I agree with psycho d about Bloody Reunion- I was left at the end with a "What the heck?" feeling- but the ride made it worth it.

Epitaph

I loved this, the look and the feel of the film is fantastic, though it is a bit confusing. I also wasn't crazy about the use of the Psycho music, which was more distracting than anything.

My take on it had everything making sense more or less.

Spoilers. The entire story we see in the first place with the caretaker being all sweet, and people dying from gruesome deaths in the basement simply did not happen. The students weren't the flawed people they were portrayed as, just good people who came once a year to visit their former teacher. The character of the shy boy who was made fun of never existed, but was in fact the painful situations that the "caretaker" went through. She made up the story of the shy boy killing everyone to distract the police while she escaped. Basically the teacher made fun of her in school, and was the reason behind her mom getting hit by a car, and she wanted revenge. In stead of getting it by hurting the teacher, she came to town when she knew the reunion was going to happen and poisoned the students that the teacher loved. Then explained what happened to leave the teacher feeling guilt for what she did.

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl--One of these days I'll grow out of Japanese gore films, but not today.

Gojira (1954). Though not the one that started it all, this atomic skyscraper of a monster is the one to be remembered. Gojira is the walking, screeching hydrogen bomb manifest, a force that denies even mankind's ability to control nature. The story's message could not be more clear, with the seemingly serene scientist that only wants to to study the monster, the crazed public that only wants the monster dead, and the mad scientist whose understanding of human nature underscores the rest. The destruction unleashed by the creature was of course based on history and a cry to never have such a thing repeated, and Gojira does not shy away from the devastating imagery of such destruction. The message, though heavy-handed, is merely based on the realities of humanity, and has at its core merely the want to save mankind. A pretty lofty endeavor to say the least. Ashe.
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Have you seen Tokyo Gore Police? How does it compare?

It's actually lighter in tone than TGP; it has a lot of 50's Beach Blanket Bingo/teen romance vibe to it (if Annette Funicello was run through a meat grinder).

Oh God, I have to see this now. Actually I will convince my friend to see it with me using your quote. :D

Tokyo Story (1953). This Japanese classic is just too powerful to be ignored. Tokyo Story is a slow-burning and seemingly boring story of an elderly couple's visit to Tokyo to see their busy children. With pained subtlety and insinuation, this wonderful flick expounds upon the alienation of the elderly with aplomb, and it does so without accusations or villains, but instead a simple truth of a complicated civilization. Nearly 60 years later, this film has not lost it punch. Be ready to stick out the first 30 minutes or so, for it really was a slow buildup that threatens to go nowhere. Once this lovely drama has sucked ya in, you will be blessed by some brilliant performances, incredibly subtle imagery, as well as believably heart wrenching scenes. Merci beaucoup.
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Perfect Blue (1998). Beginning a little slow and drab, this lovely anime suckers the viewer into the madness that becomes Mima's world. As things move forward, nothing is as it seems, and her existence becomes a jumbled mess of insanity. Any more info would likely ruin the experience, so let's just say that Perfect Blue transmogrifies itself into a brilliant piece of psycho-horror. Ashe.
derek