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drudo-182 · 01-03-2003, 02:51 AM

When the heck is The Ring gonna be on DVD? The movie was so awesome. Any idea at all about when it comes out. I was hoping around March.

-drew-

wahlers · 01-03-2003, 03:46 AM

Not really sure, but I'm awaiting it anxiously.

Did you happen to stay at the end of the movie?

I didn't, and I was thinking about it the other day, and thought it'd be funny if after all the credits run, it just stays on a silent black screen for a minute, and then has a phone ringing (it would be most effective just from the left speaker maybe).

I wonder if they did something like this or not.

***Wirehed*** · 01-03-2003, 03:49 AM

You can get the original Japanese R2 PAL format disc now.

Good stuff.

orf · 01-03-2003, 04:06 AM

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Originally posted by Seamonkey
You can get the original Japanese R2 PAL format disc now. Good stuff.

Loads better than the remake. The remake's estimated arrival is March I think, though.

Nyarlathotep · 01-03-2003, 06:02 AM

I'll probably get around to getting the original version blind, one of these days, but I loved the remake, and I'll be picking it up on release day (whenever that is).

cinemay · 01-03-2003, 08:03 AM

A friend of mine works at a marketing company that sends out all the screeners to video stores for Universal and Dreamworks.

He is working on the kit this month, and usually 2-3 months later is when it hits stores.

The kit he is sending to the video stores includes the original Ringu from Japan.

So if they are sending this in a screener kit, I am sure Dreamworks has the US rights to it and will release it around the same time.

SkottDMD · 01-03-2003, 08:52 AM

Good to hear

I really, really enjoyed the original but didn't get a chance to see the remake. I hope the original gets here soon! I heard that Buena Vista snagged the rights but I'm hoping Dreamworks may have, not for any real reason but maybe Dreamworks could have a bit more time to get the DVD right

wahlers · 01-03-2003, 03:49 PM

One of my cousin's friends is really upset because he was at a horror convention before the film really got much advertising and saw tapes marked "The Ring" in a box with some posters for the movie, etc.

Later, he found out that they were promotional tapes that were just the footage from "the tape" in the movie. As if you just got a copy of "the tape".

Isn't that creepy?

Still, I hope that's an extra on the disc-- to be able to just watch the video footage fullscreen.

a.bunker · 01-03-2003, 04:37 PM

If they didnt include the original "tape footage" that would be one of the biggest missed opportunities in DVD history.

Anyone interested in watching the video can see it here:

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/374/374128p1.html

StinkPalm · 01-03-2003, 05:39 PM

i really wanna get the original The Ring when it comes Region 1. im not sure about the remake though. i thought it was alright but found myself confused for some reason walking out of the theatre. ill have to see it again.

orf · 01-03-2003, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by StinkPalm
i really wanna get the original The Ring when it comes Region 1.

IF they ever release it. I highly doubt that Dreamworks or any company affilliated with it will pick it up soon, as it might invade onto the remake's sales. It'd be cool if Anchor Bay picked it up and made a nice SE or LE out of it, or even Lions' Gate. One can only wish...

Miggy · 01-03-2003, 06:33 PM

Hey, thanks for the link of the video clip of the tape footage. That's really cool to have. I was creeped out all over again watching it and really expected the phone to ring after it was through. I wonder how many people d/l it, watched it and the phone DID ring by coincidence? Heh, heh....

Can't wait for the DVD!

Miggy, the Thief

drudo-182 · 01-03-2003, 07:14 PM

I was gonna record it on my dad's laptop onto my video camera and it will play fine. Then drop the tape in school.

-drew-

JFelix · 01-03-2003, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by orf
IF they ever release it. I highly doubt that Dreamworks or any company affilliated with it will pick it up soon, as it might invade onto the remake's sales. It'd be cool if Anchor Bay picked it up and made a nice SE or LE out of it, or even Lions' Gate. One can only wish...

Ringworld has posted that an R1 release of the original IS in the works, and they're usually a reliable source on ringstuff.

