Member Takuma Posted January 20, 2015 Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 Teaser: xfRJPpaxFLc Website: http://love-peace.asmik-ace.co.jp/ Opens this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 21, 2015 Author Member Share Posted April 21, 2015 Full Love & Peace trailer: VNOLGXJOuKc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted July 6, 2015 Author Member Share Posted July 6, 2015 I saw this a few days ago, and thought it was pretty good actually. It's a mixture of family movie, kaiju film and Batman Returns. The plot in short: a bullied office worker (Hiroki Hasehawa from Why Don't You Play in Hell) is spotted by a music producer (Kyohiko Shibukawa) who turns him into a rock star. Meanwhile, his pet turtle whom he flushed down the toilet while being bullied by colleagues, swims down the sewer and is adopted by an underground community consisting of an old drunk and all kinds of talking toys, teddy bears and small animals that he has brought to life. And of course, towards the end the film proceeds to the kaiju territory as the turtle begins to grow... You probably didn't expect this from Sono, this is a family friendly movie. It's clean and bloodless (unlike Nishimura's Torakage, which slips to semi-splatter from time to time despite its G-rating) and has a nice moral message about the importance of caring. It's also packed with all kinds of cute creatures, including the big (eventually giant) turtle who is just like a little child longing to his owner. The film is at its best with these fantasy characters. Think of Batman Returns but less dark/tragic. Should work just as well for kids and adults. There's tons of lovely handicraft and practical effects, including miniatures, puppets, and men in rubber suit The special effects supervisor is the same guy who worked on Henge, btw. The kaiju stuff is pretty brief, though, so don't expect the film to get to that territory until the final reel. Thankfully, the use of computer graphics is kept to a minimum. Actually, the film's trailer contains about 40% of all the CGI, and about 0.4% of all the practical effects... On the minus side, there's a frequent feeling that the film could be even better. As it stands, it's certainly good, but it doesn't have the mad energy of Tokyo Tribe, the depth of Noriko's Dinner Table, or the breeze of Love Exposure. Instead it's again recycling some music from better Sono films. So, it's kind of missing that final "something". And, well, the acting is pretty damn over-the-top, though oddly un-irritating. That being said, this certainly turned out better than I expected. Quite a pleasing film. I could even imagine watching this again before it leaves the theaters if I can find time. Recommended. Screencaps from the trailer: Third Window Films has already picked this up, so UK release is on its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted October 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2015 The guys over at Twitch also gave this one a thumbs up - http://twitchfilm.com/2015/08/fantasia-2015-review-much-love-for-sonos-love-peace.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FilmMomatic Posted October 5, 2015 Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 A review from yours truly will be up soon. And I got mostly good things to say about it too. Much love. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FilmMomatic Posted October 5, 2015 Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 Sion Sono making a family film that involves kaiju, rock'n'roll and talking animals and toys? That's more WTF than any of his older films! https://filmmomaticreviews.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/movie-review-love-and-peace/ Also visit my review site, like and follow on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/FilmMomatic) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/FilmMomatic) for more reviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FilmMomatic Posted October 5, 2015 Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 Sion Sono making a family film that involves kaiju, rock'n'roll and talking animals and toys? That's more WTF than any of his older films! https://filmmomaticreviews.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/movie-review-love-and-peace/ Also visit my review site, like and follow on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/FilmMomatic) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/FilmMomatic) for more reviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted November 6, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2015 The Japanese release will be hitting shelves on November 25th, as usual, no English subs - http://www.yesasia.com/global/love-peace-blu-ray-collectors-edition-japan-version/1045325095-0-0-0-en/info.html http://www.yesasia.com/global/love-peace-dvd-collectors-edition-japan-version/1045325426-0-0-0-en/info.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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