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Tetsuo - The Iron Man (Special Edition) Actors: Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Closed-captioned Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 67 minutes Studio: Tartan Video Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-07-19 Buy from Amazon |
 "CLASSIC!!!! ONE OF THE CRAZIEST + IMAGINATIVE FILMS EVER"This amazing film pushes the boundaries of imagination - SO extreme, SO industrial, SO stylized. Highly recommended. The only disappointment is that for the DVD version they omitted the brilliant short film "Drumstruck" (included on the VHS edition of Iron Man). Highly recommended for anyone into crazy films, Troma, early John Waters, the Residents, Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, Frank Zappa, Toxic Avenger, grade-Z type work. Not recommended for kids or someone with a weak stomach.  "id rather give it no stars"do not recomend you even attempt to watch this. it is sick and demented out of the hundreds of movies ive seen this is one of the worst i cant believe they put it on dvd i guess the worst part is where the guy drills some chicks private out with his newly installed metal drill penis as she screams in agony. i have no idea what the other previewers were thinking in giving this movie a high rating but i hope they check in with the people in white jackets.  "A feast for the eyes"I gave this film 4 stars mainly because I don't like to say anything is perfect. This is one film that anyone interested in disturbing cinema should see. Unlike any post Erasure Head film by David Lynch, this film is not wierd for wierds sake. With very little dialogue this Black and White film is a visual overload. Simple to follow, and at times almost unwatchable. It is a halucinatory trip through the mind of a madman slowly and involuntarily turning into a machine. A must for anyone interested in the strange side of Asian Cinema. Thank goodness the movie is only 60 min long. It will leave you with a gut punch that you will not soon forget. I wish they still had drive through theaters so that it could be a double feature with Erasure Head. Beware of the Sequel Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer. Its not as good of a story and it loses something with the addition of the color. The VHS version comes with a short entitled Drum Struck, another delightful little gem. Highly recomended for those who like this sort of thing. Kinda like a Nine Inch Nails video but without the...soundtrack. "This movie will change you"After watching this movie, a small void formed in the exact center of my brain. The void began to inhale all the matter around it until a black hole had formed and my entire cranium collapsed in on itself. This movie is the most bizarre spectacle I have ever witnessed. I first saw this movie in 1996 and to this day I still can't figure the damn thing out. But I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to also have their heads implode. It's a good kind of implosion... BONUS: Most people never make it past the first ten minutes of this flick. If you watch the whole thing, it's like you're in a secret club!  "treading a fine line"reading reviews of this film and looking at the back of the box i was expecting a completely over the top, mind blowing film. i must admit i was kind of let down. narratively the film is all over the place with little or no story to speak of but the big problem was this film came across as being really cheesey and stupid at times. i think the true test of a director is to make a low budget film that doesn't seem cheap. some perfect examples being lynch's eraserhead or aronofsky's pi. also this film wasn't really that 'disturbing' or 'crazy' at all. there are a few really incredible images but they're not enough to save this film. i'm going to give tetsuo II: body hammer a chance in the hopes that the bigger budget solves the abovementioned problems. |
