Exploring The Horror of THE RING

[@alejandroguerrero5570]

"Cindy, this b*tch is messing up my floor" didn't expect that haha

[@NewSkinSuit]

Alejandro Guerrero Yeah I saw that part and snorted😂

[@AlienatedCornea]

git up you lil ugly bitch

[@Gecti]

Had to make 700... plus brenda gets my vote anyway

[@z-beeblebrox]

Ah, Scary Movie 3. Mostly unfunny and unfocused (why the fuck did they spend fifteen minutes parodying 8 mile??), but it had moments of comedic brilliance. Plus Leslie Nielsen is the president, as he should be

[@blyzer7373]

@@z-beeblebrox "Send some flowers to their bitches and hoes"

[@MrNegativecreep07]

Asian horror films don't just feel generally scarier, but they are very good at building the atmosphere and instilling everything with a certain sense of sadness.

[@NoirFan84]

You aren't wrong.

[@WarDankEagle]

Great profile pic :D

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Tragedy and sadness is something asian horror does very well

[@TheLadyDelirium]

Dark Water is a great example of what you're saying

[@canalsincontenido]

100% My favorite one for this very reasson is Kairo. The general idea is that ghosts make you kill yourself under weird conditions, and all the way through you have this feeling of resignation that makes it totaly make sense.

[@ziadali6487]

probably the worst movie to take a child to and yet my parents did.

[@harrizburhan]

oh god me too, jesus I remembered how I close my eye everytime there's a scary scene

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Same here! That's why I love horror :)

[@mitchf1862]

What the fuck were your parents thinking?

[@observerran8136]

BEST. PARENTS.EVER.

[@Sigismund697]

Yea, me and my mom were so scared that I was covering my eyes half the movie Them I rewatched it some years later and sans the scare at the very beginning is pretty tame

[@groovymovie3213]

The reason why the Ring remake was so good was because it has immense respect for the original. It doesn’t become too schlocky and outrageous like many other American horror movies. It tries to keep the subtle and tense tone of the original.

[@NCcatlady]

Yeah. This is the only American remake of an Asian horror film that I enjoyed. Oldboy and Grudge being the worst

[@drillbit8280]

@@NCcatlady the American remake of The Grudge from 2004 isn’t that bad. I’d say it’s on the same level as The Ring remake. But I’d you’re talking about the 2020 one, then I agree with you.

[@harrisonlee9585]

The parodies of it appeared quickly and took away some of its edge, but anyone who says The Ring didn't freak them out when they first saw it is lying.

[@ChiefTomcat]

I was about 12 or 13. It scared the shit outta me. 😂

[@DarkLion1989]

Obviously, I don't completely remember as it has been a while, but I'm pretty sure it didn't scare me when I watched it

[@airshow406]

That movie scared me worse than any other to this day. I was profoundly terrified of going to bed or being alone with a TV for weeks.

[@crunchyfresco]

I didn't find it scary. So many stupid decisions made me angry and couldn't enjoy it

[@DeadCardinal]

The thing that stuck with me most from The Ring (US) was that quick snapshot of a finger being impaled on a nail and the fingernail lifts up, fuck. that. But The Grudge fucked me up more so than The Ring or any other horror movie.

[@nifty6970]

The Ring is just a hardcore ad to make people get Skillshare.

[@henryglennon3864]

Skillshare will also kill you after seven days.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Or Nordvpn

[@toryslapper69]

@@Grandmaster-Kush the girl came out of some tv in australia because I used nordvpn to change my location when I saw the tape online

[@vvandooo]

My skill on skillshare is coming out of your tv at 3am and then start stroking your hair

[@NewSkinSuit]

I signed up with Skillshare and now I know how to curse my own tapes! Thanks Ryan!

[@Cordial_Lump]

the ring is also just really gorgeous. It's color pallets are still burned into my memory. Right after that horse scene there's this amazing shot of a red tree before we get the whole backstory, and it's the most color contrast we've seen so far in the film. It helped build the satisfaction of finally understanding why the events of the film happen...

[@endel12]

Cordial_Lump Its one of my favorite movies just for the cinematography

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I love how blue the movie was. Its oddly calming yet scary

[@helila]

They used Andrew Wyeth's paintings as inspiration for the visual style. I love how they actually put effort into making it look memorable.

[@laurahall7681]

I fucking hated that part.

