Bunraku

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Jordan

Another one I'm not entirely sure will ever see a release in Australia. It's is a hyper stylised post apocalyptic samurai western mash up that somewhat resembles a comic book version of a 1930's musical except in the place of music numbers are fights.

And the fights are pretty great too, I especially liked a continuous sequence that took place going down 4 floors of a prison and another on a trapeze. You can see from the trailer how the production design is a major feature. It's been created to resemble a pop-up book and it makes for some great eye candy. Also stylised are the lighting and the crazy camera moves.

Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson and J-pop megastar Gackt are all cool. It's a lot of fun to watch and has some rather amusing narration. Style might be too much for some, I personally like the crazy films like this and found this one to be quite enjoyable.