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Original title: Ring, The Directed by
Gore Verbinski Written by
Kôji Suzuki, Ehren Kruger Cast
Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander [more]
Release Date
• USA: Oct 18, 2002
• UK: 21 Feb 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 4, 2003
• R2: 1 Sep 2003
Budget $45,000,000
Official Website:
The Ring Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references.
Running Time
1 hour, 55 minutes
Country USA, Japan
Production Companies
DreamWorks SKG, MacDonald/Parkes Productions, Bender-Spink Inc., Vertigo Entertainment
Studio Asmik Ace Entertainment, Benderspink, MacDonald, Parkes Production
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• The Ring (2002)
• Ring
• Seven Days
• Static
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The Ring Reviews |
Good movie that lives up to the original, but in the end I still like the original better. This remake took a slightly different direction with the story and still remains to be creepy and suspsenseful. Check this and the original out for some good horror. [read review]
--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Good movie that lives up to the original, but in the end I still like the original better. This remake took a slightly different direction with the story and still remains to be creepy and suspsenseful. Check this and the original out for some good horror. [read review] 8/10
-- (UHM)
Were there scattered laughs from a cynical Manhattan audience during some parts of the screening? Yes. Were there people covering their eyes and ears to ease the images being shown on the screen as well? Yes. Would I recommend this to friends? Absolutely, yes. [read review] B
--Chris Faile (FilmJerk.com)
Go see The Ring just to watch a packed house freak out every couple of minutes. Go see it to makeup for all of disappointing horror films that you've seen in your lifetime. The Ring redeems it all. The images are so powerful, that it will stick to you like glue. [read review] 10/10
--Scott Spicciati (Movie-Vault.com)
The Ring entertains on so many more levels than just engaging the mind that it succeeds where others of course miserably fail. It is simply a genuinely disturbing movie that doesn’t lower itself to gimmicks that draw in an audience and knows what buttonsto push to freak out anyone watching. Easily up there among the best horrors, which is certainly a big call, you will just have to see it for yourself to find out how good it is. [read review] 10/10
--Jason Szabo (Movie Marshal)
"The Ring" is more eerie and spooky than it is out-and-out scary -- but oh, is it effective. ... Think "The Blair Witch Project" (1999) meets David Lynch -- then pretend that "Blair Witch" was even half as frightening as it was hyped up to be. [read review]
--Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz)
Ultimately, "The Ring" is a must see, representing a new generation of PG-13 terror that started with "Sixth Sense" and shows no sign of stopping. It also sports a kick-ass ending. Perfect actors, perfect photography, perfect direction. [read review]
-- (eSplatter.com)
Like this summer's Signs, The Ring relies more on gloom and doom to provoke fear in audiences; you won't find any oh-it-was-just-the-cat moments here. And while it's not quite as scary as Signs, The Ring is still pretty darn creepy. [read review] 
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
The film takes many unexpected twists and turns, filled with mystery and terror. The Ring is one of the most original concepts to hit the US screens is years and will hopefully set new trends that only heighten the experience. [read review] 
--Mr Disgusting (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
The problem is that moments is all they are - stylish snapshots diminished by the soggy script, which only differs from its (overrated) antecedent by introducing mostly boring backstory. [read review] 
--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
Here's a genre flick with a creepy premise, a creepy story, creepy imagery, a creepy score, creepy atmosphere and just a whole lot of creepiness all around. Nice job, Mr. Verbinski! [read review] 8/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Well-acted, satisfactory remake that replicates the creepy atmosphere of the original and, for some reason, throws in a whole bunch of extra stuff involving horses… [read review]
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
I didn't rush home from the cinema in need of changing my shorts like I had hoped, but was a little freaked when I turned off my TV later that night before bed! [read review] 7.5/10
--Ryan Lester (Movie Marshal)
This is an exceedingly well-made film, with a crisp pace and a stylish look, with loads of perplexing symbolism only gradually exposed as meaningful. [read review] 78/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
The Ring works best thanks to its constant creepy atmosphere and it should be a nice diversion for horror fans everywhere. [read review]
-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
I couldn't sleep! This clammy, creepy shocker brings the evil -- and the surrealist influence -- back to horror flicks. [read review]
--Andrew O'Hehir (Salon)
On the whole, “The Ring” is not a worthless film, but it suffers from being almost all set up and no payoff. [read review] 
--Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
A highly intensive horror thriller that lives up to the hype! [read review]
--Brian Balchack (MovieWeb)
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