stevecooksley

To enjoy great movies, you have to sit through ones like these to really appreciate what makes a good one. Storyline, pacing, dialogue, cinematography and production. If only Blacklight had one of these.

To write a review of 600+ characters for a film so ordinary and unremarkable is hugely challenging, but I will get there, even if it means lots of padding like this which you are reading now.

So what are the positives from this film? Well, Liam's car was nice I guess. And there was a cute dog in it. And they definitely didn't draw out the finale, so much so that I missed it.

The feeling I had when the credits rolled were similar to when your dentist used to say "ok, all done". Relief.

I enjoyed the original Ringu a lot and so thought I'd give this a whirl. I'm sorry, but it was just one big mess from start to finish. Really difficult to follow, too many convoluted scenes and had none of the original's eerie tension.

If you've seen Ringu then pretend this never happened and give it a miss.

Watched this on Prime last night and was in fits of laughter from start to finish. Brought back so many memories from the mid-eighties including BMX bikes, breakdancing, terrible hair, terrible music and questionable values.

Couple this with some of the worst acting, editing, scriptwriting, sound recording and direction you've ever seen and you've got yourself a modern classic. 6/10.