I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This movie is like an experimental metal album, its metal but not what you are used to, this movie is horror but not this kind of horror that we watch a lot, which makes this movie unique, the movie consists of 4 different stories, the first one is short about 3 minutes i think, we it was disturbing but not a bad way to open a film. The next story ((mirrors hell)) could be the lightest movie of them all, it was about a crazy mirror maker who decided to kill all the girls that he loves as the mirrors are jealous!!! twisted and weird story, the problem is that the story is slow, but it got better at the end. the third story and this is where the movie took another direction, is sick and sadistic its about a wife who cut her husband's hands and legs to prevent him from going to war!! not only that she also tortures him, we also get to see one of the sickest sex scenes ever where she has sex with her paralyzed husband, damn it was nasty, the movie was cool, the acting was nice and yes the story was really awesome i loved this story actually, better than the hell mirrors and well i wont forget about what i've seen 4 a while. Now the last story, which is my favourite its about this driver who kills his boss ((an actress and singer)) in order to save her and make her stay besides him as he love her !!! we see how he tries to keep her dead corpse fresh by painting her and trying to inject her with some fluids and stuff, damn it was nasty and sick, it had this black sense of humour, what i loved about this story was Tadanobu Asano ((i think this is his name)) he did a good damn job in playing this paranoid driver, he made his role so believable, which made the story interesting. so to sum things up, this movie is mmm a bit risky, if you are into experimental stuff and for you horror is not only about slashers and hunted stuff then watch this....

I thought the movie was... interesting. Some parts a little too artsy. I'm not really here to debate the movie but, to ask about the warning in the beginning. What are the EXACTLY talking about pertaining the "intended effects"? I'm not sure if they're talking about the blockey distorted appearance of a scratched DVD or if its just the one I'm watching. After a few minutes it gave me a little headache. I thought that that was what they were warning about until towards the end when the guy in crawling bugs says, "what was I thinking?" then the movie was "normal". I had rented the movie from Blockbuster and it was brand new and undamaged.

This film, an adaptation of four (really three) short stories penned by Edogawa Rampo, is unfortunately more stomach-churning than it is stylish. Given the uniform elegance of RAMPO NOIR's composition and design, that makes the ick factor pretty high. After the relative subtlety and effectiveness of the first piece, "Mirror Hell," the ensuing parade of erotic leeches, quadriplegic sex, sadism, mutilation and necrophilia should be enough to put almost anyone off their dinner. Potential viewers, you've been warned. The images, which are beautiful, will stay with you, but they'll probably inspire a queasy stomach more than they will a sense of fascination and horror. Here's hoping it was more palatable on the page.

Rampo Noir: 4 out of 10: My first though was Zardoz that wacky beyond belief Sean Connery sci-fi film. My second thought was Yoko Ono. Both thoughts along with Johnny Got his Gun and Sherlock Holmes flooded me during the four short stories that make up this J-horror anthology.First the good news this J-horror is one-hundred percent pasty white ghost free. Yup not an insect screeching wet haired concubine of the damned to be found in any of the pictures. The bad news…. Well let's look at the four pictures.Mars Canal: 1 out of 10: Naked man in arty picture flashes back at a violent rape while a rare static fills the otherwise mute soundtrack. Yup this was the Yoko picture. Fortunately it's only seven minutes.Mirror Hell: 6 out of 10: Think Sherlock Holmes but Watson is a dominatrix. Very straight forward narrative and is easily the most accessible of the bunch.The Caterpillar: 5 out of 10: is the Johnny Got his Gun picture. War hero suffers domineering bride with an over the top amputee fetish. Not as bad as I just made it sound… but close.Crawling Bugs: 6 out of 10: If this film is ever remade by a Hollywood studio I have two words for the main lead in this segment. Crispin Glover. This tale of obsession over both an actress and the bugs crawling on her skin would make a nifty Showtime Masters of Horror segment. Very arty I could see this both written, directed and starring Mr. Glover who certainly shares the films over the top weirdness.In fact the whole Rampo Noir movie feels a little like a made for cable anthology series except for the first film that defiantly has NEA grant written all over it. Definitely different but often a little slow and not all that good.The films have virtually nothing to do with each other in tone and are not strong enough to stand on their own. They do kind of remind me of Zardoz. A film to show your jaded friends who think they have seen everything.