Sick Product of a Sick System

Sadly Over-hyped

Just perfect...

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

I find that this movie would be better suited as an anime, theres no real reason why it should be live action and a lot of the characters are over the top and cartoonish, the movie is very bloody, very sexual and comedic in the most japanese kind of way... I never thought i would be laughing during a rape scene...This film starts very normal and slowly gets more screwed up as the story progresses, this is a must watch for any dark comedy fan. 8/10

Thrills, suspense, evil, yakuza, budding capitalist, hot women who flaunt their bodies, sex and of course murder.What else can you ask for especially when in each case everything is done to an 11?Compare this film to the copy/paste, reboot, remake, sequel routine that studio tools and hacks like JJ Abrams are putting out and you will see why America has become the laughing stock of the world. US has just fallen behind (thanks dotard too)

'Cold Fish' is one of those films best enjoyed with minimal prior information. The level of 'intrigue' takes you for a ride with each passing sequence. The words/actions of the characters largely define their psychotic inner selves. This is a film where not a single central character arc is left unattended to; each possessing a differential level of eccentricity. Sion Sono succeeds in delivering the kind of twisted shocks one gets only by watching Asian cinema. Mitsuru Fukikoshi and Denden are indeed the spines of the film and they're quite capable in carrying almost the entire film on their shoulders. The gore is gratuitous, but never unaccounted for. The purpose of showcasing bloodshed and dismemberment in the screenplay is clear as ice; the director never shying away from throwing abhorrent shots in the face of the viewer, nevertheless with a definitive purpose. The chaos unravels quite slowly, although there's no looking back once it has commenced.The ambiance created for the gruesome slaughters is as bizarre as it can get (and oddly interesting to observe). A house located on top of a hill, candles lit up not in the manner you'd expect, colorful lights and the queer shades of Christian symbolism strewn across the place, all add to the sinister vibe of the film. The movie handles 'psychosis' and 'flawed human persona' in a very distinctive manner. The thrills escalate exponentially, albeit with a tinge of black humor (for those who can sense it!).Denden's Murata is one character that the audience will truly remember for his peculiar behavioral traits and outspoken temperament. The womenfolk have a substantial role to play in the film: the wifely interventions further raise the weirdness to another level with their questionable (sexual) gestures. Rape/sex is oft followed by murder, followed by deranged outbursts of psychotic bliss, in a vicious cycle of events. It takes quite a bit of discernment to assimilate the various subjects touched upon in the film (astronomy, aquatic life, psychosis & human behavior). The screenplay warrants exaggerated performances and by all means, they are. If 'Coldfish' goads you to evaluate your deepest darkest (inner) demons, then the film has evidently fulfilled its job. The Editing department though, could have done some chop-chop and made the film slightly crisper.Verdict: Shocks and contemplation - a weird combo!

'I hope you like cold fish' is probably the sexiest thing I'll ever hear a French girl say.Completely out of context, 'Cold Fish' is the latest work of 'Love Exposure' director, Sion Sono. Being that it is over four hours long – and not even I can be arsed to sit through a film for that long – I have never seen 'Love Exposure', and so this was my first experience of Sono's work.The old 'based on a true story', then grossly exaggerated for cinema premise, we see boring, dull, pet fish shop owner, Shamoto and his family's lives turned upside down when the big and brash, tropical fish shop owner, Murata walks into them.What follows is a pretty standard offering, with violence, blood and sex thrown in for 'shocks', and it's all pretty entertaining, in a popcorn- movie kind of a way. Despite being another long film, it rarely drags, with some nice camera-work to contrast industrial Japan in the shadow of Fuji-san. There are attempts to add the odd psychological element here and there, though these never get too deep, as 'Cold Fish' plods along its dirty, sexy, bloody way. Don't search for any hidden meanings here; there's little fishy about this one.www.politic1983.blogspot.com