Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		2.0
Overall		4.0

The Ring 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman October 20, 2024

Paramount has widely released a UHD SteelBook packaging variant for the hit 2002 Horror film 'The Ring,' starring Naomi Watts and Directed by Gore Verbinski. The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the UHD wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

For a full film review, please click here. Alternatively, fans can read a second opinion written by Neil Lombard accompanying the 2024 Shout! Factory UHD release by clicking here.

The Ring 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For a full 2160p/Dolby Vision video review, please click here.

The Ring 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For a full UHD audio review, please click here; note that this link points to the 2012 Blu-ray release.

The Ring 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Paramount's SteelBook is glossy and dark. The front and rear panels alike take on the look of a snowy TV, replicating some of the key aesthetics from the film. The front panel shows Samara in the well, center. The words "seven days" appear above and below the well. The rear panel is much the same but shows dark terrain filling about half of the panel and a tree on top filling the top center. The spine is black with the film's title center in the familiar scratched and scrawled style of handwriting. A Paramount scares logo appears at the top and a traditional Paramount logo appears at the bottom. This SteelBook also includes a plastic slipcover with the film's title in a ring, top center. Black, inky streaks run down the front and back and fill most of each side. The spines are similar to the SteelBook but also include the UltraHD and Blu-ray logos towards the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a classic image from the film: Samara, one the left panel, sitting in the empty asylum room with blank, nondescript tiling and flooring all around her; the right side of the panel simply continues with the unsettling location imagery.

For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here; note that this link points to the 2012 Blu-ray release.

The Ring 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Paramount's SteelBook design is right on the money for this release. It's unique, it captures the look and tone of the film, and it will be a worthy add to any SteelBook library, especially with a top-rated UHD disc inside. Recommended!