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Gore Verbinski,
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: DreamWorks
: Horror
: 115 min.
: English, French
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A disturbing videotape appears to hold the power of life and death over those who view it in this offbeat thriller. A strange videotape begins making the rounds in a town in the Pacific Northwest; it is full of bizarre and haunting images, and after watching it, many viewers receive a telephone call in which they are warned they will die in seven days. A handful of teenagers who watched the tape while spending a weekend at a cabin in the mountains scoff at the threat, but as predicted, they all die suddenly on the same night. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts), the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter and travels West with her young son, Aidan (David Dorfman), a troubled child who has been drawing pictures of strange and ominous visions. Rachel managed to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve the puzzle of the video and the person or persons behind it within a week. Rachel turns to her ex, Noah (Martin Henderson), an expert in video technology, who at first is convinced the story is a hoax until he digs deeper into the mystery. The Ring was adapted from a 1996 Japanese film by Hideo Nakata, which became a massive box-office success in Asia and spawned two sequels. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| disappointing
by mickeyd
February 11, 2009 - 8:44 PM PST
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| I waited years to see this movie only to be very disappointed. It's not very scary at all except for the scene where the girl leaps out of the TV. I give it a 3 for that. The rest of the movie drags. Many parts of the story make no sense whatever. Why does the horse on the ferry freak out? No reason. What does it have to do with the story? Nothing. Why does the mentally disturbed dead girl seek revenge on everyone through a VHS tape? Who knows? Who cares? |
| Incredible snoozer
by DNorris
July 15, 2004 - 6:22 PM PDT
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1 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| If you're into horror or suspense, go see an old A. Hitchcock movie and leave this one on the shelf. |
| Brilliant
by neoinoakleys
November 21, 2003 - 5:58 AM PST
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2 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| This movie is amazing!! Scared the crap out of my for days. The visuals are stunning, and very well put together. The story moves along at a great pace. This movie is based on an earlier Japanese movie called "ringuu", which in my opinion was a good movie as well, but this one is definitely the superior of the two. I would reccommend this movie to anyone that enjoys a good scare. |
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