Tetsuo: The Iron Man

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DanTheMan 2 Metallic mayhem and graphic depravity fly thick and fast in Tetsuo: The Iron Man, it draws on the marriage of flesh and technology that inspires so much of David Cronenberg's work and twists it into a manga-influenced cyberpunk vision. This 67-minute lunacy is probably the closest approximation to capturing a sustained migraine in pure celluloid form, what's on screen borders on the extreme and experimental, all matched by a hysterical and unnerving score. Chu Ishikawa's clattering metal percussion and unrelenting terror synths sometimes border on unlistenable but add to the film's uniqueness and disgusting style. Less a coherent plot than a series of disturbing images loosely struck together, confrontation and violence erupt at breakneck speed in this nearly dialogue-free odyssey, assaulting every sense it can with the tenacity and ingenuity of DIY filmmaking. The stop-motion effects give the fusion of bared wires and exposed ganglia an unnervingly vivid physicality. A hysterical, histrionic ode to cyberpunk fetishism, Tetsuo: The Iron Man was one of my early ventures into the realm of Japanese cinema, one that really isn't my thing but is unquestionably a feat of imagination and technique yet an hour of it is more than enough. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Travis K I usually like weird movies and I usually like Japanese movies. $100k blown on aluminum foil and extensions cords. It plays like a home movie and was impossible to take seriously. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Quinn E im not quirky and artsy enough to enjoy this movie Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Logan D A metal fetishist is accidentally killed by a businessman and his girlfriend. The businessman begins to be plagued by a curse that transforms his flesh into metal. A bold frenetic sexually charged technological cyber-punk insane horror film. I loved it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review NiB Y This is as much as a movie as someone's bad trip. Though not recommeding this movie would be a complete disservice. The pratical effects and stop motion are marvellous and i would be lying in not saying that this movie is a legit source of inspiration for me. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Brody C It’s good at what it wants to be good at, body horror. The plot is minimal, which is OK. The visuals and cinematography are what make the movie interesting. But at a certain point it can tend to be just random shots of metal….just to really hammer home the point (pun intended). Just not very entertaining, more so interesting. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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