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| "Philosophy Of A Knife" is a very, very, very, long movie that doesn’t have much of a story or a point. The movie starts with an interview with an old man that lived in the area during the time Japan's research base 731 was operational. The majority of the story is spent with a very calm narrator that gives a brief description of the research they are doing, then a very brutal demonstration of what the procedure was like. I personally would have been more interested on the segments on biological or chemical weapons, instead we just see a lot of physical torture with little understanding of the research being done. Also it is amazingly aggravating at the end of the movie to show the places and memorials in Russia and Japan with no translation. All in all, if the movie has a point I think it is this: be wary of the ways you fight demons, for one day you may find that you have become the greatest demon of all. |
I just cannot give any review of this movie, because I just watched 10 minutes and had to stop it. I cannot watch any more. I just hated it. Sorry.
This movie is frightening because it is shot in a documentary style. The movie is thrilling and it is not for anyone that is pregnant or faint of heart. I saw this with a bunch of my friends and I was scared, I had my eyes covering my face for the most part.
Pretty grim stuff (considering it's based on real war crimes) but handled in a fairly intelligent manner by the director--the interviews with the production group are interesting in understanding the ambiguous nature of the atrocities portrayed. The direction is a bit ponderous and self-indulgent and the editting could have benefited by hacking off several minutes of repetetive material, but the overall end result is thought provoking, as well as a great gore fest.
The movie is absolutely terrifying, because the filmmaking is real and tough. This movie is so much better than the all the other horror films that come out. The movie is a tough experience but it is a great one.
-Black Belt Ninja (see my profile)
A true artist's vision of Unit 731, brought to film in a beautiful aspect. The downbeat atmosphere, soundtrack/sfx and some of the most impressive low budget gore I've ever seen all come together perfectly. I hope Andrey can make a name for himself in the west so he can get the recogniton he deserves. Highly recommended!
This movie is not for the weak. Trust me on that. I liked the movie a lot when I saw it at the festival. The crowd and I were really shocked about the images onscreen. If you haven't seen this film yet, then pick it up, but watch it with people because if you watch it by yourself then that's weird.
-Black Belt Ninja (see my profile)
| AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR |
| Y | this is the most in human film ever made, if you want some really sick stuff, than pick this up, what's more friehten is, that everything in this film actually happend, but any way, it did not scared me a bit! | mike lee |
| AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR |
| N | It was good but not 5 stars awesome good. More like 3 and half because this movie has little replay value. | Black Belt Ninja |
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