|
 THE
RING
2
With
Naomi
Watts,
David
Dorfman,
Simon
Baker
Directed
by
Hideo
Nakata
As
if
this
was
at
all
necessary!
The
first
remake
of
the
Japanese
classic
was
actually
pretty
cool.
But
like
The
Exorcist,
Blair
Witch
Project
and
countless
others,
an
extra
buck
taints
a
classic.
At
least
our
original
mom-kid
team
of
Watts
and
Dorfman
returns
(the
only
redeeming
factor
besides
the
original
Ring-u
director
Hideo
Nakata's
involvement
here),
but
it
was
probably
in
their
contracts
for
the
first
one,
obligating
them
to
do
a
sequel
-
because
I
cannot
for
the
life
of
me
see
how
they
could've
agreed
this
was
a
good
idea.
Even
if
it
was
based
on
the
sequel,
redirected
by
the
director
who
started
the
original
Japanese
franchise,
whenever
something
gets
Hollywoodized
from
its
original
essence
it
merely
becomes
a
slice
of
bastardization.
"Ingenious"
titles
such
as
this
one
pretty
much
speaks
for
itself…
The
FX
are
cool
with
some
interestig
moments,
but
as
a
whole,
no
thanks.
2
/
C
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PB
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