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I found this to Joining "Ocean's Twelve" be the first of several distracin the ranks of worst sequels tions in the movie because I ever is The Ring 2. was constantly looking for It is really hard for me to anything (including Chunk) understand how anyone could from The Goonies. like the first one, but if you Another distraction was that did and you anticipate the fol- you can't tell why Samara is low-up, then you'll enjoy this haunting Rachel until the end. one. If you found The Ring In the beginning they set up as worthless as I did, then get the idea that Samara is pissed ready to be even more disap- at Rachel for burning a copy pointed. of the tape that makes its way Naomi Watts returns as to their town, which makes no Rachel, the journalist/single sense because Rachel bumed mom who solved the super- a copy without reprocussions natural case of the mysteri- in the first movie. Later, the ous video in the first film. story tells us that Samara folIn the intro to The Ring 2 lows Rachel because she's we learn Rachel and her son looking for a mother figure. Aidan have moved to Asto- Which is it? Is Samara pissed ria, Oregon, also known as or lonely? Luke Hickman 235-9800 349 E. University Pkwy (Across from University Mall) Mon-Fri: 9am - 7pm • Sat: 9am - 4pm Other locations at BYU-IDAHO and USU $15 per hr Why work for peanuts when you can work for nuggets? Hiring for Sales and Serviced Reps with opportunities to work up into other positions. One distraction goes on the whole time you're watching the movie. For absolutely no reason we constantly see images from the first film and the actual video tape, such as flies, angry animals, burning trees, etc... Sometimes you'll feel as if they created these scenes for the sole purpose of showing these icons. The last problem we'll talk about is the fact that The Ring 2 is a pointless, dull story and that lacks a lot. I know this is hard to believe, but there are more plot holes in the sequel than in The Ring. There is also an amazingly large lack of intensity. There is only one scene that will make you jump, and even then you'll only jump if you don't see the obvious signs that it's coming. There is only one scene of intensity that will pull you towards the edge of your seat, and that scene is about 25 seconds long. Even though I'm not a fan of The Ring, I expected The Ring 2 to follow it up with intensity and great "jump" scenes. The Ring 2 did not follow through with it's potential. The foreshadowing is way too obvious, 75 percent of the special effects are cheesy, and the plot, if there is one, is way too shallow and unorganized. But then again, lots of people liked the first movie. If you're not expecting much and you liked The Ring, then you'll definitely enjoy this one. If not, don't waste your time. 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Not only does he plan on getting his cut of the money back (a recurring gag in the film is that he wants his share, no more, no less), he also intends to exact payback from his wrongdoers. The film embraces the wanton destructiveness of its characters. Gibson's character is a hero, although he's also a liar, thief, and murderer. The film creates its own seedy morality, whereby we begin to feel it actually matters whether or not he gets through it okay. By doing this, the film plays a crucial part in the recent film trend of "the antihero." It helped ease the way for films like Ocean's Eleven, Road to Perdition, and Kill Bill. Gibson maintains an unnaturally cool presence through- £••• -X&:: out, perfectly matching the saturated, icy-blue look of the picture. His reactions are brief and subtle, relying more on the film-noir archetype to guide his character's choices. 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