OK, this doesn't compare to the explosive tempo of the first part's opening sequence; nor to its visual shock value; nor, for that matter, to the melancholic suspense of the second installment. No, it's surprisingly and refreshingly different (apart, of course, from the two main ...( read more)
Hiroyoshi Komuro,
Josie Ho,
Maria Chen,
Richard Chen,
Riki Takeuchi
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Hoping to create an evil society of his own, Woo (Richard Cheung) drugs the entire population of his city with Prozac-infused hormone pills and ships the pregnant women and children off to prison. Woo...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 25, 2003
Stats: 93 reviews
Flixster Reviews (93)
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October 7, 2008
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July 7, 2008
A lot better from what i was expecting, considering that must people don't give a lot of credit to this one. It's a nice spoof of sci/fi concepts. A fit ending to a very unique trilogy.
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May 20, 2008
While not as fast-moving as earlier Miike thrillers like Shinjuku Triad Society, Dead or Alive: Final does pick up the pace from its two predecessors, and replaces the brutal violence of the first with some exciting martial arts/gunplay.
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December 21, 2007
Great conclusion to an amazing trilogy. A sci-fi take on the DOA theme, with the roles from the original reversed, but the characters morals somewhat stay the same. Just thinking about this film makes me want to watch it again.
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September 15, 2009
Disappointing. The film unfolds in post-apocalyptic Yokohama, 2364. And the future looks just like, well, present day!!! The place is under a totalitarian control over natality and resources. The plot is cool, but not the settings, neither the style, nor the effects or acting. De...( read more)
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July 23, 2009
I liked the first one, this third movie did not really reach the same quality and pace of the first.
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July 3, 2009
las peliculas de acción no tienen que ser una cagada plagadas de innecesarios efectos especiales. miike lo demuestra y nos presenta la conclusión de una de mas mejores sagas de estos tiempos enfermos .
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June 30, 2008
Two actors play rival gangsters in three films, the final of which is a sci-fi film, that nods strangely to William S. Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, and anime all at once. The robots are actually called "replicants", a reference to Dicks Blade Runner(several visual allusions to the ...( read more)
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