In The Machine Girl, Ami Hyuga (Minase Yashiro) looses her last remaining family member, her little brother, to the yakuza. She sets out to avenge him by any means necessary, despite having sworn off violence after the death of her parents.
What follows is hour and a half of nothing but over the top fight scenes, high pressure blood spraying everywhere and gore special effects galore. We have machine guns, chainsaws, drills, katanas, throwing stars, and everything else under the sun, slicing and dicing and ripping and shredding. The special effects and props are certainly well-made, although it would no surprise if had ended up thinking that this was made in the early 90s.
And, if gore and splatter are your thing, then this is exactly your type of movie. It holds nothing back, has no qualms whatsoever and doesn't even acknowledge that the lines you're not supposed to cross exist.
Personally I did think that the film went a bit too far in that I didn't particularly like the protagonists or their code of conduct. What I mean is that even though you expect your hero to slice and dice and murder most brutally, it shouldn't feel like they do it out of malice or for the enjoyment of pain in others. This one crosses that line and I simply don't like my films, splatter or otherwise, to be made that way.
Still, it is a very impressive example of its particular subgenre. By all means, if you're wanting to check out what a proper Asian gorefest looks like, look no further.
What follows is hour and a half of nothing but over the top fight scenes, high pressure blood spraying everywhere and gore special effects galore. We have machine guns, chainsaws, drills, katanas, throwing stars, and everything else under the sun, slicing and dicing and ripping and shredding. The special effects and props are certainly well-made, although it would no surprise if had ended up thinking that this was made in the early 90s.
And, if gore and splatter are your thing, then this is exactly your type of movie. It holds nothing back, has no qualms whatsoever and doesn't even acknowledge that the lines you're not supposed to cross exist.
Personally I did think that the film went a bit too far in that I didn't particularly like the protagonists or their code of conduct. What I mean is that even though you expect your hero to slice and dice and murder most brutally, it shouldn't feel like they do it out of malice or for the enjoyment of pain in others. This one crosses that line and I simply don't like my films, splatter or otherwise, to be made that way.
Still, it is a very impressive example of its particular subgenre. By all means, if you're wanting to check out what a proper Asian gorefest looks like, look no further.