446 films 3,830 268 Edit, Movies that have such a powerful/memorable/weird/insane/awesome/surprising last scene (or shot) that made you say "THAT ENDING!!!!!" All rights reserved. | Rating: 4/5 It’s good. and the Terms and Policies, Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. When reading I'm the one skipping over the three paragraphs describing the trees on either side of the driveway to get to the greetings at the door, with a 'let's get on with the story thank you very much' attitude. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. #12, Hooptober Se7en #22/31Criteria: Sequels (7/7), 2000’s (10/6 decades)Main List: boxd.it/8nrH6Cinemonster's Hooptober HQ: boxd.it/7phpm. By the end you aren't so much confused as you are thinking about what the dinner special is at Denny's tonight...or what it would be like to eat at Denny's crammed in a booth with a bunch of hot, Japanese school girls. For those who relished the teasing ambiguities of Suicide Club, this could've easily risked serving as an unwelcome follow-up as it does its job of filling in the harrowing and humorous blanks left open by the predecessor. Both are tender stories. Corp. Tetsuzo attempts to put on a brave face after Yuka's disappearance, but his wife Taeko's mental condition deteriorates rapidly and she eventually commits suicide. His investigations reveal Haikyo.com and taking a cue from sensationalist media tabloids, he concludes that his daughters are part of a cult called the "Suicide Club". |, June 13, 2007 By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy If you choose to disregard unconventional narrative and A-to-B storytelling, you need to anchor your project in the world of cinema. I don't think an explanation of Suicide Club was needed, but Sion Sono decided to create this prequel / sequel to remove some of that film's plot holes. Meanwhile, Tetsuzo, a reporter, gathers clues regarding his daughters' disappearances and discovers Yuka's story. Part of Lise and Jonnie’s March Around the World 2017. Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) constitutes a follow-up with thematic similarities and loose narrative connections (though not a direct sequel) to Japanese … At nearly three hours, the film may feel overlong, but it's continually surprising even when its meanings grow obscure. Coming Soon. Step Two: Pick a Number. |, July 5, 2007 Noriko's Dinner Table embraces [suicidal] tendencies with gusto and striking originality. The Master/Slave dialectic, as a immutable performance, bound to existence, cyclical parts to play, rolls always to be filled. Pessimistic worldviews. Both are about journeys, trajectories, going somewhere when the getting there isn't important. Coming Soon. I really liked Strange Circus, but this and Suicide Club are convincing me that Sion Sono just likes to masturbate all over his film reels and see if what he produces is worth anything to his viewers. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Who hurt who? I was not a fan of the narration technique used in this film but it didn’t hinder it either. And the thing is, the movie has good ideas. Suicide Club concerns the mass suicide of 54 schoolgirls and how it leads the law to a shadowy cult. Though it does not reach the breadth of Love Exposure, it is perhaps closest to that film in style, it's a shame Noriko's Dinner Table hasn't reached as wide a audience. Think about it...this would be an hour and 20 minutes cut. The mask we obscure our true feelings with. TMDb I don't think an explanation of Suicide Club was needed, but Sion Sono decided to create this prequel / sequel to remove some of that film's plot holes. Noriko's Dinner Table explores various issues including the generation gap in modern families, the malleability of personal identity, social alienation, suicide, and the use of the Internet. The plot is told non-linearly and shifts between the perspectives of Noriko, Yuka and Tetsuzo. You could've cut this movie in HALF, would've been an IMMENSELY better and I don't think I've ever gone that far with a movie. 2005 It's a film about finding yourself within your family and the world around you, it's about that feeling of being lost in the great sea of the world, it's about the roles we play in life and the weird unspoken part of The human condition we all experience; the search of meaning and connection. Wow 2020 is the year I became a full-on Sion Sono enthusiast. Can anybody, seriously, give me a good reason why this movie was 2 hours and 40 minutes long??? It's an answer to some questions the first film left unanswered, but Noriko still stands on its own as another fantastic film in Sono's library. And this isn't me exaggerating, it's Sion Sono getting WAY out of hand with this movie and refusing to edit it down out of pure stubbornness or, perhaps, stupidity. