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Originally posted by bwind22
It was made in 1998. :rolleyes:
Because you are trying to say Ringu is a classic and Gone with the Wind is not, it leads me to believe that your definition of classic is 'any movie you really like.'
Unfortunately the world does not revolve around you, and neither does the term 'classic'. Classic is a general umbrella in every genre of movie to define films that have made a profound impact on the genre and endured the test of time.
Gone with the Wind is most definately a classic, whether you like the movie or not. Ringu is not a classic yet (No matter how much you like it.), but it could become one someday.
The use of the term classic on this forum is not wrong, it's your use of the term classic that is inaccurate.
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i didnt go back far enough to know what the Gone with the Wind reference was referring to (of course its a classic)
but i agree that Ringu - if not now - eventually will be determined as a classic eventually as the movie that introduced the increasingly Japanese horror movement in north america, not only spawning american versions but opening the doors to north america for the origionals as well...
I htink this is the beginning of a new wave of horror films ...
It succeded where the italians did not (for the masses, not us informed folk).
I can see this potentially spurring north america into looking at other countries for inspiration as well. (god knows they have no ideas of their own)
thats my prediction anyway ..