Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

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Logan D @Greynomad38 Jun 3 A man whose son is kidnapped finds his emotions overwhelming him and altering his body. I thought the first film was an enjoyable bonkers film. However, Body Hammer is too relentless, too visceral, and overwhelming in it's presentation. I have much respect for the practical effects and the switch to 35mm film stock is interesting but found it too frantic for my tastes. The soundtrack doesn't help. It's metallic noise woven with the visual violence. I'll eagerly re-watch Iron Man but this one, despite including stronger themes such as family trauma, left me cold. See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 11/02/2024 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is Tsukamoto's Evil Dead II, a sequel that reworks the original with more technical polish on a larger budget. There's a big thematic shift from the erotic to the militaristic, with a greater focus on biogenetic weaponry, one that's far less frantic, instead focusing on developing its characters and providing them with a narrative to inhabit. The production values are much higher than that of its predecessor with Tsukamoto's head-spinning experimentation still on full display, the move away from monochrome allowing him to add strong colour filtration to a heady visual brew of crazy editing and bizarre cinematography. Shinya Tsukamoto is a man who knows what he's doing at this point. Ultimately while Tetsuo II: Body Hammer may lack the more disturbing elements of the original, the eccentricities are still here; filled with some excellent sequences and something to say about industrialisation while incorporating some top-notch effects work, leaving it as a very solid piece of filmmaking and a prime example of confrontational underground Japanese Cyperpunk cinema. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle 08/03/2024 La secuela de Tetsuo es una mejora con más historia, aunque no deja de ser frenética y bizarra como su predecesora. Esta película se siente como una historia en solitario con personajes distintos, pero ofrece algo que sirve para explicar de donde provinieron estos seres humano-máquina. Todo va con base en un experimento para crear seres que puedan ser usados como arma y Taniguchi es usado como cobayo para el experimento. A diferencia de la película anterior, esta va más orientada a la acción y se puede sentir una vibra de manga y anime. Los efectos especiales son igual de buenos que en la película anterior. Esta entrega mantiene la visión de la película anterior, aunque desligándose del terror. Tiene un par de incógnitas y defectos incluyendo el extraño final y las actuaciones son igual de exageradas que en la película anterior. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer es una buena película japonesa que ofrece más del alocado universo de Tetsuo. Mi calificación para esta película es un 8/10. See more NiB Y @RT91944882 05/09/2024 Much better than the first, and definetly the one i would rather pick to watch when available. Iit actually has a storyline unlike the first, and it's very good. The pratical effects are just as amazing as the first and never lets it down. See more Becca S @RT27187003 01/06/2023 A sequel that isn't quite as amazing or iconic as its predecessor, but it brings some interesting new concepts to the series that keeps it fresh See more 01/03/2022 Superior to the original in many ways IMO, though it doesn't have such great no-budget visuals. The narrative is MUCH easier to follow in Tsukamoto's second go at the cyberpunk story. It's also a little more clear that he's having a dig at a bunch of techno-fascists he sees as present in Japanese society. See more Read all reviews

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