Phubbs
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Rather bizarre film which I didn't really understand until the gone the midway point to be honest, the plot is odd and not entirely explained as you are spoon fed bits of it very slowly.
Its a blend of horror, comedy, sci-fi and fantasy really, almost has an 'Evil Dead' quality to it really, that kind of dark humour with over the top extreme characters. Mix that with a kind of 'Mortal Kombat' style plot about opening portals to other worlds which lie within the "Forest of Resurrection" but only with the blood of a certain woman etc...a bit cliched but fun.
The whole thing is highly stylised like all Japanese action films...its slicker than a frogs bathing suit, the main hero has dark longish hair and a full length black leather trench coat with black leather pants, dare I say looking a bit 'Crow' like. There's plenty of martial arts, sword play and clever editing along with unique camera angles, personally I think there has been an element of 'The Matrix' borrowed for this film hehe well that and quite a few other films.
Its well known as a cult but I wasn't overly stunned by it, its cool but nothing special really, a bit too cliched for me.
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