Review of Tomie (1998) by Jason H — 02 Oct 2008
The demonology of Tomie is fascinating. The film attempts to follow Junji Ito's manga of the same name. In a nutshell, Tomie is a story about a young woman who maddens men with her beauty to the point of all of them murdering each other just to be the first to murder Tomie.
Tomie's demonic beauty so inflames the lusts of men that not only do they murder each other to have Tomie to themselves, but their lusts are only truly sated when they've also murdered the object of their desire, Tomie.
The catch is, because she's a demon, she can't be killed. Each severed limb just keeps sprouting up fresh Tomies. (The idea reminds me of Goethe's The Sorcerer's Apprentice.) Spooky, creepy, haunting, and definitely gross.
Junji's story drips with bloody possibilities, but the film's execution of it was a bit weak. Read the horror comic by Junji Ito.
This review of Tomie (1998) was written by Jason H on 02 Oct 2008.
Tomie has generally received mixed reviews.
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