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08-22-2003, 01:04 AM
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lets talk...Takashi Miike
im thinking of checking out some of his movies...namely Audition and Dead or Alive(uncut)
anyone seen these?? are they any good???
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08-22-2003, 01:12 AM
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AUDITION is a disturbing masterpiece, and is also one of the best films of the last 20 years. Seriously, the film is just breathtaking! I recommend it to the highest extent!
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08-22-2003, 03:46 AM
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I think that Audition is a fantastic film, and worth at least watching once. I've lost count of how many people I've conviced to buy this movie.
As for Dead or Alive, I thought that it was really dumb, and other than the fun ending, I can't recommend even taking the time to watch it.
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08-22-2003, 04:21 AM
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Dead or Alive is a fantastic film, and remains the favorite of the 3 Miike films I've seen. It has an incredible punk energy to it, like Wild Zero, or Electric Dragon 80,000v. I also recommend The Happiness of the Katakuris. You've never seen a musical quite like it. The R1 dvd is outstanding.
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08-22-2003, 07:45 AM
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Audition is fantastic, and I'm a big fan of The Happiness Of The Katakuris. Dead Or Alive is two absolutely great sequences wrapped around a decent crime movie.
Didn't much like Ichi The Killer - just too nasty even though there something interesting underneath - but Fudoh is a guilty pleasure. Nearly as nutty as Katakuris.
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"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
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08-22-2003, 08:08 AM
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I must continue the praise for Audition. One of the best films I've seen in quite some time, but it is very disturbing, although not as much for me as it is for others.
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08-22-2003, 08:22 AM
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I would post this in the Movie forum, you'd get better response. As for movies, I personally found Audition to gruesome for my tastes, but nearly as bad as Ichi. As long as you have a solid constitution, you should be alright.
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08-22-2003, 11:50 AM
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Audition is a wonderful movie, and it is a nice DVD release.
I have 2 other Miike disks:
Fudoh: The Next Generation - another wacky movie, and
City of Lost Souls - Another good bizarre movie
Haven't seen any others yet but I would like to track down Ichii, DOA, Happiness, and whatver other Miike goodness rears it's head...
i hear he's doing a samurai movie with Takeshi Kitano (joy!)
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08-22-2003, 12:23 PM
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Which is the *real* Ichi The Killer dvd?
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08-22-2003, 01:06 PM
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First, you should definitely get into Miike. Love it or hate it, you've probably not seen anything like it!
I'm not familiar enough with his Yakuza films (or the genre) to comment, so I'll leave that to others. Here are my recommendations:
AUDITION -- my favorite and probably the most fully-realized and masterful of all Miike's movies. Unfortunately, you probably already know too much about this one. Don't read anything more about it (not even the brief descriptions in this thread). Just see it. ...kirri...kirri...kirri....
THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATSAKURIS -- simply hilarious. The only Miike movie I'd watch with my mom, even though there would still be a few scenes of discomfort (and I doubt she'd much appreciate the humor). Watch this when you want to see some seriously wacky, seriously silly humor. Poooooochiiiieeeee!
VISITOR Q -- the last Miike movie I'd watch with my mom (or respectable company of any stripe). Probably the most taboo-laden movie I've ever seen, with something to offend anyone's taste (and I don't just mean the various and ubiquitous bodily wastes and fluids). Surprisingly, however, it turns out to be a fairly moving tribute to the traditional family... uh, sorta. Hilariously satiric and offensively scatalogical, but charming and affecting in a truly bizarre way (even for Miike), I give a cautious recommendation for anyone not easily offended by highly taboo material. And don't let the video nature of this "film" be a detraction--it's a very nice transfer and every bit as visually compelling as any Miike film.
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