Rings

I am very confused, I do not understand why the studio didn't release this with the film? Okay I understand that to start the film out with a 16 minuet opening like this would have been boring in the theater, it would have dragged the opening on a bit, but that's what editing is for! they could have re-edited this opening, cut it down to maybe 8-10mins. When I first saw Ring 2 in the theater I was unclear about the opening, "why was he so desperate for this girl to see the tape?" why this? why that? and I wasn't alone. It didn't hurt Ring 2 but it could have opened it with a more awe inspiring or knock over the head start then there was. You watch Rings and then watch Ring 2, it makes the opening a lot more intense!! and you feel more for the girl and the guy, your in there with them both. Without Rings your not. I am very glade they did include Rings on the Ring 2 DVD, just wish they could have inserted it along with the film. I also heard they did show this opening in a few limited theaters before Ring 2, so if they do that why couldn't they have inserted it into the film? Well before you watch Ring 2 on DVD make sure you first watch Rings!!!

This is best described as a prologue for The Ring Two(and it is located on the DVD of it), and it relies on the viewer already knowing the concept as explained in the first(American remake) movie. It sets up the sequel, and scares the crap out of us, all in less than twenty minutes(!). Seriously, apart from the fact that this does use stuff that has already been gone into in the franchise, it manages to deliver exposition, give us characters to sympathize with and shoot us full of a healthy dose of fear. The pace is fast, but never too much so, and the frightening parts are still heavily based on build-up, mood and atmosphere(and frankly, no gore, none, and it works beautifully). All of the acting performances are solid. The editing and cinematography are energetic and creative, and there is really no point in this where it slows down, and yet it doesn't feel rushed. Sound and music are perfect, absolutely spot-on. The idea here is very well-thought out, and they get excellent moments out of it. This is immensely effective, and if you have the opportunity to watch it, and you have the knowledge required beforehand. I recommend it to anyone who is into psychological horror. 10/10

This is WAY better than the cheesy sequal. The ideas are use well in this short movie and this what could be the real sequal like it depends like it's not a movie if it's 16 minutes long. At least the story is good and the acting is convincing too. Also this is not boring like that cheesy sequal and have something to keep you watching this movie. This is my review on Rings (2005), better than the cheesy sequal but not as good as the first one.

I saw this on YouTube and i thought it was a fan film, i was surprise it was an official release as a bonus o the sequel to explain the opening of the film.

The idea was way better than the movies plot, it was simple and much more intense besides who's not creep-ed out by Aida anyway and we are supposed to care for him and he is more scary than Samara.

Its sad ideas like this don't get the attention they deserve and the movie ends up by with a movie that probably was directed or written by a monkey, i recommend it to all fans of the Ring i wish they would fit Naomi Wattsin this some how, as a short film is great the premise is close to its end, check it out.

Seriously this SHOULD have been made into the feature length sequel the only reason I'm giving it a 7 instead of an 8 is because you have to tune into The Ring Two to see what happens to Jake and that movie sucks.