The Ring

 

The Ring 2002

• Director: Gore Verbinski
• Seen by this director: The Lone Ranger, Rango, Pirate of the Caribbean, The Weather Man
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman, Jane Alexander
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Naomi Watts – The Glass Castle, The Impossible, King Kong, Ned Kelly
• Martin Henderson – Everest, Battles in Seattle, Little Fish
• Brian Cox – The X-Men and I’m sure, many others
• Jane Alexander – Terminator Salvation, Fur, Warm Springs, The Cider House Rules, Playing for Time, Kramer vs Kramer
• Why? Who knows?
• Seen: 8 October 2023  

             Journalist Rachel (Watts) is drawn into a report about a video tape which kills the people who watch it. She watches it and has seven days to live. Ditto her ex Noah (Henderson). Ditto her kid Aidan (Dorfman).

       OK, this is a scary movie, but scary movies based on the supernatural don’t scare me. They should, however be interesting. This is, just barely, enough, anyway, so that I watch it to the end.

       Damn, it’s a cliff-hanger and I bought the second one at the same time. Now I have to watch that too.

 2* of 5