Sponsor |  LightChaser | Mar 25, 2005 3:38pm | | Without giving plot or scares, has anyone seen it and/or liked it?? |
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Sponsor | | marginalprophet | Mar 25, 2005 4:03pm | dragonhead is our resident expert on Japanese horror:
"Japanese horror movies are just great right now, Ringu, Ringu 2, Dark Water, Audition, Ju-On. Just genius. Not many movies make me turn my head away, but Audition certainly did." |
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| | vexxtra | Mar 28, 2005 12:19am | | I got it downloaded but haven't watched it yet...it's supposed to have a lot of torture but I guess if I could sit through "The Passion of the Christ" it can't be worse than that. I'm a little afraid of it though. |
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|  kidethekid | Mar 28, 2005 12:48am | | I have wached it and it is great i think there is also directors cut with more sick scenes.I like it because there is no ghosts if i see another japanese horor with ghost i am going to break my monitor. |
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Sponsor | | dragonhead | Apr 12, 2005 12:06am | Ooh. An expert am I? Well, thanks!
Audition is astonishing and it's been a while since I've seen it. I think, at heart, it's a tale of how women are turned into commodities by men - seen as objects rather than people. The director's message is (I think) that us guys should watch out - girls can be mysterious and vicious too.
It's not a film that's just about blood and gore, although there is some. There's a much deeper level to it too. Never mind downloading it - it's a classic - go and buy the damn thing on DVD... lmao |
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| | dementia | Apr 12, 2005 9:13am | | dragonhead, it's true what you say about Audition having a deeper level of meaning. Most of the Japanese horror films out there were made to critic the Japanese society. One example is Suicide Club. I don't want to give away the story here since maybe a lot in the forum haven't seen it but the film is an attack on Japan's obsession with pop idols among other things. |
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Sponsor | | mojo333 | Apr 15, 2005 5:43pm | | Audition made me cringe several times, but for me Suicide Club is the best of the bunch (though not exactly a horror movie). |
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Sponsor | | sullenboy | Apr 15, 2005 7:45pm | I thought Audition was one of Miike's best. The more of his films I see the funnier he gets. The dark humor that pervades them is priceless. I'm still blown away by Visitor Q, though I fear that my friends can't understand my giggles when I show it to them. Maybe they just need to be hit in the head with a brick. (Hopefully you've seen the movie and understand that last sentence) I've come to the conclusion that Miike is a total satirist. His movies are disturbing, but damned sharp and funny.
As for Suicide Club, another favorite, there again I appreciated the dark humor at it's heart, much less heavy-handed than say, Blue Spring. |
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Sponsor | | LightChaser | Apr 15, 2005 8:03pm | | The Happiness of the Katakuris...he directed that, a really bizarre movie, people get killed, and people break into song about it... |
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