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I have seen both movies twice. And, although I saw the remake first, I like Ringu more for a few reasons:
1. Sadako is so much creepier than Samara. Everytime I watch Sadako's walk, I get little shivers up and down my spine. Whereas, after the initial shock of seeing Samara coming out of the TV, I didn't really find it very creepy, scary, or otherwise. Not to mention the fact that, except for the EYE, you NEVER see sadako's face. It's always covered by her hair. In fact, you rarely even see Sadako in the movie at all. A brilliant move, as this intensifies an already creepy character. Whereas with samara, you see her countless times, and she's just not as scary.
2. Atmosphere in Ringu really made it much creepier.
3. I found Asakawa and Ryuji to be much more interesting characters than Rachel and Noah.
4. Yoichi wasn't a "Sixth Sense" ripoff kid. :P
Not to say The Ring isnt a good movie, because it is, it's just that it's not nearly as good as Ringu. (but few things are)
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