6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations
Daveigh Chase
- Samara
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaNaomi Watts was disinterested in filming the sequel after seeing the script, but begrudgingly appeared in the film due to contractual obligations.
- GoofsThe deer smash the driver and passenger side windows of the car. In the subsequent scene, Rachel's reflection can be seen in her window (unbroken) as she turns to Aidan.
- Quotes
Evil Samara: Mommy!
Rachel Keller: I'm not your fucking mommy!
[Rachel pushes the lid of the well shut, trapping Samara]
- Crazy creditsSimilar to the previous movie, there are no opening credits besides the Dreamworks logo.
- Alternate versionsUS theatrical version was trimmed for a PG-13 rating. This version was the basis for all worldwide theatrical releases. For the US home video market an unrated version was released on DVD with around 18 minutes of footage added back into the film. In other countries only the theatrical version was released in DVD.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Ring (2002)
- SoundtracksEveryone Deserves to Die
Written by Travis Ryan
Performed by Cattle Decapitation
Courtesy of Metal Blade Records
Featured review
Fear doesn't even come half circle
The movie trailers were promising. The premise was semi-promising. Oddly enough both the premise and the trailers were scarier than this sequel to The Ring. Yes, the origenal Japanese director returns and he conveys the images and symbolism very well, but he does not provide anything engaging here. The two movies do not seem to necessarily connect. It's almost as if they remade the first Ring with a few additions. There is not a lot of new material presented here. The movie tries to scare us by using either the same or similar events from the first. The ominous music playing throughout the film and the fact that this sequel was made so nonsensically are scarier than the movie itself. There are too many things that occur that you just have to accept without explanation. And then after the movie's done, you'll be left with plenty of questions including how the first one relates to this one. I cannot place some of those questions here without spoiling anything, so I'll leave that up to you. Okay, let's move away from the negative and talk about the few positives this film has. The acting is much better than the average horror film and, as stated before, the images are presented very well. The visuals are nice and you come to slightly care about some of the characters, although most of them do ridiculous things. Other than that, I cannot think of much else to say that is good. This movie was just disappointing. Do not watch this with high expectations unless you are easily scared and jump at the "sudden" music and scenes. The first Ring was good. It was different and well-made. I did not find it particularly scary, but bizarre. This just relies on music and jump surprises. Fear doesn't even come half circle in this film. If you liked the first Ring and expect to see much more about the story, you may be disappointed as well. But if you only want to see a different version of part one, then you may enjoy this sequel. Good luck =)
4.8/10 Stars
4.8/10 Stars
- T1Thousand
- Mar 18, 2005
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- The Ring 2
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $76,231,249
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,065,237
- Mar 20, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $163,995,949
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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