The Ring (Widescreen Edition)
starring Naomi Watts, Martin
Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian
Cox, Jane Alexander
The Ring
With its disturbing images and a few good shocks, The Ring is the kind of
frightfest youll watch to set a chilling mood or spook your susceptible
friends, but when you try to sort it out, this well-mounted American remake
(of the 1998 Japanese hit Ringu, based on Koji Suzukis popular novel)
becomes a batch of incoherent parts. The negligible plot follows a Seattle
reporter (Naomi Watts) as she investigates the death of her niece, the
victim of a mysterious videotape that, according to urban legend, causes
the viewers death seven days later. (Fear Dot Com borrowed the same
idea while avoiding this films lofty pretensions.) The countdown structure
follows the reporter, her son, and her estranged boyfriend into deepening
layers of terror--all quite effective until the movie attempts to explain itself.

At that youre better off shutting down your brain and letting the creepy
visuals take over. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Review: The Ring (Widescreen Edition) starring Naomi
Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane
Alexander
I first saw this movie when I was 11 in theaters, it was the first horror movie
I had ever seen, and it had me terrified for months.
For me it far surpassed the "borderline" from scary to too scary in a single
leap.
Ever since then (6 years), however, no horror movies have been in the
least bit frightening. I honestly marvel at the stuff that gets called "horror",
and for the longest time I was searching for horror movies that were
"actually scary", only to learn inevitably that there are very, very few.
Here is the distinguishing difference: there are movies that scare you while
you watch them, and there are movies that scare you after you watch
them. This is both. This is the kind of film that haunts you while you are
awake in the middle of the day, or just walking around your house, or going
to sleep. Your imagination (if you have one, which many people do not,
and that is why they don't appreciate this film) will run wild with the
imagery, sounds, and atmosphere The Ring creates, long after you have
seen it.
There are plenty of problems with the film, many things that could have
been done better in my opinion, but regardless there are some terrific
moments in The Ring, and believe me when I say that you will create your
own moments after you have seen it. It definitely is on par with its
Japanese predecessor Ringu, and really stands on its own.
No gore, no cheesy slasher killers hiding in the closet, no teenagers
getting chased around dark houses. This is some real psychological
horror, and despite all its shortcomings, I love this film.
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