Cinemaddiction
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This was a follow-up to the closed thread:
I'd like to comment on those, then add my suggestions.
Audition - Lots of build up, poor pay off. "Disturbing scenes" are too few and far between.
Battle Royale - Almost flawless. A personal fav, save the CGI blood.
Ichi the Killer - Incredibly overrated, IMO, like most Miike flicks. Nowhere near as gory as everyone claims it to be, and Ichi is often confused for the detective.
Suicide Club - Funny pop culture parody, otherwise decent flick.
Versus - Fantastic gore, cool Yakuza/Zombie/Kung-Fu storyline.
The Eye - More drama than anything. Like a bad "Sixth Sense" clone.
Phone - Never saw it..
Gozu - Miike's attempt at the occult. Very messy, pretentious, and with too much effort focusing on being weird, he loses sight of any coherent storytelling.
Hmmmmmmm...
Ju-Rei - Crappy "Ju-On" ripoff.
Ju-On - Incoherent ghost story, basis for "The Grudge", both of which are plagued with continuity issues and errors, making it hard to follow, much less enjoy.
St. John's Wart - Crap.
Junk - Pretty solid zombie/yakuza flick. Awesome ending.
Ringu - Hilarious, and totally unintimidating.
Living Hell - Decent movie, somewhat of an Asian "TCM".
Battlefield Baseball - One of the silliest, most original Asian horrors I have ever come across.
..I'm sure there's more, but those are the ones that come to mind. As you can see, I'm not a big fan, lol.