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The Ring (2002)

The Ring is a 2002 supernatural horror thriller film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, and Daveigh Chase. It is a remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese horror film Ring, based on Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel of the same name. Watts portrays a journalist who investigates a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it.

The Ring was released theatrically on October 18, 2002, and received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the atmosphere, visuals, and Watts's performance. The film grossed over $249 million worldwide on a $48 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes. It is the first installment of the English-language Ring series, and is followed by The Ring Two and Rings, which were released in 2005 and 2017, respectively.

The Ring paved the way for English-language remakes of Asian horror films, such as The Grudge, Dark Water, and The Eye, all of which were poorly received.

Do you like freaky movies then this would be the one for you. This movie had mysterious parts in it and also frightening to the bone parts. I would rate this movie 7 out of 10 because I kind of really didn't understand it. My favorite person in the movie was Noa or whoever he was. This movie made me keep on watch by how things would go in the movie. Out of the strangest movies I have ever seen this would be one of them. And that gets to a lot of freaky movies. What I liked about it is that in the first part when the girl is researching she finds out that all of the kids that watched it at the same time died at the same time. This movie had real good affects. So if you want to watch this mysterious film rent it or buy it to see the freak show.