The Ring (2002)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers (WGA):

Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Ehren Kruger (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Before you die, you see the ring

Plot:

A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.

Plot Keywords:

Video | Journalist | Death | Cabin | Legend

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Rachel Keller
Martin Henderson	...	Noah Clay
David Dorfman	...	Aidan Keller
Brian Cox	...	Richard Morgan
Jane Alexander	...	Dr. Grasnik
Lindsay Frost	...	Ruth Embry
Amber Tamblyn	...	Katie Embry
Rachael Bella	...	Becca Kotler
Daveigh Chase	...	Samara Morgan
Shannon Cochran	...	Anna Morgan
Sandra Thigpen	...	Teacher
Richard Lineback	...	Innkeeper
Sasha Barrese	...	Girl Teen #1
Tess Hall	...	Girl Teen #2
Adam Brody	...	Kellen - Teen #3

Also Known As:

Ring (USA) (pre-release title)
Seven Days (USA) (working title)
Static (USA) (working title)
Le cercle (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Звонок (Russia) [ru]
Предизвестена смърт (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
A kör (Hungary) [hu]
El aro (Mexico) [es]
Halka (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Krug (Croatia) [hr]
La señal (Spain) [es]
Le cercle - The ring (France) [fr]
O Aviso (Portugal) [pt]
O Chamado (Brazil) [pt]
Ring (Finland) [fi]
Ring (Germany) [de]
Ring (Estonia) [et]
The Ring (Denmark) [da]
The Ring - Das Grauen schläft nie (Germany) (TV title) [de]
The Ring - O Aviso (Portugal) [pt]
The ring - La señal (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39347) | Greece:K-17

Filming Locations:

5th Ave & Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The tree with the fiery red leaves featured in the movie is a Japanese maple. The fruit of this tree is known as a "samara".

Goofs:

Continuity: Mr Morgan tells Rachel to leave his house, he opens the door and you can see that the day is very sunny, when he closes the door, it's full of fog and very cloudy.

Quotes:

Doctor: Your parents love you, Samara.
Samara Morgan: Not Daddy.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Ring Two (2005)

Soundtrack:

HEY JOHN

Horror with Depth!

Before I saw The Ring, I used to think of horror movies as something about a supernatural (sometimes not supernatural) force that gobbles up people in bizarre series of deaths usually accompanied by blood and gore. Maybe I ought to blame it on my own selection of movies. But I realized that horror movies can have a deep and a decent story line after seeing The Ring.

The Ring is an adaptation of the Japanese movie Ringu. Ringu is a well respected horror movie. Rather than call The Ring as an adaptation I would prefer calling it as an improvisation of Ringu. For I have seen both movies and in my personal opinion the producers of The Ring have made the story a bit deeper and of course with the music and special effects scarier.

A particular thing worth mentioning is the work done by the child actor David Dorfman (playing the role of Aidan). My personal opinion is that he has done a very good job. And Ehren Kruger, in his script for the movie has given a major role to Aidan as opposed to lesser important role given to Aidan's Japanese counterpart.

Full credit to the Ring's makers for a very fine adaptation of the original Ringu. And yes, a small word of advice for those who have not seen the real Daveigh Chase (playing Samara). After seeing this movie, do look up on the net for a picture of hers and make the comparison! And do try and watch Ringu as well. A very respectable movie indeed.

A good story, nice scares, decent acting and smooth direction! Enjoy the movie!