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The Ring Two (2005)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:10

Rotten:26

Average Rating:4.8/10

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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence/terror, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Mar 18, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $75,888,270

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... 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 fresh start, Rachel takes a job as a crime reporter at the local newspaper, instantly establishing a pluckily competitive friendship with colleague Max Rourke (Simon Baker). But when it turns out Samara (Kelly Stables) has followed their trail, taking out innocent teens along the way with her old videotape tricks, Rachel dives right back into the mystery. But Samara gets to her son Aiden first. And as a budding photographer in his own right, with a nifty digital camera that he takes everywhere, Aiden quickly finds his own way to harness the relentless ghost. This time, along with the familiar video imagery and spooky clues from the first film, there is a lot of flooding going on. Water pours from television sets, doorways, and especially bathtubs. In addition, there are special effects involving some undead deer who, like Samara, seem to want respite for their wrongful deaths. Sissy Spacek makes a cameo as a religious mental patient in a creepy institution. But it is Watts who steals the show as the fearless uber-mom who digs through the cobwebbed basement of a haunted house, plunges to the bottom of a slimy well, and dances with death in an attempt to stop the perpetual cycle. [More]

Starring: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker, Sissy Spacek

Starring: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker, Sissy Spacek, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole

Director: Hideo Nakata

Director: Hideo Nakata
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Composer: Henning Lohner, Hans Zimmer
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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A perplexing compound of the silly and the glum.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
04/09/05
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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It is like an exercise in cinema mechanics: Images, music, photography and mood conspire to create a sense of danger, even though at any given moment we cannot possibly explain the rules under which that danger might manifest itself.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/09/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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May not be a masterpiece, but it has its share of thoughtful little angles.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
04/09/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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Too many loose ends.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
03/24/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The let's-travel-through-the-TV-screen sequence was better in Fat Albert.

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03/22/05
Ed Park
Ed Park
Village Voice
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I thought the original had a nice evil chill to it, but this is an unnecessary second chapter that dumbs down all the main characters and is curiously lacking in quality scares.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
03/21/05
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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This is a campy scream-a-thon in which you can alternate between freaking and cackling.

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03/18/05
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Appears to have been written on a large piece of blank paper by chickens with their feet dipped in ink.

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03/18/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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As in the first movie, there's a lot to the plot that doesn't make sense if analyzed closely, and, as in the first, the end is particularly implausible. But overall, the second Ring is more entertaining.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
03/18/05
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Tell yourself that it's not a horror movie but a farce -- at times a rousingly ridiculous one -- and you'll save yourself a world of disappointment.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/18/05
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Perfunctory, thrill- free sequel.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/18/05
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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A dull, plodding horror movie that ventures into the realm of idiocy when it isn't busy remaking the first film.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
03/18/05
James Berardinelli
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ReelViews
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A movie which will confuse newcomers and disappoint old fans.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
03/18/05
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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Borrowing liberally from the Exorcist and Omen movies, and with little regard for credibility, The Ring Two has a familiar ring to it.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/18/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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An uneven story undermines this horror franchise, despite high-quality performances by Naomi Watts and David Dorfman.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
03/18/05
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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The movie is as side-splitting as it is creepy.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/18/05
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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Despite a pedigreed cast and crew, Ring Two might as well be Blair Witch 2.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/18/05
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Kruger's script is a typical collection of sprawling, audience-tested shock scenes strung together with a few chunks of exposition for logical coherence.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/18/05
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Almost delivers.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/18/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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After seeing The Ring Two, you wonder if 90 minutes of skin-tingling, dream-style imagery wouldn't be preferable to the narrative here.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
03/18/05
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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