Ringu 2

Hideo Nakata follows up on the phenomenal success of Ringu -- the highest grossing Japanese film up to that point -- with this effort. In the previous film, Reiko (Nanako Matsushima) was a television reporter doing a piece on a videotape that seemed to kill those who watched it. Not long after ...more

It's easy to fault sequels for not standing up to the originality of their predecessors, and even if the sequel turns out to be a decent, if not quite as effective film, the urge to attack sequels strictly on the basis of familiarity is just too difficult for some to resist. While this sequel to 1998's Ringu may not have an original plot device as unexpectedly chilling and urgent as that film's deadly videotape, it does provide a slow-burning terror that integrates minor characters from Ringu ...more