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Summary: I just could not get into it
Review: Aside from that one scene at the end, this movie did not live up to the billing as "The Scariest Movie since the Exorcist." The premise looked great on paper, and the original Japanese flick was quite interesting. This movie, however, fell flat on its face. It was rather disjointed, and didn't rely on gore really to scare...it tried to be suspenseful, but was unable to create an atmosphere that left the audience in fear for the duration of the film. There are much better horror movies than this. If you insist on seeing it, get Ringu.
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Summary: One of the Creepiest Scary Movie Scenes of All Time
Review: I don't write a lot of reviews but some of the negative reviews of this movie prompted me to write this review.This movie has one of the scariest movie scenes of all time. I saw this movie in the theater and I still get spooked at night if I think about it. I think the particular scene at the end (I won't spoil it here) is a classic. I did not expect what happened during that scene and just blanched during it. The plot isn't as bad as some the reviewers say. I watched the movie more than once to pick up more than I caught the first time around when I was just creeped out. Buy or rent the Ring and prepare to get the Heebs!
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Summary: its wasted by its stupendously stupid ending
Review: a great thriller with some chills but the end where the kid says she doesnt sleep is a real hole in the story. Watts is sexy and great as always, but the fact I liked this movie is because it had some spizazz, intelligent scenes. like the horse or the disfigured images or the showings on the tape.
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Summary: Wow
Review: The Ring is an amazingly scary film that makes other "supposed to be scary movies" look dull and boring. Every year or so theres only one scary film out there. One film, that is above and beyond all the rest and is considered the greatest film of our time. The Sixth Sense was the last one, The Ring is the new scary film on the block. The Ring is a movie about a young newsreporter with one child and she is divorced. After her niece is killed by supposodley a video, she tracks down the mker of the video to find out why her niece died and to pull a big story for her newspaper article. What she doesn't know is that the video is controlled by a little girl who just wants people to spread te word about her life and how she was wronged. Personally I thought it was a heck of a story. The detail the amazing acting by Naomi Watts, was absolutley stunning. The one thing about the movie is that it uses a diffrent aspect of scariness, which is not blood or gore but is the story. This is something almost all scary movies have forgotten, a good story. Most scary movies just pull alot of blood and gore out and they think that the movie will be scary. The Ring uses almost no blood or gore and in my mind is the best scary movie since the sixth sense. The one bad thing about the movie will be that it will seem confusing to the unbright people. If you pay attention though the movie will be easy to understand but you might have to see it again before you fully understand what actually happened. ONe reall good thing about the movie though is that it will play with your mind and make anyone believe that you are actually in the story. The director really tries to put you in the story. It makes you want to believe that any second from now your television set will turn on and be all staticy. And then Samara will show you the ring and WHAP your dead. The movie played with my head alot. I was so scared after seeing this movie in the theatres. In fact I didnt sleep that night or the next night after. All in all, watch the ring, don't rent it watch it. But dont watch it alone hehehe. Most of you have already missed out because this movie was best in the theartes anyways bt hey its still scary on dvd.
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Summary: SCARY!!!
Review: Story: A girl watches this movie and realizes that she and her son (he has seen it too) only have 7 days to live!!! She must find a way to defeat this evil before it takes her and her son's life!!! ANOTHER GREAT MOVIE TO WATCH IN THE DARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Just When You Think It's Over...
Review: Wow. Here's another of these brilliant movies that doesn't rely on blood and guts on the screen to scare the crap out of it's audience. Just when you think it's over, in comes the last 20 minutes to show you how wrong you were. I think there has already been some good plot summary, so I'm just going to give my recommendation. Watch this movie...at 2a, in the dark, by yourself! It's a good old-fashioned mystery/frightfest that relies on (shock!) plot and good back story.
Some advice to help viewers:
*This movie is based on the 1998 Japanese film "Ringu" and the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. I recommend you see the original and read the book. The American film borrows heavily from both and in doing unwittingly borrows some Japanese cultural influences. Hint:The Ring is not literal. It's metaphorical (perpetuation of evil, the cycle of life/death.) Look for the larger ring, the cyclical nature of the story, itself.
