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Takashi Miike films - cranefly - 01-03-2009 Okay, I'm going to start cataloging the Miike films I've seen. There's quite a few. So I thought I'd gather them under one topic, Takashi Miike films, rather than flood Doom DVDs itself. As a brief introduction, Miike is one of my favorite directors. But he's far from reliable. In fact, he's incredibly hit or miss. Still, when he hits, it can be incredible. Let me keep a running tally of Miike films and what I think of them in this first entry: Rating Movie Title Comments 5 Ichi the Killer (2001) A celebration of all that is wrong with humanity; sadomasochistic tour-de-force 5 Dead or Alive (1999) Truly great movie with sensational 5-minute opening; great theme song, nudity, perversion, violence 4 Zebraman (2005) A bit slow, but a couple over-the-top scenes and the characters really worked 4 Audition (2000) A very good horror flick that evolves in peculiar ways 4 Bird People of China (1998) Fascinating: a guy travels to remote area of China seeking bird people; almost good family fare, but a couple brutal scenes 4 Full Metal Yajuza (1997) A goofy Robocop/Frankenstein cross that won me over with its outrageous elements; don't expect topnotch special effects 3 Masters of Horror: Imprint (2005) Deeply disturbing, nearly ruined by weak caucasion lead; English language 3 Three Extremes (2005) Miike directs one of three shorts: solid bit of horror 3 One Missed Call (2004) Cell phone madness; mild recommendation (I hate cell phones) 3 Last Life in the Universe (2003) Actually Miike doesn't direct, but has small role in this offbeat Thai flick 3 Gozu (2003) Odd twist on the Yakuza genre; genuinely weird, but at times painfully slow 3 City of Lost Souls (2000) Whacky Bonnie-and-Clyde flick set mostly in Brazil; hokey animated cock fight, ping pong death match, mostly fun 3 Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998) Solid, tender tale of kid in broken family growing up in very tough neighborhood 3 Rainy Dog (1997) Yakuza assassin has life complicated when old girlfriend dumps mute son on him; more character-oriented, less perversion/violence 3 Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) Son of Yakuza kingpin forms teen gang to take on Yakuza -- seeking revenge for father's killing of other son; decent 3 Osaka Tough Guys (1995) Raunchy juvenile comedy that really worked for me, though I can't remember details; think Cheech/Chong or Beavis/Butthead 2 Graveyard of Honor (2002) Disappointment; unlikeable main character, simple yakuza morality play 2 The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) Miike's attempt at Rocky Horror, but bad music, singing, choreography, and embarrassing special effects 2 Silver (1999) Shot on video; cop (played by weak actress) goes undercover as pro wrestler; a couple good scenes, but not worth it 2 Shinjuku Triad Society (1995) Unpleasant crime flick full of unpleasant people; just couldn't get into it much 1 Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Bad English, bad acting, bad plot 1 Dead or Alive 2 (2000) Worst ever sequel to a brilliant original; same characters walk through same setting doing nothing 1 Andromeda (1998) Conceived as vehicle for pop group SPEED from Miike's home town; ill-advised sentimental trash Sukiyaki Western Django - cranefly - 01-03-2009 This is Miike's attempt at combining the Western and Samarai genres. I saw the preview on Doom (I think DM posted it many months back) and it looked brilliant. What a huge disappointment. A complete disaster. I knew something was wrong when all the previews on the DVD were for tame US film misfires, like War, Inc. Nothing remotely outrageous. Then the film starts, and Tarantino's mug fills the screen. Yep, he's this legendary gunfighter in the opening, and he reenters the movie halfway through. Both appearances are unfortunate. He's a horrible actor, especially here. Then things get worse when everyone talks English, or attempts to. Yep, this is heavily adverstised as an English-language film. So all these Japanese actors struggle with English the whole way through. I turned on English subtitles so I could catch some really bad pronunciations. Anyway, here's my take on the genesis of this disaster. I suspect that Tarantino, who worships Miike, approached him with the idea of melding a Western and a Samarai film, and do it in English to gain a wider audience. It makes me want to pound Tarantino in the chest with girly fists and shriek, "You keep your mitts off Miike and let him DO HIS THING!" Everything is stilted here. The characters are cardboard cutouts. Nothing holds together. The plot is paper thin. There is just one interesting sequence where a woman whose husband was just brutally murdered dances on stage, licking her hands and doing other weird things, to the accompaniment of drums and a digerido. But trust me on this; it's not worth waiting for. I give this my lowest rating -- which I've only done for one other Miike film. But the official preview does make it look impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y93atLUsOoQ&feature=related -cranefly Yatterman - Drunk Monk - 01-14-2009 Quote:Fukada reveals costume ahead of ‘Yatterman’ movie releasehttp://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/fukada-reveals-costume-ahead-of-%E2%80%98yatterman%E2%80%99-movie-release Official website: http://www.yatterman-movie.com/ The trailer is the center button on the bottom. re: Yatterman - cranefly - 01-16-2009 86-60-88. Wow. This could be hotter than Pink Flamingos. Re: Takashi Miike films - cranefly - 02-04-2009 My Take on the Miike films I've seen so far (a lot, but he's still making them faster than I'm watching them): Rating Movie Title Comments 5 Ichi the Killer (2001) A celebration of all that is wrong with humanity; sadomasochistic tour-de-force 5 Dead or