The Ring

Noah: [about the cursed videotape] That was very student film. Richard Morgan: What is it with reporters? You take one person's tragedy and force the world to experience it … spread it like sickness. Anna Morgan: All I ever wanted was you.

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Katie: Do you have any idea how many electro-rays are traveling through our head every minute? Becca: I got a better one. Have you heard about this videotape that kills you when you watch it? Katie: What kind of tape? Becca: A tape. A regular tape. People rent it, I don't know. You start to play it, and it's like somebody's nightmare. Then suddenly, this woman comes on … smiling at you, right? Seeing you, through the screen. And as soon as it's over, your phone rings. Someone knows you've watched it. And what they say is, 'You will die in seven days'. And exactly seven days later … Katie: Who told you that? Becca: Somebody from Revere, I don't … Katie: Who told you?! Becca: What's your problem? Katie: I've watched it. Becca: It's a story, Katie. Katie: No, me and Josh, we saw it last weekend. Becca: I thought you were with your parents. Katie: I wanted to tell you. Becca: You were with Josh all weekend? Katie: Some of his friends got this-this place up in the mount

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Teacher: [referring to Katie] I know that Aidan recently lost his cousin … Rachel: Yes, and I'm doing what I can to find him some good daycare … Teacher: That's not what I meant. By all means, take your time. I know they were very close, Aidan and his cousin. Rachel: They spent a few nights a week together. Teacher: Did he talk to you about her death? Rachel: Well, like you said, he's not the talkative type. Teacher: That doesn't mean he has nothing to say. Rachel: He knows I'm there. Teacher: Yes, I'm sure he does. But he may be expressing himself in … other ways. I'd like to show you something. [takes out several pictures showing a girl buried underground] Rachel: That's his cousin. That's Katie. Teacher: Miss Keller, I'm bothered by these drawings. Rachel: Listen, I appreciate your concern, but my son lost his best friend three nights ago and he's just trying to deal with it. Teacher: Yes, I understand, but these pictures … Rachel: … are Aidan's wa

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Rachel: Would you say that I'm gullible? Noah: No. Rachel: Easily rattled? Noah: Definitely not. I mean, you're a little highly strung, maybe.

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Noah: You sure this is a copy? Rachel: Yeah. Why? Noah: The numbers are all screwed up. Rachel: Same problem got copied, I guess. Noah: It's impossible. The numbers of the control track, they're put on the tape whenever it's recorded, which means, theoretically, there shouldn't be any images. Rachel: Hey, Noah, can you pretend for one minute that I don't read Video Geek Magazine? Noah: Okay, when you record a tape, the makeup of the tracks is like a signature for whatever did the recording, like a camcorder, VCR, whatever. So the control track can tell us where it came from. But to not have one, I mean, that's like being born without fingerprints.

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Rachel: Honey, the house you drew for me … Aidan: Uh-huh. Rachel: Where did you see it? Did you see it in your head? Is that why you drew it? Aidan: In my head? Rachel: Aidan, why did you draw that house? Aidan: 'Cause she told me to. Rachel: Who? Who told you to? Aidan: The little girl. Rachel: She talks to you? Aidan: No, she shows me things. Rachel: Did she show you the horses? Aidan: She doesn't like it in the barn. The horses keep her up at night. Rachel: So she still lives there? Aidan: No, she lives in a dark place now.

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