[@Cordial_Lump]

@@helila oh cool, didn't know that :O

[@unlaidenswallow]

“Can you put a price on knowledge?” Universities: *that shifty eyed animal puppet meme*

[@damnryn_]

i’m only 75% sure i know what you’re talking about

[@paulineperrin1246]

🤣 laughs in european education

[@birdlisa58]

Cries in im an American and we need to pay for everything.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

This movie scared me. It made scared of watching tv, using the phone, being on the toliet and brunette little girls. Ah good times

[@brendanfoehr5086]

I'm just imagining someone screaming in terror while they're on the toilet

[@Sigismund697]

Back when I watched it I was at a cousin's out if town and that night when we went to sleep she left the TV on because "it calmed her" It was a hard night

[@thriftyfreebies]

Don’t forget mirrors and cupboards 😬

[@ISeenmyDreams]

All hail Lord Zero

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

If it makes you feel any better the Loch Ness monster made me scared of being on the toilet.

[@hollandscottthomas]

I saw the American version in the cinema, by myself, one afternoon on a university class break when I was bored. There were six other people and you could see all of them physically jump repeatedly throughout. It was amazing. Terrifying. I needed to share it. So, I kept that I'd seen it under wraps, and when it finally hit home release I picked up the VHS copy (it was during the Blockbuster transition so both VHS/DVD were available), baked some hash muffins, had some friends around to watch this scary movie I'd heard about late at night by ourselves. Packed about 10 of us into the room, even made a subtle bit of a play up about it being a cassette. Then, I had the home phone punched into my old Nokia and as soon as the film cut to static at the end and then the credits, I called the landline. Everyone moved instantly about two feet into the air and when I finally burst out laughing and showed them the phone I got both my arms and one leg deadened from punches. Still makes me laugh 😂😂🤣

[@fx7105]

hahah that is so awesome.

[@Atromnis]

I really wanted to see Ryan bring up the cultural impact it had on us at the time, because that was the thing about the Ring: You sat your friends down in front of the screen and forced them to watch it, then you called them on the phone, (this is before most of us had any caller ID) and watched the life drain from their eyes as You say "seven days" cryptically into the phone and hang up abruptly.

[@averyvolk3355]

Damn man... I just grabbed my friend's arm at the same time that Samara grabbed Rachel, but that is next level. I tip my hat to you.

[@KmiiVC]

genius

[@cherryblossom7944]

genius hahahahah!

[@louisg8669]

The computer screen in the background of him speaking actually freaked me out

[@muchbluhh]

same lmao i had to turn my bedside lamp on lol this movie has some childhood fears left for me

[@thriftyfreebies]

I completely missed that he was even in this, as every time I looked at the screen it was just more nightmare material I’d rather not remind my brain exists 🙈

[@thehorriblebright]

I was half expecting it to do something scary.

[@Roadent1241]

The Horrible Bright She was moving closer, so...!

[@Upsetkiller456]

It's a nod to the original I believe, throughout the movie you can see Sadako slowly getting out of the well, it's a subtle effect but really good.

[@TheKeyser94]

The best thing about Japanese Horror is that there is no resolution, there is no way to spook the ghost or demon, the treat is greater than you, more powerful than you, and there is no way to get away from it, ones you fall in their claws, there is no escape.

[@theexchipmunk]

There are ways to deal with them. They are just not shown. Many of these creatures are based in Japanese Folklore. And that Folklore shows you how to deal with it. Or you know, for fucks sake, get a shinto priest and let him do the friggin exorcism. It just appeared so unbeatable and wired to us because we lack the cultural basics. Its like how people in culturally further away nations will not know that silver works on Werewolfs and that the way to deal with a Vampire is sunlight, a wooden spike or fire. Hell, most of our old spirit like mythical beings that are very similar have sadly been lost to the public. The Fey or Fairys, the Fair Folk. They still exist rudimentary in our story, Rumplestilzkin for example is a Red Cap.

[@viljamtheninja]

In Kuroneko, a samurai fights an onryo with his sword and cuts its arm off.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@viljamtheninja And how the Onryo react?

[@WarDankEagle]

Ryan, I appreciate you admitting that you can get spooked out in your own house. I've become quite jaded by horror movies in the past couple years, and I enjoy pointing out to my friends how dumb and predictable they usually are. Yet, occasionally just thinking about one at night will leave me sitting in the corner chair of my living room, with all the lights on, until my roommate gets home.

[@totesfleisch258]

Sounds dumb, but when im alone at home, i lock my room because if i dont i get nightmares. I also close all doors in general when im alone at home ;:P

[@Descro382]

I'm glad I'm not the only ones, films are fake in the moment, but letting the idea set in while alone freaks me out WAY more than the film itself. It's my fault, but still

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

Dude, I know what you mean. My old family's farmhouse was (I seriously swear) haunted. And I loved horror films growing up (still do). So, I've been spooked pretty bad in my old house before.

