Helldrivefr
Stars: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Kazuki Namioka, Yûrei Yanagi | Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura, Daichi Nagisa | Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura
For people who are used to “J-sploitation” films they will know what’s coming when I tell you that Helldriver comes from the same people who gave us Tokyo Gore Police. I’ll admit I’m a lover of Tokyo Gore Police, I love it’s all out gore, it’s attempts to shock and the fact it’s all out crazy. Helldriver is very similar in that approach, and it’s got a chick with a chainsaw sword, where can it go wrong?
The story set up for Helldriver is simple. There is the need for revenge as a daughter see’s her father killed by her evil mother and uncle, people are being turned into alien zombie type creatures by a strange ash and the government has no...
Stars: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Kazuki Namioka, Yûrei Yanagi | Written by Yoshihiro Nishimura, Daichi Nagisa | Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura
For people who are used to “J-sploitation” films they will know what’s coming when I tell you that Helldriver comes from the same people who gave us Tokyo Gore Police. I’ll admit I’m a lover of Tokyo Gore Police, I love it’s all out gore, it’s attempts to shock and the fact it’s all out crazy. Helldriver is very similar in that approach, and it’s got a chick with a chainsaw sword, where can it go wrong?
The story set up for Helldriver is simple. There is the need for revenge as a daughter see’s her father killed by her evil mother and uncle, people are being turned into alien zombie type creatures by a strange ash and the government has no...
- 1/14/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
*here be spoilers.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Writers: Yoshihiro Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa.
Cast: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina and Kazuki Namioka.
Very rarely will Japanese horror cinema, if Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver can be called that, be considered art. In this film's case, maybe it should be called the finest example of nihilism—mostly with zombies as its victims—while plodding through a very thin plot about a girl yearning for revenge.
Just prior to the actual story, the film has a moment where all that happens is a mysterious stranger jumping over a wall and harvesting zombie antlers for some unknown reason. After this curious montage, the actual story takes place in one extended flashback: an innocent Kika (Yumiko Hara) arrives home only to discover her maniacal mother Rikka (Eihi Shiina) and homicidal uncle turning her father's legs into ground meat. They are getting ready to cook him up. Kika tries to escape,...
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura.
Writers: Yoshihiro Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa.
Cast: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina and Kazuki Namioka.
Very rarely will Japanese horror cinema, if Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver can be called that, be considered art. In this film's case, maybe it should be called the finest example of nihilism—mostly with zombies as its victims—while plodding through a very thin plot about a girl yearning for revenge.
Just prior to the actual story, the film has a moment where all that happens is a mysterious stranger jumping over a wall and harvesting zombie antlers for some unknown reason. After this curious montage, the actual story takes place in one extended flashback: an innocent Kika (Yumiko Hara) arrives home only to discover her maniacal mother Rikka (Eihi Shiina) and homicidal uncle turning her father's legs into ground meat. They are getting ready to cook him up. Kika tries to escape,...
- 12/24/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Monster Brawl
Director/writer: Jesse T. Cook
Country: Canada
Running Time: 85 mins
Certificate: 18
Starring: Dave Foley, Art Hindle, Robert Maillet, Kevin Nash, Jimmy Hart, Herb Dean
The writer and director of 2008's horror flick Scarce, Jesse T. Cook, revisits the genre in his latest film Monster Brawl. “The time will come when monsters shape the futures of all” begins a suitably jocular voice-over that introduces us to the “most highly-anticipated extreme sport ever”. Making a horror enthusiast's hypothetical pub chat a reality, Cook pits some of the genre's most celebrated figures against each other in the wrestling ring.
Eight of the most powerful ghouls of all time from all four corners of the earth come together and are structured into “two conferences” with middle and heavy weight “monsters” and “creatures”, such as “Witch Bitch”. An American TV show set-up is quickly established with presenter, Buzz Chambers hosting from a secret cemetery location.
