The Ring Two (2005)

Regisseur:

Hideo Nakata

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Hiroshi Takahashi (1998 film Ringu)

Premierendatum:

18. März 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Drama | Mystery

Werbezeile:

Fear comes full circle.

Plot:

Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Happy Ending | Reporter | Hypothermia | Remake By Original Director

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Fear comes...maybe half circle.

Besetzung

Naomi Watts	...	Rachel Keller
Simon Baker	...	Max Rourke
David Dorfman	...	Aidan Keller
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Dr. Emma Temple
Gary Cole	...	Martin Savide
Sissy Spacek	...	Evelyn
Ryan Merriman	...	Jake
Emily VanCamp	...	Emily
Kelly Overton	...	Betsy
James Lesure	...	Doctor
Daveigh Chase	...	Samara (archive footage)
Kelly Stables	...	Evil Samara
Cooper Thornton	...	Father of Emily
Marilyn McIntyre	...	Mother of Emily
Jesse Burch	...	Male Reporter

Alternativ:

Samara (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title)
The Ring 2 (International: English title) (alternative spelling) (UK)
Samara: Ring 2 (Philippines: English title) (informal title)
Ring 2 (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

Länge:

110 Min | 128 Min (unrated version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Sweden:15 | Iceland:16 | Taiwan:R-12 | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Poland:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Firma:

DreamWorks SKG

Dies und das:

Richard Kelly was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down.

Pannen:

Audio-Visuelle Asynchronität: During the flashback where Evelyn is trying to drown baby Samara, the child is smiling happily though at the same time we hear her horrified crying.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Emily: Ever seen a shooting star?
Jake: Sure. You?
Emily: You know what you're supposed to do, right?
Jake: What do you mean, make a wish?
Emily: If you saw one right now, what would you wish for?
Jake: Well, that's a secret.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Montiert/geschnitten aus The Ring (2002)

Fear comes...maybe half circle.

The Ring was my favourite film of 2002, the best horror film I'd seen in ages, and I subsequently saw and enjoyed (with the exception of Ring 0 - What the hell was that?) all the Japanese films as well.

So when I heard that the director of the original films was set to do the second "remake", it was suitably excited. Imagine what he could do with a bigger budget and better technology? It is however, not even close to the first, and such improvements don't surface (same CGI, C-list Hallmark Channel cast). It does manage to keep you nervous throughout, but the proper scares are too infrequent and it appears to take itself too seriously. This is all too evident when the creepiest kid in cinema is admitted to hospital and The Ring 2 turns into a child abuse drama for around twenty minutes, leaving you wondering when it'll pick up a bit again.

It's also the kind of film that demands that you re-watch the first one before you go to see it; the opening makes no sense unless you've seen "Rings" on the Collectors Edition DVD, and there's a ton of stuff that may have easily been forgotten if you saw the film three years ago.

It's alright; it's a horror sequel-remake thing, so you don't expect too much and you wont be disappointed, but you can't help but think it could have been done a bit better.