Review of The City of Lost Souls

First, before you mark this review as "NOT HELPFUL", understand that there are two distinct groups of people: Those who LOVE the ultra-violent and gory films of Takashi Miike and normal, well-adjusted people. Those lovers of sick gore will say I "just don't get it" and anyone who is not drawn to these movies will probably agree wholeheartedly that these films (including this film, ICHI THE KILLER and THE AUDITION) are repulsive. It's not just the fact that everyone in this film is completely amoral and blood splatters abound, but the utterly unredeeming little touches Miike adds to the films that make the film sort of like a moral cancer. For example, this is the first movie I have ever seen with "TOILET CAM"--i.e., a video camera INSIDE the toilet so I can watch floating pieces of poo as well as a guy urinating into the toilet! And, because there's so much blood and violence, no real story was written for the movie--just scum killing other scum. Save yourself a lot of time and potential brain rot and just try to find a different film to watch! This film merits 2 points just because of some interesting camera and stunt work (apart from the poo).