Review of The Bird People in China (1998) by Puh N — 18 Jul 2010
This is a nice little film. Not the typical gore fest you are use to seeing with Takashi Miike. The camera angles and shots in the film were excellent and the scenery was overall just beautiful. The story was nice and solid, but not filmed so.
The movie is VERY low key and at many times boring. It was missing some excellent. There were a few scenes that kept you interested to wait till the end, but overall, the film was just too easy going.
Renji Ishibashi played a Yakuza member was good, but annoying at parts. Masahiro Motoki was also pretty good playing his part as the business man trapped in this strange village. Some side characters were played by Mako, who added a little comic relief and Li Li Wang who plays a young girl with a haunting voice that sings a strange song that Masahiro Motoki needs to translate.
So It is a decent Miike film, but not one of his best.
This review of The Bird People in China (1998) was written by Puh N on 18 Jul 2010.
The Bird People in China has generally received very positive reviews.
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