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04/01/06
The Ring Two (2005)
20 %
Reviews Counted: 176 Fresh: 36 Rotten:140 Average Rating: 4.4/10
Consensus:
Ring Two serves up horror cliches, and not even Hideo Nakata, the director of the movies from which this one is based, can save the movie from a dull screenplay full of absurdities.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Synopsis: In this horror sequel from Japanese master Hideo Nakata, the curse of the videotape returns. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aiden (David Dorfman) move from Seattle after their first terrible run-in with the tortured evil spirit Samara, relocating to Oregon. Attempting to make a... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker, Sissy Spacek, Elizabeth Perkins
Director: Hideo Nakata
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Composer: Henning Lohner, Hans Zimmer
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Composer: Henning Lohner, Hans Zimmer
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02/09/06
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Naomi Watts is excellent, giving a more complex performance than the film really deserves and portraying Rachel as a mixture of anger, toughness and vulnerability.
04/09/05
Watts is a terrific actress, but there's little she can do to cover the cavernous gaps in logic in Ehren Kruger's script.
04/09/05
Top Critic
This isn't a slasher horror film at all; it gets deep into the characters' heads.
04/06/05
Provides one or two jumps and they're suitably creative, but they don't represent the film as a whole which is, in short, a mess.
03/07/05
Unfortunately, the screenplay by Ehren Kruger is littered with plot holes that reduce the story to a generic thriller formula.
07/15/08
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05/26/06
Fracassa ao abandonar o interessante conceito da fita amaldiçoada para se concentrar numa trama boba envolvendo possessão. Ainda assim, é melhor que Ringu 2 - o que não é uma grande proeza.
04/03/06
[It] inevitably lacks the unsettling mystery and the evolving unease of the first one. While there are still startling moments, there are no surprises.
02/07/06
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01/17/06
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09/26/05
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The 'terror' remains that only in theory as, for all its isolated amusements, [the film] never truly scares.
07/05/05
Do yourself a favor and don't tarnish the original "Ring" by seeing this sequel.
05/02/05
Watts is back for more, but her mother hen routine begins to wear out its welcome. It must be difficult to maintain that look of constipation take after take.
04/30/05
The film’s structure shamelessly apes its predecessor while trying (and failing) to ratchet up its scares.
04/23/05
Destroyed its own best scary bits in favor of digging up more mythology.
04/21/05
The result is actually much better than anyone had perhaps expected, with a fright quota that actually exceeds the original, even if it completely abandons common sense and rational plotting to get there.
04/20/05
Shouldn't wind up the devotees too much and will keep fans of the first American movie quiet.
04/19/05
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