My Anime and World Cinema collection

Brilliant movie great direction the story is a great tale of one mans quest for vengence against his captures who imprisoned him for 15 years in a cell for no apparent reason.

Fantastic movie i actually enjoyed this more than Oldboy, a story about a young girl who is made to take the blame and serve a prison sentence for abducting and murdering a small child, upon release she seeks out justice and leaves a trail of bodies in her wake. until finally finding the murderer and bringing him to justice the way it should be for those sorts of crimes leaving the decision in the hands of the murdered childrens familes, do they choose to hand him over to the police or do they choose to lay down the plastic sheets and break out the axes and sharp tools to have there way with him. i recommend this to anyone who has seen oldboy but not the other parts of the vengence trilogy.

Truly a frightening film the only movie so far to cause me sleeping problems, that noise is just awful, watch on your own if you dare mwhahahaha!!

Ive got this in my cupboard to watch but i dont know if my nerves can take the battering they got from the first movie all over again, eeeek!!! may have to give this one a few months before i indulge myself in a sleepless night

Tony Jaa is a martial arts god

Takashi Miike takes the reigns From a novel by Ryu Murakami for a movie that will keep its audience in suspense until the credits roll the film is Audtition. A story of a lonely mans search for love that finds him Asami (Eihi Shina) a quiet shy girl with not alot fot say for herself but as the plot develops a different side to her starts to appear and subsequently the relationship is abandoned in his eyes..... but unfortunatey for him not in Asami's, for anyone that had seen Misery and remembers the scene in which Kathy Bates smashes James Caans ankles with a sledgehammer this will be alot worse ive never quite seen cheesewire and needles used in such a malicious and evil way. this is by far my favourite Takashi Miike movie its brilliantly directed and the acting is exceptional its a fairly odd movie but pretty normal by Miike standards. watch it if you dare. for the people that said Hostel was more gory than this movie and if you want scary go and watch that i dont think you quite understand this film the idea is to plant the seed in your head and give you something to think about when the film finishes IDIOTS! hostel is a hack and slash movie that bases the amount of gore and blood it produces to shock the audience yes Eli Roth did a great job with that movie but Audition is a completely different kind of movie from that so the comparison cannot be made.

From the twisted and sometimes sadistic mind of Miike Takashi Ichi the Killer is truly an evil movie dont get me wrong i loved every minute of it but i have never seen so much violence and blood and gore in one movie, out of the films i have seen that he has directed this is by far the sickest although in saying that i am yet to watch Visitor Q and why that is not strictly the same kind of movie it apparently has alot of scenes of rape incest and various other taboo subjects. Miike's attempt to shock the audience with the extremes the characters will go to within this movie is very apparent and it doesnt really leave you anywhere else to look but at the carnage that follows, all in all for people that like to be shocked and enjoy Miike films this is a must.

Before watching this movie i had heard a mixed reception on one hand i have a friend that worships Takashi Miikes work but i also have friends that feel his work is a little confusing and has a distinct lack of direction. now after seeing this film i agree with both those statements Miike does not shy away from the extreme and i admire that in a director he is not affraid to challenge boundaries that could be deemed unapproachable, this movie confused me alot which if you read the synopsis shouldnt really happen but the story pulls you in and out of real life situations into the deranged characters delusions leaving you wondering whether what you just witnessed actually happend. this is a must see movie for anyone with and open imagination and the ending will definately have you on the end of your seat screaming at your tv. certainly not for the faint of heart and people that may be easily offended but as like all Miike films you should expect the unexpected.

Brilliantly violent, i had heard so much about it i just had to watch it .

Takashi Miike challenges his audience to watch this movie with undoubtably the most bizare movie he has made to date, it contains scenes that will offend normal movie goers however i didnt feel that this made it unwatchable infact despite what i had read about this movie and been told as well i actually found it very funny and enjoyed every moment of it, much the same as Gozu this film doesnt take itself to seriously which is a definately a good thing with some of the content it uses,

i dont believe that Incest,lactation,rape,coprophagia,
necrophilia and other extreme sadomasochistic activities would normally be tolerated in one movie but Miike pulls it off with class and this still feels like a beautiful movie with lots of hidden messages. im not going to recommend it to anyone as i dont feel its that kind of film its most certainly a case of personal preference for what you'd watch and what your stomach can take.

