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Directed by the infamous Japanese cult film director Takashi Miike Takashi Miike's "Ichi the Killer" is a masterpiece of insane cinema. An ultra dark, deeply unsettling, extreme psychological thriller from the director of Audition . Ichi the killer is the most arresting and controversial movie of the last decade full of over-the-top violence, torture and gore. Based on the ultra violent manga comic of the same name, this delirious cinematic vision in freefall painfully unveils a dark canvas on which is played a terrifying battle of wits between the ultimate sadist and the ultimate masochist. Lunging between chilling surrealis and graphic hyper-reality, Ichi will shock and amaze you to the core of your foundations.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
just to clarify im not rating the excellent 'ichi the killer' a 1 star but im rating the DVD package a 1.
ichi the killer is an excellent movie that has to be viewed in its full uncut version.we see how far Takashi Miike goes with strong and dark voilent,sexual,and gory humour.it pushes the boundries of filmmaking,and you need a strong stomach to watch a few scenes.
but its not just that the BBFC have cut a lot of scenes(in full about 5 minuites are cut)
but its the fact that its been cut so badly that if you watch this version im surprised you will know whats going on.the uk version was the first i saw of this film and i honestly didnt know what the hell was going on towards the end in some scenes,and it was only after watching a full uncut version i understood more.
and whats worse is that there is no uncut version for sale in the uk.so you may have to search online for a foreign version(which is what i did)
so this dvd,as well as the 3 disc set are all cut versions of the film,so if possible,avoid and get a foreign uncut version of the film.
ichi the killer is an excellent movie that has to be viewed in its full uncut version.we see how far Takashi Miike goes with strong and dark voilent,sexual,and gory humour.it pushes the boundries of filmmaking,and you need a strong stomach to watch a few scenes.
but its not just that the BBFC have cut a lot of scenes(in full about 5 minuites are cut)
but its the fact that its been cut so badly that if you watch this version im surprised you will know whats going on.the uk version was the first i saw of this film and i honestly didnt know what the hell was going on towards the end in some scenes,and it was only after watching a full uncut version i understood more.
and whats worse is that there is no uncut version for sale in the uk.so you may have to search online for a foreign version(which is what i did)
so this dvd,as well as the 3 disc set are all cut versions of the film,so if possible,avoid and get a foreign uncut version of the film.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A slick and sick piece of live action Manga from Takashi Miike, the sort of guy you wouldn't employ to video a baptism.
I first saw Ichi at the London Film Festival a few years ago, having been a fan of Audition and Dead or Alive, and couldn't believe my senses. Leaving the cinema I made a beline for the bar. On DVD, the film looks tamer, and having been cut by three minutes or so, it's not too surprising. Various scenes are shorter than before (beatings, torture, rape etc.), and the most notorious scene (which, for prudence sake, I won't describe here, but comes near the end just before the detective dons his dog-ears - fans of the film will know what I mean), actually this last scene made me feel pretty queasy when I saw it in full, so I confess I don't really miss it that much, although it does screw with the continutiy. Confusingly, the commentary track refers to the uncut version and seems to have been edited slightly to account for the gaps. This is particularly odd when the protagonists are discussing a scene which 'a lot of people had problems with' and you're watching a pair of gangsters standing by a door.
Having said all of that, Premiere Asia have done a stirling job with the DVD, after all, it's not their fault that the BBFC took the scissors to the movie and it's obvious that they have made a effort to compensate for this. This two disc set is well presented and features plenty of bits and bobs to keep you occupied. The commentary is quite entertaining, although Bey Logan's knowlege of Japanese cinema isn't a patch on his knowlege of Hong Kong movies and he makes up the lost time by flirting with Alien Sun. More amusing than informative (unless you want to flirt with Alien Sun, of course).
Summing up: fun film, good disc, shame about the cuts, but I'd probably be covering my eyes at those scenes anyway...
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In its uncut form 'Ichi the Killer' is one of Takashi Miike's most intelligent and provocative films. Miike has a knack for challenging cinema in the literal sense; movies that make the viewer question his own motives. And the complete 'Ichi' sure does that. For most of its length it hurtles along a twisted yakuza fantasy tale, admittedly graphic and perverse, but broadly comic and so cartoonish in its violence that it's impossible to take seriously. Every now and again, though, there's a scene of such offputting nastiness that you wonder why you find any of it enjoyable. It's highly disturbing watching, and Miike just keeps rubbing your nose in the dirt.
Unfortunately, it's these most extreme scenes that the censor has snipped (over 3 minutes of them, an almost unprecedented amount of cuts). So you're allowed to coast through -- comparatively speaking, of course; it's still not for the faint of heart -- with little more than an awkward giggle or uncomfortable squirm. The edited Ichi does really feel like a violence fetishist's jack-off material, and it also feels like a largely vacuous exercise. Cutting those crucial minutes where Miike really does go too far -- quite deliberately -- not only removes the point of the movie, it turns it into exactly what the censors were afraid of in the first place.
Oh well, plus ça change. See the uncut 'Ichi' if you can. Even the animé version has more of the intended spirit of the material.
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Shame about the cuts.
If I were to review the film Ichi The Killer, a five-star rating would be the only rating I'd give, as it is, I feel I should warn potential buyers regarding this specific... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Giles
Bonkers brilliance!
The characters are almost without exception totally deranged, the plot is crazily hard to follow, yet for all that Ichi is an utterly brilliant film. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ozzy
I'm not crying....
Ichi the Killer has quite a complicated plot which I'm still not sure I fully understand. It's set in a small area of Hong-Kong around a Yakuza sub-gang who are gradually being... Read more
Published 11 months ago by bonemonkey
Unique
The `Ichi' of the title is late teen who appears to be coerced into the role of an assassin. Ironically, a cry-baby who'll just stand in front of his targets taking insults,... Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. J. Potter
Deranged, yet strangely mesmerizing
Ichi The Killer is probably one the most misogynistic, violently graphic and sadomasochistic films around. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ernie
More Gore Please *May Contain Spoilers*
When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I was treated to scenes of pure sadism and rooms of gore... traditional Takashi goodness, and I eagerly awaited the release of the DVD. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2009 by Zentron
SICK-TASTIC!!!!
This rates the UNCUT US Region 1 version, NOT the UK version which has literally been butchered by the BBFC (3 minutes and 15 seconds were cut!). Read more
Published on 3 July 2008 by Sick-o
Bit Disappointing
Had high hopes for this film but its not a patch on other Asian crime films like Oldboy or Infernal Affairs. Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by Mr. B. Pipe
Somewhere in between....
Having just read two opposing reviews for this film, I thought I would give my two pennies worth. This is not a brilliant film. It's not a bad film either, though. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2008 by Kate Douthwaite
AWSOME!!!
I loved this movie, it was over the top, sick and wierd and i loved it!! it is a must watch for anyone looking to get into watching any asian extreme movies, although the effects... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2008 by Ms. J. D. Penn
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