seriositycheck-email
1.The acting is very bad... especially the "American". 2.The Camera work .. the shots are boring and cheap. 3.The Story is like it's from a cheap Horror comic book. 4.Theres nothing to think about or to remember.All in all many reviewers talk about art. You wont find any. Its really like a cheap Horror flick but more sickness in it without any sense.It is totally overrated. There is no suspense.A cheap Story played by bad Actors. I really don't understand what people are seeing in this Film. Art? stop kidding. Only because you can see some traditional Japanese costumes in it doesn't turn it into art.To call this Art is an insult. All you can get out of it is to be sickened.NO THRILL.NO SUSPENSE.BAD STORYLINE.BAD ACTING.BORING Camera-work.NO DEEPTH.So if to get sickened is all you need from a Movie? go on watch it.Don't believe this talk about art you will be very disappointed.
walk_wild777
Pornographic, unscary, nothing of any value. I am not by any means offended by gore. I am a fan of Argento, Lucci, and the like. I have no problem with shocking scenes as long as the movie itself is entertaining or worthwhile.I found not a slice of entertainment anywhere in this film. It focuses only on the most base and deplorable aspects of human existence, and it does so for seemingly no reason. No one, not a character, nor a viewer, walks away from this film any better for the experience. The viewer isn't even rewarded with a sensical ending. I have nothing but questions, and frankly I don't care if they are ever answered.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
This episode of the "Masters of Horror" series is quite nice.The story is good and compelling, and you will never feel bored at any point. The entire story have an underlying tone of dread and suspense to it, which works so well.There is some really gruesome torture scenes in this episode, which may not be suitable for all people, but as a fan of horror and Asian horror, I found this to be great. Very detailed, very disturbing and very believable.However, not all about this episode was great. Billy Drago's acting was laughable. This guy was really wrongly chosen for that part, and his performance drags the value down a notch. I didn't believe his heart and soul was in the acting in this particular episode of the "Masters of Horror" series. However, I looked beyond his lack of skill and enjoyed "Imprint" in all its gory glory.The settings and the scenery of "Imprint" were amazing. Very well constructed and very gloomy.How this episode could be banned is beyond my comprehension. It is not that much of a deviant from many other episodes. Perhaps the torture was too much for TV? I highly recommend "Imprint" if you like scenes that make you curl your toes in sympathetic pain. Trust me, the scenes here are wicked!
knuckles_and_sonic
This is definitely not for the faint of heart....even I had trouble watching this and Audition is my favourite film period. Miike is one of the only directors that I know of that can make even the most horrific scenes compelling to watch. He also has a penchant for the bizarre and far out this is one strange twisted tale he weaves with only the hour he is given.There are a couple of points that I would like to raise...the acting is pretty average especially Billy Drago's lackluster performance and the film takes around 30 minutes to really get going.However from that point onwards this is vintage Miike, sick, twisted, perverse, violent, extreme. There are those who appreciate his work and are addicted to it and those that can't handle it at all. I happen to be addicted to his works and look forward to many more squirm inducing and weird moments to come.Miike truly is THE Master Of Horror! (Couldn't resist lol)
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