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RevBabyKiller
Aug 2, 2000

All that buys you is a little more pain than most
It does everything almost everything competently and very few things well. While it's not as good as The Ring (US), it is better than The Ring 2. Unfortunately it suffers from some of Ringu's problems, wherein plot points are inevitably provided by psychics. Ah, psychics, what exposition can't lazy writers rely upon them for?

The "scares" are soft sound LOUD BOOM types handled in even worse than usual, and the comedy relief is so tired it hurts, but the CGI is very nice. As for how it compares to the first (a movie that didn't really impress me to begin with), I'd say it's an improvement. Better special effects, comparable acting and much better cinematography.

Standard fare, not worth seeing but not worth shunning.
2.5/5

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