The Ring 2
After ridding themselves of the curse of the Ring, Rachel (Naomi Watts) and son Aidan (David Dorfman) move from Washington to Oregon for a fresh start. While at work as a newspaper editor, Rachel gets word of a mysterious death that sounded eerily familiar. Sure enough, the tape has reappeared. While she destroys it, Aidan begins to exhibit odd behavior, becoming hypothermic in the process. It becomes clear to Rachel that Samara has come back to haunt her and it's up to her to investigate how to get rid of her again.

While The Ring was a mildly scary adventure, it certainly didn't need a sequel and yet here we are: an unnecessary sequel that isn't as scary as the first and tough to comprehend. Directed by the original Japanese director, scenery and atmosphere are the main focus of his scare tactics whether it's the dark basement or the deep well and it sure looks nice, but overall it falls short. Besides, it's hard to fathom the tape reaching the exact town where Rachel and Aidan are when Samara apparently didn't need the tape to get to them. So while you sit there quietly taking it all in, you get to an ending that's just as exciting as Ringu's emptying the well ending except this time, it pretty much makes no sense. 1.5 stars