of the mega-popular horror hit The Ring
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