I never expected this movie to blow me away. In fact, i was ready to be very disappointed. But (gasp) i wasn't. I really quite enjoyed The Ring 2, and even though it was in a totally different league to the original remake, i was entertained.
Why? Well, in The Ring, we got too little Samara for my liking, as she only really came into play in the last 10 or 15 minutes. But in the sequel, she comes back in good form and we see things from her perspective. The bit at the start (if you've seen it, you'll know what i'm talking about)after the opening scene made everyone in the room jump right out of their seats, an that impressed me, because i didn't see it coming. Sissy Spacek's cameo was a great treat at that point in the movie and she fits in well with the character.
But as with any movie, it has its flaws. For one, those ridiculous deer. They had the whole cinema in ructions of laughter, which really destroyed the atmosphere. Another qualm would be the fact that sometimes there can be a lapse in dialogue, where the actors struggle to deliver a badly written line, and its glaringly obvious when it occurs. But my main complaint is the general lack of fear. It doesn't take a lot to get me scared, but Samara failed to deliver the scares she rightly deserved, and for this, i felt a little ripped off.
All in all, like many sequels, The Ring Two is inferior to the original, but its by no means a bad film. The reason i think that its been getting such low marks is because its being compared to its predecessors. In comparison, its not so good, but as a stand alone, i think its an okay movie.
Why? Well, in The Ring, we got too little Samara for my liking, as she only really came into play in the last 10 or 15 minutes. But in the sequel, she comes back in good form and we see things from her perspective. The bit at the start (if you've seen it, you'll know what i'm talking about)after the opening scene made everyone in the room jump right out of their seats, an that impressed me, because i didn't see it coming. Sissy Spacek's cameo was a great treat at that point in the movie and she fits in well with the character.
But as with any movie, it has its flaws. For one, those ridiculous deer. They had the whole cinema in ructions of laughter, which really destroyed the atmosphere. Another qualm would be the fact that sometimes there can be a lapse in dialogue, where the actors struggle to deliver a badly written line, and its glaringly obvious when it occurs. But my main complaint is the general lack of fear. It doesn't take a lot to get me scared, but Samara failed to deliver the scares she rightly deserved, and for this, i felt a little ripped off.
All in all, like many sequels, The Ring Two is inferior to the original, but its by no means a bad film. The reason i think that its been getting such low marks is because its being compared to its predecessors. In comparison, its not so good, but as a stand alone, i think its an okay movie.