Over the top in some parts, but it's highly enjoyable.
I had this film recommended to me around a few years back, and getting a few snippets of what it was all about, I can't exactly say I was in a great deal of a rush to watch it, but all in good time it seems...as this turned out to be one of my favourite films I've watched so far. I can't really say I was ever that fussed with all these psycho Japanese kids that go around killing everyone, so the film sounded like a big clichรฉ: In a way, I was right, but in another way, I was very wrong. One of the the things I got wrong was that I immediately thought I wouldn't like this film, yeah, I thought maybe a few bits of cool violence here and there, but I've seen it all before, nothing new I though...corr was I wrong as hell. There's different types of violence. I'm not going to lie, I do like my gruesome and wicked violence, but I hate the sexual violence though, it basically just sickens me, and I don't find it entertaining, cool, interesting. I find it the complete opposite. Sexual Violence is just a poor excuse to 'shock' and impress easily pleased and simple-minded baffoons. It's a disgusting way to attempt to entertain people. It's basically sick and unneeded. Oh, but that's enough of my rant, as this film was completely free from all that rubbish: Yippee!! Instead we had non-stop entertaining "clean" violence. This film, was just a real pleasure to watch. And I will never forget the day I first watched it. The moment it finished, I had already recommended this superb film to over 3 people - all of which enjoyed it.
So, Overall, I do really like this film, and 'like' is a total understatement, when my vocabulary expands, then I'll replace that word in an instant. Going on the fact that I've recommended this film to no end of people, clearly proves by what I mean when I say "It's a superb, exciting, entertaining and masterful film". And it truly, truly is.
9/10