A Real Horror Movie!

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2004)

So you're disgusted with today's horror spinoffs of previous spinoffs, which are still as pathetic as some of their predecessors, only the director has add a few topless girls and some flesh eating to try and gross you out. It you are a true horror fan of any kind you will agree that this just does not cut it. We want to be scared. And how can you take a film seriously when you have a mutant alligator eating the villagers, hmmm...? Anyway, The Ring manages to achieve what others horror flicks have not - to scared the ghost out of you.
Based on the Japanese film, Ringu, The Ring spins a modern-day equivalent to the Exorcist, with the whole demonic girl idea. What it does that The Exorcist did not (despite Exorcist being a better horror), was that The Ring developed the story beyond demonic possession into a mysterious and macabre down-the-rabbit hole investigation of how, Samara (the demonic girl), came to be.
I have loved horror films since a tot and through the years have only seen a few that were truly frightening or horrifically disturbing. I can easily say that this film is the only horror that comes to mind in the past 5-10 years that was a good fright. I highly recommend seeing it and as a test of how brave you are, watch the film alone one night with the lights off. Then go to be later that night and see if you don't hide under the covers. :)