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SadeThe69R
Sadako slave
(11/20/02
8:07:54 am)
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Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
G'day all,
I've been reading with fervent awe at some of the
posts here, and after I saw it the other day it has really helped
open up all those bits I didnt have a clue on.
I came out of it
and said to myself, 'Well, it had some freaky ass moments, but im
not sure what the...arg...ending..huh?"
Then I read up on the
original series, and as soon as I got the part about making acopy
and showing, the ending clicked, then everything grew from there as
I continued reading and drawing my own conclusions.
But i
do have a question...
I read on posts throuhout the 15 pages of
topics that the ending had Aidon being helped to copy a tape by
Rachael, he then asks "What about who we show it to ?", and then
theres supposedly a series of flashing images from the cursed
video.
Now, unless my subconscious really kicked in overload
and I didnt see it, or there was something wrong with the cut, or it
was edited from Australian versions?
I remember it ending with
Aidon asking the question, Rachael looking at him, then bam, black
screen, credits.
Any feedback from those who know, or other
Aussies would be nice.
Oh, just another tidbit to you
all about freaky stuff regarding The Ring,
In the 20-30 odd
minutes of ads before the movie (Candy bar, paid-for slide style
advertisements for real estate groups and caryards, and movie
previews) I noticed something odd, and it really stuck out.
Everytime the ad changed and came on screen, there would appear that
burning effect when the film is exposed to the heat, and you see
those misty patterns 'burn away'
It wasnt till the Dreamworks
logo did the whole glitching, then the rest of the film did it fit
in and whoah.
Either projector problems, or someone knows farking
excellent marketing !
Now, anyone in Aus who knows how good a
Greater Union Senstadium is, will know how good The Ring would be. I
was sure as hell going to see it in one, and I darn well did, and
going to go again ASAP!
For those who dont know, picture your
normal cinema theatre.
Now, double the interior setaing space and
the screen, make the seats have enough room to slouch and still have
a foot between knees and chair in front (And Im 6'3 tall!), and then
about 20 odd speakers surrounding around the room, with Dolby
Surround.
Im generally not freaked by horror movies and the
shlocky imagery unless its like Silence of The lambs where its
pretty much psychological and thought.
But this.....this really
got to me, especially Katey in the closet, and that damn Samara
glitch when she comes for Noah.....damnit !
it was so akin to the
Twin girls in Kubrick's The Shining when they just flashed, and like
a subliminal message you knew you saw it, and you knew it was there,
but damn did it give you a mental mindfark !
Im gonna try and
get the original versions on DVD and compare , and then dear god,
the day the remake is on DVD, guess who'll be waiting in
anticipation 
A brand spanking new Ring fan,
-Pete
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Turtle
God Kame
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(11/20/02
2:39:58 pm)
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cool
how bout the scene where she kills noah... did she have the stupid
manson face or regular spooky little girl face?
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Circusfreak
shambler
(11/20/02
5:49:25 pm)
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Re:
Well the Australian version is exactly the same as far as i know
the movie ends the same in the USA too. And to answer your question
yes she does have stupid manson face here too :P
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inteferon
manipulator of the Virus
(11/20/02 7:23:43 pm)
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Re: Re:
Are we talking Charlie M. or Marilyn M? I suppose either would do -
but the Rob Zombie comparission is the most right on!
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Felix
Underhill
citizen of the
Loopworld
(11/20/02 9:09:28
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Re: Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
Yes, I noticed the quick flash of images from the video at the end.
...or, was I the only one? 
Sadako's Apprentice
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SadeThe69R
Sadako slave
(11/20/02
9:10:54 pm)
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Oh God
Well then what the _Hell_ happened at the end when I went to see it
? No random flashing imagery from the video...unless I saw it but
subconscious blocked it and replaced with
black..
HELP !
This movie just gets better and better !
