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| Review Summary |
The Ring revolves around Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts), a newspaper reporter who hears about a mysterious video tape that kills you in 7 days. She is first skeptical about the idea until four teenagers suddenly die after a week of watching the video. She then decides to track down the video to see exactly for herself what it's all about. After watching it she confides in her friend and ex Noah (Martin Henderson) to save her life and their son Aidan (David Dorfman), who also watched the tape. So in conclusion they have to unravel the mystery of “The Ring”.
Emily Komiyama, Resident Scholar
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This is the American remake of the 1998 Japanese hit movie Ringu which was based on a novel by Koji Suzuki. The plot follows Seattle reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) as she investigates the death of her niece by a mysterious vieotape that causes death to the viewer within seven days. Rachel, her son Aidan (David Dorfman) and her boyfriend Noah (Martin Henderson) all view the tape.
Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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The movie starts with a mysterious video tape. It's claimed that once you watch this tape your phone rings, and a little girl whispers 7 days, and in 7 days later you die, but they say before you die you see a ring. Rachael, a writer, has to unravel this mystery of the tape about the little girl Samara Morgan before she will kill again as she never sleeps....
Bevis, Resident Scholar
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When the mysterious deaths of several teenagers are traced back to a videotape they watched, Rachael the journalist (Naomi Watts) seeks out the video tape and watches it herself. She soon learns that the video tape is haunted, and that whoever watches it will die exactly one week later. Fearing for her life (and the life of her son who also watches the tape), Rachel frantically searches for answers to the following questions: Why do people die after watching the movie? Why does it take seven days? And most importantly, how can the deaths of people who watch the tape be avoided?
Jason Bowers, Resident Scholar
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When a mysterious videotape shows up, a single-mom (Watts) brazenly watches it, albeit the tape has already killed four viewers. As a newspaper intern, her curiosity and tireless research lead her to a remote, foggy island off Seattle to piece together the tape's elements which include a lighthouse, a tree, oval picture frames, insects and a dead horse. She subsequently believes the tape is some kind of message from a young girl long dead. When she interviews the girl's father, who denies ever having a daughter, she senses she is indeed on the right track.
Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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The main character is a journalist on a search for the truth about her niece's bizarre death. She involves her son and her son's father in the search, and all three become potential victims; this drives her to become obsessed with solving the mystery. The "killer" uses a videotape, phones and televisions to psychically attack victims from beyond the grave.
melicia, Resident Scholar
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A bunch of teens watch a video in a cabin in the woods, then seven days later they all start dropping like flies. Whatever it is that's killing them sure likes to leave a creepy looking corpse. One of the dead kids is the niece of a reporter who decides to investigate the mysterious deaths. She obtains a copy of the notorious video and watches it, unwittingly setting off a chain of events that could lead to the grisly deaths of others, including herself. Luckily she has the help of her ex and her clairvoyant son, and they eventually find where the evil girl/witch/ghost came from.
sayruh, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 44.3%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25.7%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- evil witch(es)
- ghosts!
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type
- skinny (woman)
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
- can see into the future
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- skinny (female)
Ethnicity
- White
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- mental hospital
Small town?
Yes
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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