Simply A Masterpiece

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Ring and Ring 2 were fantastic horror films that I to this day love and terrify me. Ring 0..Ring 0 tells the story back in the 50's where Sadako is represented as two sides;a good side and a bad side. The good side is in a theater group and soon enough the staff start to die mysteriously and it all leads up to Sadako,the evil side is a little girl who is not really in it that much. Ring 0 sounded like it was going to be the best film in years I mean two Sadako's ehhhh WOW! sadly,i was wrong..Ring 0 was a very boring movie. I think that this should have stood out as a movie on its own like maybe a different film but same idea. I think the problem was the director,Hideo Nakata did not sadly return to make this film. The ending scene was kind off what kept it from being a pile of crap but ehh..ya. Ring 0 ruins the Ring franchise sadly what used to be the scariest horror franchise is nothing now..

When I watched this on LoveFilm and read the reviews (a bunch of people whining about Subtitles, etc), I knew I had to contribute my opinion of this film. To start simply, Ring 0 is good. Despite many mixed reviews, I found it good. However, be warned - Ring 0 is very different from most Ring films, including the Remake (Of which I did not enjoy as much). I shall describe the plot here: We focus this time on Sakado, placing her as the Protagonist instead of Antagonist. We see a more caring, shy and natural Sakado as she joins an Acting Troupe in an attempt to become an Actress. When one of the Troupe dies Sakado takes their place in the performance. However, after Sadako falls in love with one of the Troupe, Hiroshi Toyama. As she is plagued by Nightmares and the Hatred of the other Troupe members, it is revealed to us that Sakado has two personalities - her innocent side, supposedly taking after her Mother, and a darker side that takes after her Father. After being attacked by one of the Troupe members, Sadako is suddenly helped by Toyama, who kills the Troupe member in defence. When the Troupe discover his body, they go on a hunt for Sakako, brutally beating her until death, despite Toyama's protests. They go to Sadako's original House, where Dr. Ikuma, Sadako's adoptive father, lives. As Sadako revives and escapes with Toyama, she is suddenly overcome with her secondary self, who then kills everybody in the Acting Troupe. Dr. Ikuma finally takes Sadako back to her old house, drugging her and chasing her to the Family well. After her pleas for mercy, Sadako has an Axe driven into her head twice, and is pushed down the well, as Dr. Ikuma mourns his actions. What is good about the film is that the treatment towards Sadako is shocking. We can start to feel much more Pity for the antagonist behind the Killer Videotape than we felt in the first film. The scenes where Sadako is possessed by her other self are shocking, bringing back some Horror. The film focuses much more on Sadako than ever seen, and it's an amazing Prequel. I recommend the film to anybody looking for a Ring film with a different sort of feel to it. However, whether the film is good or not is up to you. Watch it for yourself!

Rasen tried its hardest to create an entertaining novel-based movie. Somebody learned their lesson...Ring 2 tried its hardest to live up to Ring by explaining way too much. Somebody learned their lesson...Ring 0 tried its hardest to create a human-driven drama, while adding in the horror the series is well known for. Somebody knew their lessons!You will feel emotionally for Sadako. Her performance, played by Nakama Yukie, is absolutely beautiful. She is able to manipulate your mind into feeling sorry for her, and then watching her in fear, and then feeling sorry for her... it's just one crazy ride. Unfortunately, we all know what has to happen in the end... sounds like Carrie.This movie, fortunately or unfortunately, is more drama then horror... sounds like Carrie. In fact, there is only a couple of scenes that will scare you. We learned that this character we have feared is just another tortured woman with an unfortunate life... sounds like Carrie. The acting in this movie is just great. The characters are too convincing. Too bad some people dislike this movie for the same general movie. It's slow burning. What this means is that it takes just about forever for the extremely exciting climax to start kicking in. For some, they just die for the suspense and do not feel cheated. For others, they just get so sick because they are bored out of their mind. The latter could be you, so take caution.Sadako has just joined an acting troupe to "restart" from he old life. Unfortunately, a woman who's husband died at the infamous psychic test with Shizuko Yamamura, and is hell-bent on tracking Sadako down. The problem is that the Sadako she finds is a young girl who is clearly a "freak". The other Sadako is blamed for the mysterious deaths at the troupe. What is going on? What's with two Sadako's?You owe it to yourself to watch this film, put up with the subtitles, and enjoy it

This is a prequel which actually works and explains things rather than giving even more questions. You can argue weather the mystery of Sadako is better left untouched, but the fact still remains; this is a good movie.The lead (Yukie Nakama as a shy Sadako) is very good, even though it's obvious she's a Japanese version of Carrie White; misunderstood, creepy and with gifts she never wanted. That's the only real problem with this movie; the original ring movie was just that; original. This movie however, get's inspiration from other sources, such as Carrie, and that removes some of it's power.While it's not as moody as Ring, Ring 0 still has some very good horror scenes and some smart camera-work. Seeing a white shape just at the edge of the screen is much more effective than, for example, the killer's POV.As with Ring, this is a bit slow but builds up to a good finale. There are no special effects really, and it's very down-to-earth, one of the qualities of this and Ring.Finally, there's the fact that it's Japanese. There's something refreshing about seeing a movie in a different language, in different environments, in a different culture.I recommend this movie to those who liked Ring. It's definitely a worthy prequel. 7/10