DVD: Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer) (2001)
I’ve heard a lot about it, so I figured it was worth a trip to Bay Video to rent Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer) (Takashi Miike). A few days ago I watched Gozu, and wanted to see what Miike’s most popular film was all about. All I knew to expect was a lot of graphic violence… and I definitely got it.
I’m pretty desensitized to violence, but every once in a while I find myself putting my hands in front of my face and peering through my fingers. That happened once in this movie (the last time it happened was, embarassingly, in Ginger Snaps). So, yeah, There’s a lot of graphic violence, but it was great! It was also a nice little psychological thriller.
Miike’s style is very slick. I love Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 (I hated Vol. 2) and it was interesting to see where he got some of his visuals from.
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