I saw The Ring at a free sneak preview screening, a week before it was officially released in theaters. It was one of the best moviegoing experiences I've had. A theatre full of people who had no idea what the movie was about. Like you, my friend and I didn't take it seriously at first, but as the movie went on we started to appreciate that this wasn't a typical horror movie. In that climactic scene, when Samara teleports across the room the entire audience pulled back in their chairs while lots of people gasped or screamed in fear. It was fantastic!
I saw this in the theater with my GF at the time. We both were horror fans. But that scene when she crawls out of the TV, that got us both! I was truly Unnerved, and there's maybe 1 or 2 other movies that have ever done that to me.
Rachel is from the city and she probably has no or not much experience with horses. She didn't expect the horse to react that way. Her only fault was not realizing that the horse was reacting to the "curse" that Samara put on Rachel, and before she could step away, the horse broke out of the trailer -- which no one could predict would happen. That was a highly unusual reaction to a person trying to say Hi to a horse in a trailer.
Great reaction! One thing I don't understand is why it was a "mistake" to 'help' Samara. A mistake implies negative consequences, but in this case it made no difference at all whether Samara's body was found. The audience expected that it would break the curse--which is a common trope in horror films--so it was a twist that the curse continued. But nothing was made worse by 'helping' Samara. I don't know if any negative consequences were edited out of the film, but Aidan's statement doesn't make sense in the context of the final version. Otherwise, it's a fine film--a slow build up of tension and some very creepy moments.
I think it's implied that Samara's powers are held at bay by keeping her body at the well, which acts as a "seal" of sorts. The film refers to Samara's powers as "thermography" (the ability to project images on different surfaces through heat and burning), so it makes sense that a well filled with water could keep her powers subdued, even after her death. It's also implied that the four teenagers who perish at the beginning of the film were the ones who accidentally "created" the cursed tape, as they were hoping to record a football game inside the cabin that was above the well. Samara's body was within reach, and used the opportunity to burn the images on the teenagers' tape. So now that her body is free from the well, there's nothing stopping Samara from creating even more tapes, or projecting her cursed visions on other places.
@@SunDormant Okay, I'll buy that, but we never see Samara have any enhanced powers and Aidan doesn't explain why it's a mistake--at least in this edited version, I haven't seen the full version in a long time. Also, if Samara can now make more tapes on her own why would she spare anyone who copies the tape? Will the copying ploy to spare Aidan now fail?
i think it works because its a subversion of what usually happens in movies like this. usually once the body is found/secrets revealed, the body can rest and the haunting ends.
@@UnderDriven17 The film shows that Samara goes above and beyond just burning images on X-rays and tapes, since apparently she can also burn images into people's (and animals') brains, and her ghost can even manifest and manipulate water, despite that never being the case when she was alive. So you have to ask yourself what's really stopping her from just spreading everywhere to begin with. That thing is simply proximity, which the well impedes. If you carry along the cursed images for her (by copying the tape, for instance), she spares you because she has already left her mark on you, and can move on to another target that will bear her curse. Aidan does explain why it's a mistake... as best as he can, since he's pretty much a weird, supernatural kid himself, like Samara, which might explain why he's more in tune with what's going on. He tells Rachel that Samara "never sleeps", and that "she'll never stop", because all she wants to do is bring suffering to the world simply because she's evil.
I think I saw this when it was fairly new, had already seen the japanese "original" by then. (the most known movie"Ringu" of 1998, it's a remake of a 1995 movie). This is one of few examples where the american remake of an asian horror movie is just as good as the original! I'd would prefer to see reactors watch the original ones, but I've heard that japanese movies are hard on copyright. I enjoyed rewatching this with you! It was a great reaction, got me to relive how I felt the first time I saw it! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
After this upcoming video can you please react to Christian Bale's 2008 film The Dark Knight... it is my #1 favorite movie of all time... the sheer talent of Heath Ledger may he forever Rest In Peace is unlike ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN in my entire life... thank you and you're VERY BEAUTIFUL too Ma'am
It’s better, of course, but is there really any benefit to watching it after this one? As I understand it this was basically a shot for shot remake… or was that “The Grudge”?
"This kid looks like he's possessed by an adult." 😂🤣
huh?????
Thank you so much for watching
I saw The Ring at a free sneak preview screening, a week before it was officially released in theaters. It was one of the best moviegoing experiences I've had. A theatre full of people who had no idea what the movie was about. Like you, my friend and I didn't take it seriously at first, but as the movie went on we started to appreciate that this wasn't a typical horror movie. In that climactic scene, when Samara teleports across the room the entire audience pulled back in their chairs while lots of people gasped or screamed in fear. It was fantastic!
I saw this in the theater with my GF at the time. We both were horror fans. But that scene when she crawls out of the TV, that got us both! I was truly Unnerved, and there's maybe 1 or 2 other movies that have ever done that to me.
Yes.
