by The Real McCoy » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:05 am
The Machine Girl
Directed by the same guy that directed Tokyo Gore Police, this movie is not as "outlandish?" as the latter. Yeah, there's a lot of blood, but nowhere near as much as TGP, and the story is much better and has somewhat of a purpose. The main character's brother gets into trouble with and is killed by a Yakuza family. The authorities say it was a suicide, but after reading her brother's diary, in which she found a list of people he wanted to kill, she became suspicious. On her quest to find the truth, she is attacked by one family, then is kidnapped and has her arm severed by the family that killed her brother. She goes to her brother's friend's family, who was killed alongside her brother and they become friends, vowing to hunt the gang down and avenge their loved ones' deaths. The husband fabricates a large gatling gun for the girl to attach to her severed arm, and the fun begins.
Yeah, it's dumb. But the story is far more believable than TGP, and more enjoyable. I never really saw myself getting into this kind of stuff, but it's okay. Not something I would drop over twenty bucks on a regular basis for, but definitely something to "kill" a few bucks for. (Yeah, I know; that was a really bad joke)
