The Ring Two (2005)

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Writers (WGA):

Ehren Kruger (written by)
Kôji Suzuki (novel)

Release Date:

18 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

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:

Videotape | Dead Animal | Water | Good Versus Evil | Drowning

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Rachel
Simon Baker	...	Max Rourke
David Dorfman	...	Aidan
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

Also Known As:

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)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

110 min | 128 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | Hungary:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15 | Japan:U | India:A (cinema release) | 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

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Copies of the "Cursed Tape" were dropped in public places as a form of promotion. After about five minutes of footage, the viewer is directed to the movie's website.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Aidan picks up the camera in the bathroom to take a picture the flash is up in the reflection, but when he starts taking the pictures a second later the flash is down and pops up when he starts taking the pictures.

Quotes:

[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.

Movie Connections:

References Planet of the Apes (2001)

The Ring Two: The Heretic!!!!!!!!!

Naomi Watts could not save this. Not even a descent performance by herself could save this this mish mash of a sequel that had the same affect as Exorcist II: The Heretic. By the climax, EVERY one around me in the theater was laughing. No joke. The dialogue becomes unbearably tedious and the plot becomes atrociously abstruse. The film follows Rachel Keller into Oregon where she tries to forget the events of the first one, but then Samara shows up wanting a mommy... and that is the point of the film. All that CGI crap for absolutely nothing. And that is exactly what this film is. No, really, I am not going to dignify this film with a review worth reading. I am sure Naomi Watts would rather have changed Samara's diaper then done this film!

This film honestly has no guts, spunk, or attitude that the first film had. This film is a bunch of special effects covering up a paper thin plot.

Avoid like the plague!!

1 Star!