I enjoyed it fitfully particularly the end sequence, but the flat, narrated exposition style really drained the life out of it, and please... someone really had a hard on for slow motion. Cut some of that out and it would have been about 20 minutes shorter.
I found the constant background music irritatingly obtrusive, especially in the first half hour. Still managed to sit out the movie, but was left very underwhelmed.
Captures, in both an abstracted dreamlike fashion and sharp realism, a dark thriller and observation on childhood insanity (amped up to 11). Terrific visual sense and power throughout. The cruel animal bullying, blossoming romance, and blissfully oblivious or cruel adults, are all captured and placed into a blend of indie atmosphere and unrestrained cynicism. With no stone left unturned and affecting all others, what follows feels almost like a foregone conclusion and throws even the basic assumption of the importance of life into doubt. Recommended.
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I enjoyed it fitfully particularly the end sequence, but the flat, narrated exposition style really drained the life out of it, and please... someone really had a hard on for slow motion. Cut some of that out and it would have been about 20 minutes shorter.pallmallandcoke
knocked me on my ass, powerful movie with beautiful cinematographySludge
My favorite part of the movie was the "irritatingly obtrusive" music. Boris is god tier music.DerekFME
Suffers a little from believability at times but is very well made. Not exactly a fun watch though.FunkyVerb
Fantastic plot and pacing. I highly recommend this movie.Zuma
Movie is 94% slo-mo, 6% sped up. 100% garbage.Joculator
I found the constant background music irritatingly obtrusive, especially in the first half hour. Still managed to sit out the movie, but was left very underwhelmed.Scratch47
Captures, in both an abstracted dreamlike fashion and sharp realism, a dark thriller and observation on childhood insanity (amped up to 11). Terrific visual sense and power throughout. The cruel animal bullying, blossoming romance, and blissfully oblivious or cruel adults, are all captured and placed into a blend of indie atmosphere and unrestrained cynicism. With no stone left unturned and affecting all others, what follows feels almost like a foregone conclusion and throws even the basic assumption of the importance of life into doubt. Recommended.radibioinfo
A must watch, story unfolds in an amazing perspective!starnamedstork
Loved it. And I want those cloud shots compiled in a screensaver.Also, am I the only one who liked the music?
@greenhorg: Who was in turn inspired by and dedicated the movie to Andrei Tarkovsky.
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What a sick movie.. Although I should say it was very well shot.Shingwauk
Note to self: Don't piss off Mrs. Moriguchi!TheMajor
Stylistically nice, but also a quite annoying. The plot is okay.Ninjagodzilla
Great flick, despite some occasional overacting and repetitive soundtrack, best Japanese movie in a long time.Cronos
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