[@VangCT]

The scene in the grudge where the lady comes down the stair traumatized me as a kid and even still today.

[@cymeister5261]

Me too. Ju on still the scariest for me

[@neardarkroad1347]

@touma no joke, i did saw the one climbing the stair, the scene where mother talking to the phone and her dead daughter going up the stair, IRL. Thought it was my brother first (it was dark at the time), but then i saw him playing computer at the first floor. Whatever i saw on the stair is not him.

[@Emilyweasel2023]

Agreed I first came across kayako when I was 13. At 25 I’m still having nightmares about her although they are less frequent. It’s just the way she moves and the backstory. Didn’t help that we were at a sleepover and my friend did the death rattle in my ear as I was asleep.

[@ThrottleKitty]

This and The Grudge always had a distinct feeling of horror. Some people consider them cheesy, but it's more about concepts and ideas then being disturbingly realistic and believable. They're honestly scarier than a lot of movies that try to be all realistic and serious.

[@krystathirteenth4904]

I totally agree these are still the two most absolutely horrifying movies to me, and have had a very deep lasting effect on me. When I think of my worst nightmare, it's these two girls lol.

[@taylordavison6849]

That's what makes vapid nonsense so lucrative.

[@strafer8764]

There is nothing cheesy about the theme of the Juon movies. It’s much darker than any of the supernatural horror films made stateside.

[@freyaodinsdottir2207]

I was super excited to watch this! Though, in my opinion, Samara *was* set to be more ambiguous than Sadako in the beginning until Aiden tells his mother that she shouldn't have released her. Even her powers were alluded to be ambiguous that Samara had no control over her projected thermography, similar to Sadako. Samara was born with this awful ability and her fate would be that her powers would push away the only one person she cared for and create discord in her house. The film did an excellent job striking parallels between Aiden and Samara, even down to their facial features (i.e., the dark brown eyes) for both Noah and Rachel to be propelled into finding more information about the Morgan family. Samara's subtle behaviors and cues that were ambiguous to me were her comments of "daddy doesn't love me, he loves the horses" and whenever anyone spoke of Samara and her mother, the film almost presented it as if Anna Morgan was neglectful of Samara. Rachel went into the whole research thinking that there was something wrong with Anna, then to feeling that the Morgan parents were taking out their misfortune out on Samara (though we learn later Samara's abilities were causing chaos, it wasn't a delusion of her mother) and locked her up in the barn. It was perfect how they depicted Rachel being more into her career than being there emotionally for Aiden to the point he doesn't even call her his mother, sort of in a similar fashion to Mr. Morgan is set up to appear that he puts his racing horses over his wife and daughter. Samara is outright professing her love for her mother, asking for her, and sitting so meekly in the video that it appears that she's a frightened child before Rachel realizes it's not the case when it's too late. The ambiguity continues when they find Samara's remains in the well, and Rachel following her maternal instincts when she finds Samara, holding her body in the well. Noah and Rachel become essentially parental figures to Samara, in a sense, believing that the Morgans had ill intentions of leaving her to die in the well. So before Noah is killed, both of them realize the parallel between Aiden and Samara, decide to change their ways to be involved in their son's life. And after Noah's death, we get that montage of Samara's words -- "But I do and I'm sorry, it won't stop" we see her face, though stoic as it is, that Samara wasn't just a neglected child that she had purposefully lashed out at Mr. Morgan, his horses, and her doctors (I submit that it's even debatable that Samara wanted to hurt her mother) and that...*that* Samara really has no actual control over her abilities and has no remorse for it. But this has always been my take, it's my opinion on Samara's character. I feel like it did latch onto the narrative of both emotional and physical neglect as well as a supernatural angle. To me, that really sets Samara apart from Sadako. And honestly, that's what really intrigued me about Samara's character, as a whole. One can also ignore the last two sequels of the American remake and look at it at the angle of "she just wante to be heard" and that's what I think!

[@averyvolk3355]

Spot-on in my opinion. Very well- said, especially considering that if you are really paying attention in the film when Rachel watches the video of Samara's sessions in the mental hospital and the Dr. says "You don't want to hurt anyone." And she replies with "But I do, and I'm sorry." she sounds genuinely apologetic and sad, vs. later on when it's played again as a flashback, her tone is flat and remorseless, making us question which one was real and inclining us to believe it was the latter.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

People with long comment are usually condescending.