Alive (1999) Truly great movie with sensational 5-minute opening; great theme song, nudity, perversion, violence 4 Zebraman (2005) A bit slow, but a couple over-the-top scenes and the characters really worked 4 Audition (2000) A very good horror flick that evolves in peculiar ways 4 Bird People of China (1998) Fascinating: a guy travels to remote area of China seeking bird people; almost good family fare, but a couple brutal scenes 4 Full Metal Yajuza (1997) A goofy Robocop/Frankenstein cross that won me over with its outrageous elements; don't expect topnotch special effects 3 Masters of Horror: Imprint (2005) Deeply disturbing, nearly ruined by weak caucasion lead; English language 3 Three Extremes (2005) Miike directs one of three shorts: solid bit of horror 3 One Missed Call (2004) Cell phone madness; mild recommendation (I hate cell phones) 3 Last Life in the Universe (2003) Actually Miike doesn't direct, but has small role in this offbeat Thai flick 3 Gozu (2003) Odd twist on the Yakuza genre; genuinely weird, but at times painfully slow 3 City of Lost Souls (2000) Whacky Bonnie-and-Clyde flick set mostly in Brazil; hokey animated cock fight, ping pong death match, mostly fun 3 Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998) Solid, tender tale of kid in broken family growing up in very tough neighborhood 3 Rainy Dog (1997) Yakuza assassin has life complicated when old girlfriend dumps mute son on him; more character-oriented, less perversion/violence 3 Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) Son of Yakuza kingpin forms teen gang to take on Yakuza -- seeking revenge for father's killing of other son; decent 3 Osaka Tough Guys (1995) Raunchy juvenile comedy that really worked for me, though I can't remember details; think Cheech/Chong or Beavis/Butthead 2 Graveyard of Honor (2002) Disappointment; unlikeable main character, simple yakuza morality play 2 The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) Miike's attempt at Rocky Horror, but bad music, singing, choreography, and embarrassing special effects 2 Silver (1999) Shot on video; cop (played by weak actress) goes undercover as pro wrestler; a couple good scenes, but not worth it 2 Shinjuku Triad Society (1995) Unpleasant crime flick full of unpleasant people; just couldn't get into it much 1 Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Bad English, bad acting, bad plot 1 Dead or Alive 2 (2000) Worst ever sequel to a brilliant original; same characters walk through same setting doing nothing 1 Andromeda (1998) Conceived as vehicle for pop group SPEED from Miike's home town; ill-advised sentimental trash the western samurai fusions - Drunk Monk - 02-04-2009 There's a few old Samurai-to-Westerns: Yojimbo > Fist Full of Dollars Seven Samurai > Magnificent Seven Goyokin > The Master Gunfighter So these Samurai Cowboy flicks are amusing to me. Here's another coming soon: Quote:Jang Dong Gun is the Laundry Warriorhttp://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/jang_dong_gun_is_the_laundry_warrior/ Miike has #2 & #3 in Japan - Drunk Monk - 04-15-2009 Red Cliff 2 is #1. http://brotherhoodofdoom.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1069 Quote:Posted: Tue., Apr. 14, 2009, 2:00pm PThttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002409.html?categoryId=19&cs=1 Laundry Warrior is now The Warrior's Way... - Drunk Monk - 06-10-2009 ...and you must take a peek at the trailer... http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/06/09/must-watch-awesome-promo-trailer-for-the-warriors-way/ Thirteen Assassins - Drunk Monk - 09-13-2010 Miike just did a samurai flick. It's at the Venice film fest. I must see this. [youtube]u_ILO2RWhEw[/youtube] Picked up by Magnolia - Drunk Monk - 09-22-2010 Magnolia is promising a limited theatrical release in the 1st quarter of 2011. Our Mag rep boasts "The film culminates in a mind-blowing, forty-five minute battle sequence that rivals anything seen before in the genre." 45 mins of samurai battle by Miike? I gotta see this on the big screen! Re: Takashi Miike films - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-22-2010 Will you be doing an advanced private screening for your readership, per chance? unlikely - Drunk Monk - 09-23-2010 we can't really swing those for the limited releases. i'm just hoping to get into a screener myself. Re: Takashi Miike films - thatguy - 09-23-2010 This just in (from my friend who goes every year): Takashi Miike's 13 ASSASSINS To Close Fantastic Fest 2010! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://fantasticfest.bside.com/2010/films/closingnightfilm13assassins_takashimiike_fantasticfest2010">http://fantasticfest.bside.com/2010/fil ... icfest2010</a><!-- m --> Quote:Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the 2010 Closing Night film, Takashi Miike's breathtaking 13 ASSASSINS. ASSASSINS debuted at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month where critics have hailed it as the crown jewel of Miike's already decidedly dazzling career. Fantastic Fest will be hosting the US Premiere of the film. --tg Miike just did a musical....wait...what?! - Drunk Monk - 04-23-2012 It's called For Love's Sake and is premiering at Cannes. It's based on some manga. Here's the official website with a trailer: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://aiandmakoto.jp">http://aiandmakoto.jp</a><!-- m --> Re: Miike just did a musical....wait...what?! - cranefly - 04-24-2012 Drunk Monk Wrote:It's called For Love's Sake and is premiering at Cannes. It's based on some manga. Wow, that looks really lame. Miike did one other musical, The Happiness of the Katakuris. I really didn't like it at all, though it does have its defenders. Still, this is Miike, and you never know what will suddenly appear on screen. So if someday it comes to the local library (heh-heh), I'll likely check it out. |