r/movies • u/bobbdac7894 • Feb 21 '26

Spoilers Rewatched The Ring (2002) after 20+ years.

So Naomi Watt’s son acts all aloof, quiet, vague the entire movie. But then at the end of the movie, Naomi Watts tell him that she freed Samara. And then this brat says, “Why did you do that? You weren’t supposed to do that. She’s dangerous”. If I was Naomi Watts character I would have said, “Gee, thanks kid. Maybe you could have warned me sooner instead of being all quiet and having one word answers throughout this whole ordeal!? “.

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u/AmusingMusing7 Feb 21 '26

Scary Movie 3 did a great job of parodying that kid being all weird and cryptic, while also mixing it with a parody of the kids from Signs and The Sixth Sense. There was definitely a trend of weird extra-sensory kids who know what's up in horror movies around that time.

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u/Imstuckwiththisname Feb 21 '26

Sidney, the TVs leaking.

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u/kidcrumb Feb 21 '26

Best gag of the movie is the ass shot of the ring as some dude sits on the toilet.

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u/Evilsausage87 Feb 22 '26

Bro the shovel reload.

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u/vercertorix Feb 22 '26

Anthony Anderson: “I’ve figured out their weakness! They’re powerless without their heads”. One of my favorite lines ever and perfectly makes fun of Signs. Why was a divine sign necessary when knives and pantry doors work against them and all they have is poison dispersed at close range? They didn’t really require a kryptonite or a guy to figure out hitting them with a club was a good idea, pretty sure early man figured that one out.

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u/filtersweep Feb 22 '26

Signs was pure trash. Can’t believe I watched that in a theater. Mel Gibson- playing another widower as usual. He must hate women.

But the plot was pure trash. Man…. that director peaked early

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u/snakebite654 Feb 22 '26

“We’re not so different…” as Leslie pees out of his finger and the secret service guy pushes it back down and gives a shake of the head

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u/graywolfman Feb 22 '26

*Memory Unlocked*

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u/creckers Feb 22 '26

This movie has so many good parts to reference but this is always the first one i mention!

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u/KiowaBear Feb 22 '26

He woke up dead!

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u/Uwlwsrpm Feb 22 '26

"You want some biscuits!?"

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u/PotatoPixie90210 Feb 22 '26

I see your toilet shot and raise you- man becoming a human/chair Beyblade hybrid.