I was surprised after I watched Sadako vs. Kayako to discover that’s its considered a comedy-horror. The concept of The Grudge vs. The Ring is a stupid idea that can’t be treated seriously, but this movie felt more like a boring Japanese horror. Half the time, I couldn’t distinguish its intentional comedy from characters making typical bad choices in a horror setting. The rest of the time, comedic characters just felt like stereotypes oddly placed in a horror setting. Namely, a cool bro exorcist and his blind little girl sidekick joined the cast midway into the movie after a fairly typical series of horrific deaths.
All I thought was funny was the terrible, sometimes intentionally so, Engrish subtitles in the copy I watched. During an exorcism, the subtitles enhanced an old woman’s spiritual chanting with Harry Potter spells. “Avada Kedavra!” “Expelliarmus!” “Expecto Patronum!” I wish I could remember some Engrish examples, but you can also watch the copy yourself here: