Audition

[Amanda]

Has anyone here seen Audition?  I saw John Landis talking about this on 100 scariest movies of all time (or whatever), and decided to rent it.

This movie disturbed me, but overall, it was good.  From a creepy, unnerving perspective.  Torture stuff isn't usually my thing, but this kept my interest.  Not one I would add to my personal collection, or really even watch again, but worth seeing once.  It kept my "what the hell??" meter on high.

[BeyondTheGrave]

Yeah I have on DVD. makes you think twice about those shy girls.......

[C.B.W.]

From the second they showed that "sack" I was hopelessly glued to the screen...I couldn't wait to see what was in it! And then ofcourse my waiting payed off in spades...Great movie from a director who's work is (at times) hit or miss.

[Mr_Vindictive]

Yep, Audition is one of Miike's best flicks.

The film is so cold, bleak and has a feeling of......isolation.  

Great little film.

[The Burgomaster]

I bought the DVD back in 2004 and I agree, it is pretty disturbing.

[trekgeezer]

Is this the Japanese film where the shy girl takes the guy home and start sawing off body parts? I know the part where she was sawing his foot off was quite disturbing.

[Scott]

I also first heard of AUDITION on Scariest Movies Moments last year. I still haven't seen it except for the clips on the TV special. Netflix does have a copy.

[Amanda]

Yep....that's the one.  I did think it was a good movie...just somewhat strange and off-putting.  It absolutely succeeds in creeping you out.

The girl is so shy and sweet and adorable and totally insane.  

[Neville]

Still have to see it. I have a low tolerance for gore and something tells me some bits will be too much for me. All my friends speak wonders of it, though, so it's in my list.

[Mr_Vindictive]

Neville,

The gore level in the film isn't too bad.  It certainly isn't anything remotely close to some of Miike's other films, like Ichi The Killer.

[Neville]

Glad to hear that.

[Archivist]

If you want a thriller that starts off looking almost innocent, and slowly turning into nightmare, get this movie.  I didn't know much about it until I picked up a cheap copy, and I was lulled into a sense of pleasant curiosity.  It subtly becomes more and more dream-like and twisted until the very end, in which I was thinking, 'no way, she can't do that ... holy heck, she's doing it ... oh crap, she's not stopping ... aaarrggh!'

Watch this movie.  Definitely.

~Archivist~

[odinn7]

Stupid question but is this film in English or do you have to read subtitles?

[Mr_Vindictive]

Subtitled.