Ring
1996
Exactly one week after staying at a remote cabin, a group of Japanese teenagers all meet sudden inexplicable deaths. A cousin of one of the victims, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of a videotape containing hauntingly bizarre footage. Upon viewing the tape, Reiko .. Read more
| Starring | Nanako Matsushima, Sato Hitomi, Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada |
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| Director | Hideo Nakata |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
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Ring
Exactly one week after staying at a remote cabin, a group of Japanese teenagers all meet sudden inexplicable deaths. A cousin of one of the victims, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of a videotape containing hauntingly bizarre footage. Upon viewing the tape, Reiko receives a phone call stating that she, too, will die in one week. As the clock ticks away, Reiko enlists the help of her estranged husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), who possesses limited psychic abilities. Together they attempt to discover the meaning behind the cryptic film and break the supernatural curse.
Hideo Nakata's RING, based on a novel by Koji Suzuki, was such a hit in Japan that it spawned both a sequel and prequel, along with a huge cult following. Like a horrific version of an X-FILES episode, the dark, moody film makes the most out of the mysterious and the unknown. As any viewer will admit, the surreal, death-inducing video presented within the movie is extremely effective. And as RING's tension builds, so does its sense of mounting doom. One of the creepiest motion pictures ever made, RING culminates in an unbelievably chilling finale. Do not watch this film alone...and make sure the phone ringer is off.
| Starring | Nanako Matsushima, Sato Hitomi, Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada |
|---|---|
| Director | Hideo Nakata |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Horror, World Cinema |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Mar 2001 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
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This 'based' on a true story horror, fails to scare... read more »
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Just can't watch it again
I did buy this DVD after watching it the first time, but in a year have only just got past taking off the cellophane. I still see the final scene every time I close my eyes.
I don't know what some people define as horror, but it's certainly not butchery - that's just news.
This film is horrific because not a drop of blood is spilt, no one jumps out at anyone and no one runs away from anything. There's no other way to describe it than a creeping terror.
If you didn't think it was frightening, watch it sober, without a break, alone, in the dark, in the countryside, without a sound - other than the wind moaning softly down the chimney, the doors shifting in their frames, the branch of a tree gently tap, tap, tapping on the window... -
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The Book
If you are one of the lucky ones who are still waiting to see this, you wont be dissapointed. However, I recomend that you get a-hold of the book and give that a go first, just so you can experience the whole Ring amazeingness as it should be. So, book, Ring, Spiral, Ring 2, Ring 0: Birthday, and then, if you are still stupid enough to want to, the $~!? American re-make. And eventually the american remake of Ring 2, although they've called the original director (the Japanese one, I feel I should remember his name) to make The Ring 2, so I'm being slightly optimistic with that one... might regret saying that, I did with AVP.
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