2010 Hole Head Program Guide - Yatterman
Yatterman
Dir: Takashi Miike
Yatterman is a Takashii Miike take on a ‘70s TV show of the same name. A mysterious glowing skull stone is scattered around the globe and when the four pieces are united there is promise that “miracles” will take place. In the tradition of The Transformers, Miike takes the audience for a wild ride of robotics and animation in an adolescent battle of good vs evil with some cheeky elements of young lust tossed in for good measure. Our super heroes and their arch villain rivals battle it out in Tokyo and around the globe as they all attempt to gather the stone under the watchful eyes and often the demented direction of the ultimate evil eye of “skull-obey – the god of thieves.”
Yatterman is combines exceptional robotics and all the unique perspectives one might imagine from the kings of production. Miike most certainly is one of the most prolific Japanese film makers working today and has delved into all types and genres. Yatterman is almost what I would consider to be a family film with only a few aspects of adult humor and dancing robotic boobies. Slick, fast paced and continuing in the TV series tradition of an ongoing play on words Miike takes Yatterman to a new level and delivers on an explosive film that keeps the pace from frenetic start to a sensational finish. If there were a “Miike” signature I’d say it’s pace is running fast and furious in each and every film. Miike at travels at the speed of the bullet train in all of his films and this one is no exception.
- Mike Skurko
Dir: Takashi Miike
Yatterman is a Takashii Miike take on a ‘70s TV show of the same name. A mysterious glowing skull stone is scattered around the globe and when the four pieces are united there is promise that “miracles” will take place. In the tradition of The Transformers, Miike takes the audience for a wild ride of robotics and animation in an adolescent battle of good vs evil with some cheeky elements of young lust tossed in for good measure. Our super heroes and their arch villain rivals battle it out in Tokyo and around the globe as they all attempt to gather the stone under the watchful eyes and often the demented direction of the ultimate evil eye of “skull-obey – the god of thieves.”
Yatterman is combines exceptional robotics and all the unique perspectives one might imagine from the kings of production. Miike most certainly is one of the most prolific Japanese film makers working today and has delved into all types and genres. Yatterman is almost what I would consider to be a family film with only a few aspects of adult humor and dancing robotic boobies. Slick, fast paced and continuing in the TV series tradition of an ongoing play on words Miike takes Yatterman to a new level and delivers on an explosive film that keeps the pace from frenetic start to a sensational finish. If there were a “Miike” signature I’d say it’s pace is running fast and furious in each and every film. Miike at travels at the speed of the bullet train in all of his films and this one is no exception.
- Mike Skurko
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