Rings
(2017)
Overview
Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend Holt when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after viewing. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a "movie within the movie" that no one has ever seen before.
Director
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Writers
Akiva Goldsman, Kōji Suzuki, David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes, David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes
Top Billed
Matilda Lutz
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
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Reviews
Gimly
⭐ 4/10May 31, 2017
An interesting play up of the _Ring_ mythology, but not a great horror on its own merits.
Also! The trailer for _Rings_ makes it appear as if the movie is about one thing. As it turns out, that one thing takes place entirely in the last 90 seconds of the film.
_Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal._
furious_iz
⭐ 5/10March 19, 2018
**Samara takes a back seat to, um, I can't really remember what exactly.**
2017 version of the franchise adds digital files but conveniently forgets about the internet in an unnecessary continuation. Seriously, not one of the students would have tried to go viral by uploading the video to youtube or vimeo. The story takes a huge detour in what seems like it is supposed to be a fresh take on the franchise, but it just ends up treading water un…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$83,080,890