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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Ring
2002
****
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Jane Alexander, Daveigh Chase, Brian Cox, Shannon Cochran, Lindsay Frost, Amber Tamblyn, Rachael Bella, Richard Lineback

A journalist investigates a mysterious videotape that is said to bring death to anyone who watches it within seven days. As she delves deeper into the story, she puts herself and her loved ones in peril. I haven't seen the 1998 Japanese original, but this Hollywood remake tells a creepy and powerful horror story. Gore Verbinski's visually resourceful film manages to maintain an eerie atmosphere all the way to the end. Followed by The Ring Two.