Gozu
I couldn't help it but to watch this crazy ass Japanese film tonight,
even though Asian Cinema Night is tomorrow.
This is a Takashi Miike film.
That says it all.
If you're a Takashi Miike fan or a David Lynch fan,
then you'll be satisfied with this movie.
If you're not a fan yet, don't see this one until you seen
a few others films from him.
This is probably his weirdest film yet, from what I've seen.
The intro and the ending are the best parts.
The rest it's just one trippy surreal adventure.
After five minutes into the film, the yakuza guy goes outside
and beats the hell out of a dog and kills it.
That sets things off.
It is a slow movie. You got to be alert at all times.
The pace and the mood reminded me of Lynch's Mulholland Dr.
and Inland Empire.
I liked this movie, but I didn't love it like his other films.
It may require additional viewings to comprehend it.
The special features on the DVD has interviews with Eli Roth
and Guillermo Del Toro asking questions to Miike.
Once again, you have to already have seen three to four Miike films
in order for you to be ready for this one.
Grade: between a B- and C+
