Sadako 3D is a 3D reboot of The Ring. Naturally, it’s not in 3D on Tubi. If it were, there would be lots of bodies, hands, laptops, phones, glass, hair, and insects popping out of the screen. There were certainly enough effects here to make me believe that if seen in the proper 3D version on the big screen, it might be enough to warrant adding an extra Half-Star to the rating. Alas, here we are stuck with the 2D version.
Now that videotapes have become passé (for some people at least) the titular evil ghost girl has taken to haunting the internet. Those who watch a “cursed video clip” of an internet celebrity committing suicide during a livestream also die by suicide seven days later. After one of her students dies, a concerned teacher does some half-assed detective work. Predictably, she and her boyfriend wind up watching the video. Will her untapped extra sensory powers be enough to break the curse and stop the evil Sadako in time?
This wasn’t nearly as bad as I anticipated seeing how the Ringu movies (especially the American Ring remakes) do nothing for me. (I did almost sort of like the Ring vs. Grudge crossover flick Sadako vs. Kayako though.) It moves efficiently enough, and the performances are solid for the most part. Plus, it earns points for having Sadako’s final form be something more than just another little girl with her hair in her face. However, like most of these movies, it’s all rather bloodless and tame. Also, the film really only has one trick to scare the audience (a hand reaching out of a computer screen) and it beats it into the ground fairly early on. As I said, maybe it worked better in its original 3D format. It’s all rather harmless enough for me to at least give it the benefit of the doubt.
AKA: Sadako 3D: Ring Originals.
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