The Ring (2002)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers (WGA):

Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Ehren Kruger (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Before you die, you see the ring

Plot:

A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.

Plot Keywords:

Video | Journalist | Death | Cabin | Legend

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Rachel Keller
Martin Henderson	...	Noah Clay
David Dorfman	...	Aidan Keller
Brian Cox	...	Richard Morgan
Jane Alexander	...	Dr. Grasnik
Lindsay Frost	...	Ruth Embry
Amber Tamblyn	...	Katie Embry
Rachael Bella	...	Becca Kotler
Daveigh Chase	...	Samara Morgan
Shannon Cochran	...	Anna Morgan
Sandra Thigpen	...	Teacher
Richard Lineback	...	Innkeeper
Sasha Barrese	...	Girl Teen #1
Tess Hall	...	Girl Teen #2
Adam Brody	...	Kellen - Teen #3

Also Known As:

Ring (USA) (pre-release title)
Seven Days (USA) (working title)
Static (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour | Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39347) | Greece:K-17

Filming Locations:

5th Ave & Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The tree with the fiery red leaves featured in the movie is a Japanese maple. The fruit of this tree is known as a "samara".

Goofs:

Continuity: Mr Morgan tells Rachel to leave his house, he opens the door and you can see that the day is very sunny, when he closes the door, it's full of fog and very cloudy.

Quotes:

Doctor: Your parents love you, Samara.
Samara Morgan: Not Daddy.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Ring Two (2005)

Soundtrack:

HEY JOHN

Horribly Overrated

This movie was terrible. I can't believe the amount of hype that this movie received. I went in expecting a movie that would be somewhat scary but all I got was a movie that was laughable at best. Let's see, there were so many weak points, it's hard to know where to start.

1. The lack of a coherent plot severely crippled this movie. It took too long to figure out what was actually going on and the ending was a tad lame. The ending didn't really answer any questions and at best, added to the confusion.

2. The lack of good acting skills also hurt this movie. In my opinion, the best character by far was the little boy. Everybody else was just gravy.

3. The capabilities of Samara were not scary, but just so far out there that it didn't make any sense. With the abilities that Samara was given, she should've been able to destroy everybody...weird...she didn't...

4. This movie was just plain overrated. If this is what is considered very scary, people need to watch the classics again. To relate this movie to The Exorcist does not do The Exorcist justice. That movie was truly scary. The Ring went for some cheap scares and it shows.

In the end, this movie was pretty poor. Too often, the standards of the general public falls when they view a string of weak movies. This movie might be scary compared to what has been released lately, but it is nowhere near the quality of The Exorcist.