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Ringu (1998)
The big advantage...
Having seen the Verbinski film first. I was not as scared as I likely would be otherwise. However, there is one advantage the Nakata film objectively has.
The plot made more sense.
For instance, take when the female leads learn about how Sadako/Samara ended up in the well. In the Verbinski film, we just have Rachel get a vision while looking for Samara's body. Without much explanation for how she could see a memory that wasn't her own. In the Nakata film, however, it was explained earlier that Reiko has ESP, as does Ryuji.
Also, Sadako's story being less revealed than Samara's better feeds into the mystery of how the tape was made. Or for that matter, why Sadako does all the bad things she does. The lack of detail on her character also feeds into the idea of her being completely evil.
Lastly, it doesn't explain who Rachel will show Aidan's copy to. (Though she does show it to a death row inmate in a deleted scene). In the Nakata film, Reiko plans to have her dad watch the tape for Yoichi's sake.
In general, both are fine. But the plot of this one is much better.
Garfield and Friends (1988)
A true classic
Travel back in time to the days when Garfield was genuinely funny. When Ronald Regan's presidency was in its finest hours. This makes me wish I lived then. The comedy was funny I listen to the Buddy bears theme 24/7 Binky just makes me hyper. Lorenzo Music acted well. Everything was just right. Not generic, not cliché. Just right. The voice acting is great.The music is great. The cartoon artwork is great. Garfield and Friends is without a doubt a great show and is completely pure. No doubt in my mind. This show never fells to entertain. This is everything ALL tie in shows at the time should have been. A valiant effort to capture the spirit of the source material. No idiots, no bad plots. Everything was near perfect. Combating certain modern shows in that field.