found some links...

FAQ about the Ring cycle http://becausethedead.weebly.com/ring-faq.html

analysis of cursed video images http://becausethedead.weebly.com/ring-visuals-analysis.html

Ringu, Japanese originals - books and movies http://ringufan.intelligent-light.com

That's awesome. Look forward to checking out those links in greater detail when I have time.

Do you know how many movies in total there are? Remakes, sequels, the works.

@HeatherS. let's see, 5 Japanese movies that have come to the US, but they also had TV movies and anime! 3 American remake/sequels. At least two each of Korean, Thai and Chinese remakes/sequels. there are lots of other Asian horror versions of Ring, I've lost count. then the brilliance that is Japan's Sadako vs Kayako (the Grudge ghost). so I've seen 14 total Ring movies so far.

What is the name of the Thai one?

As far as I've seen:

JAPANESE

Tv

• Ringu: Saishusho (The Final Chapter)
• Rasen 1999

Movies

• Ring: Kanzenban 1995
• Ringu 1998
• Rasen 1998
• Ringu 2 1999
• Ringu 0: Birthday 2000
• Sadako 3D 2012
• Sadako 3D 2 2013
• Sadako vs Kayako 2016

Korean

• The Ring Virus 1999

USA

• The Ring 2002
• The Ring Two 2005
• Rings 2005 (short)
• Rings 2017

@mandalamama said: At least two each of Korean, Thai and Chinese remakes/sequels

Two korean? Besides Virus what's the other one? What about the Thai and Chinese?

@animerika China did "Bunshinsaba vs Sadako" witch is worth a watch. but i have also only seen all the ones you listed.

@klownz said:

@animerika China did "Bunshinsaba vs Sadako" witch is worth a watch. but i have also only seen all the ones you listed.

Ohhhh aren't those films like the others like "Hikiko san vs Kuchisake Onna"? or "Hikiko san vs. Sadako" ? I thought those were fanmade I'll give it a watch. But I've never heard about a Thai or a second Korean movie or shows.

"Bunshinsaba vs Sadako" is actually a proper film that came out a tiny bit before Sadako vs Kayako... couldn't find English subs though.

"But I've never heard about a Thai or a second Korean movie or shows."

Same here.

@klownz said:

"Bunshinsaba vs Sadako" is actually a proper film that came out a tiny bit before Sadako vs Kayako... couldn't find English subs though.

"But I've never heard about a Thai or a second Korean movie or shows."

Same here.

Maybe there are Chinese subs somewhere.

I'm I correct to assume that in both Ringu and The Ring, the main female character was not spared when the ex-husband/boyfriend watched the video, but rather when the son did (from the copy)?

And besides how viruses obviously copy themselves, what is the benefit of making a copy of a tape to show to somebody, rather than just showing the original tape to somebody? The curse still spreads regardless, and it seems most people destroy the tape before it anyway lol.

Also, is there something else gripping about their deaths that seems to appear as a result of their shocked faces? Are they also sent to some state of tormented limbo? Heh.

Last thing... in Ringu, there is no one on the other side of the telephone who says "You will die in one week" or anything like that. Instead, you just hear that same sound you hear on the tape. I don't know much Japanese, but I'm guessing that sound is [i]not[/i] a part of the Japanese language haha.

Do you prefer the Japanese original or American remake with Naomi Watts? I think the Japanese version is far superior and Samara is about as scary as Shirley Temple in comparison to Sadako.