odd movie, though I really like the dark mood

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2004)

I can honestly say that -- even though I could understand the plot -- I was still utterly confused.
The mood was set very well and the lighting helped a great deal.
The acting, all around, was very well. Naomi Watts does very well in her part even when the movie is at it's creepiest. The rest of the cast is equally good in the movie.
The story is great.....Like I said, even though I could understand it, I was still confused around the end. There probably is no reason to be confused when the plot is all layed out. But I could not help being confused. Go figure.
Onto the video. It was very cool, very creepy, very strange.....I loved it. Some many different things are comprised into one video, and it works very well. I was expecting to get a call right after viewing the video.
The Ring is one of the few movies that really doesn't feel like a movie at all. It feels like real life. None of the camera angles, tricks, and lighting, have been used too much before. And all of these really set a true-to-life feel for The Ring.
the DVD features are strange in that you can't jump to a scene. the whole movie is just one long scene. The strange semi-featurette is well...strange. Showing a couple of deleted/extended scenes and some more of the video. That is pretty much it for features, but it really just fits along with the movie.
If you love good, creepy, thriller movies, you will love this movie.