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|imagecaption=The open mouth effect as it appears in the definitive (arguably lone) cut of ''Ringu''.
|status=<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
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According to a number of unproven eyewitness accounts, there is an alleged alternate version of Hideo Nakata's 1998 cult horror classic ''Ringu'', dubbed "the '''Brussels Cut'''". It was said to have been significantly more graphic than the definitive cut seen today. It was supposedly shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 1999 (for its European premiere).


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==Differences==
The Brussels cut is said to contain a much more disturbing open mouth effect, wherein the victims' mouths were noticeably vertically deformed (as they were, incidentally, in the film's 2002 remake, ''The Ring'').<ref>[http://lostmediawiki.com/images/c/ce/The_ring_mouth.jpg The open mouth effect as it appears in the 2002 remake of ''Ringu'', ''The Ring''.] Retrieved 07 Oct '14</ref> This change was said to have given the film a much creepier effect, with testimonies praising the Brussels screening overall.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140117040419/www.curseofthering.com/brussels.php The 'Curse of the Ring' page about the supposed Brussels cut (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 24 Aug '16</ref>


The '''"Brussels Cut"''' of Hideo Nakata's 1998 cult-classic ''Ringu'' is said to be an alternate version of the movie that was shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 1999, for the film's European premiere.
==Response==
Director Hideo Nakata, when asked (twice in separate interviews) about the possibility of an alternate cut of ''Ringu'', denied having any knowledge of such a cut, though this has not hindered supposed witnesses from testifying to its legitimacy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140117052017/www.curseofthering.com/anolis.php Curse of the Ring page featuring a translation of one of the aforementioned Hideo Nakata interviews (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 07 Oct '14</ref>


The alleged difference between the two is that in the "Brussels Cut", the mouths of the victims are much more vertically deformed, creating a much creepier effect.
==Existence==
While most people have passed off the "Brussels cut" as nothing more than an urban legend, the surprising number of people who have come forward claiming to have seen it is too significant for others to deny, preferring to believe that either Hideo Nakata was, for some reason, attempting to hide its existence, or that someone other than him had tampered with the cut before it was screened.


Director Hideo Nakata, when asked about the subject denied its existence, although Javier over at curseofthering.com (formerly known as theringworld.com) has received multiple emails from people claiming to have seen the "Brussels Cut" through various means. There are also a few instances of people online<ref>[http://www.x-human.net/trades.shtml The website of X-human, a film collector who claims to own a (non-verified) copy of the "Brussels Cut".] Retrieved 01 Dec '12.</ref> claiming to have copies, though none of them, when contacted by us, have replied. It is still unknown if the film is indeed non-existent, or if it does exist, as so many claim, and that Hideo Nakata is trying to cover up its existence for his own unknown reasons.
Notably, since word on the "Brussels cut" broke online, several people have made claims that the alternate cut aired on both Spanish and British TV, though these claims have been heavily disputed. Whether or not the "Brussels cut" truly exists or not may never be known.


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Latest revision as of 04:20, 24 May 2021

RinguBrusselsCut-OpenMouth.jpg

The open mouth effect as it appears in the definitive (arguably lone) cut of Ringu.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

According to a number of unproven eyewitness accounts, there is an alleged alternate version of Hideo Nakata's 1998 cult horror classic Ringu, dubbed "the Brussels Cut". It was said to have been significantly more graphic than the definitive cut seen today. It was supposedly shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 1999 (for its European premiere).

Differences

The Brussels cut is said to contain a much more disturbing open mouth effect, wherein the victims' mouths were noticeably vertically deformed (as they were, incidentally, in the film's 2002 remake, The Ring).[1] This change was said to have given the film a much creepier effect, with testimonies praising the Brussels screening overall.[2]

Response

Director Hideo Nakata, when asked (twice in separate interviews) about the possibility of an alternate cut of Ringu, denied having any knowledge of such a cut, though this has not hindered supposed witnesses from testifying to its legitimacy.[3]

Existence

While most people have passed off the "Brussels cut" as nothing more than an urban legend, the surprising number of people who have come forward claiming to have seen it is too significant for others to deny, preferring to believe that either Hideo Nakata was, for some reason, attempting to hide its existence, or that someone other than him had tampered with the cut before it was screened.

Notably, since word on the "Brussels cut" broke online, several people have made claims that the alternate cut aired on both Spanish and British TV, though these claims have been heavily disputed. Whether or not the "Brussels cut" truly exists or not may never be known.

References