| Audition (Uncut Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  281 reviews
Sales Rank: 8928
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 115
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D17897D
UPC: 031398178972
EAN: 0031398178972
ASIN: B0009WFEDC
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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If you want the full sledgehammer-to-the-stomach effect of Audition, stop reading this review now. Just watch it and take the consequences. At first glance, Takashi Miike's jack in the box of a movie works like a romantic comedy: amiable widower Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) decides it's time to find a new wife, and a friend suggests holding a fake audition to find the right girl. It soon becomes clear that there is something wrong with Aoyama's choice. This is no ordinary Fatal Attraction-style thriller, however; Audition slowly and carefully builds into a wrenching exploration of both deep male fears and the stereotype of the cute, submissive Japanese woman. Audition is by no means an easy movie to watch--even hardcore horror fans may have trouble--but it will stay with you for a long, long time. --Ali Davis
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 See All The 5 Stars? They're Probably Paid To Give It 5 Stars November 15, 2008
See all those people that say this movie is overrated?
Believe them. I didn't at first but after watching it, boy was it boring. Expect nothing scary at all, its more gory than anything and only towards the end. About 50 minutes of the whole movie is about him setting up an audition for these guys.
My reviews might not sound as complete as some of those that give this 5 stars, but it speaks the truth. Don't be fooled by overrated junk.
I think you should still watch it though if you're curious, never let someone else's opinion cloud yours, this is my opinion as an avid horror film water; Japanese, American, Korean, Thai, Chinese....you name it, as long as it has English subs.
wildly overrated November 1, 2008
I love horror movies more than any other type and was really excited to see this movie, but my god, was it a disappointment. There really isnt anything good about this movie. I didn't find it to be as disturbing or gruesome as everyone said, the story was just stupid, it was boring, and the ending was weak, just because something is violent doesn't mean its good. This is just another japanese horror piece of crap, the ring was better than this, and thats really sad.
dont waste your time with this
Audition Movie Review from The Massie Twins November 1, 2008
The methodic build of suspense to a terrifying conclusion is a rare art in horror films, and none so cunningly employs this tactic than Takashi Miike's Audition. At first giving the appearance of a romantic comedy, Miike's deliberately paced facade vanishes in the blink of a pierced eyelid and concludes with perhaps the most agonizingly vivid torture scene ever filmed.
The movie has a deceptively lighthearted premise and is even rather charming to begin with. An aging father whose wife passed away some time ago is urged by his friends and his son to try dating again. Shigeharu (Ryo Ishibashi) agrees to participate in a fake audition staged by a filmmaker friend in order to interview potential candidates to be his new wife. Despite his friend's objections, Shigeharu chooses Asami (Eihi Shiina), a young former ballerina whose past is shrouded in mystery. After several dates Asami seems like the perfect match for the aging bachelor, but upon his decision to propose to the timid girl, things quickly spiral out of control into a hellish nightmare he cannot escape.
While gore is no stranger to Audition, Miike's most effective strategy lies within his deceitful manipulation of reality. Flashbacks, ghostly imagery, and dream sequences betray possible truths and horrifying realities, and the unpredictability of these scenes offers more wrenching anticipation and unnerving apprehension of just how harrowing Shigeharu and Asami's situation will become. The sadistic climax proposes an illusory avenue of escape, one so craftily devised it has often been copied, but never equaled.
Certainly not for the squeamish, Audition does commendably incite thrills for its genuine creepiness and the nerve-shattering fusion of conflicting genres. This early work from Miike is a true test of backbone for even the most jaded gorehound and cleverly mocks the traditional tactics of western horror films. Dare to see the unrated version for the full, uncut (and most unforgiving) torture scene.
- Joel Massie
More gruesome than scary October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw a preview for this movie on BravoTV where the 100 (or was it 101?) scariest movies were being reviewed. If I remember correctly, this movie ranked #11. It got rave reviews, including one from singer/director Rob Zombie who said that he doesn't normally get scared watching horror movies, but this movie creeped him out. I figured he's probably seen his fair share of horror movies to be able to say that, so if this freaked him out, I had to see it. I also have a friend who's a horror movie buff and he told me this was a must-see.
What a disappointment...maybe it was hyped up too much. The movie starts out almost like a romantic comedy, but then changes it's mind later to become a horror film. It's also very slow moving with lots of quiet moments where nothing interesting is happening. I admit there is one great scene in the movie when the girlfriend is waiting by the phone for his call, hunched over in an empty room except for a long sack, and then the phone rings. What happens next is excellent especially since the scene cuts away right after...unfortunately, though, that was the only part of the movie I enjoyed.
The rest of the movie drags and then towards the end, we get this super fast, acid-trip like sequence and then the drawn out torture scene, which is gruesome. Another gruesome scene features the woman feeding someone. These two scenes grossed me out for sure...but did they scare me? Not at all. Instead of leaving me feeling delightfully creeped out, it just left me with gruesome images that I want to erase from my head.
 It's Ok if you like this sort of thing October 17, 2008
I'm not sure why this movie gets such consistently high reviews. But I'm not familiar with the genre of Japanese horror movies.
To me it doesn't seem to compare to Ju-On which is a master work of excellent photography minimalism and downright scariness.
The beginning of this movie is fairly pointless and boring considering you already know somethings going to happen. It's almost like two different movies. But the second part where the scary stuff starts happening is pretty good.
I don't personally like such graphic violence but it's hard to take your eyes off it because of the actress. I can't say if I'll watch it again. I suppose at some point, but it is pretty disturbing stuff.
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