Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Ring, and The Ring Two.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 5pm Saturday in NZ, 3pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies the Ring from 2002, and The Ring Two from 2005.
The Ring is a 2002 American psychological supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and Brian Cox.
It is a remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 film Ring, based on Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel of the same name.
The plot centres on Rachel Keller, a journalist who must figure out a way to escape death after watching a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after viewing it.
The Ring was released theatrically by DreamWorks Pictures on 18 October 2002, receiving moderately positive reviews, with critics praising the atmosphere and visuals, Bojan Bazelli's cinematography, Verbinski's direction and Watts' performance.
The Ring was a box-office success, grossing $249.3 million on a production budget of $48 million, making it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes of all time.
The film is the first instalment of the American Ring series and is followed by. The Ring Two (2005) and Rings (2017).
The success of The Ring paved the way for American remakes of several other Asian and Japanese horror films, including. The Grudge (2004) and Dark Water (2005).
Directed by: Gore Verbinski.
Screenplay by: Ehren Kruger.
Based on: Ring by Hiroshi Takahashi, and Ring by Koji Suzuki.
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and Brian Cox.
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli.
Edited by: Craig Wood.
Music by: Hans Zimmer.
Production companies: MacDonald/Parkes Productions, BenderSpink, Inc., and Vertigo Entertainment.
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures (United States), and Asmik Ace (Japan).
Release date: 18 October 2002.
File Length: 115 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $48 million.
Box office: $249.3 million.
The Ring Two is a 2005 American psychological supernatural horror film and sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ring.
Hideo Nakata, director of Ring, on which the American versions are based, directed this film in place of Gore Verbinski.
Noam Murro was attached before Nakata but left due to creative differences.
Naomi Watts, David Dorfman and Daveigh Chase reprised their roles with Simon Baker, Elizabeth Perkins and Sissy Spacek joining the cast.
The film was shot in. Astoria, Oregon and Los Angeles, California.
Originally intended to be released on 10th November 2004, The Ring Two was released theatrically on 18 March 2005.
Although it was met with a generally negative critical reception, it opened in the United States with a strong $35 million in its first weekend, more than doubling the opening weekend of The Ring.
Its final $76 million domestic gross was less than the original's $129 million, but it took $87 million internationally, for a total gross of $164 million.
It is the second instalment of the American Ring series and was followed by. Rings (2017).
Directed by: Hideo Nakata.
Written by: Ehren Kruger.
Based on: Ring by Koji Suzuki.
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, and Sissy Spacek.
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain.
Edited by: Michael N. Knue.
Music by: Henning Lohner, Martin Tillman ( Original themes, and composed by Hans Zimmer).
Production companies: MacDonald/
Parkes Productions, BenderSpink, Inc., and Vertigo Entertainment.
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures.
Release date: 18 March 2005.
File Length: 110 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $50 million.
Box office: $164 million..
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