Ring 2 (Hideo Nakata) - Following on mere hours after the events of
the first film, you discover a little more about the incidents which have
already happened, while also having to cope with the events has they unfold
here. These focus on a psychic child who has become the receptacle for the
evil force which kills those who watch a certain video tape. Once again, a
journalist and a maths teacher - colleagues of those from Ring - are
involved in the quest, and you get much the same mix of striking visuals
and...well, not that much else. Certainly, I can't deny that a spooky
atmosphere is efficiently established, but rarely is anything done with
it. Instead, things just peter out without any kind of pay-off, and you
reach the end with no sense of closure as another sequel is flagged. At the
risk of sounding crude, this is a movie which is great at foreplay, but
possesses a two-inch dick. D
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