[@davidbarney1171]

@@ingriddubbel8468 did you even read the comment?

[@ErinJeanette]

@@ingriddubbel8468 people who complain about meaningful thoughtful comments need to go away, forever.

[@laurafreedlund2899]

@@ingriddubbel8468 I know right - Come on people, keep it to 5 words or less ok, this is youtube after all.

[@NoirFan84]

This film began a brilliant period of original J-horror films in the late 90s to mid-2000s. Dark Water is one of my personal favourites & I'd love if you'd do a video on that at some point, but Ring, Audition, A Tale Of Two Sisters, The Eye, The Grudge were all so good.

[@Lyander25]

In this one post you listed a great many films that thoroughly scared the bejeezus out of younger-me, hah!

[@Theshadowdemon9]

Also Shutter (the original one)

[@Turbo_Waitress]

A Tale of Two Sisters is great!

[@jamstonjulian6947]

@@Turbo_Waitress Technically K-Horror, if that's what they call it :-p

[@TheLadyDelirium]

I loved Dark Water. Scary and unsettling but desperately sad.

[@VendErre]

The discovery that the little girl's bedroom was at the top of the barn house, among all the horses, was truly startling and emotionally riveting, considering such a desolate and surreal existence.

[@heysatanitsme9981]

no-one talk about how beautiful the main theme of Verbinski's ring is. Like damn Hans Zimmer is a genius

[@jdjenk04]

My friend just got me the vinyl soundtrack and I just added it to my library on Apple Music. It’s amazing. Always loved the movie AND its music. It’s really weird it took me so long add it to my stuff.

[@sailorhathor9705]

After I watched "Ringu" at home, I also had this feeling that I had just cursed myself and was going to die in seven days. I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one! And that I didn't die!

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Bruh I was so fucking depressed when I realized I’m still alive smfh 🤬

[@luriven4800]

God I love this movie. I was a child when it came out, and I desperately wanted to see it. My mom wouldn't let me, so I rented it out in secret and scared myself shitless. Taking showers was a genuine struggle for a while, never mind dealing with TV static. But it was amazing and it hooked me, which introduced me to J-horror and so many other great movies. Best childhood mistake I've ever made.

[@thriftyfreebies]

My Virgin box does this thing where if the TV is playing and I’m scrolling through the menu options too fast, it’ll blast out this static noise. And every time, to this day, from a film I only watched once or twice, what, 15 years ago, it jolts the fear of ‘the well coming to get me’ into me 😨

[@phant0mdummy]

‘Can you really put a price on knowledge?’ 🥴 winces in student debt.

[@morganrobinson8042]

The true existential horror.

[@fishushu]

Man, I really love how at the beginning of your videos you always give a little background to what brought you to do the review or where the movie came from and where it's heading in your point of view. I super appreciate it! It's amazing!!

[@JohandHD]

These videos are essays, you gotta have a proper introduction!

[@fishushu]

@@JohandHD yes, but if you come to them without thinking of them as essays it's a good point to the videos.

[@YokaiLover699]

Movie: This video is haunted by an evil spirit! Book: This video is so bad it gave me smallpox!

[@lenejaV]

This was the first movie that really traumatized me as a good horror movie should and I LOVED IT

[@sagegray]

The grudge, and the ring straight up traumatized me. I'm still horrified of the movies to this day.

[@mischake]

The moment she crawls out of the tv is the best scare in cinematic history

[@lessismore8533]

yes it was HUGE for its' time! It may not have that anymore but it still made mark in horror history.

[@vickytaa1]

Anyone noticed how the screen behind him changed to show the ring girl coming closer to him?

[@SunBunz]

victoria danesino NO! I didn’t! Holy shit! Nice touch on his part! lol Creeeppyyy!!!

[@Bubastiss]

Six minutes in and just wanted to let you know that while I love what you're doing with the screen in the background, I also _absolutely hate_ what you're doing with the screen in the background.

[@rorrt]

I went to see this with a friend, the girl in the closet scene freaked my friend out so much he left the cinema and sat in the lobby for about 20 minutes. As we left the cinema I was ribbing him and making fun of him (not in a nasty way). That night. I had the most vivid and worst nightmare I've ever had.. I can still remember it nearly 18 years on.

