The Machine Girl
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Movie Reviews of The Machine Girl
Movie Review: Finger Sushi, Drill Bras, Chainsaws, Ninjas, Tempura Arm and the Machine Gun Arm!
Summary: 5 Stars
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If you enjoy over-the-top Japanese action flicks such as "Ichi the Killer" & "Battle Royale" then this movie is right up your alley. I can't help, but think the lead actress's machine-gun arm was influenced by Rose McGowen's machine-gun leg in Rober Rodriguez's "Planet Terror". The action in this movie is non-stop and the blood sprays farther than your backyard sprinkler. This is a very, gory movie, but it is actually comedic to watch because it is so silly. A chef is forced to eat his own fingers served "sushi style". Talking about finger food! the lady's drill bra is a trip to watch! Sorry, but the tempura arm actually made me hungry because it looked so crunchy and fluffy on the outside!
In a nut shell, the film is about a young lady's brother & friend who are brutally murdered by the son of Japanese Yakuza and his own friends. After an unsuccessful revenge attempt she survives, but her arm is unforunatley severed. After seeking refuge in the parents' house of her brother's slain friend, she is nursed back to health and her arm is outfitted with the "hardware". From then on, the violence driven by revenge ensues in extreme fashion!
As for the DVD it's a solid release by Tokyo Shock. Widescreen transfer, Japanese or English 5.1 language and subtitles. There is a 10 minute featurette with behind the scenes footage and cast interviews in Japanese with English subtitles. The trailer for "the Machine Girl" is included as well as trailers for other Tokyo Shock films.
Overall, this is fantastic and fun to watch for fanatics like me who appreciate unusual, over-the-top cinema like this, but not so for the light-hearted viewers! Can only be appreciated if you have a "sick" sense of humor for the extreme!
Movie Review: THIS ONES DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
Summary: 5 Stars
Dear Machine Girl,
I was so happy when I finally found you;
the blood-soaked girl of my dreams.
I think you're gatling gun arm was just super.
You were so bloody I could bathe in your torrents of gore.
And I loved that some of the color in your scenes were washed out.
Your were so pretty that night, with your plots of vengeance.
Remember when you severed that punks hand with a sickle,
or kicked a pipe through that other punks mouth, and out the back of his head.
That was just lovely.
You really made my night with that one.
Or the time you busted a hole in that red-ninja,
and then aimed through it and mowed another hole in his buddies skull.
Don't you remember all we've been through together,
the decaptations, the horizontal & vertical mutilations,
the showers of blood together.
We had so many romantic dinners, like the fried arm, and the finger sushi.
Remember that knife through that womans mouth,
oh what a joy to see her vomit blood on her sons decapitated head.
We had some good times didn't we??
Don't get me wrong every special effect we had was as corny as "he who walks behind the rows".
But they were fun weren't they.
Don't you recall??
Pounding nails in our enemies face,
the chainsaw leg, the flying guillotine, and the motorized drill bra.
I can't believe our bloody, slow-mo, skull-swapping conclusion.
It was all to sudden.
Come back to me Machine Girl,
I love you,
I need to feel your waves of blood on my face again.
You fill my world with gore.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
blood, Blood, BLOOD!!!!!!!!
Movie Review: Abunai Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie delievers. It has just the right amount of gore, violence, and black humor to appeal to me.
The action scenes look great and can stand along side the best scenes from Kill Bill. This movie takes the violence in Kill Bill and cranks it up several notches higher.
Also, it doesn't disappoint the gorehound in me. It takes the gore from such directors as Lucio Fulci, George Romero, Dario Argento, and Mario Bava and takes it to the same extremes. In fact, one shot reminds me of the infamous vomiting up intestines scene from Fulci's Gates of Hell (City of the Living Dead.)
Despite all the bloodshed and killing, it really is a fun movie to watch. Just like Evil Dead II and Dawn of the Dead.
The pacing is fine for this type of entertainment. The movie isn't too slow or fast for my tastes.
Once the action starts, it erupts on the screen and doesn't stop.
It is much more entertaining than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Yashiro Minase is so cute as the lead actress, (especially when she isn't covered from head to toe in blood), that its hard not to fall in love with her character.
My only complaint is that Machine Girl should be playing at your local cinema instead of being available on DVD in the US. It deserves the big screen treatment.
I love all types of Japanese movies from Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi to Miike, Kitano, and Nakata and I think this film earns its place as a cool Japanese action movie.
Movie Review: Insane, no other way to describe it
Summary: 5 Stars
In the vein of ridiculous splatterfests like Ichi the Killer and Dead Alive comes The Machine Girl, an over the top and absurdly violent revenge film straight out of Japan. The story revolves around Ami (Minase Yashiro), a schoolgirl out for revenge against the Yakuza for the death of her brother. In the process she loses her arm, and has it replaced with an ultra heavy-duty machine gun! Alongside her is Miki (Asami), whose son was a victim to said Yakuza as well; and both plot a path of bloody revenge. Filled with some deliberately over the top cheesey moments to correlate with the massive amounts blood-letting and limb chopping, The Machine Girl is definitely not something meant for all tastes, but if any of this sounds appealing to you in the least, then this is something that you should definitely see to believe. With ninjas, a group of "super mourners", deep friars, and drill bras; The Machine Girl is a delicious bloody blast that deserves your attention.Movie Review: Great schlock-party film - a TON of laughs
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have a taste at all for cult off the wall films, I think this movie ranks as a must see.
I saw the trailer a few months before it was released and I couldn't wait until I could get a copy of this movie. To celebrate the occasion I got a group of people from work to watch together. A good time was had by all, as most people can not help themselves but laugh at the action sequences in this film. I've watched a lot of B movies and this movie definately has some unique death scenes.
I don't know how anyone can not walk away from this movie without experiencing a few laughs. The special effects are cheesy but are surprisingly well done for the most part.
I picked this up from my local Walmart for a very cheap price. It is not rated which is why they probably stock it. I would definitely rank this movie as one of my favorite DVD releases this year. Check it out!