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Release Date: 18 November, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.99 You SAVE: $1.00! Cast: |
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Hmm...
What can one say about "Suicide Club" It's another one of those wacky movies from those crazy Japanese folks. In the vein of "Ju-On" and "Ringu"... definitely in the ballpark of "Audition"... but less horror and a little more shock value. Don't let that deter you. For some people (and some movies) that's a good thing. There have been movies such as "Evil Dead", "Wicker Man" and dare I say the appalling "Doom Generation" which have accumulated insane cult followings. I think the same applies here. It's hard to take the whole premise seriously, buckets of blood and all... but if you take it for what it is, it can be an enjoyable movie. Cheesy, but entertaining.
I don't think I'm giving too much away by saying that the premise is just as the title suggests... an increasing number of mass suicides that occur in Tokyo. Detectives investigate the deaths and try to determine a point of origin. The outcome is, in my opinion, one of those predictable 'twists' that you can see coming from the first hint of foreshadowing. But... still an interesting one.
If you're into the crazy Japanese flicks, into the cult horror flicks, or get off to seeing Asian girls in school uniforms... this movie is for you! If you're looking for an amazing achievement in foreign cinema... look elsewhere.
When I think about you I kill myself
I think culturally the Japanese and we Americans are very different. I mean, in this film they say "if you were to die would you love your wife less. No your love would go on living inside that person." Oh really where's that ledge... Wheeeeeeeeeee. Not in this country not for one second. If some one said to one of us "hey I wanna join this cult where we kill ourselves" I'd bet dollars against dimes that any american would stage that person an intervention and make an appiontment for a little deprograming. So the whole idea that people would commit mass suicide while still operating unknown in society and not locked away in some commune is way too hard to swallow. I could see mabey drinking some koolaide or applesauce, but jumping in front of a subway train, or cutting off your fingers and bleeding out. No way not even in a movie. I liked the gore, and the violence of the suicides is ground breaking for this type of film. But I can't get my mind around the concept.
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