Japanese are highly imaginative when it comes to horror movies, and to the North Americans, this creativity actually works against them. Their horror flicks tend to be perceived as too wild of an idea to be sensible. The Ring is one of those movies that when you think about what it is about, nothing should be remotely scary, but you just can't help to feel the chill when you watch it and have a nightmare that very night you go to sleep. I heard the Japanese version of this movie was way scarier, and hense I have made a point not to purchase it.

When they hype a horror movie as something that will leave you brain dead if you watch it, then you...have to watch it!! What an ingenious idea! Warn people NOT to watch the movie because it might make you stupid! It was advertised as the scariest movie ever made. The premise is a little spooky; you know, watch the videotape, dead seven days later, but scariest thing ever? Don't think so. The herky jerky movements of the girl crawling out of the well and out of the television is too cool, but scariest thing ever? I don't think so. This is a good horror movie, and that's it. I guarentee you'll be the same after you watch it...and still alive seven days later.

Just because the movie in shot in a gray color scale doesnt make it brilliant. Mystic River was shot in a blue color scale but that doesn't make it a brilliant movie, it still was as dry and boring as a documentary and it was a murder mystery film. The Ring has a horrible and sketchy plot and the antagonist is a girl who looks suspiciously like an ugly male midget with long hair that lived down a well. Freaky tranny child molestor porn movie in the making: maybe, but a horror film this was not.

I thought this movie was good. The premise was pretty bizarre, but the cinematography was genius - everything shot in shades of gray added to the overall feel of the movie, as if there was always a sense of impending doom.

Alright, i dont care what anyone else thinks, but this movie was really creepy! I'm really not normally scared by scary movies, but for some reason this one freaked me out really bad. I'll admit, now that i watch it, i feel like its kindof silly that you die by watching a video tape, but you just gotta watch it with an open mind. The things on the video tape were probably the creepiest things in the movie. I think what made the whole movie scary was the way they flashed the random images, and those rings. Also the violin music really made it creepy. I really like this movie.

Neither scary nor too entertaining. I watched it, but it certainly could have been done loads better.

people actually thought this was frightening?

I didn't like it. They should have just let the Japanese version be the only version. It was much better to me.

This film is WAY overrated. It's good, and nothing more than that. One positive thing I can say about it is it's better than the Japanese original, "Ringu".

Gotta agree with some of the other comments that this movie was more creepy than scary. I can't watch this movie in a dark room.

An excellent movie. The scenes shot in black and white add to the overall atmosphere that this movie generates. And for the record, the original Japanese version is a lot better than the American effort.

This movie was one of the better horror movies I've seen in quite some time.It did not resort to cheap thrills or gratuitous gore,and instead worked through intrigue,suspense and strange yet subtle & mysterious imagery.The acting was good & it was shot with uncanny artistry that made the familiar seem bizarre.It was a bit convoluted,and was the kind of movie one needs to pay strict attention to,otherwise it would be make no sense at all.Even with attentiveness,it was elusive about certain things.I had chalked this up to those things being cleared up in the sequel-but they weren't.Don't bother with the sequel.It's LAME.

This was a scary movie the first time I saw it, then it got better everytime I watched it because I understood it more.

I have no idea how people are NOT scared by this one. I am not easily rattled but this movie creeped me out! Whew what a good one!

I would rank this as the most boring movie I have ever seen. Scary ??? for a 7 y/o possibly.

I have tried not once but three times to watch this so called EXCELLANT SCARY MOVIE, and have fallen asleep all three times. Honestly, couldn't keep my eyes open to watch this thing, it was that sad. Everyone was so surprised at the ending they said, i wonder how they ever got that far too see the end. I know what happened at the end only because I got tired of trying to watch it and finally asked someone who did. BORING is an understatement.

Judging by some of the comments below, some people didn't get it.. (WAY BIG SPOILERS) Some wrote something about only having to make a copy of the tape and you lived. Not the case at all. In fact, no copy would be necessary. The point was that Mom (Watts) and son won't die AS LONG AS there are OTHERS who have SINCE seen the tape and THEIR week hasn't passed. So, for example. I see the tape (my 7 days starts). But then I show it to someone else. My 7 days stops (pauses?) until the new victim dies. It's like a chain letter - or rather, a RING... The problem is that I would have to keep showing new people the tape in order for me to continue living. (that's kind of where the movie ends, which made it very creepy for me). Making copies would help this, but I suppose you could just continue showing people the original tape. The copying process has nothing to do with the curse. I hope this helps you appreciate the film a little more...

