Review of The Great Yokai War (2005) by Amy H — 28 Jun 2009
Maybe the coolest family film I've ever seen (if not the best) and it comes from Takahasi Miike proving how much range he has (he's mostly known for violent gangster flicks and disturbing horror films).
Brilliant, inventive, creative, and fun this film is the complete opposite of most of the crap that passes for family films from hollywood, Pixar aside ( I'm thinking of the tons and tons of crap hollywood turns out each year like the cgi-tarted Alvin and the Chipmunks or Racing Stripes or Ice Age 12: the dawn of man or whatever, that I think makes children stupider and adults embarrassed to watch).
It's actually a cool film full of great special effects and great writing and imagination that everyone in the family can enjoy (though I could see some parts being too frightening for very small children who didn't grow up with some of these characters from Japanese folklore).
This review of The Great Yokai War (2005) was written by Amy H on 28 Jun 2009.
The Great Yokai War has generally received positive reviews.
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