February 21, 2007
The title pretty much sums it up, but there's a surprising amount of heart under the tentacles.
Kana Ishida, Osamu Nishimura, Matthew Saliba, Yoshihiro Takayama
A championship wrestling match pits Koji Taguchi against Crush Volcano, the latter no match for Koji's signature move, the Torture Ring Strangler. Koji beams as he clutches the Champion Belt, only to ...( read more
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December 20, 2009Got to be the most bizarre and surreal movie I've ever seen of a man reborn as a squid who makes a comeback into the wrestling ring. The premise of this movie sounds preposterous but believe me this movie is great fun if you don't take it all too seriously.
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October 29, 2009Yes, yes, yes, I enjoyed THE CALAMARI WRESTLER and I'm proud of it! Let's face it folks, if you order this movie you either must have SOME idea of what you're in for or you have an I.Q. that's below sea level. Everything about it is exactly what I expected it to be--almost. I hav...( read more)
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April 29, 2008Once the novelty of a man in a giant squid suit in a dramatic role wears off, the film loses all interest. And it doesn't take long.
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April 20, 2008Joint locks don't work on an invertebrate! He's too slippery!
This movie is indeed about a pro-wrestling giant squid. If you're the kind of person who thinks "now that sounds like something I need to see", then you might get a kick out of it. I'm that kind of person.
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June 6, 2007When you hear the title and/or see the posters and promo pictures you immediately know not to take this movie seriously. You expect it to be a movie that will crack you up. Well it did crack me up. For the first few minutes that is. This movie gets old really quick and it bec...( read more)
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