Rings (2005 film)

Rings
Rings
	Film poster
Directed by	Jonathan Liebesman
Written by	Ehren Kruger; Jonathan Liebesman;
Based on	Ring; by Koji Suzuki
Produced by	Jeanette Volturno; Arnon Manor;
Starring	Ryan Merriman; Emily VanCamp; Kelly Stables; Alexandra Breckenridge; Josh Wise; Justin Allen;
Cinematography	Lukas Ettlin
Edited by	Sheila Kay Moorland
Music by	Hans Zimmer; (The Ring soundtrack)
Production; company	Catchlight Films;
Distributed by	DreamWorks SKG
Release date	March 8, 2005;
Running time	17 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rings (stylized as rings) is a 2005 American supernatural horror short film. It was initially released as an extra disc with a re-release of The Ring on DVD.^[1] The film serves as a sequel to The Ring and a prelude to the opening sequence of The Ring Two.

Plot

Some time after the events of The Ring, Samara Morgan's videotape has spread, as each person who sees the video makes a copy and shows it to someone else. A subculture has grown surrounding the video: people wait to see how close to the seven-day deadline they can get. When they grow too afraid to go on any longer, they show the tape to the next assigned person. Groups that have watched the video are called "rings".

The film is focused on Jake Pierce, the latest member of one such ring. The ring has recruited its next member, Tim, who will watch the tape when Jake cracks. Jake is amazed at what he experiences but it soon turns sinister, as he starts seeing visions of Samara, and has a similar dream that Rachel Keller had of Samara grabbing his arm and leaving a bruise. He cracks on the sixth day, but Tim refuses to watch the tape. It is revealed that another member, Vanessa, made Tim refuse, as she wants to see what happens on day seven.

By the next day, Jake has become so desperate he tries to play the video on the display models at an electronics store, but is caught and thrown out. Jake thinks of Emily, a girl he goes to school with. He invites her over. He experiences a vision in which Samara arrives; she reaches through the screen on his video camera and the vision ends.

An hour before the deadline, Emily agrees to come, leading to the opening sequence of The Ring Two; Vanessa is seen encouraging Emily when she is making her decision to go to Jake's house.

Cast

Ryan Merriman as Jake Pierce
Emily VanCamp as Emily
Kelly Stables as Samara Morgan
Alexandra Breckenridge as Vanessa
Josh Wise as Timothy "Tim" Rivers
Justin Allen as Eddie
Andrew D'Amico as Store Employee

Reception

The short film garnered positive reviews from both critics and audiences who purchased the special edition of the first film; released shortly before The Ring Two. Felix Vasquex Jr. of Cinema Crazed said, "...a very sleek and morbid short film, and one infinitely more enjoyable and tense than the sequel could be".^[2]

References

^ Dreamworks. "The Ring - Official Movie Site, Video, Trailer, Preview, Download, Photos, Pictures, Film, Pic, Cast Bios, Image Gallery, Scenes". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Vasquez, Felix (October 17, 2010). "Rings (2005)". cinema-crazed. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

External links

Rings at IMDb
Rings at Rotten Tomatoes
Rings on YouTube
She Is Here - the DreamWorks viral marketing site

[1] Dreamworks. "The Ring - Official Movie Site, Video, Trailer, Preview, Download, Photos, Pictures, Film, Pic, Cast Bios, Image Gallery, Scenes". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Vasquez, Felix (October 17, 2010). "Rings (2005)". cinema-crazed. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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