[@gee3484]

as soon as i saw the well on the monitor behind you, my detail oriented heart was PRAYING that you would change it between shots. and you did. and my heart is happy. aside from that, your videos are always so eloquent and cohesive and just generally bang on! love your work, my guy :)

[@GrinderMagee]

“Something truly teerrifying is conteeeand within the teeeape” Brilliant.

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

Correction: She created the videotape AFTER she died. The tape was created when the gang of teens that kickstarted the whole story attempted to record a sports game in the cabin above the well; when they played the tape, instead of the game it was the video. The tape was sort of her way of spreading a message. The American version explains it better than the Japanese did (mainly because it uses the book's explanation). In Ringu 0 she was killed because she finally drove her adoptive father mad after inflicting a massacre.

[@ratontheleft]

"The remake commits from the very beginning to keep her evil." I disagree a little. I think the remake is very effective by introducing the idea that Samara is a victim as a first twist, and then clarifying her evilness as a second twist. Yes, the remake isn't as subtle. But it's still poignant. Because it seems like Samara tormented her mother because she was angry that her mother would kill her for tormenting her. She was caught in a loop. She was always evil, but she still expected her mother to meet her needs. The remake did a great job at fleshing out the theme of motherhood. Naomi Watts's character is like Samara's mother, because she is also an inadequate mother who doesn't fully meet the needs of her son. But she and her son live because they both accept that they don't fully meet each other's needs.

[@hannukahcelt2027]

You know what freaked me out? Years ago I bought "The Ring" on DVD that came with a bonus short film called "Rings". On that bonus Disc were both the American and Japanese versions of the cursed tape. After watching them with my cousin (and successfully freaking ourselves out), my phone rang. The caller ID displayed "ID Unavailable," or something to that effect. Needless to say I was pretty freaked out. Also, my mother watched the film in theaters with me when it first came out. The next day she went to the DMV to get her picture taken for her driver's license and it came out blurry the first couple of times.

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

The film is a masterpiece. Scary, depressing, mysterious. It has a wonderful soundtrack and the actors were fantastic. It’s one of my favorite movies.

[@Hearthburn1]

About Samara being evil from the start: I never saw it that way. I saw a little girl that had... well, nightmares and night terrors and bad feelings the way small children all have, who was projecting those things to the people around her. Her parents took her to specialists to see wtf was going on, they did research and studies that traumatized her further. This made her projections worse. And it turned into a horrible cycle until an abused little girl started lashing out for the sake of lashing out. Which happens. I saw it as more sad than anything else.

[@d1jezek]

that's what i got as well, even from the sequel where you meet her birth mother. Samara had a peculiar ability that only made people around her treat her like a monster and so she became one because she came to believe it herself.

[@jonesey251]

Stir of Echoes ...easily the most underrated ghost movie around.

[@regan.8077]

Stir of echoes is incredible and pretty terrifying at times but it's also depressing as hell.

[@TrupimOkiemTV]

Glad it got mentioned!

[@igg7865]

Regan. I hate those scenes of the nails breaking and shit lmao those hurt my soul

[@ArtemissSage]

Something I find interesting about both The Ring and Ju-On, is that they focus around a spirit known as an Onryo. In simpliest of terms, they're spirits who were killed in horrible ways and come back to kill anyone and everyone who crosses their paths. Sound familiar? I think it really adds to that idea that what someone does in the present will affect those in the future. It's also interesting when you think about in both movie series, people know of the curse, yet ignore it as simple superstition, which ulimatly leads to their own downfall.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

This may be the only American J-horror adaption I enjoy. I still like Ringu far more, but both actually have their own merits.

[@worm9862]

I can't help but not make up my mind on which is better, they are essentially the same story but I like both and I like that the American adaptation has that fast-edit, less subtle, American edge without taking anything from the original story. I wanna like the American version more, but the Japanese version creeps me the fuck out more. I've never been torn on this type of thing, just reminds me of how good both movies are.

[@Descro382]

@@worm9862 that just means you have two movies to enjoy 😁

[@88feji]

The Japanese original is far superior ... the american remake feels very pretentious and I don't find a horse eye or a burning tree scary at all, horses are beautiful I'll never find them scary .. the burning tree feels like a bad cgi or outdated photoshop ..

[@evanhayes5891]

I'm going American. May watch Ringu again sometime, but the amazing dreary look, soundtrack, and acting of the English speakers puts it a step above. Some things in Ringu were unintentionally hilarious, like when still alive Sadako gets clubbed out of nowhere with that bat. I almost died laughing at the sound effect. The Ring is more refined, scarier, and conveys the mystery of it all a little better.

