Not nearly as good as the first "Ring" flick.

i LOVE the first movie and was very disappointed by this one tbh. I didn’t like how Rachael was verbalizing everything she was thinking (thus walking the audience through the movie) and the cinematography was underdeveloped. Sad to make this review :’(

I just watched this immediately on the heels of the first _Ring_ movie and I felt like it was actually a decent sequel. It's not as "creepy" as the first one - not by a long shot - but it has its moments. I watched the "Unrated" version but have no idea what could have been any different; the movie was relatively tame throughout and I didn't see anything that would have really made that huge a difference. I know I'm in the minority here for enjoying this one but yeah, I thought it was a decent follow-up.

Taking the conventional route of a horror sequel, _The Ring Two_ is predictable and formulaic. Samara is back, but this time she’s looking to possess Rachel’s son; meanwhile Rachel investigates Samara’s origins, trying to discover a way to stop her. Naomi Watts returns and is joined by Simon Baker, Sissy Spacek, and Emily VanCamp. But once again the weak link is the child actor playing Watt’s son, only the problem is worsened by the increased focus on his character. And the writing is especially poor, playing on a lot of stereotypes and clichés, and not really explaining why things happen. However, the director does a good job at creating haunting imagery and at drawing out suspense. Unfortunately, _The Ring Two_ is a rote and uninspired film that fails to recapture the terror of the original.

Please, someone kill that child.