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[Tam o' Shantie]

Wow. Pretty fucking insane. I have also just bought the anime and watched the first half hour. So, who likes the movie and who thinks it's shite?

My favourite scenes were the initial flipping of the light switch, and the bit where the slut tries to act like a masochist which backfires when Ichi slices her up, thinking that she enjoys it, even though she's acting helpless. Good thing too, because she was getting me pretty hot and bothered. Even though she was talking about getting her legs cut off and stuff, I guess it was the tone of her voice and also looking at her that really did it for me.

[Stripey]

Originally Posted by Tam o' Shantie

Wow. Pretty fucking insane. I have also just bought the anime and watched the first half hour. So, who likes the movie and who thinks it's shite?

My favourite scenes were the initial flipping of the light switch, and the bit where the slut tries to act like a masochist which backfires when Ichi slices her up, thinking that she enjoys it, even though she's acting helpless. Good thing too, because she was getting me pretty hot and bothered. Even though she was talking about getting her legs cut off and stuff, I guess it was the tone of her voice and also looking at her that really did it for me.

Have you seen the prequel movie? It's fucking awesome, perhaps even better than the first one.

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by gridlock

Have you seen the prequel movie? It's fucking awesome, perhaps even better than the first one.

Wot's it called, i want to see it if its anywhere as good as Ichi The Killer.

[Stripey]

Originally Posted by Alkaline

Wot's it called, i want to see it if its anywhere as good as Ichi The Killer.

It's called 1-ichi and explains how he becomes what he is. Set in a highschool, and it's pretty fucked up to say the least.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382508/

[Alkaline]

Originally Posted by gridlock

It's called 1-ichi and explains how he becomes what he is. Set in a highschool, and it's pretty fucked up to say the least.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382508/

Cool, cheers man. I'm gonna see if i can track it down on dvd.

[Tam o' Shantie]

hmm, never heard of it! though the anime so far has only been about his childhood etc.

[rufus13th]

Ichi the Killer is a masterpiece in my eyes - my favourite Miike title and one of my favourite JPN movies. Did you watch the uncut version?

The UK version is heavily censored. You need to import the US or Dutch version for a fully uncut version with English subtitles (the Dutch version has better picture quality).

Ichi the Killer was meant to be an anime series but got cancelled after the first episode (which is available on DVD now). Not sure why as I really enjoyed the first instalment.

Ichi-1 (the prequel to Ichi the Killer) is shite. Absolutely disappointing, lacks narrative focus, not to mention the visual flare that Miike usually exhibits in his titles. To suggest that it's better than Ichi the Killer is insulting... but each to their own.

[shaun]

Originally Posted by rufus13th

The UK version is heavily censored. You need to import the US or Dutch version for a fully uncut version with English subtitles (the Dutch version has better picture quality).

what scenes are cut from the uk version?

[rufus13th]

Around three or four minutes have been reframed/removed. Namely the prostitute beating scenes as the BBFC greatly oppose the glorifying of harming women (which was never the film's intent).

The audio commentary has film expert Bey Logan wincing at certain chapters. This is confusing to the viewer as the shots have been reframed to keep the violence off screen.

[Chris]

ace flm. utterly superb. I'm very drunk so I'm going to keep it brief (it's a fucking chore typing this as it is) but Ichi is fucking fantastic.