Takashi Miike’s Visitor Q - One Messed Up Movie
I have been on the hunt for a movie that would offend, shock or disgust me so much that I would turn it off. I have come closer to this goal by immersing myself in Asian cinema. Our friends in the East have some messed up ideas when it comes to films and I don’t think anyone does it as messed up as Takashi Miike. Anyone who has seen Audition and the extremely over-the-top and therefore not offensive Ichi The Killer will have a grasp on what I’m saying. But nothing could have prepared me for the depravity, the shock-factor and the lengths Visitor Q would strain so hard to go to.
Anyone who has seen the film will know what I mean and for anyone who hasn’t, if you plan to - beware. There is so much in this film likely to offend and disgust (and most of it is shown in most of it’s glory) that I would be very cautious. Although it wasn’t enough to make me reach my goal of turning a film off because of it’s content it came dangerously close. It’s a hard film to stomach even for the strongest of film lovers.
So if you are looking for a test of your film watching ability then look no further than the ingeniously depraved Visitor Q.
Andrew James said
January 6 2008 @ 12:58 am
I’m willing to take the challenge. I plan on watching Audition tomorrow evening sometime, then I’ll shoot for this one.
Andrew James said
January 6 2008 @ 1:04 am
By the way, try Jodorowsky’s El Topo - probably not enough to make you turn it off, but considering you’re a Lynch fan, plus you want depravity, you may like this: El Topo.
Ross Miller said
January 6 2008 @ 7:20 am
Yeah I am on the lookout for shocking films like I said. Speaking of that, Andrew, I just yesterday bought Very Bad Things:)
Andrew James said
January 13 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Very Bad Things gets majorly fucked up.
Tried Visitor Q and turned it off. It had nothing to do with the shock value, I just wasn’t all that interested. It was kind of boring. But hey, to each his own.
Ross Miller said
January 14 2008 @ 1:42 am
You should really hold on till later man. I GUARANTEE you your mouth will drop open more than a few times.