Pretty good film.But I was expecting more. * * * 1/2

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2002)

"The Ring" suffers from only one thing:The hype going on around it.Here is a film that is being called the scariest film of the year and even though they were some elements that I thought were scary,the rest of the film had me wanting more.I have to admit that even though I wanted more of the scares that I expected,the film was still enjoyable."The Ring" is an interesting story and although the story is not original,I still found it to be interesting to watch.In the film,a woman investigates the mysterious deaths of people who have died after watching a videocassette that contains disturbing images.These people die seven days after watching the tape.One of the things I expected was a Blair Witch feel to it.I did not get that.What I did get in the scenes that did not scare me was an interesting film with disturbing images that I thought were subtle but disturbing.I don't think "The Ring" is the scariest film of the year.I do think it's a good film to make the time go by."Signs" in my opinion has to be the scariest film I saw so far this year.While each of those films deal with an unatural force,I wasn't frightened that much by "The Ring".But I was thrilled.