6.04.2004

Visiter Q Review. If you’re wondering what Visiter Q’s title image represents, it is a naked Japanese woman, wrapped in trash bag, being suckled by her husband, minutes after chopping and sawing the limbs of multiple corpses, whom they murdered as a gleeful family bonding. I won’t dwell much further on the savage specifics of Visiter Q, as I’m sure all the other reviews have painted a pretty clear picture for you. But, after watching Q, I can guarantee that, whether you love it or hate it, the emotions you felt will be extreme and the imageries will stay focused in your memory for a long, long time. Such is Miike’s magic and vision. Although the uneven pace of the movie felt like a soap opera or a badly cut reality TV program, it keeps the viewer clueless as to where the movie is going. Through obviously digital lenses and cheap production, Miike (can I call you Takashi?) somehow conjured up one unforgettable cinematic experience. And he does it again and again and yet again, like a relentless lioness tugging at your mane. I can still remember when I watched Audition or Ichi the Killer for the first time, all the awe and bewilderment I felt. In a way, it’s a lot like sex (in the American puritan tradition): ecstasy, shame, love, disgust, connection, insecurity, desire, doubt, longing, embarrassment, etc. all rolled up into a scorching ball of conflicting emotions and desires and stuffed into a ripping, bloated condom and then …(I’m a guy after all) it’s all flaccid and sticky and you throw it away but you don’t forget about it. Not until the next one. God I feel like a cigarette.

By the way, an addendum to the poker game at Dominik's. The had that won it all, I had 3X both red (X < 10) in big blind. Flopped 33X rainbow. Up to this point I've been using my stack size to steal pots here and there. With blinds at 5-10, been stealing with bets anywhere from 30 to 10 and Dominik obviously had caught on and was unhappy about it, but couldn't really do a thing with his short stack. Dominik checks, I hesitated to slowplay my trips, but feigned weakness betting 10. Dominik immediately went over the top all-in with A8o. You can figure out the rest.

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