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.
