I must admit my J-horror knowledge is limited and I haven't seen many films (even after spending years as an otaku) so maybe I'm just not familiar with the genre as a whole.
I thought this movie was OK. It makes some really keen points on how technology isn't a form of true connection (and this was back in 2001 before things really started to take off) It also has some seriously haunting themes of isolation and loneliness (not to…
Saw this at Metrograph--I realized watching this that the one and only other time I viewed this was way back in my late teens/early 20s, and basically had little to no idea of events, so this was like watching a brand new movie again, what a treat!
I remember my original viewing on DVD that came with a list of "hints" about the film that I tried to decipher way back when. But watching in 2025 with tons more experience…
Never did I think I would see this on the big screen (I was 9 when this came out and watched it on VHS) and call it nostalgia or what, but I just love this movie. The cheese is off the charts but I'm eating it all.
Sure, you could watch Enter the Dragon for a GOOD movie(of which the game is based off of heavily) but then you'd miss KMFDM blasting during some pretty epic fight scenes, a monster dick punch, and GET OVER HERE being screamed.
Seeing this for the first time at MoMA for their summer horror series was surreal--and yet, perfect. This is arty and schlocky at the same time--even went into some Lynchian territory. Needless to say, I loved it!
