Product Description: Loaded with blood and mayhem the first collection from Danger After Dark is a trio of action-packed cult-favorites from Japan. In Suicide Club a wave of unexplained suicides sweeps across Tokyo after 54 smiling girls join hands and throw themselves in front of an oncoming train. Meanwhile Japanese pop sensations Gackt and HYDE star in Moon Child a wildly entertaining hybrid of futuristic sci-fi John Woo-style gunplay and gothic vampire horror. The triumvirate is completed with 2LDK a vicious comedy about two roommates whose petty catfight turns into a duel to the death. System Requirements:Running Time 288 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 807839002133 Manufacturer No: TLAB001
MoonChild worth waiting for Since I watched Moonchild on youtube, I wanted to own the dvd. After a long time of searching I found this collection and to my surprise at a very good price. If you are a fan of Japanese action/horror/comedy don't waste time and buy these excellent movies!
Action Grab Bag: 2 goodies and the prize at the bottom 2LDK -2LDK was my second favorite of the collection. It's comic, twisted, and entertaining. The only drawback was that its runtime is about an hour... which is alright, a quick film, but it left me wanting more. You get to know the characters, with a little back-story that unfolds, and though it is kept to what is "necessary" to the story, there is a lot more that they could have covered, easily pushing the length... but it's a good one to plug in and just enjoy. The characters, while being completely psychotic, are both lovable and repulsing in aspects. There is also a nice cautionary message to it, so with 2LDK, you're in for a treat.
Moon Child --This one is the prize at the bottom. Personally, I didn't really like it; I sat through it, and doubt I will again unless it is with friends and we're only half paying attention... Compared to the other films in this set, this is very long; twice the length of 2LDK and it drags... very much. Perhaps, the time that they could have spent expanding 2LDK cosmically transferred itself here, cutting one short and the other much too long. Easily, the story could have been condensed, but we love looking at our pop idols! So I guess that's okay. The story was interesting, but there wasn't too much played on the vampire thing, it was much more of a "family epic" style film about a group of friends... Also, don't let the commercials fool you, there isn't too much action in this one, and I'm pretty sure they used all the scenes in the advertisement... so when I say this is like a family epic, I mean: talking, dialogue, chatter, and a few exciting scenes in-between. I don't mean to say this is a bad movie, just slow, but there is still quite a bit to think about in it, and I think if you take the time to watch it, not necessarily enjoy it, but watch it, you'll take something from it.
Suicide Club ---And for the one everyone has been waiting for, and probably the main motivation for buying the set. Unfortunately this does not come with any extras, because there doesn't seem to be a Region 1 releasing with extras... or any that I've found... but that doesn't subtract from an excellent film! Suicide Club is one of my all time favorite movies, and it tries to do a lot, which is where some of the criticism comes in... The movie is scattered, patchy, but on a second watch, evens the first, things come together, and they do make sense. The movie asks a lot of question, mostly on society that is not specific to just Japanese culture, but capitalism in general... A LOT to think about. Also, if you do like this, there is a sequel, and in time, there is an expected third installment. Yes, this movie has a considerable amount of gore and violence, but don't let that distract you from the very, very brilliant thing that Sion Sono is trying to do!
Overall ----So this is a great investment if you're interested in all three films, and even if you're just interested in two, you'll find the third to be a nice bonus. All of the films are quite different from one another, attempting to examine three different aspects, but interest in one may lead to disappointment in the other two... The price is right, though, and it's a pretty good deal for an adventurous film goer, and it doesn't look bad as an addition to your movie shelf. Personally, I'd say it's a great collection, and definitely worth the buy!
2 Out of 3 ain't bad 2LDK and Moon Child are very good, However Suicide Club left me scratching my head in confusion. I just didn't understand the ending. But the the other two movies in this collection are worth watching.
confused.. Does anyone know if the version of Suicide Club in this box set is the same as the Unrated version? Or is it like the rated R version? I've heard that there was a difference in the amount of gore/blood in the two.
Note on Suicide Club Of the three movies only 2 are in Anamorphic widescreen as the box and DVD's say. Suicide Club is 4/3 letterboxed widescreen and will not display properly on the widescreen TV without zooming which cuts off parts of the subtitles When printed on the box,in big letters, it says "new anamorphic widesceen transfer" one would expect it to be correct! Wouldn't one? Addition: TLAreleasing emailed me today, and stated that there was a problem with the disk and has been corrected. Unfortuntantly the new ones are bad too. It wasn't fixed.
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