In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995)

Hakaider (from Kikaider) is part wasteland hero, anti-hero and villain all at once. He even manages to be perceived as a chivalrous knight vanquishing a very odd but awesome looking personification of an evil parliament.
It’s Japanese to the core. It’s aware that it’s a glorious mess, and it knows that we know, so it revels in the madness from beginning to end. Wings, chains, dream sequences, henshins, etc; all that good stuff.
Your viewing pleasure will either be 51 mins (theatrical) or 77 mins (director's cut). They’re both mind-blowing with minimal characterisation and maximum style, but the longer one has the end credits scene moved to a more fitting position within the bonkers and broken narrative.

3 burnt flowers out of 5

No comments: