![]() Adapting a novel by Bryan Smith, Haaga is Making an exploitation movie for an age when such juvenile aggression is no longer a special event. Writer/director Trent Haaga trying his best to make the most repellent feature imaginable, focusing on pure ugliness as a way to achieve irreverence, ![]() "68 Kill" brings a cannon to a knife fight, with Keep their effort somewhat approachable, either through dark comedy or dimensional characterization. Shock value is easy, and it seems to work the best when there's thought put into it, with clever filmmakers managing to create a big screen mess and Reviewed by Brian Orndorf, January 30, 2018 , Bob Portal, Travis Stevens, Stephanie Trepanier Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, AnnaLynne McCord, Alisha Boe, Sheila Vand, Sam Eidson, Michael Beasley The new film from Troma alum Trent Haaga blends wicked comedy with pure pulp thrills for a no-holds-barred blast of insanity.įor more about 68 Kill and the 68 Kill Blu-ray release, see 68 Kill Blu-ray Review published by Brian Orndorf on Januwhere this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. But when what was supposed to be a simple heist turns into an off-the-rails, blood-spattered crime spree, Chip learns the hard way just how deranged the love of his life really is. He's more than willing to overlook her wild streak-the fact that she's hooking up with their landlord her rather extreme mood swings-so when she proposes a plot to steal $68,000, he goes along with the plan. Trailer-dwelling, sewage-pumping Chip (Matthew Gray Gubler) may not lead the most glamorous life, but he's got one thing going for him: he's head over heels infatuated with his girlfriend Liza (AnnaLynne McCord). Reception Īlong with Human Bullet and Judge and Jeopardy, Kill! gave art director Iwao Akune the award for Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours.68 Kill Blu-ray delivers stunning video and audio in this fan-pleasing Blu-ray release It was released in the United States by Frank lee International with English subtitles in August 1968. Kill! was released theatrically in Japan on 22 June 1968 where it was distributed by Toho. Etsushi Takahashi as Hanji (Hanjirō Tabata).Tatsuya Nakadai as Genta (Hyōdō Yagenta).The film has a parodic tone, with numerous references to earlier samurai films. The characters either give up samurai status or fight to attain it, and samurai are seen behaving both honorably and very badly. The film is a comically exaggerated exploration of what it is to be a samurai. ![]() Although the seven, led by Tetsutarō Oikawa (Naoko Kubo) rebelled with the support of their superior, Ayuzawa (Shigeru Kōyama), he turns on them and sends members of the clan to kill them as outlaws. ![]() Genta and Tabata wind up on opposite sides of clan intrigue when seven members of a local clan assassinate their chancellor. He meets Hanjirō Tabata (Etsushi Takahashi) a farmer who wants to become a samurai to escape his powerless existence. Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Genta, a former samurai who became disillusioned with the samurai lifestyle and left it behind to become a wandering yakuza gang member. '17 Days at Fort Mountain') in Yamamoto Shugoro zenshu (1964) by Shūgorō Yamamoto. The film had a screenplay written by Akira Murao and Okamoto, and is based on the story Torideyama no jushichinichi ( lit. Kill! ( 斬る, Kiru) is a 1968 Japanese comedy- chambara film directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
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