I don't understand pretentious horror purists out there...

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2002)

First of all, I'd like to state that this is the ONLY movie, after seeing The Shining when I was young, that frightened me.
I thought the film was really well done. There does seem to be a line of horror film convention this movie follows, yet it far succeeds a lot of those films. I loved the use of the filter they used to make this film look really dark and blue to create that atmosphere. The quick cutting techniques at moments of suspense were terrifying, to say the least. The film didn't have any lame and filler0like moments at all, and the best part was that it didn't leave you high and dry towards the end when they solved the problem, it actually ended the way I hoped a horror movie would end.
Now I don't mean to create a debate here, but I have to speak out against the pretentious purists who can only compare it to The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, etc. and rate The Ring based on how it was compared to these examples. First of all, as "good" of a movie as the Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby was, they weren't really scary (maybe a little bit). For their time, maybe so. Yes they were great films, but they were also "horror" films, and if they couldn't scare me, then one of their main purposes wasn't fulfilled.
The ring scared the bejeesus out of me, and even though the acting isn't oscar caliber, and the fact that its a remake of a Japanese movie that seemed to have spoiled everyone and made them all see this in such a close-minded way, I still loved it and it will remain one of my favorite horror films, ever.