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It seems that a lot of people really don't like this film. Is it as bad as people say?
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The Kitano film? It's bloody good, and one of Kitano's funniest performances (that's funny in a mean, twisted Yakuza way, rather than Kitano the prankster/clown). I've only heard good things about it, who's been slating it? :D
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If you mean the Wesley Snipes film, yes its pants.
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lol just read a few comments on imdb and the dvdbeaver review wasn't overly positive.

I mean the Kitano film btw. :D
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Didn't like it.
Must be good.
I used to be "the man who loves the movies you hate".
Now I'm just "that weird french guy with a cat avatar who comes to BnB once a year for no reason and then disappears again".
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I liked the film a great deal. I really enjoyed the vibe of it all.
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I liked Dolls and Zatoichi but thought Sonatine was dull and Brother only a little better. None I'd say were outstanding though.

I simply don't think I like Kitano's directing style, but love his on screen charisma.
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Its a Kitano film, so its great. Dont go by what anyone else says, if you like Kitano films see it.
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tom2681 wrote:Didn't like it.
Must be good.
Sold tbh. Cheers guys - might try and hunt down a cheap disc just in case.
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Korean or Madman R4 is the way to go.
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If you like Kitano films in general, you'll enjoy this as well.
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Actually this is the only Kitano film I didn't like so much...
There's lots of the usual Kitano humour in it, but somehow I didn't get to the thing he wanted to say, with this movie...

Maybe I should rewatch it... haven't seen it for quite a long time and back then I only new Zatoichi and Brother...
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Most of it is rubbish. But it is totally worth seeing for the parts where Kitano's hilariously insane character is on screen. Not worth buying though.
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It's good but it's not really good. It's one I'm in no hurry to get.
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Excellent film. I thought the slow pace and the minimalistic storytelling were a bit similiar to A Scene at the Sea. The quality goes down a little whenever Kitano is on screen, even though his performance is quite funny. 4/5

The R4 dvd is good but a little problematic. The colors are too strong and the subtitle timing is a mess. The Korean dvd (Bandai port) looks more natural but is OPP (exept the box set). So, go for the R4. It's very watchable despite the problems.
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Post by Shingster »

All the Madman Kitano releases have contrast problems - except for Dolls & Zatoichi I think - although they're generally better than western releases of his films (R1 Sonatine looks nice). Boiling Point R3k is still available at some etailers, DVDasian sell it for instance.
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Shingster wrote: Boiling Point R3k is still available at some etailers, DVDasian sell it for instance.
I tried to order it from them a year ago. Waited for weeks and got an email saying "unavailable". They never bothered mention that on the product page (even after the incident)...
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Dopey sods, they're listing it as in stock so either they've since some into more stock or they seriously need to update their site.

It will eventually get reissued at around $10 though, Kikujiro went OOP last year and is now back in production and very cheap.
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Shingster wrote:All the Madman Kitano releases have contrast problems - except for Dolls & Zatoichi
Madman doesn't have Zatoichi 2003 in R4 land, Buena Vista does. So it most probably uses the same Miramax master as the R1.
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