Before You Die, You See A Korean Movie

I was hoping that the post following my whole 28 Weeks Later rant would have been a wee bit more upbeat. But I guess I don't always get what I want, and I'll explain why.

It all goes back to movies. I was hoping I could find something to put me in a better mood after Friday, so yesterday afternoon, I finally got around to watching The Ring Virus, a South Korean remake of The Ring that predates the American remake by about three years or so. I got it from Netflix on Thursday, and I have no idea why it took me a few days to watch it. But then I started watching it, and it hit me: the movie is very, very dull. So dull, that I don't think I can really remember a whole lot about it. I remember one or two scenes, and it ends with the girl crawling out of the television like the Japanese and American Rings, and that's about it.

Maybe I thought it was dull because, aside from a particular detail or two, it didn't really present me with anything I hadn't already seen in any of the other Ring movies. And because of that, it barely kept my attention at all. People talk about American remakes not being any good, but The Ring Virus shows me that other countries might not be doing remakes all that well either.

I might watch the movie one more time before I mail it back tomorrow, but I really can't see myself changing my opinion on it. After seeing two less-than-stellar movies this weekend, I hope Netflix will pull through in the clutch for me. The top two spots in my queue are currently held by Battle Royale and Casino Royale, both of which I'm told are quite good, so I'm looking forward to them. Plus I expect Shrek 3 and Pirates 3 to both be entertaining as well, so the rest of this month should be looking up when it comes to cinematic adventures.