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I saw the original Japanese version about a week or so ago. Eesh... just thinking about it makes me cringe: that movie was such a hassle to get. *shakes head*

As for the movie itself, I thought it was okay. There are quite a few similarities/parrallels to Ringu, but all in all I thought Ringu was the better of the two. Maybe this is cause in Ringu things were better explained - the story flowed better, and in this one, well... since the movie is divided into "mini stories," it's harder to keep track of who is who and what is what. Plus it just seemed a little underdeveloped to me... kinda confusing, I guess.

Also, while Ringu did make me jump quite a few times, this one really didn't. It's not a bad movie, but it isn't a very good one either.

I hope to see The Grudge when it comes out... or did it already come out? I don't even know. I'm not sure but for some reason, the American version seems like it'll be spookier. Maybe it's the whole Buffy thing... :o

Oh, I forgot to add: Yeah, there is a movie TV version to Juon. Supposedly the movie aired on television was more frightening than the one released on... film (). Haven't seen that, though, but maybe I'll look for it when I get a chance.