I'd love a trilogy box set, but nobody is interested in releasing the sequels. I thought besides the scientific angle (Which I'll forever compare to Exorcist II in content and shoddiness...) Ring 2 had a LOT of great moments in it (Great enough for the remake to lift a scene out of it, though I would have liked it to be EXACTLY like what happened in Ring 2)

And Ring 0 at least had a great ending. But I've decided you can't be afraid of a character anymore if they show her in a fuzzy pink sweater.

I'd probably say around March/April for the remake release. 3 months time after it opens for them to release the information, 3 months until it comes out.

***Wirehed*** · 01-03-2003, 08:59 PM

If you like the Ring films, you might want to take a look at Ring Virus, it's a Korean film based on the same book. A lot of people like it better than Ringu.

SephirothClone · 01-03-2003, 10:08 PM

I have the tape for the remake. Its fun to put it on when my friends are drunk cause we got the shit scared out of us from the movie!

orf · 01-03-2003, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Seamonkey
If you like the Ring films, you might want to take a look at Ring Virus, it's a Korean film based on the same book. A lot of people like it better than Ringu.

I didn't like Ring Virus as much. It's a fine adaption of the novel, but it just can't compete with Nakata's mastery of atmospheric and subtle horror.

sub780lime · 01-04-2003, 01:34 AM

im looking forward to this DVD, but would also like to pick up the original, just havent gotten around to it

drudo-182 · 01-04-2003, 06:22 AM

scary movie. ehhhhhhhh I WANT IT.

-drew-

Flash Ahhh · 01-04-2003, 09:08 AM

a.bunker,

Thanks for the link.

Two thumbs way up.

-Flash

elwood731 · 01-04-2003, 09:11 AM

DW should include online registration with the DVD, through the ROM material. When it asks for your number? Enters it into a database and calls you seven days later. Hehe. Pure evil.

drudo-182 · 01-05-2003, 05:15 AM

elwood, that would totally rock. i would use other peoples numbers.

-drew-

whedon · 01-05-2003, 05:27 AM

I hope the original Ring gets released in R1. I've watched the R4 PAL DVD version many a time and though its a great movie, the actual DVD transfer is sub standard. Grain, scratches, white dots, black dots and all other elements that make the picture quality suck is very viewable. Sound ain't that great either... so hopefully a release in R1 will see a cleaned up print for the transfer. Fingers crossed

01-03-2003, 02:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
drudo-182 Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	The Ring When the heck is The Ring gonna be on DVD? The movie was so awesome. Any idea at all about when it comes out. I was hoping around March. -drew- __________________ http://www.reviewstew.com http://www.shyamalan.cjb.net August evenings bring solemn warnings to remember to kiss the ones you love goodnight.

01-03-2003, 03:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	Not really sure, but I'm awaiting it anxiously. Did you happen to stay at the end of the movie? I didn't, and I was thinking about it the other day, and thought it'd be funny if after all the credits run, it just stays on a silent black screen for a minute, and then has a phone ringing (it would be most effective just from the left speaker maybe). I wonder if they did something like this or not. __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

01-03-2003, 03:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	You can get the original Japanese R2 PAL format disc now. Good stuff. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

01-03-2003, 06:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nyarlathotep Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So. Cal.	I'll probably get around to getting the original version blind, one of these days, but I loved the remake, and I'll be picking it up on release day (whenever that is). __________________ The Crawling Chaos' DVDs and favorite movies.

01-03-2003, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	One of my cousin's friends is really upset because he was at a horror convention before the film really got much advertising and saw tapes marked "The Ring" in a box with some posters for the movie, etc. Later, he found out that they were promotional tapes that were just the footage from "the tape" in the movie. As if you just got a copy of "the tape". Isn't that creepy? Still, I hope that's an extra on the disc-- to be able to just watch the video footage fullscreen. __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

01-03-2003, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
cinemay Actor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Texas	A friend of mine works at a marketing company that sends out all the screeners to video stores for Universal and Dreamworks. He is working on the kit this month, and usually 2-3 months later is when it hits stores. The kit he is sending to the video stores includes the original Ringu from Japan. So if they are sending this in a screener kit, I am sure Dreamworks has the US rights to it and will release it around the same time.

