Visitor Q (Bijitâ Q) (2001)

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• Jonathan H

  
  It's hard to plainly say I "like" Visitor Q because its subject matter is so disturbing, but viewing it in the long, rich tradition of experimental films coupled with a dash of art-house form, Visitor Q does have its merits. Films of this ilk don't merely exist to… More
  It's hard to plainly say I "like" Visitor Q because its subject matter is so disturbing, but viewing it in the long, rich tradition of experimental films coupled with a dash of art-house form, Visitor Q does have its merits. Films of this ilk don't merely exist to shock and appal the viewer (although that's certainly part of it) they are meant to convey a series of themes and messages residing (at times even hiding) underneath the surface--it's just harder to find those messages with the constant barrage of stirring and bizarre imagery. While Visitor Q probably isn't as biting as Pasolini, as purposeful as Jorodowsky, or as satirical as Bunuel, it does speak to the amazing versatility of Taskashi Miike. Here, he plays with form so masterfully. The cross-cutting between these insane scenes; the background imagery; the rare moments of pathos were pathos shouldn't be; the quick tonal shifts, and the seamless transitioning between hand-held and pull-ins to put you, the viewer, in a creepy voyeuristic position, a front row seat to the perverse happenings. That position made me feel very uncomfortable -- and therein lies the point: with our endless fascination with "reality TV," we line up in droves to watch people, family, friends' most intimate occurrences play out in front of us as "entertainment." In the case of celebrity, one can make a great argument that we love watching people crumble in front of our very eyes as well. Where is the line? How much disintegration can we handle, since we, in a way, ask for it? Miike is able to take these ideas (along with a commentary on the "do nothing" state of the modern family, and the fragility of Japanese culture), and integrate them into an experimental, art-house, comedy thriller. In fact, you probably can't lump this film into one genre -- and yet, it plays effortlessly. That's a triumph. This film will challenge you in ways few can. Whether you like it or not, it will stimulate you. It takes an astute viewer to see beyond the horrific, but if you like and/or are open to the truly exaggerated, surreal and confrontational, you might get something more out of Visitor Q than meets the eye.

• Reid V

  
  Typical family dysfunction taken to the nth degree. The fact that it is shot with video makes it all the more disturbing and gives a sense of realism to the truly bizarre. It is one of the only times I felt like I was being a voyeur. Hell, it could be the future of reality television.… More
  Typical family dysfunction taken to the nth degree. The fact that it is shot with video makes it all the more disturbing and gives a sense of realism to the truly bizarre. It is one of the only times I felt like I was being a voyeur. Hell, it could be the future of reality television. It is incredibly shocking and that is the point of it. I get it. And I cannot think of a good reason why I would want to watch this again seeing as I had no fun at all watching it this time. If that makes me not a "real movie buff", so be it.

• Lee ?

  
  Incest, sodomy, snuff, murder, necrophillia and breast milking are the order of the day in Takeshi Miike's deranged tale about a shattered, dysfunctional family who take in a mysterious stranger who sets about restoring some domestic harmony in his own perverse way. Despite the… More
  Incest, sodomy, snuff, murder, necrophillia and breast milking are the order of the day in Takeshi Miike's deranged tale about a shattered, dysfunctional family who take in a mysterious stranger who sets about restoring some domestic harmony in his own perverse way. Despite the realistic documentary style approach of filming the movie is too outrageous to be taken seriously as there's a very dark humourous tone to it all. You may laugh at times but you'll feel incredibly dirty for doing so. Not for the easily offended.

• Greg S

  
  A bizarrely dysfunctional Japanese family--dad is a TV reporter on a break after being sodomized by interviewees on camera, mom is a heroin addict and part-time hooker, son is bullied at school and beats his mother at home--becomes even stranger and more violent after a mysterious… More
  A bizarrely dysfunctional Japanese family--dad is a TV reporter on a break after being sodomized by interviewees on camera, mom is a heroin addict and part-time hooker, son is bullied at school and beats his mother at home--becomes even stranger and more violent after a mysterious stranger shows up in their home. A feeble swipe at satire of reality TV shows can't hide the fact that this is the perverse Takashi Miike's most perverted movie, meant only to shock; it's closer to a well-made fetish porn video than a feature film. Still, it's so well-crafted that it's worth confronting, if you're prepared, or too jaded to care.

• Arash X

  
  A few interesting moments aside it's a boring shockfest, Watch Pasolini's Teorema instead, I even liked Ozon's Sitcom slightly better than this

• Michael S

  
  I've wanted to see this film for a long time, now I don't know why I bothered. I generally find Miike's films brilliant (The Bird People in China, Audition), Badass (Dead or Alive), grotesquely entertaining (Ichi the Killer), or just completely fubar (Gozu). VISITOR Q… More
  I've wanted to see this film for a long time, now I don't know why I bothered. I generally find Miike's films brilliant (The Bird People in China, Audition), Badass (Dead or Alive), grotesquely entertaining (Ichi the Killer), or just completely fubar (Gozu). VISITOR Q is Miike in his worst form; being disturbing, creepy, and artsy-fartsy for no reason while not showcasing any worthwhile characters, successful dark humor, or entertainment value. In my opinion, VISITOR Q is a completely worthless film. I know everybody has their own opinion, but I just can't see how anyone can like this one.

• Anthony L

  
  This is probably Takashi Miike's sickest film so far, and that's really saying something! See it to believe it!!

• El Hombre I

  
  Burdened as it is with serious faults, Visitor Q is not a masterpiece, but it is so strange and disturbing that it does come close to such greatness...in the Pink Flamingos sense <a… More
  Burdened as it is with serious faults, Visitor Q is not a masterpiece, but it is so strange and disturbing that it does come close to such greatness...in the Pink Flamingos sense <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view&current=visitor_Q.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/visitor_Q.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

• _kelly .

