Superior Horror

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2003)

One of the best horror films of recent years, which isn't saying much when you think of the competition, but The Ring is a very good horror movie. Perhaps a little slow in places but with strong lead performances and a terrific basic idea, watch a video tape and seven days later you die...genius! I haven't seen the Japanese original but I don't think this version would have let it down. I went to see this at the pictures on a Saturday night after a few beers so I feel I really need to see this again at home on DVD. The film contains several jump out of your seat moments, proper ones, not the pathetic attempts to shock the audience in the likes of "I still know what you did last summer", which actually shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as films as classy as this one. The sequence with the horse on the ferry was the stand out moment for me, it was superb. I highly recommend this one.