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Babes, Blades and Bikinis. What more could you ask for? How about zombies too? Based on a hack-n-slash video game series, Onechanbara , Chanbara Beauty revolves around a scantily-clad girl named Aya (Eri Otoguro), her little sister Saki (Chise Nakamura), and a mysterious gun-toting leather chick named Reiko (Manami Hashimoto) who must protect themselves and their post-apocalyptic metropolis from a marauding zombie attack.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For some reason I've spent a bit of time watching zombie films of late, and while the likes of Evil Dead II (classic horror comedy) and 28 Days Later (modern fast zombies) are genuinely excellent films - most others are pretty lame. Chanbara Beauty sits comfortably in the seemingly popular 'scantily clad women - and zombies' sub-genre of horror movies which are ever popular these days. It's certainly not a cinematic classic, but it's not the worse zombie flick either.
There's little in the way of originality here but it would be unfair to say that the film doesn't make an effort. In places it looks impressive and for every bad fight scene there's a decent one, there's also a semi-compelling plot involving two sisters who eventually must fight each other. Chanbara Beauty is based on a series of video games and game-to-big-screen translations are rarely successful, but here the film manages to break free from its console origins and it works as a standalone film - as long as you don't expect too much.
Gore fans will appreciate the spatters of blood but won't see anything new other than a seemingly magic sword which glows when swung (surely a nod to the video-game heritage), and the zombie effects aren't very convincing with computer generated blood looking a bit too fake and the make-up appearing a tad amateur. If you look at this as a studio production it's a poor effort, but think of this as a piece of fan fuelled amateur work and you can't help but buy into it and enjoy it on some level. The basic premise is explained and is actually pretty plausable (compared to other zombie films) with the undead state being caused by a virus which was initially seen as a cure for, well ...death! It's not very scary though, and those wanting a viewing experience leaving them on the edge of their seats may feel a bit let down.
In a nutshell: This is a low budget Japanese film, and instead of exploring creative ways to maximise the budget as Sam Raimi did back in the early 'eighties, it relies on semi-impressive martial arts, dodgy CGI effects, and women wearing leather and fluffy bras. I was going to give this 2 stars but it doesn't compare too badly compared to other similar films (the dire Zombie Strippers an example!) and so I'll sick my neck out it give this 3.
There's little in the way of originality here but it would be unfair to say that the film doesn't make an effort. In places it looks impressive and for every bad fight scene there's a decent one, there's also a semi-compelling plot involving two sisters who eventually must fight each other. Chanbara Beauty is based on a series of video games and game-to-big-screen translations are rarely successful, but here the film manages to break free from its console origins and it works as a standalone film - as long as you don't expect too much.
Gore fans will appreciate the spatters of blood but won't see anything new other than a seemingly magic sword which glows when swung (surely a nod to the video-game heritage), and the zombie effects aren't very convincing with computer generated blood looking a bit too fake and the make-up appearing a tad amateur. If you look at this as a studio production it's a poor effort, but think of this as a piece of fan fuelled amateur work and you can't help but buy into it and enjoy it on some level. The basic premise is explained and is actually pretty plausable (compared to other zombie films) with the undead state being caused by a virus which was initially seen as a cure for, well ...death! It's not very scary though, and those wanting a viewing experience leaving them on the edge of their seats may feel a bit let down.
In a nutshell: This is a low budget Japanese film, and instead of exploring creative ways to maximise the budget as Sam Raimi did back in the early 'eighties, it relies on semi-impressive martial arts, dodgy CGI effects, and women wearing leather and fluffy bras. I was going to give this 2 stars but it doesn't compare too badly compared to other similar films (the dire Zombie Strippers an example!) and so I'll sick my neck out it give this 3.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Lets be honest, I wanted to see this because the premise of seeing scantly clad Japanese girls wielding samurai swords and kicking the holy hell out of Zombies was just one I couldn't resist. So things like a good script or intriguing plot didn't really rate high on my agenda of things I was expecting from this Japanese exploitation flick. So I was pleasantly surprised by how apart from the eye candy, this film delivers on plot and even manages moments of real feeling and suspense. The fight scenes are good and although the CGI effects are of a poor standard. It doesn't seem to matter when you have sexy samurai girls glowing with red and blue energy, hurling fireballs here, there and everywhere with magic swords. It's all very silly, but ever so enjoyable.
Format:DVD
If you love Japanese movies then this is a must own. The action does not stop right from the beginning, full of over the top violence and gory zombie fight scenes and extremely hot japanese actresses including Eri Otoguro as Aya as the lead role. For a low budget film it's brilliant and you certainly get your moneys worth. The fight scene at the end is awesome!! must own!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Terrible
I can't fault amazon with the product came to me on time A* service but this movie is terrible based on a game and it has game animations in the movie, i won't go into detail but... Read more
Published 4 months ago by JordanD
Chanbara DVD
Low budget film, but if you can see past this, it is quite a decent story with some added hack n slash! In Subs
Published 14 months ago by CheeseyMofoDude
Action
This film was full of action and you really felt for the beauty.So if you like blood/action/zombies you will love this film
Published 15 months ago by jonno007
Bakini swords
This film is a game,(Chechanbara bekini samurai squad), to live action film. It has some nice touches from the game such as the blood splatter on the screen, wiping of the blade,... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gareth Coleman
Shame
My main problem with this movie is that it is just really boring. For tongue in cheek gore/action you can do a lot better with Machine Girl or Robo Geisha. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. A. K. Wilkinson
Just plain BAD
I know what you're thinking; zombies! Samurai swords! Chick in a furry bikini! Lets click the buy button right now! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Soapy Tyler
Brilliant rubbish!
What's to say? Lovely Japanese girl in bikini and cowboy hat teams up with other Japanese girl and dorky bloke. Zombies get decapitated, blood spurts, limbs fly. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. P. M. D. Navin
Stick With Versus
Got this thinking it would be as good as a movie called versus. God was a wrong. Terrible action, terrible acting & terrible story line. Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by Mr. Z. Riaz
Desapointed
Cheap Movie. Always the same fight in darkness. For children only, if they're not smart.
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by M. Philippe Ducat
OK if you don't mind subtitles
[Since writing this I notice that Amazon have updated the description to show Japanese subtitles. This is still not correct, the soundtrack is Japanese and the subtitles are... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by Niall Edwards
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