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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48 out of 49 people found this review helpful
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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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
The best made horror of all time!!!!
I know it sounds over enthusiastic, but this really is a fantastic horror movie.
There are many horrors out there that delight in tearing off limbs and showing masses amounts of blood in order to try and scare the audience, even when there isn't a strong story line. This horror simply doesn't need the gore to make it scary. The story is enough. And the filming is incredible.
It is one of those movies you want to watch at least three times because there are going to be bits you miss on the first watching. You very quickly get used to the subtitles and get wrapped up in the story. It is an unpredictable plot line and a genuinely, over-all, well made film.
Those who give this movie a bad review do so because they are impatient with a horror that actually has a plot line. If you only like predictable horrors where the teenager goes off alone with a unreliable flashlight, then this movie isn't for you. This is a real psychological horror that will mess with your head.
No matter how many times you watch it, it always will play with your mind. And you will not sleep well for the two nights following. -
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