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The Ring (2002)

Rate: 9
Viewed: 1/06

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1/06: I've been asked many times if I had seen The Ring but always replied in the negative.

Finally, I got around to seeing the film given its enormous reputation, and I've come to agree with them. Gore Verbinski has done a good job, establishing himself as an innovator of some style in the terror genre.

However, I have to reserve my judgment by checking out the originator which came four years earlier: a Japanese film called Ringu by Hideo Nakata. Meanwhile, Naomi Watts is outstanding, and she has created a niche for herself: an investigative scream queen. Also, there's great acting by Martin Henderson as Noah.

All in all, Ringu needs to be seen first before releasing my full judgment of The Ring.