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Summary: This is concerning the DVD ONLY!
Review: I won't go too much into detail about the movie in question. I thought it was a beautifully shot, well-acted and all-together classy and effective creep fest that left me uneasy as I left the theater. I anxiously purchsed the DVD this week and, while I still enjoyed the movie, I am totally befuddled by the disc. The DVD seems to have been produced in order to promote the idea that the story is REAL. that may have been fine for the Blair Witch project but no one is buying that with this flick. The extras consist of a series of deleted scenes edited into a 15 minute montage that is diverting but far from enlightening. The other extra consists of a couple of trailers. Did it not occur to the filmmakers that we, educated film goers who understand that the movie is FICTION might have wanted to know more about how it was actually made???? I was very dissapointed. One bonus is a creepy easter egg in which you can view the "cursed video" in it's entirety. Either go to Play on the main menu and go up, then press enter or go down from Watch This. The creepiest thing about this feature is that once you start it you CAN'T stop it! I mean, literally! Then you are taken back to the main menu with the sound of a phone ringing! Spoooky!
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Summary: THE RING
Review: THE RING is one of the greatest horror flicks ever made. The movie follows reporter Rachel Keller (played by Naomi Watts), as she tries to figure out why a mysterious videotape killed her niece, a week after watching it. Rachel shows the tape to her ex-husband (played by Martin Henderson), and they team up to try to find records, the meanings to mysterious happenings, and the reason to why the tape kills, with only seven days to live. After Rachel's son Aiden watches the tape, she travels to a strange island only to find even weirder things, and the secrets and mystery behind THE RING.The movie is great, although the dvd lost a star for lack of special features, etc. if you liked this movie, DO NOT see Ringu- its a dissapointer.
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Summary: HUH?
Review: I bought this movie thinking it was going to be excellent. Everyone I talked to said this movie was so scary they couldn't finish it and wouldn't talk about it...did they see the same movie I did?
First of all, the movie basically has no plot. The beginnig starts off so good, and then it just becomes so confusing. If the writers would have just kept the plot with a movie that killers its viewers this would have been a good movie. But they decided to throw in crazy girls that kill horses and moms that desperately want child and an annoying kid that talks in riddle...it just goes downhill. And the ending! It was so simple!! Just make a copy of the movie...you'll be okay.
After the movie I had so many questions that have no answers. Why did the girl call people after the movie? Why the movie? Was she asking for help? WHAT!!!
This movie does have some suspenseful and scary moments but after completing the movie the questions of Who? What? Why? will drown out any memories of horror.
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Summary: Scary and Disturbing
Review: I didn't see this movie in theaters, but my friend saw it and she thought it was good. She said that I should "Rent it on VHS!" (because of that whole tape thing). So I did and I unfortunately watched it on a school night. I only got 4 1/2 hours of sleep that night. This movie is scary and there are some images in it that are both creepy and hugely disturbing. I usually go for scary movies, but this one disappointed me. Not because it wasn't scary enough. It was because half way through the film I was thinking "Who really cares if Naomi Watts gets killed in 2 days?" Not that she's going to get killed of course. This movie was majorly confusing, the end is corny and makes no sense whatsoever. The girl, Samara, was the creepyist part and for good reason... SHE SOULD BE! That damn part of her coming out of the well with stay in my mind for a long time. I rated it 3 stars because I actually need to understand the movie to really like it.
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Summary: Good little creepfest
Review: The Ring was an okay horror movie. By that, I mean that the look, sound, and perfomances are are all very good. The constant northern rains add a lot to the mood of the film. On a basic level it works better as an unsettling story than as an out-and-out chiller. Watts is quite good and certainly her performance helps the viewer to go along for the ride a little longer than one would necessarily do otherwise. But the film is low on shocks and scares, and by the end there is some head scratching on the viewers part.
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Summary: in case you dont see it.
Review: this movie was the best scary movie ive ever seen. it was off the hook, i loved it.now for those of you who havn't seen it yet well shame on you lol.there's a part where rachel and noah come home and noah picks aiden from the floor, in this part make sure you focus on the background you'll see something that creeped me out.now for those of you who have seen the movie you know what part i'm writing about, you have to see it!!
let me give you a hint: it moves slowly.:)
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Summary: not bad..not great either
Review: Best part is the creepy fast change camera tricks-think of "House on Haunted Hill" or the opening credits of "Seven". "House" was better because it didn't make pretext at more than good fun, which this film does. It does have some very good moments, and is worth watching and probably owning if you like this genre. The ending is it's main flaw- muddled, drawn out, leaves too many loose ends hanging. These typically japanese elements of the plot, which I like, may not be your taste. Still a very clever idea. Execution (pardon the pun) could have been better.
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Summary: satisfying
Review: talk about a movie,I'm quite traumatized by this movie.need i say more?
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Summary: Scariest Horror Movie In Years
Review: I've seen alot of horror movies, but "The Ring" is the only one that has given me bad dreams as an adult. Knowing that the plot concerns a videotape that kills you a week after watching it, I expected this film to be something like "Final Destination". How wrong I was. From a somewhat typical horror movie opening scene, "The Ring" develops into a well-crafted horror/mystery that is never obvious, and just when you think you've got it all figured out, the truly surprising finish makes you reevaluate everything that has come before. The few plot points that are not explained or left vague only contribute to the strength and enigmatic quality of the movie. The fact that the filmakers were able to make a film this effective and maintain a PG-13 rating is a testament to how little blood and gore add to a truly frightening movie. I know that it's the ultimate in cultural snobbery when successful foreign films are remade for an American audience, but I feel that "The Ring" is much more effective than "Ringu", it's Japanese inspiration. My only possible complaint is the lack of much bonus material on the DVD, but on the other hand, a movie like this is better taken at face value without alot of bells and whistles. Long after "The Others" and other recent horror films are forgotten, "The Ring" will be scaring new audiences for years to come. An instant classic.
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Summary: The Ring
Review: THE RING is very close to the greatest horror movie made yet. The movie followes reporter Rachel Keller (played by Naomi Watts), as she tries to discover the secrects behind the "cursed" videotape that killed her niece seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down and watches the tape as strange things start to happen to her. Her son and ex-husband also watch the tape. Rachel and her ex-husband team up, and now they have just seven days to live. As they travel to an island to uncover the secrets they come across some strange and horrifying things. Now they have just seven days to uncover the mystery behind THE RING.
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