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Kawaikochan

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Kawaikochan

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Death Game Park japanese movie review
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Death Game Park
6 people found this review helpful
by Kawaikochan
Dec 7, 2011
Completed
Overall 4.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
I began watching this show because it was supposedly like "Battle Royale." The only thing these two works have in common is that there are young people involved in a psychological game involving death and killing. It's more along the lines of "Kaiji" or "Insight Mill," but not as good as either of those.

The concept is really interesting. It's complex, energetic, and a little dark. The way in which the story unfolds is where things fall apart. In what appears to be an attempt to jostle the viewer and communicate unsettling suspense, much of the story is cryptic and ambiguous. I am a big fan of restraint in storytelling and am annoyed when things are spelled out too clearly, but this film over-corrected and went too far in the opposite direction. This resulted in the end feeling very rushed. That said, I did enjoy the way in which the film started.

The acting was OK. The actors were all gorgeous. Set design and cinematography were typical for the genre. The music was generic, I wouldn't watch it again, ever.

I finished watching it, but that's the best thing I can say about it, lol. Definitely a solid "4/watchable."
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