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anouke
out from the well
(11/21/02 1:17:26 am)
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Re: Oh
God
It's pretty quick but you still should have seen it. Maybe the
theatre you were at had a jacked-up version?
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Turtle
God Kame
moderator
(11/21/02
3:03:54 am)
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ok...
IT IS OFFICIAL!!! I asked my friends who I saw the sneak preview
with and they all confirmed that it was in fact CHILD SAMARA WITH
SMIRK that was in the version we saw.
if any production staff
reads this... CHANGE IT BACK NOW! THE ROB ZOMBIE FACE IS HORRID AND
IS JUST SHATTERING TO MY HEART TO SEE!!! dont ya know when you take
tests you never change the awnsers! your first choice is most likely
the best! please change it for the dvd! that be sooooo much better!
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InfluxDatum
manipulator of
the Virus
(11/21/02 6:24:08
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who says it is
rob zombie
i think that face was perfect. She looks like the lead singer of
deicide. Due to years in the well, her body and face should show and
it did, water damage. Sadako in Ringu was not convincing. Even her
clothes looked like she had just gotten them from the cleaners.
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SadeThe69R
Sadako slave
(11/21/02
6:25:11 am)
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Re: Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
Anouke,
Im sure as hell it was not there, I seriously do
not know if my subconsciouswas so buggered by the end it blocked it
(like Selective hearing)
Or the movie cinema jacked
up
I'm seeing it again tomorrow now that Ive read and learnt
so much, to glimpse and be amazed by Becca (like a certain other
member here hehe) and to be shocked again by Katie :P
If
there is no flashing of imagery or anything after Aiden at the end,
then I'm gonna go talk to the manager (and nto one of the freakish
little imps behind the desk hehe) and tell him to check it
Or
I'll just get lazy and walk away still freaked
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Skyscape
out from the well
(11/21/02 10:23:14 am)
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Re: Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
The Aussie version does have the flashing imagery in the ending,
it's easy to miss though, the implication being of course now that
everyone in the cinema is now infected.
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Kitano
the chosen infected
(11/21/02 12:43:49 pm)
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Re: Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
InfluxDatum, in Japan, there's a particular significance to the
white color. White is the 'color' of death. So, the immaculate white
dress serves the purpose of accentuating that meaning.
In
occidental culture, it's the black. White has no such meaning. In
order to convey the 'scary' nature of Samara properly, it was chosen
to turn her in an ugly monster, recurring to depict in detail what
happens to someone when staying inside a dirty muddy well for years
(at least in the final version). So, the white detail has no
meaning.
In the Japanese version, there are a lot of cultural
'symbols' such as this, which don't work very obviously in the
western culture.
The changes applied to the remake are more
cultural than technical...
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Philleh
everyone will suffer
(11/21/02 12:59:34 pm)
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also
they use it in China too (HK is black i believe, damn Brits! erm...
me!)
Also that Swatztiga (er...spelling?:P) is a buddist symbol
that is added to a dead persons coffin 
so... if someone see it on a coffin they aren't nazi's...but
buddists
Hitler stole it... c*ck
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Kitano
the chosen infected
(11/21/02 1:05:39 pm)
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White is
dead
heh, in eastern culture in general, I meant.
@#%$...
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mikejonas
moderator
(11/21/02
1:05:42 pm)
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Flipping
Another interesting change in going from original to remake is that
Verbinski horizontally "flipped" some of the shots that he
duplicated from the original, for reasons probably related to the
fact that some elements in Japanese culture are "the other way" from
what we have in America: pages in Japanese books flip open the
opposite way and cars drive on the other side of the street (and
hence, the driver's side of the car is on the right), for
example.
A couple of instances that immediately come to mind
are Anna's mirror shots in the cursed video, and Aidan and Noah's
meeting in the rain.
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angrygn0me
further down the Spiral
(11/21/02 4:27:07 pm)
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Re: Australian
version of The Ring [Remake] different?
what is a fark/farking? 
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