Whoa that was a WEIRD movie...

ok a bit confusing but nothing new really

The best scary movie ever!

I had to give it four stars because it scared me so much. ^_^;;; Oddly enough, I went to see it with my father, who has been a correctional officer for over 20 years and has been held hostage, and is a two-time blackbelt. He said this movie creeped him out, so you can pretty much conclude from there... If you have an imagination, this movie will terrify you. If you don't think it's scary, then you've been playing video games too long.

You are an idiot if you gave this movie less then 5.. But I guess you need a bit of brains to understand this one.. To freak you out.

Scary when I first saw it. But the second time it was boring and stupid.

i had nightmares YAAAAAAAAAY!

I have a question about this movie: The whole thing is that if you make a copy of the tape, you wont die. (it was discovered at the end). Rachel made a copy of the tape at the begining of the movie, but why through out the entire movie Rachel is having all these symptoms and signs as if she was going to die? (Bloody noses, blurry picture, hair coming out of her throat etc.)It's hard for me to watch this movie thinking that.

Did I miss something? After all the hype I was disappointed with this film. Yes it was ok, but it just never seemed to go anywhere. Shant bother with this one again.

You mean all you have to do is make a copy of the tape and you're safe? What if you gave someone a copy? Would they still have to make a copy of the copy? What if you copied it onto dvd? What if you copied over one of youre Dukes of hazzard episodes? Would Rosco P.Coltraine step out of you're tv. That would be sweet.

i really like this movie, even though it was not that scary. the way that they would show the things from the movie happening to the people was cool.

It is not that scary if you have really scary movies if you know what I mean!

The frist time I saw this movie was in the theatres with two girls...I was scared outta my mind! But now I laugh soo hard when ever I watch it! I love horror movies and this was soo great...oh and watch it again its pretty funny to make fun of...! LOVE IT!

One of the best horror movies I have seen in a very long time. I have seen it several times (on cable) & it never ceases to frighten. Love it.

Had a few creepy moments but it lacked a sturdy plot. Left too many questions unanswered. Better than many that Hollywood churns out, but still not a real scary movie.

Best horror film I have seen in years.

One of my favorite recent horror movies.

I loved Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan. Daveigh Chase will go far in the cinema. You have to see the Japanese film, read the novel and the comic book to understand this movie better though.

The scariest movie i've seen in a long time.

7 DAYS!!!

ONE OF THE SCARRIEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE SUSPENSE & SCARRY MOMENTS ARE COUNTLESS!!!!!!! IT MAKES YOU THINK!!!!!!

This movie was all in all ok. The effects were neat and the horror was alright but what was the story? It didn't have one. There were too many questions to ask about this film that's why it is only ok and not great. I also agree with axlrod2003 it was too long and got tireing. I highly recomend this movie though because most thick headed teens (all the teens these days) would think it's very scary.

this is one of my favorite movies. it was funny seeing everyone freak out in the theater over some of the dumbest things. well it did get me in one part in the theater. i screamed out holy shite and i hurt my friends ear.

This movie is better than most other typical hollywood horror flicks. This movie is not gory like other slasher horrors. The make-up was done superbly. The story was confusing but chilling. And most important the biggest factor of all is that it gets to your mind, it scares you pshycologically. So if you're sick with the typical slasher horrors, see this movie for a change. The more you think about it, the more you will scare yourself. P.S. unplug your TV!

It would have been nice to know who or what made the tape. If the family horse ranch was on an island then why was the girl's body dumped into a well on the mainland? When you see this scene you see horses in the background. Which implies that they were at a horse ranch. Were they at a friend's horse ranch? Did they own a second one? Other than these little questions I thought it was funny to watch people freak out at various scenes. The movie wasn't scary at all but it was funny.

A good pace movie.I never saw a boring part in this movie except for the horse scene.Watch it everyone,this is one of the better movies out there.

Creepy, but not scary. Plot holes abounded and got down right illogical sometimes. I mean you find out that you have 7 days to live, but you don't get going on a way to stop it until day 4, AFTER you place the same fate on your child and the man you love. PUHLEEZE. There was very little done here by the lead characted to debunk the dumb blonde postulate. The movie slowed down and just dragged on way too long in some parts. The first part was engrossing, but the second part was torturous. So many subplots didn't resolve or just disappeared. If you want to see it done right, rent the Japanese film on which this one was stolen...er...based. "Ringu".

this is probably da freakiest movie i've ever seen. the screeching sound was freaky and i pissed myself when i saw da well part.

