Resurrection

After over a year of doing nothing with this site, courtesy of the most offensive movie I've ever watched, I'm back and will hopefully be able to get back into reviewing some strange finds from the Land of the Rising Sun.

I've got plenty of interesting finds still to go and there are always more where they came from. I just hope I don't find another one like that one.

With a little luck I'll be able to get back into the swing of things and not wind up taking another year long break.

Here's hoping.

The World Sinks Except Japan

The World Sinks Except Japan

(日本以外全部沈没)

The Story: 
Suddenly, countries start sinking into the sea. One by one the world's landmasses vanish until all that remains is Japan. Flooded with foreigners, the Japanese people must rise above and face the Gaijin threat head on.

The Reason:

This title is legendary around the internet, it was on my must-watch bucket list.
I was so excited when I found it.

The Stars:

 Worldwide monument destruction

It wouldn't be a disaster movie if the Statue of Liberty didn't get destroyed.

A bunch of dicks in a bar

Seriously, screw these guys.

Outrageously horrendous stereotypes

They managed to shoehorn every conceivable stereotype and caricature they could think of. Whatever the term for yellow-face act from the Japanese perspective is, it applies here.

The Review:
I have literally been working to repress all memory of watching this movie, so here are some highlights.

Life is pretty good when you're not!Tom Cruise. You get to wander around being a dick to people with zero comeuppance. What could possibly go wrong?  

Globaaaaaaal devaaaaaasstaaatioooon!!!!

 

Countries vanish in a flash of red light. Because of reasons. 

The excess population left over from the brutal destruction of the world flock to Japan to form lovely little camps. Shiftless layabouts. Basic human courtesy in time of disaster? What nonsense.

 The only way they can get by is to sell useless crap to the humble Japanese workman.

... Or through debasing themselves in every way, shape, and form.

... Or worse.

It's time to do something about the Gaijin menace. Announcing the formation of the Gaijin Attack Team.

At which point all the foreign devils are rounded up and sent off to be executed. The humane solution.

And then this dick shows up.

Overall:
This movie was so bad it put me off watching Japanese movies for over a year.

NEVER WATCH IT.

This is without a doubt the most horrendously xenophobic movie I've ever seen. It's supposedly a comedy but every single joke boil down to 'look how stupid foreigners are'. Even the knowledge that this is intended to be a parody of The Sinking of Japan doesn't do anything to redeem it.

This movie was just plain bad. Once you get past the hilarious racism, it is supremely dull to boot. I ended up watching the latter half of the movie on fastforward just to get through it.

It basically killed my enthusiasm for Japanese cinema. Now, excuse me while I go back to repressing this experience.

Stats:

Watched: Raw. 1.5x speed.

Understood: Honestly stopped caring by halfway through and have spent each day since trying to forget it

Does it matter: Not a damn bit

Would watch again: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! In short, no.

Recommend: NEVER WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: Terrible, What did I just watch? Why, Japan?

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Bonus:

The thing I find most surprising about this movie, aside from the fact it ever got made at all, is that all the gaijin speak in fluent and well structured English. They clearly knew what kind of movie they were making and still did it anyway. Guess they really needed that paycheck.