Watched 'Densha Otoko' again to see if it was just as shit as before now that I have read though the origonal internet thread it was based on (which I loved).
http://www.rinji.tv/densha/
Anyway it's still basicaly a bit shit because it does not capture the slow build up of the thread and then lingers for ever on the last bit and falls flat in it's face.
I enjoyed it more than last time though because it this time it felt like a quick visulisation of the thread.
Anyway, it seems like it's Japanese day because I've just finished watching 'the neighbour No. Thirteen'.
Very arty and a bit Miike Takashi, in fact Miike actualy stars in it as the first victim. Quite unsettling and very tense at the end. Not sure who I was rooting for at all but was satisfyed by how it finished.
Great stuff I'd say and definately from the Miike Takashi school of filmmaking right from the lingering well framed interesting and unusual shots right down to the 'what the fuck happend then' ending, a common Miike trick that I'm always a sucker for.
I love to discuss film endings and all Miikes films have bucket loads to talk and get confused about.
I don't know if I have made it clear that this is not a Miike Takashi film, have I? It just feels like the director has been taking a few leaves out of his book.
If you want more Miike you will have to wait for Yokai Dasenso which I think is available on chinese DVD with english subs in a couple of weeks.
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