Review of Rings (2017) by Sevenw1Nters — 03 Feb 2017

I had a special history with the Rings franchise because I remember The Ring being the first horror movie I ever watched as a kid that really scared me.

Johnny Galecki and Vincent D'Onofrio I thought did an excellent job in their roles. Unfortunately the main couple that were clearly late 20-somethings cast at college freshmen weren't quite as inspiring.

I thought the movie felt more like a psychological mystery with a darker twist than an actual horror film. Meaning I was never really scared while watching the film, for a part of the movie even Samara could be considered on the good team which makes it hard to be scared in that scenario. The film felt more like a reboot than a sequel as well. There were a few plot points I found intriguing, mostly I liked the ending, some might call it cliche but I didn't see it coming and it had the right feeling of how a horror movie should end imo.

Overall I would say the movie was decent. I don't think it lived up to the reputation the first movie has and by no means am I saying everyone should go out and see it but I certainly don't think it deserves the 1/10 and 2/10 reviews it seems to be getting. It was a serviceable film and wasn't any worse than most of the horror movies that have came out recently. I think a 6/10 or 7/10 is a fair score.