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An Amusing Mystery and Suspense Film

Sean_Rhodes
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The Ring

by Sean_Rhodes
Oct 25, 2009
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+4

I have to preface this review by saying that I didn't actually see Ringu, but I've often heard that Ringu is scary as all hell.  So one day I'll see that.  On the other hand, I did enjoy The Ring and I thought some of its instances were quite good.  However, it is worth saying... The Ring has been branded (unfairly so) as a horror movie. ...more

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Leaking TVs, horses freaking out: just another day in the life of Samara

jbeswick
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The Ring

by jbeswick
Apr 23, 2009
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+4

I'm not entirely on board with many of the J-horror remakes - there seems to be something deeply entrenched in the Japanese psyche that doesn't translate well (if anyone reading this is from Japan, please let me know why little girls are so paralyzingly scary, because I've always suspected that they are). I don't think The Grudge pulled it off: if...more

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Ring

honeybee
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The Ring

by honeybee
May 16, 2009
Rating:
+4
I'm use to seeing horror movies with zombies, vampires, blood and gore so when I saw this movie it really gave me the creeps. I don't know if it was all the hype behind the movie or the movie itself ,but the movie had us (my sister, niece and I) so scare that we did not want to answer the phone when it ringed.  That was probably because our...more

You will die of brain rot after you see THE RING!!!

Captain_Couth
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The Ring

by Captain_Couth
May 2, 2009
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-1
Cheap thrills. That's a summary of the entire film. The Ring (2002) is a dumbed down Hollywood version of the Japanese horror film Ringu (1999). The Ring is actually two movies in one, it combines both elements of Ringu and Ringu 2. Instead of making a straight horror ghost story like the Japanese version, The Ring suffers from the old scheme of trying...more
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“A very long, tedious and boring remake of Ringu. All the things that made Ringu great (realistic characters, dialog and supernatural overtones) are replaced by the usual cliches …”
#13 of 14 from My worst horror/sci-fi movie remakes. by Captain_Couth
“I HATED this one from the very first time I ever watched it. Another PG-13 horror flick which is a remake of a far superior (if you can imagine that) Asian horror film. Everyone …”
#1 of 15 from To Quote Roger Ebert, "Your Movie Sucks!" by cenobite7
“I have to confess that this one of my all-time favorite movies. It exhibits the immersion we, as a society, have with media and how ubiquitous it really is. The Ring manages to …”
#1 of 10 from Top 10 Horror Remakes by orimental
“I'll admit it, I actually liked the first Ring movie.  It's nothing like Ringu (which IS better, but that doesn't make The Ring bad) but it worked.  It's wrongfully branded a …”
#11 of 15 from 15 Movie Franchises That Should Crawl Into a Hole and Die by Sean_Rhodes
“totally lame massacre of the Japanese classic”
#3 of 11 from Worst Horror Movie Remakes by Christy
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The Ring

2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film, Ring (also known as Ringu)

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Runtime: 115 minutes
Genre: Drama, Horror
Release Date: October 18, 2002
MPAA Rating: PG13
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