Weekend Movie Guide
Well, we saw 'The Ring' this weekend. It has a few gaping plot holes, but is well balanced by good acting and a few very interesting twists and turns. The ending sets up a difficult moral question which is left unanswered (although you are left pretty sure what answer the protagonists are going to give); kind of a well-crafted version of that infamous B-movie teaser: 'The End?'
I can't imagine a better horror movie than 'The Exorcist', though, since it was based on a true story and even has a tape from the real exorcism used in the movie! Catholics everywhere have to resist the urge to do the Wave when the Exorcist shows up at the afflicted girl's house. Now, I'm not saying they should show this at teen retreats, but the clear distinction between good and evil is refreshing compared to the confusing and terrifying world of seemingly unstoppable horror in 'The Ring'... during the entire movie I kept wondering why in the world no one went and got a priest. Well, during the parts when I was actually looking at the sceen, that is. Maybe I missed him.
