I had high hopes for this film. What I left with at the end was bitter disappointment. While admittedly there are one or two thoroughly creepy moments, overall I found the picture fairly dull and the 'big surprise' all too predictable. The appearance of probably the most common motif in the Japanese horror tradition had me groaning out loud. I can only assume that those who raved about this film have seen little else by way of Japanese horror cinema. Ring is certainly not the new dawn in horror cinema that it was mooted to be. Audition was far, far superior...see that instead (better still, watch one after the other and compare notes). 5/10
Review of The Ring Virus
