{"id":20774,"date":"2019-03-10T17:32:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T00:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20774"},"modified":"2019-03-10T17:32:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T00:32:31","slug":"review-audition-arrow-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/03\/review-audition-arrow-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Audition (Arrow Video) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Audition<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Suspense, Drama<\/span>
\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 115 min. \u2013 $39.95 | February 12, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/10\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Takashi Miike
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ryu Murakami (book), Daisuke Tengan (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Miyuki Matsuda, Jun Kunimura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Interviews, Trailers, Gallery
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Japanese (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>47.34 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.75 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
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Arrow Video provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: Audition <\/em><\/strong>follows Aoyama (RYO ISHIBASHI), a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend (JUN KUNIMURA), Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami (EIHI SHIINA), they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realize that Asami isn’t as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and a harrowing climax.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>After hearing some great things about Audition<\/em><\/strong>, I was looking forward to this J-horror picture and while it is an interesting movie to say the least, it doesn\u2019t come close to measuring up to Ringu<\/em> and Kairo <\/em>(Pulse<\/em>), though this does feature tremendous performances from the two leads, Ishibashi and Shina, the latter utterly frightening, of course any person using a needle is scary af. Added into the mix, a disturbing and utterly gross scene where… well, I shudder to even spell it out; one of the grossest scenes in (at least mainstream) cinema.<\/p>\n

Although Audition<\/em><\/strong> is nowhere near the top of the list of the J-horror genre, it still had plenty of strong suits from a somewhat normal first half before plunging face first into a surreal and bizarre second with dreams with dreams (or nightmares) culminating with the needle sequence as on display on the various home video releases with Asami holding the syringe looking eerily calm versus devious or evil.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This single-disc release is housed in a clear HD Keep Case and inside is a 16-Page Booklet<\/strong>. All of the features from the 2009 Shout Factory release have been ported over and include a couple new items from Arrow Video.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n