the audience applauded

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The Ring was a novel concept, with surprisingly more depth than many horrors or thrillers, which at the time(IMHO) only sought to provide gore and scare with little thought. The Ring 2 however, as corroborated by WindDancer 1971, provides a continual energy and uneasy theme which leaves you feeling rarely "safe". (I thought the original similar to Jaws, which was edgy on/around water but gave a rest when clearly away).Not only this, but the style and back story are 100% improved (on an already good movie) to provide more depth and context.I really don't like or generally enjoy horrors/scary movies, but this was just a great movie, that happened to have these thrilling/chilling elements in its core.Strange because I've generally found IMDb scores to appreciate the more thoughtful movies, and to reflect such themes as I've seen them. I thought Cloverfield deserved a better score but this really was a surprise.

The Ring 2 (2005): Dir: Hideo Nakata / Cast: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker: Ridiculous sequel to the 2002 hit beginning with a pointless sequence that bears nothing to the rest of the film then journalist and single mother Naomi Watts springs into action when she realizes that the cursed videotape is responsible. Pretty much the same as before with Watts entering her T.V. to confront the woman in the well. Frankly, I wish she had of entered the screen and replaced the images of that of a better film. If she really desires to see something horrible on the tube then perhaps she should subject herself to some of the crap I've witnessed in movie theatres over the years. Directed by Hideo Nakata with production visuals being the best aspect. We witness fine visual elements, much of which is done from the first film, therefore seeing it here is really unnecessary. Watts brings nothing new to her role while David Dorfman as her son is truly laughable. Why the close-up of him eating a sandwich and making a stupid face? Elizabeth Perkins and Sissy Spacek are both capable actresses wasted in cameos. Simon Baker has the thankless role of Watts's boss. The Ring certainly had its flaws but it was a far cry superior to this mess. The only scary aspect is that someone thought it was a good idea to make it. Score: 2 / 10

"The Ring Two" is the sequel of the horror movie The Ring and in this one we are six months after the incidents involving the previous one lethal videotape and now we have some evidence which make us believe that evil is not finish but it's hiding in the darkness for one more time.I did not like this movie as much as I liked the first one which I think that it was magnificent. The interpretations of this movie were not good, the plot and the mystery was not there, the suspense and terror also missed, and this movie called horror, no I do not think so. In my opinion "The Ring Two" was a barker and nothing more than this.Finally I have to say that if you have watched the first movie then just do not watch this one, you will not regret it.

This is a great movie. (Part 1 & 2) I'm so glad I finally got to see part two. I wouldn't say that part two is outstanding, but I also wouldn't say it's terrible. But then again, I don't feel quite neutral about it. I actually love part two. I almost think that part one is a little bit better, but I also like this one because it has more drama/scares/mystery. So basically, I like part 1 and part 2 the same way. The Ring is just one of those movies where when you watch the first part, you can't stay away from the second part! I feel sympathetic for Samara and I love Naomi Watts in this... It's sad that Noah had to die in the first part. I loved him in that. That was pretty sad, plus he didn't deserve to die.