OldBoy

I was totally riveted by this little gem. I had heard some mixed things and kinda went in not thinking I would like it to much after the "Ichi the Killer" debacle. But I absolutely liked this movie a lot and paid attention more so than I ever thought. It was hauntingly beautiful, transfixing, poetic, despairingly sullen, but ultimately affirming. Hard to explain, but bottom-line is it was extremely and surprisingly enjoyable.

Anyone else...

dpganz

i saw this one a while ago. it had me really into it right up until the end. just not enough closure for my taste, but it doesn't suprise me since that was more in line with the style of the movie.

dmpre99

is this a really bloody movie? I was planning on watching it but i watched nothing but violent japanese movies lately that i decided to pass.

Groucho

That club must have a hard time retaining membership.

Hospitaller

that was one weird movie...there is still a scene which is so strange its jarringly creepy. I thought it was pretty good though. Like most japanese films I end up feeling like "wtf just happened for the last 90 minutes" when its over.

Trigger

Search pulled up:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=374913
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=277734
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=384229
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=332738
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329981
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275061

OldBoy

it's bloody in a more comical sense...when something tragic happens, they spray red stuff all over the place, but you never ever get the feeling it is real blood. Very similar to the constant blood sprays in "Kill Bill: vol. 1"

Mordred

Wow, I was pretty unimpressed with this movie. It started out great (although the silly blood spatters was a bit much) and I was totally into it until the Bat got kidnapped. After that the movie completely fell apart and the ending seemed completely nonsensical.

I watched the Japanese release titled Suicide Circle and it may have slightly different extras. Compare the trailer for the movie with the actual movie (as it includes some stuff in the hospital that was cut out). I watched the trailer after I had seen the movie and while being unimpressed by the film I was really creeped out by the trailer, particularly the hairy fax machine . That was the movie I was hoping for and I'm disappointed now that it was right there and just didn't deliver.

TomOpus

crespowu

Sounds intresting..

DVD to iPod

mikelowry

Haven't had the chance too see this. Gotta get myself a copy this month!

aJOHNymous

fun movie, but as soon as the musical number started, i was like "wtf?"

overider

it was so bad that I wanted my money back

DVD Josh

I believe a guy who only posts 30 times in 5 years. If he posts, he's serious

NIMH Rat

Suicide Club is an excellent movie. It has some understated but weird comedy, gruesome near-parodic horror, and this undertone of despair.

Sion Sono as it turns out is incredibly erratic. I've watched his other films hoping for something as good as Suicide Club but nothing else seems to come close. Haven't seen Noriko's Dinner Table yet, which is his new one, considered to be the prequel or sequel to Suicide Club, so hope springs eternal.

Supermallet

Wait, wait...you DIDN'T like Ichi The Killer, but you DID like Suicide Club?

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*sigh*

squidget

I just want the song on my iPod
so catchy.
mail me to my phone or pc....

OldBoy

i honestly don't remember liking this, but i guess i did. i did not like "Ichi", but i will have to revisit to make a final determination.

Supermallet

To me, Ichi The Killer was everything Suicide Club was not: Funny, exhilarating, titillating, complex, layered, and thought provoking. Suicide Club felt sloppy, poorly scripted, and terribly acted.

FantasticVSDoom

100% agree...

RyoHazuki

I'm not sure but I don't think the thread title is a question which makes it almost not exist.

Rival11

I remember being freaked out by a pic someone posted in one of the other threads Tom posted and it made me go out and rent it.

But overall, the movie tried too hard at pulling well.....nothing off. It shocked a little but just burned out as it went along.

Trevor

We'll have to start a thread about Scott's (I don't search) threads that end with a "!"

mndtrp

I seem to recall liking it, but that's about as far as my memory goes with this topic.

Matthew Chmiel

For those of you unaware, the film's prequel/equal/sequel Norkio's Dinner Table came out to DVD today. I'm going to sit down in a few minutes and watch it.

I am tired so I don't know if I'll be able to tackle the film's 160 (!!!!) minute running time.

And for those of you curious, the DVD beats the (awful) Suicide Club release. Why? It's anamorphic, has removable subtitles and about 50 minutes of special features. Christ, I hate TLA Releasing.