The Ring

1998 [JAPANESE]

Action / Horror / Mystery

69
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 81% · 46 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 84817 84.8K

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Plot summary

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Director

Hideo Nakata Photo
Hideo Nakata

Top cast

Hiroyuki Sanada Photo
Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryûji Takayama
Mantarô Koichi Photo
Mantarô Koichi as Kôkaidô no Shikôyaku
Yôichi Numata Photo
Yôichi Numata as Takashi Yamamura
Yûrei Yanagi Photo
Yûrei Yanagi as AD Okazaki
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
822.76 MB
1280*694
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 13
1.54 GB
1920*1040
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 89

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Bungle-9 7 / 10

More of a mystery than a horror

This movie was considerably hyped up, so I saw it eventually. My personal opinion is that this is more of a good mystery movie than a horror movie - it really wasn't that scary, to me at least. The only really scary moments were spoiled for me because I had already seen them before on things like "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" on TV or something, and the notes by a critic inside the DVD box also spoiled it.Sound design was one part of this film that struck me - quite good at doing what it was supposed to, sometimes unsettling. I didn't feel a lot of character to be honest - just people making their way through the story.In my opinion, worth seeing just to investigate the hype, but don't expect to need a new change of underwear after seeing it. For that, you might want to consider The Grudge.
Reviewed by Xstal 8 / 10

All is Not Well That Ends Well...

If you watch the video and then the phone rings, you've got a week to wait, to find out what it will bring, or rather what it will take away, as it's quite a significant price you have to pay, just for pressing play, to see Sadako spring.Still a great piece of horror film making.
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