Went to see The Ring on Friday night since it is Hallowe'en week afterall. Now, when I go to see a scary movie, I want to have the daylights scared out of me. The Ring didn't quite do that. I was intrigued by the concept of the movie, which is actually based on a Japanese blockbuster film, and found myself wanting more depth to this by the end. The Naomi Watts character does a good job of discovering the meaning of the 'scary' issue, but only the why and not the how, if that makes any sense. I don't know if the movie being in it's second 'hit' week had anything to do with it, but many of the suspenseful moments were pre-empted by the audience. I usually like things that go bump in the dark, but I'm not sure that loud noises are a good substitute for that. I'm hoping the original is available for a comparison.
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