Had a Takashi Miike miniature marathon and watched Gozu, One Missed Call and Lumberjack The Monster.
I hadn't seen Gozu before and I'm sure it would've made a bigger impact if I'd watched it when it came out. Supposedly Miike's tribute to David Lynch, I think it doesn't quite succeed but I think I get what he's trying to do. Prime weirdness and perversion, just not a very good film.
One Missed Call I saw back in the day and watching it again now, I figured I must've got the Gelsomina track title "Severed Hand Dialing" here. This is more of a standard Japanese horror film from the change of the millennium. Entertaining and silly, although the story is tragic I guess. Should be good Halloween viewing.
Lumberjack is only a couple of years old. Decent serial killer thriller with loads of armchair pop psychology. Cheesy enough to be an effortless and fun watch.
Got more Miike lined up, but maybe something else next.
