![]() My opinion didn’t change much.ĭon’t get me wrong, Nakata’s simplistic staging and the subdued score allow for several goosebumps. I’m sure my previous knowledge of how it would all play out factored into my overall impression of Ringu. I decided to start my weekend binge-fest here, to go in with fresh eyes. I understand why people love it, but it doesn’t fully work for me. Plus, I saw Verbinski’s remake before getting around to the original. Kick this one to the bottom of the well and seal it shut!įull disclosure: I anticipate getting annihilated by daring to leave this film so low on the list. Throw in plenty of poor CGI, a script that is nothing but a loose collection of soggy scares, and you have yourself a terribly forgettable sequel. There are numerous “look what we can do with Final Cut” moments of sped-up, slowed down, jarring cuts that just don’t fit. It doesn’t fit in Nakata’s oeuvre in any way, shape, or form as we know it. I wonder how much of this film’s failure falls on Nakata’s shoulders. ![]() While I totally would’ve quit that job anyway, it wasn’t necessarily worth doing it for The Ring Two. Then my 16 year old supervisor told me to go walk through a different screening. I quit, picked up a friend, and off we went to see The Ring Two at a different theater. It was going to be so scary, and I was missing out. I mean, they brought Hideo Nakata in to direct. I walked in to see Samara clawing her way out of the well up on the massive screen. The first screening I was to “check” was a packed house for The Ring Two. All he did was order me to walk through auditoriums. They were so busy that they stuck me with a 16 year old to “show me the ropes”. I started the night The Ring Two came out. True story, I was 19 and just picked up a second job at a multiplex. How do these 6 films stack up? Does Japan really do Sadako better than America does Samara? Does my opinion even matter to you? Keep reading to find out! I tacked this on because I want to see it and it just launched on Shudder, so…there’s that logic. Still with me? Good, because Sadako vs Kayako is the last film that will be in the running. We’ll then bypass the original TV adaptation and South Korean remake. I’ll then take a hop and a skip over the “Rasen Timeline” which includes the two Sadako 3D films. They also exist within their own continuity, the “Hideo Nakata Timeline”. From Japan, Ringu, Ringu 2, and Ringu 0: Birthday are represented for being what truly started it all. To explain my choices, I will obviously be including the two American productions. I’ll be focusing on 6 entries in the Ring saga. Plus, 12 is just a hell of lot to cram into one weekend binge-fest. I won’t rank ALL 12 films as obviously Rings has yet to be released. With a whopping total of 12 features that span varied continuities and include several remakes across different countries, is there any story left to tell? And of those many adaptations, which ones are worth seeking out? You may have gathered enough context clues to guess where that particular entry falls on this list. The franchise has laid dormant inside of a VCR for nearly 12 years after the stinker that was The Ring Two. Rings, the third American film, is set to return the vengeful Samara to cinemas this Friday, Feb 3rd. Today we’ll be ranking 6 of the films in the series from the Japanese Ringu to the horrid American sequel, The Ring Two. For those unaware, the films tell the story of a CAGG by the name of Sadako/Samara, depending on country of origin, who will come for you 7 days after you’ve watched a cursed VHS tape. Enter, The Ring (2000), Gore Verbinski’s take on the cult original was a massive success that launched a wave of increasingly less successful Asian horror remakes. The post- Scream slasher phase was waning, and Hollywood needed something new to drive into the ground. These words could describe numerous entries into the J-Horror craze that washed upon our shores in the early 00’s.
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