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Summary: the ring
Review: I have been a horror movie buff for 35 years and The Ring is a the scariest movie I have ever seen. I keep telling myself, It might have been a moment of weakness, but I wish I would have never seen this movie.
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Summary: A "Ring" of bad story-telling.
Review: There are parts in this movie that are wonderful; parts that will make you scream with a combination of fear and delight. The atmosphere created by the cinematography is absolutely chilling. The shocks come fast and hard for the first 15 minutes or so and then it's the horror standard of "lets try to manufacture the scares with loud noises and surprises that have no relevance whatsoever," until the last 15 minutes. The way the story is told, in the day-long increments, until the finale on the 7th day does a fairly good job of providing some feeling of dread but it doesn't cover up for the lack of any real story. Naomi Watts could very well be the worst actress to have ever graced the silver-screen, and who in the world is Gore Verbinski supposed to be (the director); that sounds like a name we are supposed to know, one that is connected with the horror movie genre, yeah well don't get too confused... his last two movies were, "Mouse Hunt," and, "The Mexican" (both milquetoast). So in-short, the sum of its sometimes great parts does not a horror classic make.
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Summary: One of the best movies of 2002!
Review: Going into The Ring directed by Gore Verbinski (The Mexican) I did not know what to expect. I have heard mostly negative things about the film, so I was expecting a movie that was cheap on thrills and poorly directed. I was in for a total shock. The Ring is a creepy, well directed movie. The opening sequence is pretty much an homage to the movie "Scream." Ehren Kreuger, The Ring's writer wrote Scream 3. From the opening sequence the movie hooked me. I will not give it away, but I was actually on the edge of my seat wondering what the hell was going to happen. After this well directed opening sequence, we get into the real story. Naomi Watts, an actress that should be really famous already, plays a reporter named Rachel. After a death, Rachel investigates the mysterious circumstances around the death and discovers a video tape. The less you know going in the better. So in order to not to ruin anything don't read the next paragraph.... **This tape is weird. It has images of disembowelment, which is a quick flash cut. A crazy lady, and a weird little girl. If you watch it, as soon as it's over you get a phone call saying you have 7 days to live. Some weird, creepy, and somewhat scary stuff.Rachel watches it, and becomes marked for death by the unknown reaper. Now she has to race the clock to find out who's behind the tape** Here's the bottom line.... I liked this film alot! The middle needed some tightening and maybe a couple more knee jerk scares. But I was cool with the movie as a whole. The ending, which is what a lot of people I spoke with before hand didn't like, was good. The audience clapped, and of course it left it open for a sequel, or sequels I should say. The movie is really creepy, and since I'm not scared easily, I wasn't scared, just along for this ride not knowing what to expect. I have been desensitized by horror flicks so I'm not easily scared. I was happy to see that this movie was not disrespectful to the Horror Genre. It could have easily been another "Bless The Child" or something along that line. It wasn't. The Good..... Naomi Watts is wonderful. She should be famous already, and the camera loves her. The Direction is good. Gore Verbinski's direction is tight, clean, and suspenseful without too much gore. The Writing is good, Ehren Krueger makes up for Scream 3 The Imagery is creepy. The Bad.... Middle part is a bit long. The Mother-Son relationship between Watts and The Weird Kid who played her son wasn't too convincing. The actor who played her son seemed like he went to the Haley Joel Osment knockoff school of acting. One more death scene would have made me satisfied completely. Worth the money? Yup.
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Summary: This scared me...
Review: Based on a Japanese movie that I've never had the pleasure of viewing, The Ring might possibly be the scariest movie to ever come out of Hollywood, at least in my opinion. I saw this with some friends back in November, one of whom had already seen it once before. He warned me that this was no typical horror movie and that it was the scariest movie he had ever seen. So being one not to be scared by movies I didn't think much of this. Wow. Was he ever right.
