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The Ring

 

Review by James Anthony


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Hooray! At last someone has put it all together in a horror movie and come up with one really scary package that will have you hiding your head in the cushions.

It is The Ring - starring our own Naomi Watts - and rates equally with the possibly greatest horror/psychological thriller The Omen.

Now we don't want to give anything much away on this ripper effort other than to say it starts with an urban legend about a mysterious videotape that once watched will have you dead within a week.

Sound silly? Implausible? Well, not in this film. The Ring is a genuinely disturbing movie about a journalist (Watts) who is following up the deaths of some teenagers who have allegedly watch the tape.

Not a great believer in the supernatural or spooky things, she breezes into an investigation only to discover that maybe there is some truth to the legend.

I can't say any more otherwise they'll make me watch the tape!

Anyway, Watts is terrific as Rachel Keller and it has to be said she gets herself into things that you wouldn't catch me touching with a 10-metre pole - even with a bible attached.

She is well supported by Martin Henderson as her ex-hubby, the incomparable Brian Cox as a man who may be able to unlock the secrets to the mystery and David Dorfman as her son Aiden.

The photography in The Ring is superb and will have arts-school students wishing they could open their eyes long enough to get a few tips.

The video transfer is faultless and the sound has been done so well that you'll be looking over each shoulder every time you here something new from each channel.

The Ring is a must-see - but it's probably better you don't do it alone!

Conclusion: 90% Extras: 60%.

 


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