I own Ringu the book, and Ringu on DVD, I also own The Ring, the American version. Ring Virus, is all three mixed together but still changed to much to be excellent. It was not a better movie than Ringu or The Ring, but it was a slight bit more true to the book Ringu than the other two films. Personally The Ring being the first one of the entire series which includes over 5 films that I have seen is my favorite, followed by the book Ringu. The book is totally different. The hero is a man, there is no evil child. there isn't even a female lead. But the movies always have to change that. For some reason the rule in horror is that the woman has to save the man. But in the book there is no woman to save. But Ring Virus tries to keep true to the plot of the book. Sadako, Samara, or Eun-suh, they are all the same character, which ever you prefer to call her is most like her book counter part in Ring Virus. They keep very true to her and her story, also the title Ring Virus is very true to the book Ringu, because in the book the author refers to the Ring mystery as a virus that must be spread. It's a good movie if you are into the whole Ring view of horror, running against the clock, that you already beat because you are to stupid to just except your death.
Review of The Ring Virus
