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Tim’s Take: The Ring 2

Posted by andPOP Staff on March 22nd, 2005

Based on the well constructed previews and “talk” surrounding this long-awaited film I highly anticipated seeing a sequel worth seeing to a film that was a big fan of in, “The Ring”. However much to my dismay “The Ring 2″ did not live up to the hype, nor did it reign supreme to its predecessor. Throughout it seemed to lack what made the original so frightfully intense and uniquely scary. Without giving away too much information, and to answer a question that I have heard many inquire, I will say that one could very easily see this film without seeing the first so no worries. I would recommend seeing the original mainly for the simple fact of having a basis of history of the story and characters.

With that said, “The Ring 2″ follows young reporter Rachel (played again by Naomi Watts) and her son Aidan (David Dorfman) as they move from the big city to suburbia in hopes of escaping their recently plagued past. 6 months after the incidents involving a mysterious tape that kills you in 7 days; it appears as though they would never be haunted by Samara again. Nothing could be further from the truth as one night a homicide is reported with similar makings of a death all too familiar to Rachel. The tape as it seems has resurfaced, and now it is up to Rachel and Aidan to destroy it before Samara destroys them.

There are many unanswered questions when the film is all said and done. Hideo Nakata (Ringu, Ringu 2) did an exceptional job creating an eerie and unsettling atmosphere but that?s where the scares ended. ?Ring 2? lacked what made the first film so great: the audience did not know what to expect. This story was unfortunately predictable and dull with absolutely no connections to the original. It was almost a new plot with the same characters meaning that it could not be considered a proper sequel, thus similar to the format of say?the Indiana Jones Trilogy, where each film followed new guidelines. I found myself pondering throughout various flaws in plot structure, as many situations were left without closure or reason. On a positive note, the acting was well done considering the genre, and we got to see a more diverse Aidan and much more Samara. Sissy Spacek was a scene stealer in her brief cameo and Naomi Watts proved she could carry another film and was again not hard on the eyes.

Tim?s Take: The main problem I had going into this film was that I went in with high expectations; therefore my disappointment factor was high. If you are easily scared, then this film will meet your needs. If you are looking to find new scares bigger than the first film, you are in for a night of frustration.

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