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I love The Ring. The acting, the atmosphere, the visuals, the twist ending. I actually think the remake is better than the original. As others have already noted it was a refreshing change of pace at the time and it introduced many to Asian horror stuff.
The Ring (2002) I just rewatched The Ring last night for the first time in about a decade and I was surprised at how well it held up. I enjoyed the pacing, score, and actor’s performances. Samara still scared the shit out of me and the video made me just as easy as when I saw it the first time.
The Ring (2002) Film Review. Copper Shock's blog explores the horror film genre by looking at how this classic horror film and how its origins are colored by the original Japanese film it was inspired from.
- What Is 'The Ring' About?
- A Dreary and Bleak Color Palette
- A Metaphor For The Dangers of The Media
- Character Development
- Gore Verbinski's Directing Is Masterful
- A Perfect Cast
- An Ending No One Saw Coming
For those that have not seen the film, here's a brief synopsis. A mysterious videotape kills anyone who watches it after seven days, including journalist Rachel Keller's (Naomi Watts) niece. While investigating, Rachel watches the videotape herself, a disturbing series of images and brief clips, and is notably distraught when she answers the phone ...
The look of the film is effectively dreary and oppressive, with the bulk of the movie filmed in a palate of blues and grays. There's water seemingly everywhere. If it isn't raining, it's the immediate aftermath of rain - wet driveways, puddles, and the like. Little puddles of water surround those killed after watching the video (we'll get there). T...
The Ring speaks to media, and how it can distort truths and impact lives. The videotape literally impacts the lives of the people who watch it. Besides impending death, photos and live videos of those who watch it are distorted or scratched out; a cancel culture, if you will, long before that became a thing. Televisions are prevalent throughout the...
The characters and their relationships in the movie are other fascinating elements of the film. Rachel begins the film as someone who sees herself as above others. When Aidan's teacher asks to talk to Rachel about Aidan, she very noticeably dismisses the classroom chair pulled out for her, opting to sit on the desk, placing her higher than the seat...
The film contains many memorable, well-crafted scenes, a testament to Gore Verbinski's skill as a director. The opening scene draws you into the film immediately, explaining the basic premise of the story before following Rachel's niece, Katie (Amber Tamblyn), increasing horror as she realizes that anything around her could bring about her death. T...
Not yet. First, the actors: a cast that does a great job with their roles. Naomi Watts is perfect, capturing the wild rollercoaster of emotions Rachel goes through with sometimes nothing more than the look on her face. Young David Dorfman understands Aidan, portraying the character as a child forced to be self-sufficient, with a hint of resentment ...
Now, the ending, far and away the best part of the movie. All along, Rachel is led to the belief that what Samara wanted was for the truth to come out, to be rescued from the well and laid to rest. And we, the viewers, believe it too. From movies like The Sixth Sense or Insidious: The Last Key, we're accustomed to that story. So when that gets twis...
- Lloyd Farley
- Senior Author
With little gore and a lot of creepy visuals, The Ring gets under your skin, thanks to director Gore Verbinski's haunting sense of atmosphere and an impassioned performance from Naomi Watts....
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The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Ehren Kruger. Starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, and Brian Cox, the film focuses on Rachel Keller (Watts), a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that causes its viewers to die seven days later.
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Oct 18, 2002 · The Ring. Horror. 115 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2002. Roger Ebert. October 18, 2002. 3 min read. Rarely has a more serious effort produced a less serious result than in “The Ring,” the kind of dread dark horror film where you better hope nobody in the audience snickers, because the film teeters right on the edge of the ridiculous.
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