Survive Style 5+ (2004)

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• Ken S

  
  One of strangest, most profound, silly, touching, surreal, lovable, funny and oddly soothing films I've ever seen. It will be hard to knock this out of my top 10. Just submit to the power of the film and finish it in one sitting. You never know where it's going to go,… More
  One of strangest, most profound, silly, touching, surreal, lovable, funny and oddly soothing films I've ever seen. It will be hard to knock this out of my top 10. Just submit to the power of the film and finish it in one sitting. You never know where it's going to go, just know you'll be glad when you do.

• Arash X

  
  I loved this movie, Its bizzare tone stylishness hilarious moments oh and its fantastic ending and it has an emotional undercurrent & some underlying concepts and after all What's Your Function In Life? ha ha

• Tsubaki S

  
  I guess a movie like SS5+ bases it's whole appeal on how unpredictable it can be, that is not a bad thing per se, but not only a film needs to have something more than just that, there certainly exist levels of creativiy in running a experiment like that. SS5+ attempts to be… More
  I guess a movie like SS5+ bases it's whole appeal on how unpredictable it can be, that is not a bad thing per se, but not only a film needs to have something more than just that, there certainly exist levels of creativiy in running a experiment like that. SS5+ attempts to be this all fun demential collection of gags, all trown in different directions, hoping something will stick. Some do: your average japanese salary man thinking he's a bird after being hipnotized, Tadanobu Asano killing, and eventually facing the resurrected body of his psycho wife again and again. But there are others that not only doesn't work, it feel like just half baked lazy ideas the director trow in, like a woman working on promotional ads that thinks she is brighter and funnier than she really is, or 3 goofy house robbers that have a "brokeback mountain" thing going on betwen two of them. I'm very much on favor of films that try to break conventional movie-making rules in favor in something unique, as long as they do know what they're doing. There are plenty of examples of films that have managed to succed in doing that (Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill, Takashi Miike's Gozu, Thai flick Tears of the Black Tiger) SS5+ might had sound great on paper, but on screen it feels way too missmatched to actually consider it a full film and not just a collection of one-trick-pony gags. Yeah, i know what you're thinking "how can a film with Vinnie Jones, Tadanobu Asano and Sonny Chiba fails to be rad and actually become very dull?" Believe me, i was asking the same thing to myself.

• Luke B

  
  A stunningly insane, hyperactive Japanese classic. Interlocking stories that mix the surreal with the real, create a rather unique film experience. A man as a bird adds superb comedy, as does a man who cannot kill his wife. Vinnie Jones steals the show as an intimidating and slightly… More
  A stunningly insane, hyperactive Japanese classic. Interlocking stories that mix the surreal with the real, create a rather unique film experience. A man as a bird adds superb comedy, as does a man who cannot kill his wife. Vinnie Jones steals the show as an intimidating and slightly 'off' hitman. Overall may be too weird for some, but at times it is touching and the soundtrack is top notch.

• Lesley N

  
  This one's a bit random. A Japanese film that jumps about between five loosely linked quirky stories, like the one about the man who's wife won't stay dead, or the one about the businessman who thinks he's a bird. Easy to follow, despite the jumpiness, and great… More
  This one's a bit random. A Japanese film that jumps about between five loosely linked quirky stories, like the one about the man who's wife won't stay dead, or the one about the businessman who thinks he's a bird. Easy to follow, despite the jumpiness, and great fun to watch - fantastically vibrant colours and a great soundtrack too. The only jarring note is Vinnie Jones, as the function-enquiring hit man, but his wooden performance isn't enough to spoilt the party. <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uiWlOtEjWhI/SZj35vXoXcI/AAAAAAAAFnA/lrjVqNzJeUA/s400/SurviveStyle1.jpg"> From ESKATON666's favourites list

• Stefan P

  
  Pretty funny and some nice visual effects. A little too weird for my taste though.

• Wu C

  
  Wildly original, but really weird. Some very cool set designs and good music cues.

• Adam M

  
  This film is mad!But its also funny, clever, brilliantly acted and makes you think.

• Christopher B

  
  Great film. A number of loosely connected stories interweave like a Robert Altman movie with too much sugar. The film is wonderful to look at and I do hope that the soundtrack (which is great too) copyright problems are worked out so we in North America can own a copy of this too.

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