Rope Cosmetology (Japan, 1978) – 1/5
Seem like these movies are just not for me. I know some people have been blown away by Rope Cosmetology, but to me it was even more miserable than the previous Naomi Tani film I saw, Flower and Snake. The film begins alright with miss Tani as a sexually frustrated high class lady, which is the role she was born to play. The first candle scene is also decent, and the ending brings a smile to your face. Usually these would be enough to grant a film 1,5/5 rating, but Rope Cosmetology goes so far below the scale during it’s dog scenes (you don’t want to know) that anything above the minimum rating is out of question. I usually force myself to watch movie from beginning to end with no cheating, but this time I had to fast forward about half of the last 25 minutes. There’s sex, sex, sex and people acting like dogs (literally). An obvious classic.
- R2J source
Fatal Contact (Hong Kong, 2006) – 3/5
SPL villain Wu Jing plays the hero in Dennis Law’s weird combination of youth film and manly fighting movie. The characterization is awful and almost everybody acts badly, but the girl is cute, Wu Jing wins over the audience’s symphathy, and then there’s Suet Lam. The fight choreography is good and the film remains entertaining from start to finish. The ending is original and terrible, but not in an all bad way.
- dvd / R0 HK
Eiken (Japan, 2003) (2 Episodes) – 1,5/5
This is probably the most sexually suggestive show ever (without any actual sex). And not any better than you’d expect. There’s a couple of funny moments, and more than once had hard time believing my eyes, but otherwise Eiken has very little to effer (although â€