Was Dark Waters a remake? Not of the Ring ... was it?

I haven't seen either, but this is the other title at IMBD.

I haven't seen either, but this is the other title at IMBD.

 

Thanks Kor Qel Droma,

 

I think the 'Grudge' was the US remake of the Ring - though I definitely stand ready to be corrected. Interesting though is that the theme and the motif seem similar. In general, it would be interesting for those who have more access to Japanese horror to share and reflect whether the genre does present a woman and a child in dire straights?

The Ring is a remake of the japanese film Ringu. The Grudge was called the ....grudge?

Well then I am either too thick - highly likely - or the adapted version all sort of seem the same to me. I think I have some educatin' to do ... I really enjoyed the original sub-text'd Ring, but since seeing so many adaptions - and to be honest the lack of access where I am to originals, I have likely become somewhat lazy! Thanks Kor Qel Droma for taking the time to do some IMDb searches

The Ring was american re-make of japanese Ringu.

 

The Grudge was re-make of Ju-on: The Grudge.

 

Anyways, I liked orginal japanese Dark Waters. Scary, though I watched it hangover so I might have been overly sensitive.

 

edit: meh, too slow.

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I still don't understand why the original Fog is considered such a classic.

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It is a great ghost story brought to you buy that great director and writer John Carpenter. It relies on scaring you with the music and suspsense, not the gore that is from slasher films.

I like some of John Carpenter's pre-mid-80's movies - his remake of The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York, Starman...but The Fog has such bad acting...it's been a long time since I've seen it tho.

Lord of War. Started out fun and interesting but faded badly by the end.

D&D the movie...it was weird.....another hollywood trash <_<

I like some of John Carpenter's pre-mid-80's movies - his remake of The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York, Starman...but The Fog has such bad acting...it's been a long time since I've seen it tho.

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The first three Halloweens were good movies. Escape from New York was good also.

I like his movies too. Probably my favorite is Big Trouble in Little China. Don't ask me why. Too bad his new movies all pretty much suck, though.

See "The Matador", pretty solid

I watched "The Skeleton Key"

 

I was pleasantly surprised by it. I thought it would be another lame scarefest, but it had some very interesting turns. And Kate Hudson looks better than her mother when her shirt is off.

"Back to the Future" I have seen 2 and 3 so many times, but this was my second time I saw this. It was still good.

 

"Shopgirl" Drama comedy... Too much drama for my taste, but still good enough.

Edited February 3, 200619 yr by kirottu

Total Recall

Les Invasions barbares

I saw Flight Plan.

 

it wasn't spectacular. it wasn't as bad as everyone said it was though. i mean, it really wasn't that bad. well, it still wasn't that good, but c'mon, movies these days are all like that. in that case this movie was average.

Cinderella Man.

 

T'was OK, but with each subsequent movie I watch with Russell Crowe in it, the less confidence I have on him as an actor.

Total Recall 

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why am i not surprised you included this:

Edited February 4, 200619 yr by Blank

Blockbuster had the original The Fog for $7, so I bought it and can review it again to see if I think it belongs Carpenter's 'good film' list, heh...along with a bunch of other pre-viewed's. Anyone ever heard of a film called Running on Empty with River Phoenix/Judd Hirsch? I saw that like 13-14 years ago or something...good little lite-drama flick. Can't wait to see it again. I miss River.

Cinderella Man.

 

T'was OK, but with each subsequent movie I watch with Russell Crowe in it, the less confidence I have on him as an actor.

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He's going to have a tough time topping his performance as Maximus and judging from Riddley Scott's later efforts, he really got lucky with Russel back then.

Blockbuster had the original The Fog for $7, so I bought it and can review it again to see if I think it belongs Carpenter's 'good film' list, heh...along with a bunch of other pre-viewed's. Anyone ever heard of a film called Running on Empty with River Phoenix/Judd Hirsch? I saw that like 13-14 years ago or something...good little lite-drama flick. Can't wait to see it again. I miss River.

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Seven dollars is a good steal. I bought the Fog new for $14.99.

Thumbsucker. It was labeled as comedy, but it really isn

We watched a double bill of Burton/Depp movies last night... "Corpse Bride" and "Ed Wood"... much awesomeness

 

I strongly suspect that there might be a viewing of "Fargo" tonight if we don't go out