Recent Reviews for Pistol Opera
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MCT:September 7, 2007WOW! Holy f****** cow! Alright, after seeing the trailer and hearing the title I knew I was expecting something out of the ordinary. Let me tell you, it really was something out of the ordinary. I've honestly seen some weird movies in my lifetime, but this film is near, if not the top of the "What the hell just happened?" pyramid. Nothing could have prepared me for this.
The concept of the story is interesting. If you didn't know anything about this film and you heard the synopsis you will most likely want to know more about this movie. With that said, this movie is ridiculously weird. Weird, weird, weird, weird, weird. I don't even know how to explain it. No one in this entire universe will ever be able to understand what is fully going on here. Maybe with a viewing of more than 10 times then just maybe will it be possible. This movie just jumps around way too much.
The thing with this is that although you will only be able to grasp a little bit of what is going on, you still will not become bored because this movie moves very quickly for the most part. Not only that, but this movie is pretty stunning visually. It does have some nice cinematography as well as some colorful set and costume designs. Not to mention the unusual dialogue. This saves the film from becoming a complete disaster.
I don't even know how to rate the acting in this film. I might be inclined to say that it was pretty good, but the way that this movie was, I just truly don't know. Makiko Esumi is beautiful though.
You want to know about the action? Well there is quite a bit of gun play in here, but I don't know if I would consider the shootouts action scenes. They are more of a theatrical dance if I may call it that.
I've heard this movie being defined as "fun and entertaining." I can certainly see why, but I feel that only a few people may find it that way. It definitely has style, but it is just too "out of this world." I would say that 90% of the population is not ready for this.
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MCT:August 17, 2007Stylish, pretentious metaphysical mumbo jumbo with guns!
David Lynch meets John Woo?
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MCT:July 29, 2007Not being familiar with traditional opera, I may have missed some references - but this movie ultimately was just bewildering - unraveling as it progressed.
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MCT:March 6, 2007I am a big fan of Japanese Samurai movies and thier action movies. This one is just strange. Not strange in that cool way. Worth staying away from.
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MCT:December 6, 2006This is one of the most visually fantastic films I have ever seen. The always brilliant Kazunori Ito's script is almost opaque, but he does sort of explain things right before the finale (which is jaw-droppingly incredible). Pity the DVD is lame.
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MCT:October 15, 2006Beatifully surreal, wildly experimental. Abstract gangster film and stageplay. May be guilty of artsy-overkill though.