  
  Most fucked up movie and most fucked up fictional family I've seen yet. Anything extremely taboo is stacked together like a sandwich. Some incest, lactation fetish, forced defecation, rape with a microphone, impromptu murder, regular beatings, and corpsefucking combines with the… More
  Most fucked up movie and most fucked up fictional family I've seen yet. Anything extremely taboo is stacked together like a sandwich. Some incest, lactation fetish, forced defecation, rape with a microphone, impromptu murder, regular beatings, and corpsefucking combines with the theme of family values and the cycle of violence and bullying. I defy you to watch this entire movie.<br/><br/>"So Fucked Up" highlight: corpse voids itself of feces whilst father character rapes it and then the family helps dad get his wee wee out of his dead colleague

• Jani H

  
  Incest. Necrophilia. Kid abusing mother. Lactating woman. Rape. Murder. Bullying. A nameless visitor. What a fuckin' mess. Takashi Miike is at it again with a disturbing, provocative and to be honest... an awful film. Several fetishes are portrayed here, so it will probably… More
  Incest. Necrophilia. Kid abusing mother. Lactating woman. Rape. Murder. Bullying. A nameless visitor. What a fuckin' mess. Takashi Miike is at it again with a disturbing, provocative and to be honest... an awful film. Several fetishes are portrayed here, so it will probably find its audience. Filmed with a handheld camera and the mic seen in several occasions, it gives you this documentary feeling. A doc of totally fucked up people. Oh yes, and did I mention that it ends up as a love story, husband finds his wife again (after she has detached him from a corpse and cut her in pieces) and the daughter her mother. And both end up sucking her breasts for milk... WTF? Rebirth? A new beginning for people? If Miikes intention was to gross people out, he manages to do it well. But a good film it is not. Forgettable? Definitely not. Miike is a director who makes excellent films (Audition, Ichi the killer) but his main problem is that he makes too many films in a year. 3-6 films as an average? All of 'em can't be good. But his name you definitely woun't forget...

• Tsubaki S

  
  Miike once more tackles the family structure, in a way that only he could pull out. Hillarious and charming, yes, i said charming. And it's actually quite fun to watch, of course, if you happen to have an acid and twisted sense of humour. If you think watching "Friends"… More
  Miike once more tackles the family structure, in a way that only he could pull out. Hillarious and charming, yes, i said charming. And it's actually quite fun to watch, of course, if you happen to have an acid and twisted sense of humour. If you think watching "Friends" is a great way to spend an evening don't even bother to approach this.

• Steve K

  
  Shocking, demands attention.

• Antony S

  
  Quite remarkable. Shocking and no mistake, almost no cinematic taboo is left unbroken. Miike is truly the leader of extreme cinema in the 21st century. Plus it's pretty damn funny to boot! "My wife threw the knife."

• Luke B

  
  A film that includes a Dad paying his daughter to have sex with him. Breast milk being squirted out and covering the kitchen floor. Some necrophilia as well. Yes it's Takashi Miike doing his best to upset and disturb his audience. The humour is very dark and very twisted but is… More
  A film that includes a Dad paying his daughter to have sex with him. Breast milk being squirted out and covering the kitchen floor. Some necrophilia as well. Yes it's Takashi Miike doing his best to upset and disturb his audience. The humour is very dark and very twisted but is ultimately effective. The use of video as apposed to film, gives a disturbing amateurish and realistic documentary feel. Not an easy film, but one you wont forget.

• Stefan P

  
  Following the most bizarre and destructive fictional family ever, Visitor Q can certainly seem highly disturbing for the average viewer. I tend to enjoy provocative films like these though, and this was no exception. It was very funny and a few scenes were so hilarious that they will… More
  Following the most bizarre and destructive fictional family ever, Visitor Q can certainly seem highly disturbing for the average viewer. I tend to enjoy provocative films like these though, and this was no exception. It was very funny and a few scenes were so hilarious that they will stay with me perhaps forever. The apparent amateurish camera work, and the impressive acting, contributes to the realistic feel of the film (I hope this story never becomes a reality though, to clear that out).

• John M

  
  This is the most bizarre movie I have ever seen. Directed by Takashi Miike, Visitor Q is a sick/twisted social satire/methafor of modern Japan. The acting is fine, the story takes turns that are surreal, absurd, comic and gets sometimes lost in all the freakish-ness of the scenes… More
  This is the most bizarre movie I have ever seen. Directed by Takashi Miike, Visitor Q is a sick/twisted social satire/methafor of modern Japan. The acting is fine, the story takes turns that are surreal, absurd, comic and gets sometimes lost in all the freakish-ness of the scenes but some of the images you will not forget. If you are a fan of Miike or extreme Japanese cinema, check this out. If you are easily offended or faint of heart....stay away.

• Adam M

  
  Im not sure what to say about this film!Its strange and challenging to watch.Its about a dysfunctional family.Theres incest,rape and necrophilia but its actually not bad!

• Christopher B

  
  Believe it or not, I find this movie to be heartwarming. A lot of the Japanese films, even going back to Ozu deal with the difficulties of family, and in this one Miike takes it to the extreme, but the payoff is even greater because of it. Not an easy watch, but a lot of great… More
  Believe it or not, I find this movie to be heartwarming. A lot of the Japanese films, even going back to Ozu deal with the difficulties of family, and in this one Miike takes it to the extreme, but the payoff is even greater because of it. Not an easy watch, but a lot of great cinema isn't. And yes, I love it as a crazy, hillarious, gross me out film as well.

• Wu C

  
  Really weird, but my fav Miike film.

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