You have to watch Ju-On: The Grudge (Japanese)
, Ringu (Japanese),
One Missed Call (Japanese)
, Audition (Japanese)
and Battle Royale (Japenese)
Hell Yea The Grudge is a must watch Japanese horror.
Rachel is from the city and she probably has no or not much experience with horses. She didn't expect the horse to react that way. Her only fault was not realizing that the horse was reacting to the "curse" that Samara put on Rachel, and before she could step away, the horse broke out of the trailer -- which no one could predict would happen. That was a highly unusual reaction to a person trying to say Hi to a horse in a trailer.
Great reaction! One thing I don't understand is why it was a "mistake" to 'help' Samara. A mistake implies negative consequences, but in this case it made no difference at all whether Samara's body was found. The audience expected that it would break the curse--which is a common trope in horror films--so it was a twist that the curse continued. But nothing was made worse by 'helping' Samara. I don't know if any negative consequences were edited out of the film, but Aidan's statement doesn't make sense in the context of the final version. Otherwise, it's a fine film--a slow build up of tension and some very creepy moments.
In brief, it's because she's evil
I think it's implied that Samara's powers are held at bay by keeping her body at the well, which acts as a "seal" of sorts. The film refers to Samara's powers as "thermography" (the ability to project images on different surfaces through heat and burning), so it makes sense that a well filled with water could keep her powers subdued, even after her death.
It's also implied that the four teenagers who perish at the beginning of the film were the ones who accidentally "created" the cursed tape, as they were hoping to record a football game inside the cabin that was above the well. Samara's body was within reach, and used the opportunity to burn the images on the teenagers' tape.
So now that her body is free from the well, there's nothing stopping Samara from creating even more tapes, or projecting her cursed visions on other places.
@@SunDormant Okay, I'll buy that, but we never see Samara have any enhanced powers and Aidan doesn't explain why it's a mistake--at least in this edited version, I haven't seen the full version in a long time. Also, if Samara can now make more tapes on her own why would she spare anyone who copies the tape? Will the copying ploy to spare Aidan now fail?
i think it works because its a subversion of what usually happens in movies like this. usually once the body is found/secrets revealed, the body can rest and the haunting ends.
@@UnderDriven17 The film shows that Samara goes above and beyond just burning images on X-rays and tapes, since apparently she can also burn images into people's (and animals') brains, and her ghost can even manifest and manipulate water, despite that never being the case when she was alive. So you have to ask yourself what's really stopping her from just spreading everywhere to begin with. That thing is simply proximity, which the well impedes.
If you carry along the cursed images for her (by copying the tape, for instance), she spares you because she has already left her mark on you, and can move on to another target that will bear her curse.
Aidan does explain why it's a mistake... as best as he can, since he's pretty much a weird, supernatural kid himself, like Samara, which might explain why he's more in tune with what's going on. He tells Rachel that Samara "never sleeps", and that "she'll never stop", because all she wants to do is bring suffering to the world simply because she's evil.
I do recommend watching Ringu and Ringu-O.
I think I saw this when it was fairly new, had already seen the japanese "original" by then. (the most known movie"Ringu" of 1998, it's a remake of a 1995 movie). This is one of few examples where the american remake of an asian horror movie is just as good as the original! I'd would prefer to see reactors watch the original ones, but I've heard that japanese movies are hard on copyright.
I enjoyed rewatching this with you! It was a great reaction, got me to relive how I felt the first time I saw it!
Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
as i recall, there was an alternate ending where Rachel shows the copy that her son makes to a convicted criminal
A thriller with Naomi Watts that I recommend watching is "Funny Games"
Your reaction is just way to cool. This is such a weird movie and is a classic that scares so many people.
That's Naomi Watts. She looks familiar b/c she's in _EVERYTHING!_ 🤣
great reaction! you should check out the grudge (2004) which is another remake of a japanese horror but they hired the original director.
i watched it in theaters with my sister n friend kimberly from highschool i was a junior 3rd year in highschool then
what a CREEPY MOVIE! 😳 i would say more, but... my phone just started ringing 🙁
After this upcoming video can you please react to Christian Bale's 2008 film The Dark Knight... it is my #1 favorite movie of all time... the sheer talent of Heath Ledger may he forever Rest In Peace is unlike ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN in my entire life... thank you and you're VERY BEAUTIFUL too Ma'am
Already did, working on the edit ❤️
Still the creepiest movie I ever watched. 😳
20 minutes in: so far it's not scary. Everyone who's seen this.... yeah, about that.....
Rachel showed it to her ex bf who is the father of there son so u have to make a copy n show it to someone else to survive
The original is better, the Japanese do creepy scary films without the gore more effectively than Hollywood.
That's exactly what i was thinking
It’s better, of course, but is there really any benefit to watching it after this one? As I understand it this was basically a shot for shot remake… or was that “The Grudge”?
Part two is atrociously terrible