A horror movie that freaked me out...

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2003)

With the release of "Thirteen Ghosts" and "House on Haunted Hill," you're not expecting much out of many horror movies - especially when you know they're going to be lame. They're all the same; immature young adults move into a house rumored to be haunted. "The Ring," however, is a different story. It is truly disturbing and mind-boggling. It is probably the scariest movie I've seen in years.
From the moment I saw the videotape - which will kill its viewers in seven days - to the very end of the movie, I was totally freaked out. "The Ring" doesn't rely on jumping out of your seat but constantly builds the tension, giving a sensation like that's going to happen. But it never does.
"The Ring" relies on images. There are times in which there is no music and very little sound, but what we see is scary and enough to give us nightmares. Director Gore Verbinski shows us the remains of victims killed by the videotape, courtesy of Rick Baker, he shows us an eerie video tape with a mysterious woman brushing her hair, looking in the mirror, among other things on the tape.
"The Ring" asks tons of questions but never answers them, leaving it remain mysterious. I don't think it's necessary to make a sequel or prequel, as the ending and the beginning of this film are absolutely perfect and unique. We are left asking ourselves the questions... and are sometimes answered them in our dreams.