[@yuyutubee8435]

@@evanhayes5891 Yes! The loud generic *thwack* sound effect from an audio library when Sadako gets clubbed completely ruins Ringu. Unintentionally hilarious! 😂

[@NewSkinSuit]

Fun fact: When I was little, I had a reoccurring nightmare where I needed to go into my brothers room to grab my microphone. I went in and he was asleep, so I grabbed my mic but then the tv turned on. It was a tall lady in a black trench coat standing in a storm, but the audio was very clear. She said “warning: at some point during this tape, you will die” and then a girl crawled out and grabbed me by the ankles and dragged me inside. This would be pretty standard if it weren’t for the fact that I didn’t discover Samara or the ring until several years later. It was probably a subconscious thing but what spooked me was that the American ring came out the same year I was born. So now I’m a conspiracy theorist😂

[@northwestwolf9419]

Dude omg

[@pervelinn]

This movie scared me so much as a kid. My parents were away when I watched the longer trailer on tv and.. I got so scared I grabbed my baseball bat and my dog and sat in a corner in the kitchen until they came home.

[@michealhuxel268]

Ryan, you didn't mention the sea deity/demon aspect. I can't remember its name, but it does have one. That's supposed to be her true father, because the mom didn't actually get pregnant from the father, it was only after she spent a few hours on the beach alone that she became pregnant. I was hoping to hear your take on this!

[@temtem8110]

I think smallpox is important in the novel because Sadako was infected with it by her rapist and, later, murderer. He infected her body and soul, and everything went to shit

[@psycane8462]

I actually got slightly spooked when I noticed Samara was closer in the background picture than before. God damn it Ryan.

[@Paraludic]

"An Introduction to Japanese Horror Film" just brought back so many undergrad flashbacks. See also McRoy, Hand, and Hills.

[@Thaistickthai]

Missed opportunity to have Samara slowly sneak closer in the background. Every time it cut back to Ryan in front of that screen I deliberately checked to make sure she and or the screen hadn't moved.

[@andersschmich8600]

If I remember correctly, at one point it said that Sadako's mother was seen whispering things in an unknown language near the ocean. I got the implication that her real father was some sort of Lovecraftian eldritch abomination making her similar to Wilbur Whateley or Helen Vaughn. Did anyone else catch this?

[@bernebelmont1857]

Frolic in brine goblins be thine was a recurring line yeah

[@jennyvlogs7160]

Yeah, I thought Sadako' s father was a demon from the sea.

[@edgymcmemelord2576]

Do White Noise next! that movie also haunted me when I was a kid.

[@a_man_of_clay4080]

Yeah that was a weird one

[@bradmace9005]

Was that about a guy who could see death ?

[@a_man_of_clay4080]

@@bradmace9005 so, from what I remember, he lost his wife and started using televisions and radios, electronic devices to communicate with the dead, and it starts with him only hearing faint odd sounds and escalated to the point where he could see the dead through the screen. I can't remember everything but I think by the end he dies, but the spirits also kill the one responsible for his wifes death. Something like that.

[@bradmace9005]

Clay Dude Damn that does sound familiar. Is there something to do with colour aswell? Namely black and white clouds around people or something ?

[@bradmace9005]

Clay Dude Ahh I am thinking of white noise 2 the light. Just watched the trailers, and yeah you are correct. He tries to contact the wife or something :)

[@nathangibson2114]

The Ring is my favorite horror film. The cinematography, atmosphere, and fantastic storyline just wins for me.

[@gaysandscales7324]

I love Ringu and the Ring. But now I want to wstcha "Scary Movie" marathon. Lmaoooo

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

The eerie soundscape and Hans Zimmer’s score is what really made the remake for me.

[@Snakie747]

Definitely the first and maybe only film I can genuinely remember scaring me to the point where it was still impacting me more than a couple of days later. Never before or since, that I can recall.

[@julietdelioncourt]

I saw the remake when I was in middle school and it scared the hell out of me. Not just because it was a creepy movie but because a lot of it was filmed where I live. I've ridden the ferry the horse jumped off of, I drove past the building that her apartment was in every day, I grew up on the island the huge bridge she drove across is on. Still one of my favorite horror movies ever.

[@No1fan15]

Love the Junjo Ito manga being shown.

[@alexprinsrealestateagent1263]

I remember going to see this movie alone in the theater when I was about 16, and being so scared. It was so atmospheric, melodramatic, mysterious, and creepy. It had all the right elements. Instantly became my favorite horror movie. I had never seen a horror movie so well made.

