Recent Reviews for Nihon chinbotsu (The Sinking of Japan)
Recent Reviews
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MCT:March 31, 2008A little illogical movie about disaster... In the beginning they said that Japan will sinking in about some days, but I forgot how many... But the truth in the movie is they sank in just few days later... I think that kinda mannered or something.... But a pretty good effects...
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MCT:February 13, 2008It's not too often that you get to see some sort of giant disaster movie coming out of anywhere other than the U.S. Well, this film comes straight from Japan and it isn't the usual asteroid or volcano disaster. The entire country of Japan is sinking.
The introduction of this film starts out pretty well. They literally drop you in the movie right into the after effects of a huge earthquake. I guess you could say that the process of Japan sinking is already under way. Before I move on, let me just say that this film is more of a dramatic disaster movie, like Deep Impact, rather than an action adventure disaster movie, like Armageddon. This movie has a slow feel to it. Right after the quick introduction the slowest part of the movie kicks in for the next 40 minutes. They use this time to build up the characters and give the background to why Japan is sinking. It is a pretty believable reason in my opinion. Of course I am no scientist.
Once you hit the 40 minute mark you are treated to some mini-disasters every ten minutes or so for the rest of the movie. Actually, they are not so mini. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and eruptions. With that said, there is no really huge explosive disaster, but more of a series of disasters that slowly eat away at Japan as it gradually falls apart throughout the entire movie.
What makes this film even more unique is that it doesn't focus that much on the solution to stop the problem, although there is one at the ending. The bulk of the film focuses on the evacuations of the people as these disasters are taking place.
The acting is pretty good all around, but my only problem is with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who plays the lead. He is just too bland most of the time. Kou Shibasaki and Etsushi Toyokawa give the best performances.
If you come looking for a huge action packed disaster movie, you will be disappointed. Watch this if you want a nicely told story with some good CG and cinematography.
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MCT:August 28, 2007
Ok movie, but don't expect much...as another thing. The young guy is traveling all over Japan whiile the island is sinking....that doesn't make sense.
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MCT:August 4, 2007After watching this movie.. seriously it gets u into thinking. What if we faced the same thing? I am not sure whether it is a fantasy or how likely it is to happen i.e the destruction of platonic plate?!! Regardless it deserves a thumbs up... Such criticality...
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MCT:July 22, 2007BORING!!!
special effects perhaps is the best in Japan (atleast better than Ultraman)....but it cannot satisfied us at all...the disaster scene is too short!!!
acting is poor,script is very poor,can't believe they put a MTV kind of scene where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi take the helicopter!!!It's stupid!!!
Overall the whole performance is too direct....this is a japanese style of presenting story!!!
Japanese are very good in exploring new idea and often come out with fresh story....but the way they present,it is too straight-away... -
MCT:July 10, 2007
A pretty good apocolypse movie, but it suffers from being too long, not enough disaster scenes, and a Hollywood-esk romance plot. The effects are the best in any Japanese film, and what's there is excellent. There are just too few of them.
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MCT:June 19, 2007The idea itself is brilliant, but the presentation is just too straight forward that it actually becomes boring!! What a regret. Perhaps it's my fault for holding an expectation for something that can compare with The Day After Tomorrow...
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MCT:April 18, 2007
Not tight pace, action enough. Special effects is good but only so sparse. Drama part is abit draggy. Overall I'm disappointed. But endingis quite sad to take.
