Fear Dot Com?

[Ted Mills]

On 8/5/02 10:31 PM, "Arnold M" <ma_iku at hotmail.com> done said:

> Does anyone know the current status of the Ring and Kairo remakes in the
> U.S.?
> 

Well, Ring is being remade with Naomi Watts starring, and I heard that Wes
Craven will be directing the Kairo remake. Dear me. Here's the skinny on
fear.com from their own web site. Sounds more like a hack rewrite of
"Videodrome":

"Do you like to watch?"

A woman's voice beckons from the computer. Images flash across the screen -
parted lips, bound wrists, flesh. Her seductive tone summons you closer,
inviting you in...

"Do you want to see more?"

If you click "yes" - and you know you want to - you'll be logged on to the
internet site feardot.com, and the game begins. What follows is a miasma of
hellish images that leave unsuspecting voyeurs suffering from morbid
hallucinations and unspeakable terror.

When four bodies are discovered among the industrial decay and urban grime
of New York City, brash young detective Mike Reilly (STEPHEN DORFF) teams
with ambitious Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (NATASCHA
MCELHONE) to uncover the cause behind their violent and inexplicable deaths.

The only common factor shared by the victims? Each died exactly 48 hours
after logging on to feardot.com. Were they being punished for their
inquisitiveness? For succumbing to temptation? For indulging their guilty
pleasures?

Determined to confront and destroy the evil force behind the deadly site,
Mike logs on and the clock starts ticking. Now he's got 48 hours to face his
own worst fears and solve the mystery, or suffer the fate of the victims
before him.

Together with Terry, he delves deep into a forbidden universe of
contaminated souls and shocking imagery, each step bringing them closer to
the horrifying counter-reality of feardot.com - and a life-and-death
confrontation with Alistair Pratt (STEPHEN REA), a sadistic murderer who has
eluded Mike and the FBI for years. What they discover is as mystifying as
the deaths themselves…and more terrifying than anything they ever dreamed.

"Time's almost up..."



Oh dear...