I'm a fan of the previous two but this was just bad. There was potential; a couple of storylines it could have followed but then it just mixed them together and failed
Not as bad as I expected but still a step below The Ring Two. It had some nice surreal imagery and serviceable cinematography and it introduced some interesting new ideas but it failed to have a real backbone or theme behind it which The Ring movies have always had (at this point I can only judge on the american remakes as I have yet to see the Japanese).
The Ring had an overarching theme of the endlessness of suffering and how our ways of dealing with it and letting it out causes others to suffer unless they also engage in catharsis. It dealt with ideas of what it means to be a mother and a father.
The Ring Two expanded on the subject of motherhood, of self sacrifice, of abuse.
This one had a somewhat engaging plot but lacked a real backbone or substance. It only dealt with the surface ideas that previous Ring movies had already brought to the table and ended up reminding me of an episode of Goosebumps.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, and I really liked the new additions to the movie, especially the ouroboros imagery.
In summation you will probably enjoy this movie if you are a fan of Ring movies, but don't expect anything deep, or even new.
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americanadian25
Not THE worst horror sequel ever... but close.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZr-6KoKTQ
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BAZINGAatomicelmo
2/10RobZombie
Anything but scary.Bit of an insult to the 1998 and 2002 versions.
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I'm a fan of the previous two but this was just bad. There was potential; a couple of storylines it could have followed but then it just mixed them together and failednick121235
Not as bad as I expected but still a step below The Ring Two. It had some nice surreal imagery and serviceable cinematography and it introduced some interesting new ideas but it failed to have a real backbone or theme behind it which The Ring movies have always had (at this point I can only judge on the american remakes as I have yet to see the Japanese).The Ring had an overarching theme of the endlessness of suffering and how our ways of dealing with it and letting it out causes others to suffer unless they also engage in catharsis. It dealt with ideas of what it means to be a mother and a father.
The Ring Two expanded on the subject of motherhood, of self sacrifice, of abuse.
This one had a somewhat engaging plot but lacked a real backbone or substance. It only dealt with the surface ideas that previous Ring movies had already brought to the table and ended up reminding me of an episode of Goosebumps.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, and I really liked the new additions to the movie, especially the ouroboros imagery.
In summation you will probably enjoy this movie if you are a fan of Ring movies, but don't expect anything deep, or even new.