Director: F. Javier
Gutierrez
Notable Cast: Matilda
Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie
Morgan
It’s no secret that here at Blood Brothers we love The Ring
franchises. I even went so far as to write an article about why this series is still relevant late last year before the release of Rings and the Japanese crossover Sadako Vs. Kayoko. Now that Rings
has finally gotten a US release, no thanks to the numerous delays and
postponements it received, it was an easy decision to say that it was going to
get a full review here on the site. Unfortunately, I’m not sure Rings deserves a full review. This third
entry into the American Ring series
suffers from the ultimate sin: having no potential. In particular, the film
feels like it is meant to be a sequel that is not only meant to reboot the
franchise, but one that is perfectly content with just rehashing EVERYTHING we’ve
seen before. It thinks it’s clever with some of its modern spins and new
mysteries to solve, but it’s all been done before in this franchise in one way
or another and for fans that have seen all of them, it’s even less inspired.