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Am I The Only One Violently Sick of J-Horror Remakes?
Dimmukane:
I just saw his latest, Big Bang Love Juvenile A, that was pretty good.
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: tomselleck69 on 25 Mar 2008, 19:07 ---Just watch all three Dead or Alive movies and by the time you're done you'll have taken in all elements of all Miike films.
(real answer: Ichi the Killer and/or Audition)
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Not true at all, Miike has done drama, comedy, horror, pretty much every genre that exists. He's mostly known in America for his horror films, but those are not all he does by a long shot.
"It should be noted that, despite his somewhat notorious reputation, Miike has also proven himself to be capable of directing lighthearted children's films (Zebraman, The Great Yokai War), touching period pieces (Sabu), and subdued, moving pictures such as the road movie The Bird People in China. Even in his more violent work, he is given to moments of surprising sentimentality, as in Dead or Alive 2. His dabbling in every sort of genre and emotional range is a testament to his versatility as a director, though a lot of his output is genre-defying. For example, The Happiness of the Katakuris is an unconventional farcical musical-comedy-horror involving a bizarre claymation sequence, zombies and b-movie pastiches."
I'd start things easy with One Missed Call, then Audition (which, despite its notoriety, is not something that is actually gory or horrifying except psychologically). If you're feeling really saucy, watch Visitor Q.
In a similar vein, Sion Sono is actually a somewhat better director in my opinion though he is definitely less visually shocking than Miike. Suicide Club (sometimes referred to as Suicide Circle) is an absolute must-see, as is its superior "sequel", Noriko's Dinner Table, and his latest film EXTE - which is a horror film about hair extensions. I'm not kidding, and it is fantastic.
Dimmukane:
Big Bang Love Juvenile A is a homosexual love story that takes place in prison and has butterflies.
It's a good movie. Which I think I mentioned.
StarmanJr:
stay away from izo.
--- Quote from: General Ackbar --- It's a trap!
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tomselleck69:
I have a theory that Miike's filmmaking career has actually been a single expansive, infinitesimally complex piece of performance art (or possibly a joke at the expense of the viewer). I can't claim to understand his message, but I do know that if there is a cipher to unlocking what he's getting at, it has to be City of Lost Souls.
--- Quote from: StarmanJr on 26 Mar 2008, 00:10 ---stay away from izo.
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Actually, do the opposite of this (for Kazuki Tomokawa).
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