I find it very hard to judge a remake when I’ve seen the original.  The original often fill in bits of story, which a remake misses.  The remake often has more money and therefore has better effects.

What I can say it that by the time I saw “Ringu” it had been hyped up so much that it was about as scary as an angry kitten.

By the time “The Ring” came out I knew what to expect and I felt they did a better job.

I must add that I saw “Dark Water” before anyone could tell me about it and I really liked it.  Perhaps I would have felt the same about Ringu if I’d seen it earlier.

If you want to see a creepy horror, watch “The Eye”.  I agree that please watch it before Tom ruins it.