 "The potential offspring of "Analyze That" and "Guinea Pig 2: Flowers of Flesh and Blood"" | 2008-07-26 |
| - Reviewed By stellar-eruption-bill-278 |
"Ichi The Killer" is a movie that involves gang member Kakihara and his target Ichi, who is, yes, a killer, but also enjoys weekend sitting under a blanket in his bedroom playing his PlayStation. Go figure!
Now, I will say that "Ichi The Killer" is one of the GORIEST movies that has come across my TV screen. I won't give away any of the details, but if you want them, personalize a request in the comment section below and I'll give you the what's-what, and believe me, there's a lotta WHAT in this movie! HOWEVER...
"Ichi The Killer" is NOT a "horror" movie. It's a very ironic movie with odd humor, unexpected laughs, and even some dark drama as only the Japanese can do. A personal favorite comedic moment is when Kakihara's squad is walking down the street, but Kakihara stuck a board of wood to one dude's shoe, so it sticks out like a sore thumb! Ironic, indeed!
So this movie is a cross between a gang-exploitation, drama, comedy and nonstop bloody, gory, violent action!
I love that the movie doesn't have to take itself seriously to be a great movie. "Ichi The Killer" as bloody and violent as it is, can be a very fun movie and an interesting twist on your Friday night featurette.
Basically, imagine the deranged, messed-up humor of the opening, train station scene in "Suicide Circle", set it to a gang members movie and there you go! Japanese gangsploitation done right! Enjoy, and don't be surprised if you find yourself laughing at least once! Thanks for the time, and peace. |
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 "A senseless movie" | 2008-06-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2LQIDHWXCXVXF |
| I don't understand the hype about this move with all these positive reviews. This is one senseless Japanese stuff which is not enjoyable in any way. The DVD transfer is poor or may be this is the best they could get. Not even worth a rental. I regret wasting my money on it. |
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 "Gorenography (with a story)" | 2008-05-30 |
| - Reviewed By momandpopsherman |
Rate this triple GGG--G for gore.
Of course, GGG is not a rating; just as XXX is not a rating.) With a XXX film you know what you are getting. You know what you will be fast-forwarding through and fast-forwarding to. Will that happen with this GGG film? Will you fast forward through this warring gang film with its blond, split-cheek, half-tongue pyschopath antagonist and its traumatized, weeping, killing-machine pyschopath protagonist just to get to the gore?
And what hardcore gore: what face-off, split-down-the-middle, big-a** fishhook-boiling-oil torture gore.
I grow (not prudish) but squeamish. |
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| "A must have!" | 2008-05-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MN5XNBVFPEDZ |
Wild. Wild. WILD!!!!
Takashi Miike influenced Tarantino and Rodriguez. See why. |
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| "It's so wrong - I love it" | 2008-04-19 |
| - Reviewed By certifying_factor |
| You get the point - violence, real gore & a lot of blood. It's a masterpiece about the total opposite of "normality" |
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| "number one killer!" | 2008-04-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2OR09N5HH20PY |
Takashi Miike has single handedly revitalized my interest in film. From start to finish this movie will keep your eyes glued to the screen.
there are multiple Yakuza factions sharing territoy throughout the city. when the leader of the Anjo gang(along with all their money) disappears things are bound to get crazy, and believe me, they do.
most of the characters are far from believable, the line between pleasure and pain is severely blurred for many characters. everything and everyone about this universe is just so extreme and depraved you cant help but watch, dying to see what happens next.
Ichi isnt fully revealed until about 40 minutes into the movie. the first half is spent watching Kakihara(cover art) trying to discover the cause of his bosses disappearance. not that its any less entertaining. i actually prefer the first half of the movie over the second.
Kakihara is one interesting character. maybe the most extreme sado masochist ever put on film. he is ruthless, and seemingly crazy, but he has greater understanding of himself and what he does than anyone else in the movie.
