Sadako

A girl is spending her life locked into a closet by her mother. She only has two friends, a doll and a long-haired woman.

After an incident, the girl ends up in a hospital, under the care of doctor Mayu (Ikeda Elaiza). Meanwhile, Mayu's brother Kazuma (Shimizu Hiroya) works as a vlogger comedian. After a tip from his older colleague Yusuke (Tsukamoto Takashi), he starts investigating haunted places and publishing videos of them online. Of course, more incidents soon follow.

Even though the movie title does not contain a number, it is yet another sequel to the classical horror movie Ringu. As such, it will give you exactly what you expect. That said, absolutely watch Ringu first.

Compared to Ringu, it lacks the eerie atmosphere and symbolism. Instead it has a modern, well-polished feel. It has at least one memorable horror scene, and some that were too cliché.

A few pieces of background story are added to the lore. The curse also works differently, and a new, interesting theme is introduced.

Of the actors, Ikeda Elaiza was brilliant of course, expressing all levels of emotion from concern to horror. Shimizu Hiroya is ridiculous, but for a comedian it is not out of character. Also there was a female patient and some children in the hospital that were pretty funny. The girl played well for a child actor.

This movie is hardly of interest to anyone except for fans of the original movie. For those fans it might be a small but nice addition to the legend of Sadako.

Sadako is not a masterpiece but is an enjoyable film. The script is thrilling with some changes about the classic scenes of the first films. The film locations and cinematography are great and creepy. There is some good moments but the film is weak. An entertaining movie for the Ringu franchise.

I recently watched Sadako 3D (2019) on Tubi, which serves as a reboot of Ringu in Japan 🇯🇵. The storyline follows an influencer who accidentally captures Sadako's spirit and uploads the footage to YouTube. As the video spreads, people start dying. Meanwhile, a woman with amnesia is hospitalized. As she pieces together her past, it becomes clear she might hold the key to stopping the spirit.

Directed by Hideo Nakata (Dark Water), the film stars Takashi Tsukamoto (Battle Royale), Hitomi Satô (Ring 2), Jitsuko Yoshimura (Onibaba), Elaiza Ikeda (Isle of Dogs), and Hiroya Shimizu (The Outsider).

Unfortunately, Sadako 3D prioritizes CGI, special effects, and 3D gimmicks over storytelling. The film feels like a series of excuses to showcase 3D effects, from over-the-top fall sequences to random moments like a moth hitting a window. While some effects are decent, others are laughably bad. The acting is abysmal, with fake screams that are more comedic than scary. There's even a cringe-worthy phone crush scene that made me roll my eyes. To make matters worse, the film introduces cool monsters in the final minutes-leaving me wondering why they weren't featured earlier.

In conclusion, Sadako 3D is a chaotic, uninspired mess that isn't worth your time. I'd give it a 3/10.

You would think with eight films in the Japanese series already, including crossing over with The Grudge ghost Kayako, that The Ring series may be reaching a level of overexposure. With the original director of the first two films returning for Sadako, one might think that there is some hope for the latest addition to the series.

This was... a very average film. There wasn't anything special about it that made it stand out; it didn't add anything new to the series. It's just Sadako haunting another bunch of people with a new plot line. That being said; average for the ninth film in a franchise isn't so bad. At this point, looking at other franchise, it should be pulling a low average of one to three. A four out of ten is relatively decent for this point in the franchise's life span.

Sadako has very good tense moment that had me glancing away from my screen uneasily, feeling anxious and getting my heart racing. The suspense is still something that remains strong throughout the franchise and I feel that is partly due to Nakata Hideo returning to direct this. With a mix of an urban legend mixed with a curse-ghost haunting plot line, this is really the only thing that stands up against it. Hideo continues to prove he's a master of suspense and, honestly, it's the only reason I'd think about watching this again - for the few moments that Hideo provides us that makes the heart race. With a ending worthy of the cringe-worthy award, especially with the final two moments, Sadako doesn't really hold up to the legacy that the Ring franchise has held for so long. I kind of wish they'd let Sadako haunt her well in peace and let her be at this point.

With a slightly underwhelming ninth film, it's definitely time to exorcise Sadako, let her move on from her cursed state, and throw the towel in with this one. Sadako barely holds up - a tenth would be physically incapable of holding up anything else.

Reinvent the wheel again and again, actually I was not so fond of the ring , it was a mess and boring, but famous for one scene of course that makes the whole movie, but that scene only work one time and instead of having one great scene worth to remember, they use it in every possible way , even when it dont fit in

This is a boring movie aswell, it has no charm , its no heart in it , like everyone in the filmcrew are tired , I give it 4 kind points because the production is well done and acting is ok , and story work ,, but its a boring movie and not sure if this scare anyone since it just so lame.