[@LadyJenevia]

I do appreciate that you were mindful of the Japanese cultural/creative origins of this film series! Another great video, Ryan! 😊🎌🎬

[@fridakahlo4225]

Every work of Gore Verbinski is yummy for eyes. And I really appreciate J-horror's "don't explain, just show" mentality.

[@Mutanatapplefish]

Fun fact! The actress Daveigh Chase, who played the ghost girl Samara, also played Lilo from Lilo & Stitch and Chihiro, in the English Dub of Spirited Away.

[@mika_blue420]

whenever i tell people this they lose their minds! like noooo sweet little lilo could never!!

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

Ryan, just wanted to say thanks for the reliably excellent videos. I've been trying to write horror for a couple of years and every time I find myself flagging, I get a notification and watch your latest critique. Your observations really help me get back on track. Still too scared to watch Lake Mungo, though.

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

This was the 1st movie in years that truly freaked me out after the 1st watch

[@AngelinaParker]

Thank you for this Ryan! The Ring has been a comfort movie since I was in 5th grade. This movie means so much to me. It helped me through some tough times in my life. Samara Morgan has become a child of mine since she's one of my comfort characters.

[@Chuckbuckem]

I was scared of a girl in my school because she had long black hair after seeing like 10 minutes of this movie

[@evilsexyhamlet6399]

Was it Head&Shoulders?

[@aly2143]

the ring is one of my absolute favorite films, i was literally obsessed with it in middle school

[@iAmPimmiCue]

Just looked at a trailer for The Wailing looks pretty good. Watched Train to Busan last night, great film.

[@phantomspaceman]

The Wailing is great but a few of the story points get confusing if you don't know a lot of the folklore the story draws on.

[@SpookieD00kie]

Damn thats some nice lighting and framing you have there at the end. Great job!

[@ccayco]

Me: It's late. I'm going to sleep. *Ryan Publishes video *I watch video Me: So no sleep tonight.

[@jimfilms6688]

Good job on the tv screen element of the video, I think it’s a nice thing that knits the whole video together

[@mykhalable9433]

After watching The Ring, I will never wear another ring. I've obviously never seen this movie.

[@jmixing]

It's also why I always keep my phone on silent 24/7.. or is that the Ring 2?

[@AxeKick80]

You should avoid taking up boxing or wrestling too, just to be safe.

[@DeadCardinal]

Watching clips and videos about the ring and Ju-On/The Grudge during the day like a badass... I will pay for that come bedtime.

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

Seriously despite how many times I've seen both films (they're my favorite movies) after watching this video the scene of Kayako hanging over Rika's bed just popped into my head that night and ruined my sleep XD

[@belialofeden]

The terrifying legacy of shrek

[@thebloodstarvedbeast1745]

Belial Of Eden the only scary thing is that we may not get a Shrek 5

[@tre3s29aj]

I Skip Anime Openings if we don’t i will make the creators of shrek say sike right now

[@chillcreep4926]

"accessible Blumhouse-style scares" - shots fired! Astounding video, excellent and thought provoking as always. The Japanese sequel, Ring 0: Birthday, is a beautiful tragic love story wrapped in a horror film, and a dubbed or Americanized version would be amazing. Noroi: The Curse is possibly my favorite J-horror, with the Kuchisake-onna films a close second. Short form J-horror as done for TV or anthologies is also very impactful and interesting. Their whole method of building tension and payoff is different from ours!

[@joshhutto2069]

Ryan: “... just remake the f****ckers” Hollywood: “™️ that bro!”

[@TheSeanUhTron]

One of the best scary movies I've ever seen. True psychological horror and not just a bunch of jump scares.

[@rattles8789]

Those progessing images in the background legit scared me a couple times.

[@Noodlemonkey7]

The Ring is by far one of my favourite horror movies of all time. I’ve watched it more than any other movie ever.

[@christieee27]

Hey Ryan! I was wondering if you’re planning to review “Midsommar” Really enjoy the content you make btw

[@TheJux2posed]

I disagree with your assessment of how the American version commits at the get-go that Samara is evil. That's what makes the revelation where Aidan asks Rachel "You helped her?" and then states (emphatically) "You weren't supposed to help her." so effective. Otherwise, I really enjoy your channel. You're one of the better deep-divers into the genre here on the Ytube.

