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"Cold Fish (Japan, 2010) is the story of serial killer, Murata, who owns a tropical fish shop, and the way in which he forces Shamoto, a mild-mannered family man, to become his accomplice. To read a simple description of the events that take place in this film, you might expect something similar to Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy: innovative in its aesthetics, but disturbing in its violence. In reality, Sion Sono’s film could hardly be more different. In OldBoy, violence has a tendency to steal centre stage from story, and visual innovation at times becomes an end in itself. In Cold Fish, on the other hand, bloody scenes have a clear relevance to theme and narrative, and its aesthetic, while polished, supports rather than distracts from the action."
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
― Charles Bukowski
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The rest I already forgot about.
I vaguely recall the boobs, but I can't seem to recall the storyline very much. Perhaps that is the problem..
... Victor got little too distracted to care for the story.
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
― Charles Bukowski
I find it hard not to remember. Out extremed Korean extreme.
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Garbage disposals are not particularly good at working with guts - they tend to wrap around the blades... so I prefer the Japanese technique.
a purpose, the mysterious story keeps you interested, and the love story is central.
Reading stuff likes that makes me wonder about some critics...
The Japanese have just lost it or maybe they never had it. Every Japanese film I have seen just doesn't seem to match up to the Korean competition. There is something contrived about the story and the way it is put together.
Checkout "Housemaid" which is a study of the Korean upper class and its treatment of others.
Note: I was looking at a Korean film site the other day and some director quipped: "When the Europeans do bloody violence it is art. When an Asian does it it is extreme." I think volume of output may have some influence on that Euro POV.
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