You won't be answering the phone after you see this movie

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2006)

I had no idea what this movie was about when my brother took me to see it so I had no idea what to expect. There are scary movies that have startling scenes, there are scary movies that will creep you out, then there are scary movies that keep you awake at night. This was all three. I was actually sinking in my seat and hiding behind my jacket while watching.
The plot is that of a video that if you watch you then only have seven days to live. The concept of a "killer video" is new to me and it was played out very well up until the very end. The movie was chronicling the seven day hell that the main character, Rachel (Naomi Watts) was going through before her demise. You could feel every bit of fear and anxiety she was experiencing as she tirelessly tried to find out how to prevent her untimely death. As she clamored for answers and got closer to the meaning of this video tape she had more and more inexplicable events happen to her.
The movie was only made better and more intense by not going the traditional route of discovering the injustice to stop the suffering. The Ring is a must see for scary movie enthusiast, the scariest movie I've seen in years.