The Ring Review |
by Ram Samudrala |
/The Ring/ is an effectively scary film, aptly debuting around
Halloween, but a little bit of thought reveals a large number of
inconsistencies. The inconsisties are required to achieve the thrill
and leave one with a sense of wonderment after the film...more |
The Ring Review |
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
CAPSULE: Investigating a strange urban legend that
seems to have come true enough to bring about a death,
a news reporter finds a strange path of sinister clues
involving a bizarre surrealistic videotape. This is a
remake...more |
The Ring Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
Where is caller ID when you need it? In THE RING, right after you view a
certain videotape, a caller, from what sounds like the Great Beyond, tells you
that you have seven days to live. The Grim Reaper on the phone is a female with
a very precise stop...more |
The Ring Review |
by Jonathan F. Richards |
Years ago, Mad Comics did a spoof of Ripley's Believe It or Not that
featured a picture of a death mask from a tribe in New Guinea: "...said to cause
death within 24 hours to all who gaze upon it. Too bad if you looked." more |
The Ring Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
# stars based on 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
DreamWorks Pictures
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Written by: Ehren Kruger
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox,
Jane Alexander
Screened at: Loews 34th St., NYC, 10/19/02 more |
The Ring Review |
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
RING, THE (director: Gore Verbinski; screenwriters: Ehren Kruger/from a novel
by Kôji Suzuki/from the 1998 screenplay of Hiroshi Takahashi's "Ringu";
cinematographer: Bojan Bazelli; editor: Craig Wood; music: Hans Zimmer; cast:
Naomi Watts (Rachel...more |
The Ring Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4) |
Directed by Gore Verbinski. Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, based on the novel
"Ringu" by Kôji Suzuki and the 1998 screenplay "Ringu" by Hiroshi
Takahashi. Starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman. Running
time: 115 minutes. Rated AA for gory...more |
The Ring Review |
by Karina Montgomery |
I have to say, this movie is pretty deliciously scary. You know it's
good when the little prologue scene is enough to make you wiggle and
pick your feet up and shout at the characters - and you don't have
ANY idea what is going on yet. I could be an...more |
The Ring Review |
by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
The Ring is the most successful movie franchise you've never heard of. While
unsuspecting Americans gleefully anticipate the upcoming release of the
second installment of that other ring project (as in Lord of the), the
low-key English-language remake of...more |
The Ring Review |
by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
PLOT:
It's pretty simple actually. If you happen to watch this specific videotape, you
will receive a phone call from a creepy voice immediately afterwards and you
will die seven days later. No questions asked. A few kids have already bit the
big one and...more |