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Tetsuo II: Bodyhammer
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by Manga Video
Sales Rank: 70966
Price: $19.98
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Two years after leaving the grungy cyberpunk calling card <I>Tetsuo: The Iron Man</I>, Shinya Tsukamoto reenters the world of flesh and metal metamorphoses with a more narratively ambitious film that is neither sequel nor remake, but a rethinking of the ideas on a bigger scale with more impressive effects. The film begins in the recognizable world of the thriller, where a young middle-class couples see their son kidnapped by mysterious hoodlums, and then takes an abrupt turn into an underworld of cybermen led by a mad scientist performing twisted experiments. The father (Tomoroh Taguchi, returning from the first film), filled with rage and shame at his powerlessness, suddenly transforms into a robotic warrior and becomes overwhelmed by the power, simultaneously terrified and ecstatic. Unlike in the original, Tsukamoto offers an explanation, for what it's worth, but the power lies not in the story but the nightmarish imagery and the themes of the marriage of flesh and technology, metal and magic. With an ample budget at his disposal (not to mention color), Tsukamoto ups the conflict to a battle of biblical proportions while maintaining the brooding, terrifying, nightmarish quality. Tsukamoto's gory, violent vision of technology run amok is not for everyone, but fans of David Lynch and David Cronenberg will find his dangerous visions just as creatively disturbing. <I>--Sean Axmaker</I>
Viewer Reviews
I'd read the other peoples reviews. I thought the ones who didn't like this film just missed the point of what it was all about. I mean, I LOVE the "cyber-punk" films. Rubbers Lover is so so delicious, Tetsuo the iron man, was one great image after another, and even Pinnochio 964 while not quite as good as the other two, still had enough of that special "something" to make it a favorite. I always wondered why Body Hammer never had that special, hyphenated slogan, "Cyber-Punk Collection" printed across the top of it's dvd case like the others. I figured by the time Tetsuo 2 had come out there were just too many cyber-punk titles out for this to be in the same group as the "classics".
There was something fishy about this film, but i couldn't put my finger on it. All the arrows pointed to "s**t sandwich", but i couldn't seem to resist the urge to try it for myself and ignore all the others who tried to steer me clear of this absolutly terrible movie- Those people only "think" they know what makes a movie good, i thought. They're just like my sister/best friend/co-worker/pet dog who i lent Iron Man to and couldn't understand the brilliance of that incredible film. I thought Tetsuo The Iron Man was like "a symphony on celluloid". I thought because i could think of such a fancy group of words like "a symphony on celluloid" to describe the first Tetsuo, that there was no way i couldn't enjoy the second one. I thought that guy who said the music sounded like it was from some old 80's videogame was just some jerk who wasn't giving credit where credit was due...
I decided that i had made the decision to buy the first Tetuo on my own- despite a few bad reviews and I'd be damned before i'd listen to some unappreciative people who didn't know a thing about what makes a movie great, stop me from purchasing enjoying this film.
But if your like me, you made your mind up as soon as you found out there was a second Tetsuo, and no matter what anyone else said or wrote, you were going to have to see it for yourself... Well, go ahead and buy it, you're going to have to shell out some greenbacks if you want to see something as bad as this. You know it's kind of like that unfaithful girl who you asked out and thought would be faithful, just to find out she was cheating on you; only difference is, with this film it doesnt take so long to figure out that everyone else was right.
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