[@skywalkerchick]

Yeah, even when I rewatch The Ring and know exactly how evil Samara is, I still feel bad for her in the buildup to the climax. You see the footage of her in the asylum, and you hear her saying “But I do [hurt people]. And I’m sorry.” and you feel for her because you think of her as this little girl who has this paranormal ability and doesn’t know how to control it and every adult in her life is failing her because they’re too superstitious and/or scared of her. And then Aidan drops the bomb and the twist ending happens, and the interview plays again, but this time the actress’s intonation is slightly different, and you now understand that she does want to kill people and she isn’t actually very sorry at all. I usually don’t like child characters like Aidan; the ones who are written as being so independent that they’re basically miniature adults, but I agree that his little revelation scene at the end is very effective

[@Void-x4e]

The first second of your Video already scared the shit out of me!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

It still remains one of my favorite supernatural thrillers of that era. Not only do we get a tantalizing sleuthing tale that we want to follow, but we are also treated to terrific mood and atmosphere and settings, great cinematography, good pacing, Naomi Watts, and also that gorgeous and haunting music from Hans Zimmer-- cannot imagine this movie with that score. The film seems washed in a soft blue tint in post production, which gives it sort of a melancholy vibe. Bottom line, this may not be the greatest horror film of the 2000's (although arguably it _is_ up there with the best of that decade, among gems like The Others, Final Destination, Session 9, REC, and The Orphanage), but it's highly effective and gets under the skin. If you want a creepy story with a palpable feeling of dread, this is your flick. Now, I really need to watch the Japanese version already.

[@DainDenham]

I love Japanese horror. It's amazingly dark and beautiful

[@rocketjet5813]

Shoutout to Ryan for being my favorite KZbinr. So much time, effort, and work put into your videos. Thank you so much ryan!

[@Patrick-ho3st]

6:05 Dude must have steel balls to have that wallpaper and be able to have his back turned for that long. EDIT: 10:35 Titanium balls.

[@grantstucky5081]

i just want to compliment the sound design on all of your videos, it is honestly impeccable

[@stubz9663]

First second of the video Ryan: come here baby lemme whisper in ya ear

[@michaelreyes3396]

Ryan: It all started with a ring. Me: Ah yes, One Missed Call.

[@mcninclm]

I really enjoyed how you delved into Japanese culture and their kind of horror. Would love to see more :)

[@alexanderpalm6407]

A very nice and accurate comparison between The Ring and Ringu (and you even mentioned that Ringu was not the first film adaptation of the original novel!) I do have a lot of respect for The Ring for still being a well-executed movie with its own vision, oppose to a lot of other Hollywood remakes that would pop up the upcoming years....

[@IvanValance]

4:48 “called Sadaku” says the guy making a video essay about Japanese horror cinema

[@GagaLuvr15]

The Ring is what really got me into horror and is probably my favorite movie. I actually talked to my tattoo artist about a Ring tattoo.

[@RC99_Productions]

......Just gonna wait for Ryan to did a video on the Ju-On: the Grudge franchise.....

[@ProtoYoshi99]

I'm hoping he does it soon

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

He's done a Grudge episode it was great

[@ProtoYoshi99]

@@KeyBladeMaster-Dan I remember it being super short though, especially in comparison to the length and depth Ryan reaches in his content nowadays.

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

Good point I guess it was just a short episode on the one film as opposed to a full franchise retrospective. Then again there's a shitty Sony Pictures reboot due out in 3 months maybe he'll do a new video to coincide with that

[@RC99_Productions]

@@KeyBladeMaster-Dan Yeah. I mean like Ryan doing a full franchise review. The short films, the originals and the remakes. Also, I didn't know there was a reboot coming out soon.

[@loganw.6756]

You should do a video on America's Grudge 2 it's surprisingly good on the kill and jumpscarea and is criminally underrated especially some of the scary bits.

[@vie3147]

Western Horror Films: Jump Scare: I'm about to end this film's career

[@IOUAK9]

The third book from The Ring series, The Loop, talks about a super computer simulating everything on a virtual reality. Fucked up.

[@TheBfutgreg]

Thumbnail definitely looks like Nathan Explosion in corpse paint

[@hollywoodraptor0016]

I never felt like rewatching the ring... until now. Good job, Ryan!

[@DarkLion1989]

Are you aware that there is a crossover movie between The Ring and The Grudge?

[@bobbler42]

We'll never get a remake of this one. Pitch: "The mechanic is a cursed video tape..." Producer: "What's a video tape?"

[@allisonfields3108]

In art school my friends and I did stroyboarding for a Waynes World version of this film called "The schwing" 😂

[@nidyanoemipatinopeguero2716]

I love that every time you upload a movie i search it after i finish the video, its also a good way to enjoy spooktober