*Don't focus too much on the whole "Anna and Richard" story. It's good, but (in hindsight) it's a subplot. Watch for the details. Pay attention to the information about Samara and listen closely to things she and Aidan say. Oh, and Samara's not the victim she appears to be, so keep on your toes!
*Watch "The Ring" more than once. It helps, trust me.
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Summary: Best Scary Movie In A While
Review: Personally, I am a pretty big fan of horror movies, and I have fairly disenheartened by the teen slash movies that seemed to haunt the nineties (all except Scream). Now at the beginning of a new decade, a movie rolls around, out of no where, and redefines what horror movies have done in the past (besides the "all-knowing" child, which is a relatively small part in The Ring anyway). The mood of this movie is very dark (fairly fitting for Seattle, a city in which few people have ever seen the sun), plus the cinematography is excrptional, especially for a scare flick. I also really appreciated the very first minutes of the film, which misleads people into thinking that this is large-breasted teen slaying movie, which makes the first scares very unpredictable.
Now, if you like a more "brainy" intelligent horror movie, then I dont' think that the Ring disappoints. The bulk of the movie is Naomi Watts (and her film expert ex-husband) trying to figure out what's on the tape, and who made it before they die in 7 days. Possibly one of the greatest contributing factors to how scary this movie actually is, is how little they show (i.e. how the people die, until the end, when it is shown, partially), this leaves a lot to the individual to fill in the film with their own imaginations, which sort of tailors the film to each individual in the theater (or on the couch). All in all, if you watch this movie (and you should), it will stay with you long after the theater lights come on (or your living room lights). In my opinion, this is one of the scariest movies ever made.
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Summary: Not as good as Everyone said
Review: A lot of people said that "The Ring" was scary and or had some scary parts and was excited to watch it. I thought it was going to be scary so I watched it at night to get a scare, but boiiiiiiiii, was I very dissapointed. This movie was not scary to me at all and I am glad that I didn't waste any money on it. It was stupid to me and I have a lot of unanswered questions. I don't feel like giving a long list of unanswered questions, but I will say this, DO NOT WASTE ANY MONEY ON IT AND IT IS NOT SCARY, WATCH IT ON CABLE OR BORROW IT FROM SOMEONE!
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Summary: Chilling
Review: This is a tale of two mothers and two children. It begins with a bang. Cute, funny and bursting with health teen Katie tells a friend about a weird tape she watched. According to legend after viewing this hellish tape you only have 7 days to live. Katie and her friend laugh it off and then in a terrifying scene Katie dies. Enter, Naomi Watts as Katie's aunt Rachel. Rachel is smart, attractive and a lousy mother. Oh she loves her son Aidan but it's clear that she has no idea what's going on his head or what he needs. She seems to be constantly forgetting about him or dumping him with sitters, teachers, and her sister. Rachel decides to investigates her neice's death and views the tape. Later she lets Noah, her ex boyfriend and Aidan's equally lousy father to veiw it. Finally little Aidan sees the tape and Rachel must race against time to save her family. She discovers the Morgans a once happy couple who adopted a baby girl named Samara. Like Rachel and Noah the Morgans clearly have no understanding at first, of whats going on in their child's head which turns out to be very bad for them. There are three perfect scenes in this movie. The first is when the Morgans' doctor, played by Jane Alexander tells Rachel point blank that life is better for everybody in the whole town now that Samara is gone. The second is when Rachel discovers what's in the well and the last is when Noah finds out what happens at the end of the 7 days. The Ring is a chilling movie and it will make you look twice at your TV set. Naomi Watts does a fine job. BUT there are some small flaws: Once Rachel is convinced about the danger of the tape why does she leave it out for her child to find? Aidan appears to be psychic. Has he always been gifted or is it Samara's doing? Aidan is supernaturally pale and has dark circles under his eyes. Rachel never seems to notice this. The ending was too weak. Rachel realizes that she's blown it, in part because she thought Samara was simply a sad child like Aidan and decides to do a horrible thing in order to save him. Instead of implying it the audience should've been able to see her take the needed action. Otherwise this was a truly terrific film.
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Summary: "The Crescent" instead?!
Review: This whole Ring idea doesn't make any sense whatsoever, since the lid would have fallen in!! Think about it! And that, little Samara would not have survived.
Other than that it's a pretty spooky flick, not to be missed...but again, major plot holes...literally.
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