Director/writer: Jesse T. Cook
Country: Canada
Running Time: 85 mins
Certificate: 18
Starring: Dave Foley, Art Hindle, Robert Maillet, Kevin Nash, Jimmy Hart, Herb Dean
The writer and director of 2008's horror flick Scarce, Jesse T. Cook, revisits the genre in his latest film Monster Brawl. “The time will come when monsters shape the futures of all” begins a suitably jocular voice-over that introduces us to the “most highly-anticipated extreme sport ever”. Making a horror enthusiast's hypothetical pub chat a reality, Cook pits some of the genre's most celebrated figures against each other in the wrestling ring.
Eight of the most powerful ghouls of all time from all four corners of the earth come together and are structured into “two conferences” with middle and heavy weight “monsters” and “creatures”, such as “Witch Bitch”. An American TV show set-up is quickly established with presenter, Buzz Chambers hosting from a secret cemetery location.
- 11/8/2011
- Shadowlocked
Japanese Space Zombies? Chainsaw Katanas? Eihi Shiina? I say hell yes to that!
Once again, we dove into the insane realm of Japanese horror, but unlike his previous entry, the manic and very tongue-in-cheek Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, director Yoshihiro Nishimura paid homage to one of his greatest influences, George A. Romero with this ultra bloody addition to the zombie horror genre, Helldriver.
Making a name for himself with his audacious and brutal Tokyo Gore Police in 2008, Nishimura goes for absolute broke with this endeavor, combining wickedly profane mutations, massive bloodletting, and a biting social satire to create a solid entry in Japanese horror.
The Setup
Kika was just an average girl trying to live an average life. But soon she and her crippled father are living on the run, trying desperately to stay hidden from the psychotic canniablistic duo of her mother Rikka and her uncle. One day,...
Once again, we dove into the insane realm of Japanese horror, but unlike his previous entry, the manic and very tongue-in-cheek Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, director Yoshihiro Nishimura paid homage to one of his greatest influences, George A. Romero with this ultra bloody addition to the zombie horror genre, Helldriver.
Making a name for himself with his audacious and brutal Tokyo Gore Police in 2008, Nishimura goes for absolute broke with this endeavor, combining wickedly profane mutations, massive bloodletting, and a biting social satire to create a solid entry in Japanese horror.
The Setup
Kika was just an average girl trying to live an average life. But soon she and her crippled father are living on the run, trying desperately to stay hidden from the psychotic canniablistic duo of her mother Rikka and her uncle. One day,...
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
Japanese Space Zombies? Chainsaw Katanas? Eihi Shiina? I say hell yes to that!
Once again, we dove into the insane realm of Japanese horror, but unlike his previous entry, the manic and very tongue-in-cheek Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, director Yoshihiro Nishimura paid homage to one of his greatest influences, George A. Romero with this ultra bloody addition to the zombie horror genre, Helldriver.
Making a name for himself with his audacious and brutal Tokyo Gore Police in 2008, Nishimura goes for absolute broke with this endeavor, combining wickedly profane mutations, massive bloodletting, and a biting social satire to create a solid entry in Japanese horror.
The Setup
Kika was just an average girl trying to live an average life. But soon she and her crippled father are living on the run, trying desperately to stay hidden from the psychotic canniablistic duo of her mother Rikka and her uncle. One day,...
Once again, we dove into the insane realm of Japanese horror, but unlike his previous entry, the manic and very tongue-in-cheek Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, director Yoshihiro Nishimura paid homage to one of his greatest influences, George A. Romero with this ultra bloody addition to the zombie horror genre, Helldriver.
Making a name for himself with his audacious and brutal Tokyo Gore Police in 2008, Nishimura goes for absolute broke with this endeavor, combining wickedly profane mutations, massive bloodletting, and a biting social satire to create a solid entry in Japanese horror.
The Setup
Kika was just an average girl trying to live an average life. But soon she and her crippled father are living on the run, trying desperately to stay hidden from the psychotic canniablistic duo of her mother Rikka and her uncle. One day,...
- 5/1/2011
- Cinelinx
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