I love horror movies but this one did not scare me at all, I sorta got it and I didn't. It's not what I thought.

I thought "The Ring" was a really good movie and I also thouught it was scary the fact that they sorta left you hanging is even scarier! but that little boy He didn't blink once in the movie he ws freaky and had some big eyes!!!!! HA HA HA

That movie was one of the best movies i have ever seen!

Her slayed corpse rests still// her ghost within the tape// watches the watcher

Most over-rated horror movie in recent times.

Really not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. It was also really confusing...especially in the end. The only reason I didn't give it anything less than 3 was because it did keep me interested, but then again, I finished the movie quite diappointed.

this scared the crap out of me i was shaking for 2 days

It's a really lame concept for a movie (a video that kills you after you watch it?), but I admit that it freaked me out for a couple of days, and this is the first and only movie that's ever done that to me. It was long and drawn out, and the beginning of it was just horrible (they could have come up with a better opener than that), but those little kids in that movie were just SCARY . . . . I'm not talking about that little girl, that little boy was kind of freaky! Did he blink ONCE in that entire movie?? And, yeah, the ending left much to be desired. I'm hoping that the original Japanese version fills in the gaps that this movie had.

I just watched this movie last night. Way too much hype; even my friend at Blockbuster recommended it to me. I watched the little girl that was in the movie on Fox in the Morning and even she laughed when the interviewer seemed surprised that her mom let her watch it because it was supposed to be so scary. I may be in the minority here, but I have to agree with Axelrod2003. Can someone tell me where the scary part was? I also agree with BigBaby. The ending totally sucked. Too many unanswered questions and pieces that didn't fit together. It seemed as though the director had several ideas going at once and couldn't decide which direction to go. A very sad disappointment but if you want to watch it just to say you watched it, go for it. It is your money.

not really scary. When someone watches this video they get a call that says "seven days' then they die seven days later. when this woman's niece dies afoter watching this video she tries to unravel the mystery of what is the Ring? she does her investigating and finds out some clues.and at the end what the Ring is. an okay movie but not scary to me.this movie has all the tricks to try and scare people such as extra loud phones, making it look like someone is behind you or following you etc.I do not know what all the hype was about though.

The beginning of the movie looks like another scary-teen movie, but it's not! Very nice act, and very nice plot.

I've just seen the Original Japanese version (Ringu, 1998 - http://us.imdb.com/Title?0178868). The movie was very quiet(!), but scary like hell. Look forward to see the american copy (some reporters say this is even a better film)!

I hated the f***ing thing! It was so darn scary! It got me so jumpy that it wasn't even funny! The ending was the worst I have seen in years. What is it with modern horror movies and bad endings? First jeepers creepers and now this! Why did they have to kill the guy? He was the only cool guy in the movie. That's totally not how I would end a movie. And I just wanna say that the part of the reason why the movie scared me so f***ing much is that it was so nasty! I mean the dead bodies didn't have to be so ugly... And BIGBABY is right, too many unanswered questions. I think the horrors should be scary while you watch them and the ending is supposed to rid the viewer of all fear, because everything is supposed to be explained. My butt! And considering that the movie was actually a rip-off of that other japanese movie, its identical copy one might say, the director has done a poor job. Message to the directors: please, don't make so f***ing scary senseless movies!

Bad movie. It was allright until the ending. Coming out of the TV at the end and killing the guy completely ruined the movie. Who made the videotape? What was the thing on horses about? Too many unanswered questions to be good. It wasen't a tad bit scary.

If I could give this movie a minus rating, I would. This movie sucked so bad, I got my money back at the ticket booth! Don't waste your time on this one, or your money. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! They just don't make horror movies with any real horror in them nowadays. The last movie that actually made me pick my feet up off the floor in sheer terror was "The Exorcist". Do yourself a favor, rent a classic, and hold your honey tight.

Not your typical horror flick. And I don't even like horror flicks!

I loved this movie and I saw it twice at the theater. I think teens are more into it because they get scared easier. I thought it was so creative with not too much gore, it kind of sent chills down your back..the way scary movies should be!

Quite possibly the worst movie ever, except maybe for Scary Movie 2. Made no sense whatsoever. I am still trying to figure out who made the videotape or how, or why the little girl was so evil.

that movie is like so funky.. even tho it wasnt scary i still liked it!!! ROCK ON!!~!

People said it was great, and i only thought it was decent. It wasnt scary, although the plot was decent. That kid was great though. Why is callmetootie's opinion allowed on here?