This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects.
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This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films.
This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away.
The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking.
I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever.
15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10
Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy.
And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy.
The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks".
Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
七十年代大量配乐和70毫米复古的镜头，和贝尔法斯特一样的配方，故事很简单纯粹，挺喜欢女主的表演，肖恩潘惊喜出演了杰克霍登那个老色鬼
女主很漂亮，但即便如此，也是通过与不同男人的反复交手试探中获得自我的定位。很女生的视角。开车那一段太好看。不爱的是，它太甜了。
在连续拍摄了那些偏执，迷离，缺爱的男性之后，PTA以轻松姿态拍了一部关于“小大人”的电影，一个佯装精英，另一个稚气未脱，他们嗅到什么动机，PTA就跟到哪里，松散的结构是反成功学的，这些构成影片的一个个小事件本身——舞台表演、政治话术、酒后癫狂、以及“成年人”本身，永远无法汇聚成河流，唯有难以捕捉的情感，在轨道镜头的奔跑下去见证个体的联结。
一个好玩的现象，很多打高分人都会提到PTA，好像和导演很熟。外国观众除去怀旧这一层，只能看到一个爱情故事，但它又太平淡了，平淡到不像一个故事，而是一个无力的结局。另外就是那几张熟脸没有微电影增色，反而让本就散漫的线索变得更破碎。
看到结尾他拽着她在黏糊糊的街上狂奔 感觉回到了几年前音乐节结束的晚上 闷热耳鸣口干舌燥 啤酒撒了一地 我们必须大声说话才能听见彼此 但是我们都很快乐（但男主的颜值我真的很努力的克服了……太丑了兄弟
选角、剧作和表达都是PTA的故乡情怀和私人情感，非常作者情绪的叙事并不屑观众的共情。但在美妙的镜头语言下，在70年代洛杉矶的每一次奔跑都有着澎湃的感染力。
好奇怪，很沒有魅力的角色，莫名其妙的愛情。
PTA的爱情狂奔。我的温冯道格玛年下爱大代餐。✨
Licorice Pizza 不仅巧妙地传达了青春期的痴迷及其强烈和尴尬——青少年如何通过追求可能不会持久的爱情联系来开始理解成年。而且观察了 1970 年代的性别歧视、种族主义和恐同症，这种不容忍是实事求是、令人沮丧的日常事件。而女主海姆的表演也敏锐地进入了一个年轻女性尚未完全解放的时代。主人公Alana 和 Gary 的一些不幸经历可能比其他经历更令人难忘，这或许是不可避免的。与 Altman 1970 年代的电影不同，Licorice Pizza 似乎总是能够跳入几个可能的切入点，因此很难始终准确地知道故事的走向。但让 Licorice Pizza 凝聚在一起的是作家兼导演对这两个年轻人的喜爱，因为他们面前打开了大而可怕的成人世界。这可能是导演最阳光的一部电影。
把《甘草披萨》看成“怀旧主题公园”，实际上对73、74年这段时间美国政经状况的无知。PTA看似是在写两个人的分分合合，其实是透过两个人，在种种趣味横生的人物和情节中，折射出两种截然不同的生存方式和背后的危机：水床背后是第一次石油危机，市长竞选背后是水门事件危机，“没油倒车”和“同性男友”两场戏都以小见大地暗示着当时美国人内心巨大的不安定感和挫败感。几个神经质的人物也各有所指：西恩·潘是好莱坞，库珀是嬉皮士-曼森…PTA给出了一个浓缩的街景，时代的万花筒。当然，最重要的是这真的是一部让人从头笑到尾的喜剧。
我怎么那么喜欢呢！人只有不完美 值得歌颂
如果这是PTA的作品，那么无法想象一个拍出来血色将至的人，会拿出如此质量的作品#2022奥斯卡阅片倒计时#
两星给画面和演员。好老套的剧情，好male gaze的结局，好低俗的亚裔玩笑，不敢想象这是2021年好评如潮的作品（而且70mm的放映机画面一直在频闪，看得我眼要瞎掉了。。。
一个安德森喜欢色彩斑斓的东北乱炖
两个盖茨比，看完之后讨论为什么叫甘草披萨，我解读，甘草味道冲，爱的人很爱比如我有一个小学同学每天吃甘草片，不爱的人闻见就想吐，比如茴香酒，但是又因为在披萨上，披萨没人不爱，这个故事就是这种感觉
不应该呀，如果70年代是这样的，看不出有啥great有啥不得不说的…？和法兰西特派连起来看，怀旧这个事儿，挺容易自我沉溺，停在徒有其表的感叹…没足够的大爱和深刻的记忆，怕是怀不出那个旧来
父母探班和第二重结局的煽情太烂了，片名太烂了，最后我喜欢雨中曲！
根本不是所谓的爱情戏，而是一男一女两位导游带你漫游浑浊、喧闹、煞有介事的70年代马戏团。小霍夫曼很像他爹，细看上去还是差了些底气。
开始的小清新还挺脱俗的，后面就乱七八糟了。作为一个青春成长故事，甜蜜感和痛感都不足。
开篇对白精彩，越来越平庸、乏味。失望至极。时代限制，个人才华衰退……
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