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Posted by arsepuppy, 18:26, 3rd November 2003:
 
...Takashi Miike's "Audition" on CH4 last night?

It was shite. Poorly edited, rubbish narrative (wow! only two set pieces in the film! excellent!), badly resolved storyline. Like a less cohesive Lynch. If such a term is valid.
Posted by beargod, 18:28, 3rd November 2003:
 
Never heard of it
Posted by arsepuppy, 18:30, 3rd November 2003:
 
* waits for the obligatory pretentious "But what about the themes conveyed?? THE THEMES!!!" type response *
Posted by Victor Menendez, 18:42, 3rd November 2003:
 
Is that the Extremely Violent Japanese Film Star?
Posted by arsepuppy, 18:45, 3rd November 2003:
 
Um, yeah, Miike does tend to direct really graphic films, apparently. Maybe because he's a hack (like Tarantino) and some people seem to bizarrely rate stuff more highly if it contains violence/gore, and forget that they are watching shallow wank.
Posted by ilovebeerme, 18:49, 3rd November 2003:
 
I know people who would hunt you down for that comment :D

I've not seen it so I can't comment but I have been told it's excellent one several occasions. It got damn good reviews too. I meant to see The Happiness of The Karukuris (or whatever it was) when that was out but never did. Same with Ichi the Killer.

I need to be in the right mood to watch uber violence but will approach with caution after your warning.
Posted by arsepuppy, 18:53, 3rd November 2003:
 
It's probably not as bad as I make out, but after hearing people go on about it, I just found it immensely "hollow", to be honest.
Posted by arsepuppy, 18:57, 3rd November 2003:
 
Which comment?

Miike = hack or Tarantino = hack? :D

(Can someone tell Quentin that making montages of pop-culture referencing dialogue and desperately forcing a sense of "cool" into his work does not equal good filmmaking IMO)
Posted by Sul, 18:58, 3rd November 2003:
 
I'll tell him
Posted by arsepuppy, 19:00, 3rd November 2003:
 
[stoppit - you've been warned]
Posted by Sul, 19:03, 3rd November 2003:
 
hehe :)
Posted by arsepuppy, 19:08, 3rd November 2003:
 
yeee-hah!