Ichi is simply insane. he is very quiet and shy normally, but when he gets angy enough, he cant resist the urge to kill. he quickly becomes an unstoppable killing machine when he dawns his costume with the number 1 on his back. (ichi is japanese for 1)
This movie is filled with things that will probably offend most movie-goers. Torture, rape, and self-mutilation just to name a few. not to mention gallons and gallons of blood and severed limbs/organs.
from the very interesting characters all around(esp. Kakihara, he's just too cool) to the interesting cinematography with enough effects to satisfy any gorehound this movie simply must be seen (5/5) |
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| "Japan's Finest!" | 2008-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A50TH2E7L31H7 |
In the gritty streets of Tokyo, a mysterious avenger named Ichi prowls the streets during the night, Stalking rapists and other vicious criminals. He uses a special pair of shoes with sharp as hell blades that can literally slice through anyone like cheese. Hardcore gangster known only as Kakihara sends out Yazuka members to find this crime fighter before Ichi comes to claim his life. Featuring a legendary scene in which Kakihara slices off his own tongue.
A hardcore and gory as hell Japanese horror comedy actioner based on a graphic Manga of the same name! It's Takashi Miike's finest next to "Audition" and "Visitor-Q". It's one of the best films of it's kind in Japan, And one of the most violent. In the beginning of this film there is a scene in which actual dog semen is used. Don't ask me how they got it.
Takashi's definite best! |
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| "GREAT MOVIE, BUT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DIFFICULT, BLOOD PACKAGING!" | 2008-03-13 |
| - Reviewed By dbaltazar2 |
I'm a huge Miike Takashi fan ever since I saw "Audition" in the theater and I have seen a lot of his other films including the "Dead or Alive" trilogy, "Fudoh", "Gozu", "Visitor Q", but "Ichi the Killer" is my favorite. The violence in "Ichi" might be too over-the-top for most to handle, but it is so over-the-top that it is comedic to watch. Clearly, Kakihara, is the star of this film with his blonde hair, bright shiny suits and severed mouth that he holds together with metal clips. I've yet to see a character in film as sadistic as he was. I like the scene where he smokes a cigarette and you can see the smoke exhale through the severed sides of his mouth. This is the best U.S. version DVD set of Ichi to get with oodles of bonus features to browse. The double disc set includes interviews with the Japanese cast and American directors/actors in the horror film industry reactions to the film as well as commentary tracks with Takashi (with commentary subtitles). There are also many trailers to other Miike Takashi films. "Hostel" director, Eli Roth, is prominently present in the featurettes and he even shows clips about how he wanted to look like Kakihara, complete with the scars and severed mouth make-up. The behind-the-scenes features are very interesting because the film-makers reveal how some of the films' special effects are executed including the scene of Kakihara's cutting of his own tongue and the woman's nipple, cutting scene (ouch!).
Now for the blood packaging that many reviewers have complained about. I tend to agree with the majority. Great packaging idea, but poor execution. If you manage to sucessfully extract the DVD's from that sticky, blood bag, don't put them back in the bag. Instead, get a ultra-slim, double disc holder for the two discs and slide it behind the blood bag in the original clear box. It's a little tight mainly because of the flexible blood bag, but I managed to get it all to fit snugly while maintaining the original look of the original packaging. Everytime that you want to watch the movie again, just slide the slim disc holder out. I used a black color, slim-double disc holder, but I think a clear or white color holder would work better so the transparent writing from the original packaging would be more legible. Just a suggestion!
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| "Insane..." | 2008-02-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QMA2OOKD7M7H |
| This is an awesome movie...if you can survive the first 20 minutes...Definitely not for the squimish...lol |
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 "Beyond violent" | 2008-02-10 |
| - Reviewed By thfields |
| Ichi the Killer goes beyond the normal gangster movie cliches. It contains some of the most brutal killings that I've witnessed on film, and that's saying something. A tough, ruthless Japanese mob enforcer is trying to locate his missing boss. Along the way, he abducts and tortures anyone who might know what happened. But he finally meets his match--a psychotic murderer named Ichi. As in some cop movies, the enforcer discovers how much his nemesis resembles him. |
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