Movie Thread

[ab_grp]

Audition (1999, streaming on Kanopy)

Following ab_grp's lead, I decided to watch a Japanese horror film last night, settling on Takashi Miike's famously disturbing Audition. The film follows a widower that holds auditions to find a new wife (the women think they are auditioning for an acting role). He meets an enchanting young woman and things seem too good to be true... And sure enough, things are not quite as they seem.

This movie is very well regarded in certain circles (it is apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites), and I can see why. It is a well directed and acted genre bender with some interesting things to say about misogyny and feminism.

Overall, I came away quite impressed and a little shaken. This film is certainly not for everyone, but if you can stomach it then there are significant rewards to be had. I suspect that this will stay with me in the days and weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised if my esteem for it grows with a little distance.

Grade: A-

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

[Sun_Worshiper]

Audition (1999, streaming on Kanopy)

Following ab_grp's lead, I decided to watch a Japanese horror film last night, settling on Takashi Miike's famously disturbing Audition. The film follows a widower that holds auditions to find a new wife (the women think they are auditioning for an acting role). He meets an enchanting young woman and things seem too good to be true... And sure enough, things are not quite as they seem.

This movie is very well regarded in certain circles (it is apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites), and I can see why. It is a well directed and acted genre bender with some interesting things to say about misogyny and feminism.

Overall, I came away quite impressed and a little shaken. This film is certainly not for everyone, but if you can stomach it then there are significant rewards to be had. I suspect that this will stay with me in the days and weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised if my esteem for it grows with a little distance.

Grade: A-

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Let me know how you like it once you've had a chance to watch!

[spork]

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Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Let me know how you like it once you've had a chance to watch!

I still remember the expression on the actress's face in the penultimate scene. The film is not for the faint of heart.

If you like outside-the-norm Japanese films, I can recommend Tokyo Decadence (1992). I saw it in a San Francisco theater after reading a Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Movie Review that described it as "a porn movie that you can convince your girlfriend is an art film."

More along the lines of a brutally violent revenge flick with some psychological content is The Horseman (2008), from Australia. Also from Australia, and also a film I found difficult to watch, is The Proposition (2005).

[ciao_yall]

[...]

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Let me know how you like it once you've had a chance to watch!

I still remember the expression on the actress's face in the penultimate scene. The film is not for the faint of heart.

If you like outside-the-norm Japanese films, I can recommend Tokyo Decadence (1992). I saw it in a San Francisco theater after reading a Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Movie Review that described it as "a porn movie that you can convince your girlfriend is an art film."

More along the lines of a brutally violent revenge flick with some psychological content is The Horseman (2008), from Australia. Also from Australia, and also a film I found difficult to watch, is The Proposition (2005).

Joe Bob Briggs At The Drive-In! Wow, that brings me back...

[Sun_Worshiper]

[...]

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Let me know how you like it once you've had a chance to watch!

I still remember the expression on the actress's face in the penultimate scene. The film is not for the faint of heart.

If you like outside-the-norm Japanese films, I can recommend Tokyo Decadence (1992). I saw it in a San Francisco theater after reading a Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Movie Review that described it as "a porn movie that you can convince your girlfriend is an art film."

More along the lines of a brutally violent revenge flick with some psychological content is The Horseman (2008), from Australia. Also from Australia, and also a film I found difficult to watch, is The Proposition (2005).

Sounds like a good watch, but I don't think my wife will fall for this