Audition (Ôdishon) (1999)

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"103}The Infamous wire scene. "

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" "Only pain and suffering will make you realize who you are." Directed by Takashi Miike Written by Daisuke Tengan Music by Kôji Endô Cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto Editing by Yasushi Shimamura"

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" Takashi Miike introduces the ultimate Mistress of Pain. "

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"Japan"

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"A visceral and harrowing piece that eviscerates the social norms between men and women. Audition displays a deft balance between subtle thematics and unnerving, unflinching grisliness. "

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"When I watched this movie I felt like I understood exactly what audiences watching Psycho in 1960 must have felt like. Unflinching, unsettling, and engrossing, Audition is a film that viscerally and psychologically dissects the dynamics between men and women."

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"Your past, can come back to haunt you. But you knew that already. Did you?"

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" Y'know how when you try to wake up your foot after it's fallen asleep and it then feels like there are a hundred thin needles piercing thru the flesh? Raise the level of that feeling from uncomfortable to horrific, add a little razor-wire and an angelic smile, and there you go. You've got this movie. Rarely does the face of horror look so beautiful and hurt so torturously bad at the same time. "

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"13.4. Toinen katselukerta. Kerronta on terävää kuin vaijerisaha. Temporaaliset tasot, unen ja todellisuuden rajapinnat, kaikki narut pysyvät Miiken elokuvassa niin puhtaasti ja tyylikkäästi kasassa. Muistikuvia merkittävästi parempi elokuva."

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"My rating: 6/10"

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"Tuesday, March 31st"

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"17.5. Blu-ray Uusintakatselu. Nähdäppä tämä ensikertaa ja ilman ennakkotietoa. Ei sillä, 15 vuoden takaisesta katselusta ei loppua kummemmin mitään tarkkaa mielessä ollut, joten käytännössä koko muu elokuva näyttäytyi aika tuoreena. Tai ainakin hahmonkehitys, hienovaraiset vihjeet tulevasta ja puhdas genre-elokuville vittuilu tuntuivat vähemmän tutuilta. Oikeastaan uusintakatselu näillä tunteilla voisi olla hyvinkin mielenkiintoinen. Häiriintynyt, mutta jotenkin myös liik"