Amazing movie, may need to watch again though as i was little tired and didnt take it all in :S

Brilliant movie i tried watching it twice before and fell asleep just out of the fact my eyes were so tired from all the action finally managed to watch the whole thing and was so impressed a true visual treat that never slows down to breathe

great movie

Great piece of Anime finally got around to watching this its been sitting on my dvd shelf for a while and ive got to say even for its age its still amazing i have to say that i prefer Bloodlust

Wow is there anything better than a lazy sunday watching nothing but Anime. this movie was absolutely outstanding should you really enjoy a sequel more though ?? well i have to say i did, taking nothing away from the first film either

Loved all of what i saw of it the damn dvd wouldnt work past chapter 21 though :( rubbish!!!!

Great Anime movie lots of swords lots of blood what more could you want

The first ever Anime i watched was Kiki's delivery service and i dont think you could physically get further away from that film with Urotsukidoji, truly a awesome movie you get everything that makes Anime great in this movie however it wont appeal to alot of people because of its content. this film will take some beating in my eyes but ive still got alot of Anime left to watch

This film had a budget of $4m Dollars and i think they must have spent about that on bullets i honestly can say hand on heart i have never seen so many guns fired in a movie maybe collectively in all the films ive seen, with a body count of 307 this film is nothing but Action the entire way through. Normally i watch all World Cinema subtitled and im ashamed to say i had to watch this in dubbed english just to keep up with the action.

A very brave movie possibly the first fairy tale made with adults in mind, beautifully executed a real heart warming tale that has some real gripping moments in it. i recommend this to everyone that has yet to see it, subtitles may be a problem for some people but i feel this film deserves all the viewers it can get so i suggest to the people that frown upon subtitles to give this a try it just may change your opinion.

2 words Takashi Miike 2 other words Fucking awesome, i loved this movie so much and for once a Miike movie made sense, well kinda. for all the fans of this mans work who is yet to see DOA check it out!! and by DOA i dont mean the one starring Holly Valance

Actually cant wait to watch this film its beyond me why i didnt actually watch it tonight, Miike and Park Chan-Wook on the directors chair wooo!!!

Its sick,twisted,odd and in some scenes quite graphic. this is a low budget movie shot in the late 80s and for everything i could say is wrong with it the director did a magnificent job it holds suspense well and each scene despite how cheap it looks is a very beautiful and is shot lovingly its very difficult to explain. why i can appreciate why people love this movie so much, films like this certainly do not get made anymore, And i have to say this is by far the strangest movie i have ever seen and although i didnt really understand what was going on i'll give it 4 stars for the sheer creativity and Unorthodox approach. this is a love or hate movie i think but i'm choosing to sit on the fence its certainly something i wouldnt watch again. But i woudnt discourage the more open minded of you to watch it.

same with this one then i suppose more weirdness and a bigger budget and not to mention in colour. will have to wait for the rview

A truly beautiful piece of Anime thats truly engrossing, i have to say i can see why everyone thats watched this movie loves it so much.

Pretty impressive no where near the best Anime ive seen but still good fun.

loved the live action Ichi no doubt the Anime will be pure carnage thanks for the up of this film Ames

A very Cute movie from Studio Ghibl,i this was my first experience of Anime so i have fond memories of it.

This is one of those movies that you have to watch on your own, Gasper Noe does not leave anything to the audiences imagination whether it be a 20 minute graphic rape scene or a man having his face smashed into mush with a fire extinguisher you are basically left with nowhere else to look. this is a masterpiece of true beauty that really makes you feel for the victim "Monica Bellucci" for those of you that have never heard of this movie it runs basically backwards with all the most graphic scenes at the start of the movie and ends up almost bringing a tear to your eye when you begin to see the love the characters have for eachother as there whole world is shattered. despite all the horrific moments in this movie i watched the vast majority without even battering an eyelid however once the story unfolded the realisation of everything starts to set in and will leave you feeling sick to your stomach. a plus point is although its a heart wrenching movie it end happily in a way