01-03-2003, 08:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
SkottDMD Actor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Catharines, ON	Good to hear I really, really enjoyed the original but didn't get a chance to see the remake. I hope the original gets here soon! I heard that Buena Vista snagged the rights but I'm hoping Dreamworks may have, not for any real reason but maybe Dreamworks could have a bit more time to get the DVD right

01-03-2003, 04:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
a.bunker Actor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Northeast US	If they didnt include the original "tape footage" that would be one of the biggest missed opportunities in DVD history. Anyone interested in watching the video can see it here: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/374/374128p1.html __________________ "I'm so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station." -Clark W. Griswold Last edited by a.bunker : 01-03-2003 at 04:42 PM.

01-03-2003, 05:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
StinkPalm Loves chocolate covered pretzels Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City.....recognize	i really wanna get the original The Ring when it comes Region 1. im not sure about the remake though. i thought it was alright but found myself confused for some reason walking out of the theatre. ill have to see it again. __________________ Here's the pulse, alright. Now here's the finger. Far from the pulse jammed straight up your ass, say would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?

01-03-2003, 06:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Miggy The Thief Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Matthews, NC, USA	Hey, thanks for the link of the video clip of the tape footage. That's really cool to have. I was creeped out all over again watching it and really expected the phone to ring after it was through. I wonder how many people d/l it, watched it and the phone DID ring by coincidence? Heh, heh.... Can't wait for the DVD! Miggy, the Thief __________________ "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8, 9 Miggy's Land O' Wonder!

01-03-2003, 07:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
drudo-182 Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	I was gonna record it on my dad's laptop onto my video camera and it will play fine. Then drop the tape in school. -drew- __________________ http://www.reviewstew.com http://www.shyamalan.cjb.net August evenings bring solemn warnings to remember to kiss the ones you love goodnight.

01-03-2003, 08:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	If you like the Ring films, you might want to take a look at Ring Virus, it's a Korean film based on the same book. A lot of people like it better than Ringu. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

01-03-2003, 10:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
SephirothClone Secret President of the NLWC Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guess and win $1	I have the tape for the remake. Its fun to put it on when my friends are drunk cause we got the shit scared out of us from the movie! __________________ Want pictures of my iguana collection? Just give Ried a PM.

01-04-2003, 01:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	im looking forward to this DVD, but would also like to pick up the original, just havent gotten around to it __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

01-04-2003, 06:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
drudo-182 Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	scary movie. ehhhhhhhh I WANT IT. -drew- __________________ http://www.reviewstew.com http://www.shyamalan.cjb.net August evenings bring solemn warnings to remember to kiss the ones you love goodnight.

01-04-2003, 09:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
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01-04-2003, 09:11 AM	#21 (permalink)
elwood731 Moderator Emeritus On a mission from God Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kentucky	DW should include online registration with the DVD, through the ROM material. When it asks for your number? Enters it into a database and calls you seven days later. Hehe. Pure evil. __________________ "Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them." - Sports Night "You may not be a maniac, but neither should to remain an impotent!" - Damian

01-05-2003, 05:15 AM	#22 (permalink)
drudo-182 Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	elwood, that would totally rock. i would use other peoples numbers. -drew- __________________ http://www.reviewstew.com http://www.shyamalan.cjb.net August evenings bring solemn warnings to remember to kiss the ones you love goodnight.

01-05-2003, 05:27 AM	#23 (permalink)
whedon Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: 2 hours south of Sydney, Australia	I hope the original Ring gets released in R1. I've watched the R4 PAL DVD version many a time and though its a great movie, the actual DVD transfer is sub standard. Grain, scratches, white dots, black dots and all other elements that make the picture quality suck is very viewable. Sound ain't that great either... so hopefully a release in R1 will see a cleaned up print for the transfer. Fingers crossed __________________ If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!

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