It's about a mysterious videotape that if you watch it, you're supposed to die a week later. Sounds simple, but this movie is somewhat incoherant and confusing. That doesn't stop it from doing what it was made to do, and that's scare you, a lot. At this it succeeds by a long shot. The deadly video in the movie looks like something straight out of one of the band Tool's videos. The Ring has more than a couple of moments that scare you by instant shock, while messing with your head the whole way through. I think the whole row literally jumped up out of our seats at one part in the movie. So there's never really a dull moment. I love the mood of the film, as it stays dark and dreadful the whole way through.
A movie rarely comes along that scares me. The Ring not only scared me, I left the theatre disturbed.
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Summary: By far on the most disturbing films I have ever seen
Review: I went to see this movie the first weekend it came out, keeping in mind that the assumtion was this was going to be just another slasher gore-fest with some ok CG effects. Well, believe me, after the first scene, I couldn't take my eyes off the movie screen. I am goin to break down many of the details and may accidentally give away some of the movie, so if you haven't seen it and would like to get the full effect (which I definitly recomend) do not read this. Being a perfectionist is hard work as we have to analyze every aspect of the movie. Gore Verbinsky is also probably the same way as he pays an insane amount of attention to detail and keeping the movie from having inconsistencies (I have seen it three times and haven't found one yet). The first scene is probably the best one I have ever seen for starting out a movie, as it gets the audience so involved and pulls them so far into the world that they have no information on in the twilight zone-tradition that almost anyone with a mind has to watch the rest of the movie for closure on why the events happened the way they did. I must salute the director for his use of not-so-common camera angles and strobe-like film cutting because the images I saw I can still recall but not quite describe. The storyline is amazing considering how outrageous it sounds and how realistic the movie makes it become. I compare this kind of plot to some of the best, including Se7en and Donnie Darko, all on my favorites list. Many people will need to watch the movie a few times over to actually have the plot snap together in their heads. The best part to me was the audio track and sound effects. Just for fun, the third time I watched I closed my eyes during the first scene and I think I was just as, if not more, freaked out. I would recoment this movie to people who enjoy watching something that would make them think and entertain them at the same time. Turn off the lights, turn on your speakers, and watch The Ring. Don't blame me for any nightmares...
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Summary: Scariest Movie In A Looong Time
Review: Ok let me just say that I'm a huge horror movie fan and usually can laugh my way through most of them. This movie though was truly disturbing. Just thinking about it is giving me goosebumps. Don't watch it alone or with people you're trying to impress. I was sweating by the time I left the theater. My husband and I both left the theater shaken. Needless to say we're definitely buying the DVD. You'll never think of white noise on your TV the same again.
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Summary: VERY scary!!
Review: i saw this movie with 5 friends. it was great. one of those scary, but can't close your eyes movie. every part has an interesting twist of horror. the film that kills you in 7 days is very disturbing. it all fits together at the end. a must see flik.
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Summary: amazing
Review: I have seen many horror movies, many that are famous and many that only a few have heard of. Not one of the movies have ever scared me. I saw The Ring and to my suprise...i was scared. The movie is based around a reporter whose niece had recently passed on. The reporter makes the link between the niece, the movie, the girl, and the .... . I don't want to say anymore for fear of ruining even the slightest event in the movie. This movie definitly lives up to all the hype. I suggest this movie to the brave, to the scary movie buff, and to anyone hoping for a night of amazing television.
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Summary: BUY IT!
Review: Flat out the scariest movie i have ever seen in my life.. when i saw it in the theater i wanted to leave, i wanted to go see it before i saw it with my girlfriend so i would look tough, not a good idea, i didnt even want to go back, dont watch it with your girl even if you've seen it in the theater you'll still look like a pansie.
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Summary: Very disturbing horror flick
Review: This is on the top of the list of the scariest films that I have ever seen. This one will send chills up your spine over and over again. I won't go into the plot much, since everyone already knows. Plain and simple, I will never mess with any unmarked videotapes found in extremely creepy cabin resorts ever in my life. Enough said. The finale is classic. Just when you thought it was safe to come out from under the covers.... See it, but preferably with a friend. Not one to watch alone, and definitely not for children. Recommended to older folk, however.
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