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    <i>Rings</i> Would Be Better Off at the Bottom of a Well

    This strange sequel comes 15 years after the terrifying American remake of a Japanese horror classic.
    by Lenika Cruz Feb 03, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Paramount Pictures

    In the entirely hypothetical ranking of various rings, the new horror movie Rings belongs somewhere far, far below the following: Wagner’s Ring Cycle, onion rings, engagement rings, The Lord of the Rings, the rings inside trees, the rings encircling the planet Saturn, Ring Pops, and the botched Olympic ring at the Sochi Games in 2014.

    That is not good will probably come as no surprise to those who’ve seen the trailer, or who know how horror franchises . Still, it’s disappointing enough for anyone who enjoyed or either of the American films it inspired, 2002’s

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