Anyone see this? I seen the American version, but I realy want to see the Japanese version.
Dark Water
Dark Water
Anyone see this? I seen the American version, but I realy want to see the Japanese version.
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I was turned off by the commercials. Is it any good?
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I saw this one and never saw the american version. I tried watching the american one, but after this one I just couldn't finish it. This version is great.
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american version sucked
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the japanese version was really good. i never saw the american one.
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Okay, I couldn't agree less. For once, the American remake was a better (and DIFFERENT) film. The original was just Hideo Nakata posturing and falling into all of his familiar trappings.
The American one, meanwhile explored so many different venues than even the Koji Suzuki story did.
I notice there are two schools of thought regarding the American version. Those who hated the film are usually younger. I can't blame you, as the film wasn't made for you (even though it was marketed for you). The film is a very adult film, and I don't mean that in the pornographic sense. The fears and anxieties are difficult, if not impossible, for adolescents and children to relate to. Meanwhile, I'm soon to be a father for the first time, and I live in less than stellar financial securities. The fear of a parent for their child's well-being is one unlike anything else known to man. That primal, instinctual fear to protect your genetic pattern is something that will always be effective to the right crowd.
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I've seen both, and liked them both. I agree with choconado's evaluation of the American film. I thought the Asian version was great until that silly epilog, which seemed like something the AMERICAN version would've done instead, but didn't. I also see echoes of the Asian version in The Ring 2 (American) but I think the reason for that is the director being the same for both (and lots of water). Oddly enough, the Indian remake of The Eye (Naina) has a little girl in a rainslicker and a bright red bookbag being a ghost, the little girl having drowned in a water tank on the room of her apartment building. If that isn't a Dark Water homage, i don't know what is.
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The American version was really bad and boring
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I have not seen the american version of Dark Water, but the original is THE very best asian horror film I've ever seen! It's fantastic. Beautiful.
I guess I'm in the minority with regards to the japanese and american versions of The Ring.
I saw The Ring first and loved it. Perfect atmosphere, great cinematography, wonderful direction and acting, genuinely creepy scenes (didn't scare me, but I can see how it did others). Outstanding.
Then I saw Ringu. I still don't know what the fuss is about. I consider myself to be an open-minded and intelligent and mature viewer, but I see not much of merit in Ringu. At least the american version is creepy and effective and not silly, and at least has a story that makes sense and all things tie together as they should. Things in Ringu seemed kind of arbitrary. I really don't see how people find Ringu scary in the slightest, and I love ghost movies.
But I'm way off topic.
I still want to see the american version of Dark Water, but in spite of how I feel with Ringu/The Ring, I don't want the experience spoiled for me since I love the original so much.
I can't recommend the original Dark Water enough.
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I've seen the Asian and American versions of Dark Water,for me the Asian was MUCH BETTER!!
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I loved the Japanese version especially the hide and seek scene.
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