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. It is the facade we show to the external world, which is not reflective of who we actually are. Has a mind-blowing scene at its climax that takes the whole movie to set up, part investigative mystery, part cultist drama, and you can pretty much guess where it's all going. Whether he describes using the camera or music or narration he gets me from the get go and I cannot avert my eyes. All Critics (11) There's an obsession towards absolute reset, maybe the next life, or the next, or the next, yet what is destroyed remains in pieces, mashed potatoes mixed with sauce cannot be separated, it is only possible for entropy to increase, if the train had reversed its path the girls would still be gone, this dysfunctional family can never be rebuilt no matter how much tears and drool has fallen and how much blood has been shed. This sentiment is especially encouraged when she finds that her elementary school friend Tangerine (Yoko Mitsuya) is now working independently as an idol. Sign up here. You're almost there! I don't get how people thought it was a good movie, but hey that's their opinion. The organisation offers paid rental family services to interested clients, allowing them to fulfill their fantasy of a happy family life. | Rating: 3/5 J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs & The Church of the SubGenius, Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. In fact, the movie is divided in four "chapters", like the book, and is constantly narrated by its characters, like the book. Most of the movie is engaging, and by the time you realize it's completely meaningless you feel obligated to finish it anyway because it's so goddamn long. Social services need to look into this. More details at There, after making new and unknown friends, she feels truly at "home" and eventually, on December 10, 2001, runs away from her unhappy life to Tokyo, where she plans on meeting the website's leader, a mysterious girl who uses the screen name "Ueno Station 54". He is crushed to find that his daughter could predict his actions and behaviour so accurately while he was completely unaware of his daughters' feelings. Her insistence gravely disturbs Noriko and Yuka, before Yuka interrupts the heated conversation and asks to 'extend the session'. Characters are literally dying to become fake, and…. Courty Boy's Bruh-I’m-Scared-tober 2020 - Film #5. It’s interesting. Whether they stay or not is upto them. Coming Soon. Forgot your password? She writes a story speculating how her father would react if she were to disappear as well, and deliberately leaves clues before running off to Tokyo to join I.C. An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. It’s twisted yet thoughtful. Could this be a job that perhaps is rewarding? | Rating: 3/4 Noriko's Dinner Table is quite possibly one of the best films I've ever seen. In the desert of the real, everything has become performance, simulations, a simulacrum. Although it took the set before, during, and after the events in Suicide Club, i felt that Noriko's Dinner Table is more than a prequel/sequel. |, July 5, 2007 Noriko's Dinner Table (Japanese: 紀子の食卓, Hepburn: Noriko no Shokutaku) is a 2005 Japanese psychological horror film, and a prequel to the independent horror film Suicide Club (2002), written and directed by Sion Sono. The first hour sounds and plays like a cheap J-drama to no real effect. Tetsuzo finds a house in Tokyo resembling his own and moves all the furniture from the old house to the new one so that it will resemble it exactly. Like they're on a collision course and that's good. This book was a draft of sorts for Noriko's Dinner Table, according to Sono. Kazue Fukiishi Tsugumi Yuriko Yoshitaka Ken Mitsuishi Shirô Namiki Sanae Miyata Yoko Mitsuya Tamae Andô Naoko Watanabe Hiroshi Sakuma Chihiro Abe Hanako Onuki Sora Tôma Kazumasa Taguchi Takako Kitagawa Shingo Ishikawa Akari Ozawa, Le Testament de Noriko, Noriko no shokutaku, Noriko’s Dinner Table, Suicide Circle 2, 159 mins   Corp. I will not give away any spoilers about the movie, but I will say that it is beautifully done. Lesson learned; no such thing as an easy ride when it comes to the work of Sion Sono. | Rating: 4/4 İzlediğim Love Exposure filmi 4 saat sürmüştü ve iki günde bitirmiştim. Sion Sono has better films in his filmography in my opinion. Regal IMDb Watch half, take the other only if you have a strong desire to watch a (up til then) decent film circle the drain of pretentious, philosophical nonsense. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Every Horror Film Made from 1895 - present, Disturbing, Controversial, Shocking, Bizarre and Messed Up Films, The Most Comprehensive List of Japanese Movies Ever...Maybe. |. Noriko's father is strictly against her going to the city, and plans on having her join a local university after school. Who knows. A hyperreal family, a more real family than family. Once in Tokyo, Noriko logs onto the website and contacts Ueno54. Then there's movies like this, which make me re-think those ideas.

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