this happened to me once

this happened to me once

The horror here is never loud, it's rather a mystery. Miike presents each strangeness with the same patience, just as if it is normal for the town. That patience makes the film great but, at the same time, it is weakest part when it fails. Some of the weird stuff just does not lead to anything meaningful. That is why the middle third of the film feels a bit boring and falls short compared to the beginning and the finale, which is one of the best and weirdest acts in Miike's filmography, and that says a lot if you have watched any of his films.
Miike does not control the plot of the film, asit is more about the weird experience of Gozu.
91/100

The horror here is never loud, it's rather a mystery. Miike presents each strangeness with the same patience, just as if it is normal for the town. That patience makes the film great but, at the same time, it is weakest part when it fails. Some of the weird stuff just does not lead to anything meaningful. That is why the middle third of the film feels a bit boring and falls short compared to the beginning and the finale, which is one of the best and weirdest acts in Miike's filmography, and that says a lot if you have watched any of his films.
Miike does not control the plot of the film, asit is more about the weird experience of Gozu.
91/100

Definitely shocking, strange, and surreal. Its pacing is quite slow, yet it's themes are both confusing and funny. I think it also is revealing of Miike's common theme of abuse, sexual deviance, and utter chaos. While claiming to be a "Yakuza Horror Story" it really wasn't scary at all, more or less uncomfortable. With a little charm, and a good amount of humor, it was by no means a terrible film, disgusting yes, but not terrible. With undeniable similarities to Visitor Q, it feels more a less an extension into this early 2000's Miike-verse where he wished to shock and confuse audiences rather than give an interesting story line. It's comedic aspects are overshadowed by this great sense of uncomfortableness, which is a sort of brilliance Miike holds. Gozu is nonetheless one of Miike's top 100 films but is truly not as impactful as some of his others.

Definitely shocking, strange, and surreal. Its pacing is quite slow, yet it's themes are both confusing and funny. I think it also is revealing of Miike's common theme of abuse, sexual deviance, and utter chaos. While claiming to be a "Yakuza Horror Story" it really wasn't scary at all, more or less uncomfortable. With a little charm, and a good amount of humor, it was by no means a terrible film, disgusting yes, but not terrible. With undeniable similarities to Visitor Q, it feels more a less an extension into this early 2000's Miike-verse where he wished to shock and confuse audiences rather than give an interesting story line. It's comedic aspects are overshadowed by this great sense of uncomfortableness, which is a sort of brilliance Miike holds. Gozu is nonetheless one of Miike's top 100 films but is truly not as impactful as some of his others.

Way more fun as a movie to have watched than it is to actually watch.
All the nightmarish scenes are truly and amazingly unforgettable but there's way to much slow driving around.
Great for a movie night if you want to piss off all your

Way more fun as a movie to have watched than it is to actually watch.
All the nightmarish scenes are truly and amazingly unforgettable but there's way to much slow driving around.
Great for a movie night if you want to piss off all your

Sometimes you really think you’ve seen it all, I really thought I had seen it all, but no, not until watching Gozu, now I’ve fucking seen it all. Oh my god.

Sometimes you really think you’ve seen it all, I really thought I had seen it all, but no, not until watching Gozu, now I’ve fucking seen it all. Oh my god.