I liked the first film a lot. I don't know why I feel the need to state that like it's a badge of honor but I do. Horror films with "gimmicky" premises are tricky. They do the VERY difficult job of drawing moviegoers in from non-horror demographics but can easily be dismissed by die-hard horror fans if they are not done right. For every simple but effective premise-driven film like The Ring that really works on mutiple levels, there are…
