Co-directors Juh-ichi Yamato and Yūdai Yamaguchi's remake of Meatball Machine really isn't for everybody. With it's schlocky overly bloody violence, disturbing yet hilarious imagery and ruthless "kill people of all ages" attitude, Meatball is a cult film to the core.
The acting is mediocre and some of the editing and photography is choppy but it's the wild creature effects that's the star here.
It's like a slightly less frantic tentacled version of Tsukamoto's Tetsuo films, sprinkled with a little bit of Alien and David Cronenberg for good luck. Had it been 15 minutes shorter, I probably would have enjoyed a great deal more. Oh well...still some good fun to be had.
2½ cross-dressing bullies out of 5
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This isn't Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at all!
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