The main actor does a good job, but some of the other actors, especially the mother, is bad. Not that it's a big deal, since she's not that much in it.
The rampage it self is really realistic and horrific.
I didn't have any problems with the really shaky & dynamic cam, since it makes the violent scenes more disorienting & frightening.
It's got some flaws, but I liked it enough to give it a full score. I know people might disagree with me, but it's just my opinion.
Damn, this is probably the sickest, most twisted film I've ever seen.
It's way worse than Salo, Cannibal Holocaust & A Serbian Film, and it's 4 hours long!
It shows the experiments that Unit 731 preformed on it's victims.
Part documentary, part art film, it's designed to make you feel sick. The visuals, the sounds, watching it makes you feel physically ill.
I'd recommend the documentary part of it to people that's interested in unit 731, but 4 hours with torture & experiments is not recommended!
Edit:
After having some time to think, I give this movie a higher score. It tries to make you feel uncomfortable (and it succeeds), and it really shows the horrors of unit 731 and the pain of it's victims. It's a war crime very few people talk about today, and the doctors went unpunished.
The victims should be remembered, and the crime should not be forgotten.
It's one of Carpenter's weaker films, but the direction is still pretty damn solid. The script & the material is to blame, since pretty much everything else in it is good.
If you're interested, you should check it out. But I can't really recommend it.
The worst movie I've ever seen. The quality is atrocious, the effects look like crap (well, at least it's not CGI), the story is nonsense & the acting is horrible.
Olaf Ittenbach is a much worse director than Uwe Boll & Michael Bay.
Congrats on finally seeing The Terminator and properly watching T2!
Huh, a Uwe Boll flick with a 6.4 imdb rating? Who'd have guessed? And a 10/10. You'll have to excuse me if I'm skeptical, but I just might now give it a watch.
Did you ever see Men Behind the Sun? It too deals with the atrocities committed at camp 731 and like Philosophy of a Knife sounds from your response, it's also similar in that it walks a fine line between exploitation and legitimate, raise-awareness cinema. Can't say whether or not it's a tougher watch, but it certainly is extreme.
Still gotta get around to Ichi one of these days...
Huh, a Uwe Boll flick with a 6.4 imdb rating? Who'd have guessed? And a 10/10. You'll have to excuse me if I'm skeptical, but I just might now give it a watch.
Did you ever see Men Behind the Sun? It too deals with the atrocities committed at camp 731 and like Philosophy of a Knife sounds from your response, it's also similar in that it walks a fine line between exploitation and legitimate, raise-awareness cinema. Can't say whether or not it's a tougher watch, but it certainly is extreme.
Still gotta get around to Ichi one of these days...