Tag: gore

The streets of Pamplona ran beige with boredom

In what is normally a recipe for pain and hilarity, seasoned bull-watchers were disappointed by the last of this year’s running with the bulls. Not one idiot got gored–not one.

A couple fell and had their stupid scraped knees blown on by the Red Cross, but where was the carnage? It’s the one time of year where humans say to cows, “You know what? Sorry about McDonald’s. Here you go: free hit,” and the bulls did nothing. Even vegetarians are feeling a little less smug today.

The worst part about this is that The Guys’ annual Running with the Bulls bracket was ruined because every single one of us went over. (We play by Price is Right rules.) Granted, my bet of 10,000 might have been a little high, but what can I say? I’m a dreamer.

MasterChugs Theater: ‘Ichi The Killer’

As June pulls to a close, we conclude “Asian Cinema is fricking crazy” with a movie that might embody that theme more than any movie in history. Heck, it might just embody the last two words better than any other movie in history. Coming from the utterly demented mind of Takashi Miike, “Ichi the Killer” is easily one of the most controversial films of the last decade, and with good reason. Consisting of a hyper stylized visceral barrage of over the top gore, torture and rape, which hangs loosely on a threadbare skeleton of inconsequential plotting and that boasts a madman’s sense of logic. Whilst all this is certainly true, as Ichi the Killer is incredibly grotesque and overwhelmingly sadistic, beneath the surface lurks a fierce intelligence, albeit a psychotic one, which attempts to make an intellectual point through antagonizing and unapologetically provoking its viewer rather, than any kind of given subtlety. By all means, this movie is not for any one with an aversion to violence of any amount.

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MasterChugs Theater: ‘The Machine Girl’

Asian cinema may be the craziest in the world. Where else can you get movies involving humans being fed into sweet buns (possibly based on a true story, no less!), superheroes named “Rapeman,” giant monsters that continue to go after Tokyo despite our best efforts and cartoons so blue that they’ll make you blush? Not in South America, that’s for sure. As such, the shortened theme for June 2008 shall be “Asian movies are fricking bonkers.” We do so hope that you’ll enjoy. How can you not?

The first entry for this month is loving coming of age story. It’s about a girl. It’s about her left arm that’s become a gun. It’s about teppenyaki. It’s about family. It’s The Machine Girl. Read on for more. Continue reading MasterChugs Theater: ‘The Machine Girl’