Review of The Spiral (1998) by Sharyn H — 02 Apr 2009

Without the knowledge of how it's connected to the Ring franchise, this movie makes little sense. It's described as a horror, but really doesn't live up to the title. That said, it fills many gaps within Ringu and Ringu 2, specifically about how the virus came about.

I particularly loved the fact that it also shows that the video is not the only way to become infected by Sadako's virus - it's a pity other movies in the series didn't look at this. Seeing Sadako alive again was very interesting - she's a great character.