I've seen some scenes from original Shutter and was bored as hell, but that's probably because of remake - I've found it boring and laughable.

I'm wondering if this will be a new transfer. I'm guessing they won't use the 10 year old transfer from the dtheatre.

OH man, Just read about this, so excited! For so long I've talked about how I didn't understand why this one wasn't on Blu Ray yet. Not the greatest movie, nor the greatest remake, but it's a lot of fun. I saw it in the theater with my wife when we were first dating. Good memories!

I actually disagree with that. If you think about it, how often are remakes any good or even surpass the original, which in this case it does! So I WOULD actually say it's one of the best remakes ;)

The only other remakes that I can think of that top this is Ocean's 11, The Thing(1982), Cape Fear & Scarface :)

Maybe I'll get this, the first Ring scared the sh*t outta me lol. I thought the ring 2 was pretty good, I don't think it was as scary as the first, but if you think about the concept of the Ring 2...it's scary as sh*t.

The best of the Asian horror remakes, a very weak compliment, but one I'm willing to give The Ring. I know people who were terrified of this movie, but it didn't phase me. I've discovered I'm not scared of little children or ghosts (or in a similar vein, demonic possession). Not a terrible movie, though, and the Bad Religion sticker visible in one scene is cool (directer Gore Verbinski is a friend of the band, I believe).

You forgot to mention Cronenberg's The Fly.

You're right, that is up there as well ;)

Someone posted that in Sept/Oct we will have this release available in a larger scale. Is this a common thing, to first release it with best buy and then the rest?

yup

So if "Ringu" is released in Japan as a Region A, does this mean it could play on U.S. DVD players?

It doesn't matter what region it is, it will not play on any DVD player ;)
But seriously, yes, a region A title from Japan will work in a US BD player.

Just a heads up, anyone looking to import Ringu from Japan, from what I read it doesn't appear to be English friendly (no dub or subtitles)

I can't find anyone selling this on ebay. Has a cover art pic been released yet?.

No, and I don't believe this one has been posted yet.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6...e86644b1_o.jpg

Its about time this film came to blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive or not I am picking This up day 1 its one of my favorite horror films its creepy and atmospheric and really gets under your skin plus it made me a Naomi Watts fan. With this added damn March is going to be expensive for me

Some lines are almost cringeworthy. I knew someone that saw it, and they said it was not as good as the first, however I never watched it.

I've been wanting this one to come out to Blu since I started buying Blu-rays! This is definitely the best PG-13 horror movie to come out in years. It's genuinely eerie and I remember being freaked out by both this and the original when they both were released respectively. I'll be buying this day 1! :rock:

I know this has nothing to do with The Ring or Ringu (which I will also be buying if it has English subtitles), has anybody heard anything about a Ju-On release anywhere?

Man, just when I went and bought the DVD used for $3.....hmm, well MAYBE I'll grab it for less than $10 if it gets good reviews. :angry:

T__T Still crying that so far only America is getting a release. I too started my Blu-ray craze to see the day this title would come out. Hopefully the Paramount release will be region free.
(Just a side question, why is it Paramount releasing a DreamWorks title anyway?)

DreamsWorks is Paramount. Its under Viacom's branch which falls under Paramount.