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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

The Ring (2002) and The Ring Two (2005, Unrated)
2xDVD9 untouched | ISO | NTSC 16:9 (720 x 480) | 01:55:09 + 02:07:41 | 7,99 Gb + 7,62 Gb
2002 - Audio: English DTS/AC3/AC3 5.1/5.1/2.0 @ 768/448/192 Kbps; French AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
2005 - Audio: English AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps; French AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 9 wins & 10 nominations | USA

The Ring is based on Koji Suzuki's novel Ring is a remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the same name, and focus on a mysterious cursed videotape which contains a seemingly random series of disturbing images. After watching the tape, the viewer receives a phone call in which a girl's voice announces that the viewer will die in seven days. The Ring Two is a sequel to the 2002 film The Ring. This sequel is not based on any of the previous Japanese sequels to Ring, and is an original storyline, continuing from The Ring.

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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

Ring (2002)
DVD9 untouched | ISO | NTSC 16:9 (720 x 480) | 01:55:09 | 7,99 Gb
Audio: English DTS/AC3/AC3 5.1/5.1/2.0 @ 768/448/192 Kbps; French AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7 wins & 5 nominations | USA, Japan

A disturbing videotape appears to hold the power of life and death over those who view it in this offbeat thriller. A strange videotape begins making the rounds in a town in the Pacific Northwest; it is full of bizarre and haunting images, and after watching it, many viewers receive a telephone call in which they are warned they will die in seven days. A handful of teenagers who watched the tape while spending a weekend at a cabin in the mountains scoff at the threat, but as predicted, they all die suddenly on the same night. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts), the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter and travels West with her young son, Aidan (David Dorfman), a troubled child who has been drawing pictures of strange and ominous visions. Rachel managed to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve the puzzle of the video and the person or persons behind it within a week. Rachel turns to her ex, Noah (Martin Henderson), an expert in video technology, who at first is convinced the story is a hoax until he digs deeper into the mystery. The Ring was adapted from a 1996 Japanese film by Hideo Nakata, which became a massive box-office success in Asia and spawned two sequels.

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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

Though the majority of truly effective scares in The Ring resound most clearly when borrowed from the original source material, Gore Verbinski's reworking of the phenomenally successful 1998 Japanese film Ringu is a suitably chilling version of the story, which has already seen a Korean remake, two sequels, and a made-for-television movie. Wisely opting for a sustained sense of dread over a series of shock scenes or an over-reliance on special effects, The Ring also benefits from the suitable and assured lead performance of actress Naomi Watts, despite some over-dramatization of events early on. The majority of newly incorporated plot elements are also fairly effective, with at least one instance aboard an island-bound ferry reaching a fever pitch of disturbing heights. And though many of these elements work within the context of the story, certain embellishments are more distracting than effective. The properties of the video that spark the desperate investigation of its origins, as well as the video itself, seem slightly more forced, even if the plot developments that they ultimately lead to are indeed intriguing. A hypnotic melding of obscure nightmarish imagery in the Japanese theatrical release, the video as presented in the American remake, as one character so eloquently states, is "very student film." This isn't to say that it isn't effective in terms of uncomfortable imagery, but rather that it lacks the subtleties that made the original so obscurely menacing. This can also be said of the character of Samara. Where the original wisely refrained from giving the audience a good look at this terrifying figure of mysterious origins, we simply see too much of her here. Her seemingly unearthly and unnatural movements, so effectively realized by utilizing an actress versed in Kabuki theater in the original, is here less-engagingly realized with special effects and trick photography. Also integrating elements from the sequel as well as other contemporary Japanese chillers, The Ring pays homage to its origins while maintaining a decidedly American slant. A highly stylized visual stunner, Verbinski's sparse frame recalls the original while cinematographer Bojan Bazelli's photography helps the film stand on its own as a lusciously foreboding rain-soaked nightmare.
Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

Ring Two (2005, Unrated)
DVD9 untouched | ISO | NTSC 16:9 (720 x 480) | 02:07:41 | 7,62 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps; French AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 2 wins & 5 nominations | USA, Japan

A terrifying legacy haunts a single mother in this sequel to the frightening box-office hit The Ring. Hoping to leave their terrifying experiences in Seattle behind them, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), move to the small town of Astoria, OR, where Rachel takes a job writing for the local newspaper. When Rachel learns of an unexplained murder, which occurred after a teenager watched a strange videotape with his girlfriend, she suspects her past is following her and she begins looking into the case. Rachel believes that the otherworldly Samara has come back; however, as she tries to convince others of the young girl's powers, her own son falls ill and is hospitalized, and Rachel's stories fail to convince either Dr. Emma Temple (Elizabeth Perkins), who suspects Rachel is guilty of child abuse, or David Rourke (Simon Baker), one of Rachel's colleagues who fears for Aidan's safety. Also starring Sissy Spacek, The Ring 2 was directed by Hideo Nakata; it was the first English-language project for the Japanese filmmaker, who previously made Ringu, the picture that was the basis for The Ring.

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The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

Malevolent child Samara (Kelly Stables) is back, despite several attempts to drown her. This time she wants to take over Aidan's body. We meet her biological mother, Sissy Spacek, in a role that puts one in mind of a grown-up, more deranged Carrie
From the start, we know things will not go well. But on a positive note, the body count is significantly lower than in The Ring. The opening is not as unsettling, either, but there are potent scares throughout.
As in the first movie, there's a lot to the plot that doesn't make sense if analyzed closely, and, as in the first, the end is particularly implausible. But overall, the second Ring is more entertaining. Maybe it helps to already know the premise. The score is also more eerily effective. It is a bonus that Hideo Nakata, the director of the original 1998 Japanese hit film Ringu, makes his American film debut with this sequel. (Related story: Hollywood imports Asian horror genre)
And there's a great line delivered by Watts that could become a catchphrase along the order of Schwarzenegger's "Hasta la vista, baby" or Eastwood's "Go ahead, make my day." It's tough and very funny, but too profane to print.
Watts has proven herself a Lady of the Rings, but twice is enough. No burning need for a trilogy.
Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

The Ring (2002) and The Ring 2 (2005)

Special Features:
- Walter Parks Introduce Rings
- Rings
- Faces of Fear: The Cast
- Fear on Film: Special Effects
- Samara: From Eye to Icon
- The Power of Symbols
- HBO first look: The making of Ring Two
- Deleted scenes
- Production Notes
- Cast Biographies
- Filmmaker Biographies
- Previews
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