The Worst Film Ever

The greatest movie ever made..!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

After starting my out-of-sequence watch through of the Masters of Horror series with Jenifer (which was a bit of a disappointment), I decided to go all out and watch Imprint next. Having just seen Audition (1999) last night, I guess you could say I was feeling ambitious.And just...wow.Wow.I would be lying if I didn't admit that I had to pause this a few times and come back to it. It was visceral and uncomfortable and wild, with a torture scene that, in my opinion, was a little harsher than the notorious acupuncture scene in Audition. The plot was surprisingly solid for an hour-long television episode (would-be television episode, I guess I should say), but then I think a great deal of that has to do with the fact that this was based on a preexisting written work; I would be interested in reading the source material sometime.Billy Drago's performance was a bit lackluster, and it seemed clear that he was cast because of his looks and reputation rather than talent. That did take away from the outermost part of the frame tale, but all of the flashbacks were sound, and I was especially intrigued by Miike's use of colors. It was admittedly a bit ham-handed at times, but an interesting choice nonetheless.I would rate this higher, but it does lack the cinematic finery of Miike's previous work, Audition, but scaled up on the shock value, which did feel out of balance and a little forced. However, despite its flaws, I liked it, and between this and Audition (1999), I nervously await the opportunity to see more of Miike's work.

How far can you go before a film is deemed inappropriate? fans of Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) know he will push as far as he can. It was too much for Showtime, so you have to look elsewhere for this one.the film's torture sequence is just about as bad as it gets. Aborted fetuses are not the usual fare of horror films. Incest, spouse abuse, molestation - they are all here in one hour. This may be way too much for causal horror fans, and certainly beyond the pale for those who don't enjoy the genre.The Japanese setting and costumes were gorgeous.

I love horror movies, especially really scary or twisted ones. But this one I think went too far... It had a good story, but there was one torture scene in it (and those never bother me either) that went too far. It was way too sadistic and disturbing, and it bothered me to watch it. This is one of maybe 2 or 3 movies that I've ever seen that actually disturbed me, and this one was probably the worst, so that is saying a lot. Otherwise the rest of the movie was pretty good and kinda scary and creative. But that part just so wrong. I wont tell you not to watch it, but if you do be prepared to see some extremely sadistic and merciless violence that you will want to forget seeing.

Pornographic, unscary, nothing of any value. I am not by any means offended by gore. I am a fan of Argento, Lucci, and the like. I have no problem with shocking scenes as long as the movie itself is entertaining or worthwhile.I found not a slice of entertainment anywhere in this film. It focuses only on the most base and deplorable aspects of human existence, and it does so for seemingly no reason. No one, not a character, nor a viewer, walks away from this film any better for the experience. The viewer isn't even rewarded with a sensical ending. I have nothing but questions, and frankly I don't care if they are ever answered.