Scariest PG-13 movie ever!

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2002)

This is the scariest PG-13 movie I've ever seen, and quite disturbing. Beautiful to look at, with a horrifying twist ending that is unusual for Hollywood. My only two complaints ***SPOILERS*** are 1) that the annoying psychic kid didn't mention that he knew what his mom and dad were supposed to do, so of course, they screwed up and (understandably) did the wrong thing, making you think it was a typical "lay your bones to rest" type ghost story, when in fact it was infinitely more sinister; and 2) that the real reason everyone hated and feared the ghost girl was never really explained. Otherwise, this is a perfect movie. Parents should avoid taking young children to see this (2 such families got up and walked out halfway through when I saw it, LOL), because the kids will have nightmares for weeks or months after seeing this film! I'm an adult and a horror movie junkie, but even I got a little nervous around bedtime, because I couldn't get some of those sick images from the movie out of my head and was afraid I'd have a bad dream! THE RING is one of the most successful chiller-thrillers ever committed to celluloid, but don't give Dreamworks all the credit---it was originally a 1998 Japanese movie mega-hit that SKG remade for American audiences. I have not seen the Japanese version, but am going to track it down (especially if I can find a copy with English subtitles). If you want to be scared, go see THE RING!!!