4.0 out of 5 stars
A unique, long, challenging film that's worth the effort, February 19, 2011
This review is from: Eureka (DVD)
Hailed as a masterpiece by some, and a near one by others, I liked it
quite a bit, and never felt bored in spite of it's nearly 4 hour
running time. I was quite moved - to the point of tears - by the end.
It looks and feels like no other movie I've seen, shot in a shifting
sepia tone, with very little dialogue, and long silent takes. It's an
intimate epic. Sort of a Japanese version of a Terrence Malick film.
A young brother and sister, and a bus driver are the only survivors of
a random bus-jacking by a madman. The three retreat from the world. But
two years later the bus driver seeks out the brother and sister -
living alone and mute despite their youth - and the long, slow process
of healing begins.
As much as I liked a lot of it, certain plot twists felt clunky or
heavy handed, as did some of the dialogue. A movie so based in unspoken
emotion loses something when the themes suddenly become too literal, in
word or action. But, those are things that might bother me less on a
second viewing, when I was more prepared for this unique, odd, powerful,
challenging film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic DVD version of the best Japanese film of the last ten years!!!!, April 6, 2010
This review is from: Eureka (DVD)
I really have to say, I never thought there'd be a way I'd ever own this movie or be able to show it to friends/family due to it not having any kind of "official" release in the States, and frankly, I had gotten tired of viewing it on my laptop in pixelated torrent form. But now, I can safely say, that thanks to this DVD version of the film (only available, to my knowledge, on Amazon), I can rest easy. I highly reccomend this disc. It has awesome picture (non-anamorphic, but who gives a care, what's there is pristine), fantastic english subtitle translations, and it works on any American DVD player I put it in. Seriously, nothing should be stopping anybody from picking this up right now and enjoying a true masterpiece in a well-put together home-viewing package.
10/10 for everything
-orangemayhem3d
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