I genuinely don’t know what to say on this one. Really, I don’t. I’m so spectacularly conflicted that it’s not even funny.
I was reading this newsy bit the other day, and it turns out they’re looking to make a third installment of The Ring. See, the first one did so spectacularly well at the box office, that it got a second, and even though the second one didn’t do quite so well, the FIRST one had success enough to justify amplifying it into an entire full-on trilogy. That by itself would be lukewarm news, but here’s the kicker–they’re going to do it in 3-D.
Now, this represents the second announcement of a third title of a remake series that would be appearing in 3-D. First, Halloween, and now The Ring, which was a remake of the original Japanese, Ringu.
While I LOVE the thought of a 3-D Ring, with the absolutely required footage of Samara pulling her haunted undead ass out of the movie screen in front of us (you KNOW that has to happen! It can’t NOT!), I can’t help but think that this has entirely too much chance of winding up some sleazy cash grab, much like the Halloween series it’s unconsciously emulating.
So you can see my conflict–a third entry could be pretty lousy, but it has the potential to be pretty interesting. Given the sheer number of times before we’ve all been burned on this, I’m not holding out a whole lot of hope. But there’s every possibility, so let’s hope for the best.
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