Wednesday, March 23, 2005
RING 2
(View trailer for Ring 2)Well, I would like to say that I saw this movie on a dare, but I went of my own free will (I'm SO ashamed). Being a big fan of the first one, as soon as I heard that they were making a sequel to The Ring I was worried that Hollywood would prove, once again, that they have no idea how to make a sequel, let alone choose which ones need one.
The Ring 2 was a lot like a bad marriage:
1) Too much melodrama and not enough action
2) You don't realize what you've gotten yourself into until you've already commited to it.
3) The child is unnecessarily tormented through the whole darned thing.
4) It goes on WAY longer than it ever should.
5) After it's over you feel like you've just wasted a part of your life that you'll never get back.
Aside from the sub-par acting and the mediocre special effects, the movie had no real story development except for scenes that were just basically rehashed plot devices from the first movie with a new paint job. The scariest part about the first film is that in the end you still had questions and no real closure. The worst part about the second film is that they insult the audience's intelligence by trying to overexplain things and repeat plot effects over and again to make sure that you don't miss something instead of giving you an unexepected thrill now and then. In total, I would say that there is only about 3 minutes of screentime that would make even the most squimish person cover their eyes. The only thing truly scary about this movie is that it is a perfect example of how Hollywood is more concerned about cashing in on a hot name than making a good movie out of something bursting with so much potential.
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