Rings

The protagonist solves a boring mystery by recognizing scenes from a college art student's surrealism-101 video in a small town. Most characters lack any meaningful personality and only serve to advance the poorly paced and wandering plot. The true horror is not so much Samara, but this movie itself, which is a monstrosity of inanity and will make you marvel at how vapid cinematic experience can be.

They added iPhones to the mix. Yawn. A moment here or there, and it looks okay...but it's as bad as you think it might be.

Samara used to be an interesting entity, with a clear modus operandi, limitations and a backstory. Now she's just a "generic horror movie ghost", dishing out murderous telekinesis anywhere on the globe whenever and for whatever reason. What used to be an elegant, believable backstory is now a convoluted mishmash that strains belief. The conclusion makes you wonder exactly why Samara waited until now to do all she does, when she appears to be basically omnipotent. There's no horror to be had.