Posted by Sal at 136.181.195.9 on November 07, 2002 at 13:10:32:
In Reply to: questions about the ring....(spoilers) posted by SexyJ on November 07, 2002 at 09:33:13:
I'm not really sure i understand all the people who didn't like this movie. I thought it was fantastic and one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. As for the original, I was able to see the original and the remake far outdoes it. I know it is not cool to like a remake more, and I rarely do, but in this case it is well deserved. The orignal is much slower paced (not a sin), not nearly as scarey, and visually does not compare to the remake. Sure the kid, with what appears to be sixth sense like abilities, is a little much, but he was great.
: ~was it a remake of an old film? i coulda sworn i heard a friend say that.
Yes.
: ~was the daughter a demon? the doctor said they went away and they came back with a baby...adopted. pact with the devil?
This was a little confusing, but I believe that they did birth the baby. Maybe through some pact with the devil or who knows.
: ~who and how was the video tape made?
It seems, like I think someone on one of the last boards explained, this girl had the ability to superimpose images on film. This was evident in the scenes in the asylum, and would leave one to believe that she could do the same with the film. The thing is, this is a horror movie, and not all things make sense in them.
: ~if the wife (anna morgan) wasnt supposed to have a child....why did the 'father' allow her to adopt?
I guess we are not sure if she adopted or birthed the child.
: ~in the end....if they made copies of the video then they wouldnt die? what about those that saw it? if she just wanted to be heard then why kill those that saw the video??
This is one of the major inconsistencies for me. The Naomi Watts character is trying to beat the tape curse for the whole movie. When she falls into the wella nd finds the body, giving it proper burial, it appears that she has been relinquished from this curse. If i remember right, the hand print on her arm disappears and some other things. We then have her ex die (which is one creepy scene, girl coming out of tv) and we learn that maybe the way to avoid the curse is by taping the movie, so it continues on. One of the other posters suggested, like a chain letter curse, which makes a lot of sense. If this is the case, she would have been off the hook from day 1 or 2, which doesn't jive with what happened after the well scene.
: thanks.....
your welcome, its fun to talk about