Cathy and I watched it the first day it came out. We really didn't expect much, but we decided to watch this movie because we wanted to see something scary. Yet, this movie isn't much of a horror/scary movie. It's more of a thriller, crime, "psycho" movie, lol. The little girl who acts as the "orphan" can act damn well! She gave me chills throughout the whole movie. Don't want to ruin the movie for you guys if you're gonna watch it, but there were a lot of ..... malice..... in the movie. The "orphan" did so many devilish things that it totally creeped me out. Cathy and I held hands like 5 times throughout the movie because we didn't want certain people to die. "So DID ANYONE die?" Not telling you. "Good ending? Bad ending?" Not telling you. (: But overall, I freaking loved this movie. One of the best thrillers I've ever seen! Go watch it if you're wondering what you should watch at the movie theatres right now. 8/10
From Asianmediawiki: "Director Takashi Miike’s recreated Hiroshi Takahashi’s original comic book that sold more than 32 million copies in Japan. This film is about violence in private institutes. The film presents the story that precedes the comic book. The characters have also been newly re-created.
Suzuran High School is also known as The School of Crows. The biggest clique, Serizawa Army and its boss Tamaran Serizawa are challenged by a new student to the school, Kenji Takiya. Takiya, son of a yakuza boss, wants to be the school’s ace fighter. But at the advice of Ken Katagiri, a low-ranked start-out yakuza, Takiya starts to muster together a gang of his own. And as he grows into a true leader, he must face an ultimate battle with Serizawa’s gang. Through Serizawa and Takiya’s battle, director Takahashi shows not only his unique aesthetics for violence but also the true meaning of charisma, friendship, and leadership. "
So I've been downloading a lot of Japanese movies with Korean subtitles lately (because it has so much better quality than the ones in the internet). And also because Japanese movies are so.... unique and fun to watch (: I've been wanting to watch THIS movie for quite a while now because one, OGURI SHUN's in it and second, because this movie was a big hit by both the Japanese and the Koreans, lol. I really liked the fighting scenes (: Hard to explain, but watch it, and I guarantee ANYONE will love this movie. And Oguri Shun comes out so damn fine in here. He looks so good as a bad boy, lol (: I've downloaded Crows Zero 2, which came out like this year I think. But I haven't watched it yet. Sooooon I will. I think this movie is more for the guys, but I freaking enjoyed my ass off! 9/10
Another Japanese movie. I LOVE Aragaki Yui. One of the prettiest actresses in my opinion (: When I saw the review for this, it said it was "romance" too, but.....I didn't really see that in the movie. Besides that part, I thought the movie was really cute and comical at times. Nothing too amazing though. I was kind of disappointed =[ 5/10
4. Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish
From Asianmediawiki : "Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she has in the carriage... Money? Drugs? One day, the owner of the mah-jong parlour sends Tsuneo out to walk his dog. A baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guard rail. The old lady asks him to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself Josée. Her real name is Kumiko, and she is unable to walk, so her grandmother takes her out early every morning in the old baby carriage. To thank Tsuneo for his help, they offer him breakfast, and he begins to fall under the spell of the young woman's unusual charm. Kumiko has named herself after the heroine of a novel by Françoise Sagan, and Tsuneo comes to call this strange girl by that name. He grows more and more attracted to her. "
I Absolutely LOVED this movie. After you watch the movie, you will just think for a while......just about the movie. And then you'll just admire the movie. Oh gosh, I don't know how to express this movie. Just so good (: 10/10 <3
