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Regular
Price $19.99
Starring:
Hage Suzuki,
Onn Chan,
Kyoko Hara,
Koji Kita,
Ranyaku Mikutei,
Directed By:
Shozin Fukui,
Rated: Unrated
Release Date: 1992
Studio: UNEARTHED
Format:
Color,
DVD-Video,
Full Screen,
NTSC,
Subtitled,
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Customer Reviews for
Pinocchio 964
No real purpose
964 Pinocchio is an acquired taste. If you like movies that are wierd just to be wierd, you might like this. It really has no narrative structure and is nothing more than a series of disjointed scenes strung together for ninty minutes. The plot concerns an underground manufacturer of sex androids, one is let out and is befriended by a street person. After the first ten minutes, all real structure is thrown out and it turns into an arty student film with massive jump cutting, grotesque imagery, etc. I admit, it held my interest just to see what strange things would happen next, but overall, I wasted my time. I bought it, you should rent it-you will only need to see it once, if at all.Pinocchio 964
Pinocchio Panics (When Robots Wish Upon a Star)
The Good Things
*Very vivid photography and style. Lots of interesting camera angles.
*Unlike "Rubber's Lover", this one is in color.
*Pretty good production design.
*Pretty good story (although some parts don't really make sense).
*Good acting (even if it is really over-the-top).
*Good music.
The Bad Things
*After the first thirty minutes, everybody goes crazy for some unknown reason. One or two parts make you ask aloud, "What the heck is going on now?"
*Not for the sqeamish; contains some blood and some gnarly make-up effects (and one parts makes you wonder "Just how much can a person puke?!"). Also some sex and nudity and extreme dementedness.
The Questionable Things
*Some parts are filmed with erratic shaking. Can be seen as stylish or annoying.
The first half-hour of this movie was quite good and sensible, until everybody went nuts. Still, it has a very intense and immersive style that sucks you in even when nothing makes logical sense. It's definately weird and gross, but quite well-made, and perhaps even artistic.
The DVD is in fullscreen, and has good video and sound quality. Extras include a short film, an interview, a photo gallery, and one or two trailers.Pinocchio 964
Doesn't get much more abstract than this
What a pleasant treat 964 Pinocchio is. I was always curious as to what the Japanese "Cyberpunk" Cinema scene was all about and now I at least have a little bit of an idea...maybe?
As an average person or moviegoer - what are you going to get out of 964 Pinnochio? You're going to get A LOT of people running around and the way it's portrayed makes you feel as if you're high on PCP. You're going to get incredibly uncomfortable moans, groans, and screams, CONSTANTLY, and some brutally gooey scenes of violence. Oh yeah, and "NO PLOT!"
Basically, this movie is not for everyone. Definitely not. But for anyone who can see a film as a piece of art, put this in high regards! It is definitely a masterpiece of it's kind and culture! I, for one, have never seen anything like it. The speed-fused style of cinematography and editing will have anyone who can actually SIT through the whole movie feeling antsy and a bit dreadful! But you need to look at things the right way, any movie that can work it's way into your psyche like that and become a CHALLENGE to watch, is a GOOD THING! Some of the scenes with the wandering around camera reminded me of the sort of queasy feeling that the 2002 masterpiece IRREVERSIBLE provides.
I'm not going to say much else, other than that you need to expect an extremely abstract ride full of horrifying imagery, dreadful atmosphere, and ultra-violence...all at hyperspeed! I especially enjoyed the finale! 964 Pinocchio is certainly a masterpiece of it's own kind!Pinocchio 964
964 PU
10 minutes of poor writing stretched to 97 minutes by bad acting with a 90 minute sound track of grunting, screaming, and gagging. Like getting on a bad ride after a bad meal. When it finally stops you still don't feel well and you regret wasting your time and money. I don't know what drug cyberpunks are on to enjoy this but thank you, I'll pass.Pinocchio 964
Welcome to the strange world of Japanese cyber punk cinema!
Like Tetsuo: The Iron Man this film takes you into a really bizarre, neurotic, and insane world where all of the normal conventions of cinema have been thrown out. In other words, you are either going to love this film or you are going to completely hate it. Personally, I am stuck somewhere in between those two extremes. This is by no means a perfect movie, but I really enjoyed it for what it was... or rather whatever you may wish to call it. The imagery was very abstract and, even though it felt like a Tetsuo rip off at times, there were still some pretty creative ideas within this film. I also liked how the entire film was shot in color instead of black and white. I think that too many of these types of movies rely too heavily on the stark atmosphere of black and white instead of exploring the vivid colors and imagery that can be projected in color. I especially liked seeing the actors freaking out in public. That was quite an amusing site to behold. How modest the Japanese are! I wonder how Americans would react to that. They stared at times, but for the most part they kept to their own individual business. I wonder what other bizarre events they ignore. Overall, if you are expecting a conventional movie with a storyline and a cast of well developed and likable characters, then look elsewhere. If you want to see an LSD trip of a movie, then this is going to be right up your alley, because the images on screen are just very bizarre and abstract. I guess that you could read into this film in any way that you choose. Ultimately, as a piece of art it is left open to interpretation. However, you have to look at the images in order to understand what this film is trying to say. So, with that in mind, this is a film that is told through images, not dialogue.Pinocchio 964
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