list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Stacy on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Stacy/225224/default.aspx Title: Stacy
Year: 2001
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Plot: This 2001 J-Horror effort from director Naoyuki Tomomatsu is set in a future dystopia where teenaged girls begin dying for no apparent reason -- and often in an elated, chronically happy state of mind. One of these girls, Stacy, is back from the dead, however, and she's ready to gorge herself on human flesh. As more and more teenage-girl zombies begin to feast on the living, the people of Japan brace themselves and try to find a way to end the madness. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:42:23 GMTStacy2001Naoyuki TomomatsuThis 2001 J-Horror effort from director Naoyuki Tomomatsu is set in a future dystopia where teenaged girls begin dying for no apparent reason -- and often in an elated, chronically happy state of mind. One of these girls, Stacy, is back from the dead, however, and she's ready to gorge herself on human flesh. As more and more teenage-girl zombies begin to feast on the living, the people of Japan brace themselves and try to find a way to end the madness. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide5Slightly Tagged (1-5)1232http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t30024sitmo.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Stacy/225224/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/diabolical_shadow/archive/2008/8/2/33436.aspx Post By: Diabolical_Shadow
Post To: Diabolical_Shadow Blog
Post Date: 8/2/2008 12:42:23 AM
Body: It seems like it happened when nobody was looking, the return of the zombie film. They’ve been popping up all over the place. Heck, even the local Cineplex 47 near the mall has been showing ‘em. Great news indeed. Especially for all of us who’d prefer to see the fat zombie on that abandoned boat in the harbor get shot again… rather than resigning ourselves to another evening of “I Screamed On Halloween When I Heard The Legend of The Witch Who Knew What You Did Last Valentine’s Day… Part IV”. It may lead to a surprising revelation to stop and think, for a moment, about who it is that has left the deepest bite-marks upon the neck of this most beloved sub-genre as of late. It’s not Italy, it’s not America and it’s not Spain. Who’s left? Japan, that’s who. They have unleashed some of the wildest, weirdest and wettest zombie films seen in over a decade. Witness the savage and uncontrolled excesses of Wild Zero (2000), Stacy, or Versus (2000), and you’ll see what I’m getting at; anything can, and usually does, happen in these films. Not since zombie-maestro Lucio Fulci was in his prime have I been this excited about the cinematic undead! Junk (1999) opens in a familiar way. Well, familiar if you’ve seen Zombie 3. Pretty much the same goings on here with a few significant differences. The corpse set for re-animation is a pretty (pretty naked…) Japanese woman. Also, instead of just sitting up and scaring everybody, she rips the throat right off of the doctor (horrible Caucasian actor, by the way) in charge. When I was first told about this, it was described to me as “the Japanese Zombie 3”. Yeah there’s the opening scene and a few other things as well but believe me Junk is its own entity. The military is behind all of the experiments that led to the incidents (of course) that opened the film and now they need some help to cope before it all gets out of control. They turn to Doctor Nakata. He was originally one of the inspirations for the creation of the serum that brings the dead back to life, called DNX, but with its dangerous properties and the militaries misuse of his creation, he decided to leave it all behind and go for a normal life. Didn’t last long. While all of that is being sorted out we meet a group of would-be criminals, three men and a woman who are about to rob a jewelry store. After it’s done they call Ramon (Tate Gouta). Ramon is the prerequisite Yakuza bad ass with piercing eyes, long silver hair, tattoos covering his body and a vibe similar to a cobra about to strike. Sort of accurate really. His intention is to screw over these amateur hour criminals and keep all the jewels to himself. Ramon tells the group to meet him where? Yep, the “abandoned” factory that’s out of the way of everything. The same place, of course, where the dead now walk. Cut back to the military now, Nakata insists that they use the computer systems fail-safe. He wants to blow the place to shit. It takes some convincing but the General goes for it. They set the timer and… and… well, and nothing. The clothing-impaired female zombie from the opener has shut down the system locally, leaving a message for Nakata in the process. It’s a message he understands and within moments he is on board an Army chopper heading for the factory. He knows who she is and she knows who he is. Without saying too much more, they had a life together… before. She is not an ordinary zombie, nope, not even close. As all these little side stories come together the proverbial shit really begins to hit the fan… hard. Saki (Kaori Shimamura), the female criminal (who despises men) and Akira (Osamu Ebara), the drug using small-timer who Saki may have a “thing” for, are soon on their own against Yakuza with big guns, zombies with big teeth, and even zombie Yakuza! That isn’t all though. That female undead (now leather clad), like I said, isn’t your average everyday shuffling maggot bucket. With each “death” (for lack of a better term) she becomes progressively stronger. Even the old standby, a bullet through the brain, only manages to piss her off. When Nakata shows up to put her down once and for all and meets up with Saki along the way (who is definitely of the “I’ve had enough of this crap” mindset), oh yeah, it’s on baby. Atsushi Muroga was previously behind the derivative 1995 action/crime flick Score (2000) (wrong date listed in link) and some of that influence carried over into this project, which is a good thing. Yes, it’s creepy, moody and atmospheric but it’s also been meticulously balanced with drama and action. These action scenes, like the robbery for example, are amazing to watch. With low angle slow motion intensity and fast pans mixed with high impact violence, these moments leave you remembering them. At the same time, the smoky, backlit corridors feel like they are actually closing in on you. Muroga doesn’t miss any of his targets. Now this is a zombie picture right? So there’s going to be at least a little gore right? Wrong. There’s a LOT of gore! Throats are chewed, torn, ripped and impaled. Heads are removed, shot, splattered and rolled down stairs. Guts are strewn, chomped, ripped out and seem to drip down nearly ever wall in the place. Like his previous outing, this film is full of a bunch of things that you’ve seen before that probably shouldn’t work but… it works. Versus seems to be the film with all the hype yet Junk hasn’t really gotten any of the recognition that it so rightly deserves. It’s violent, filled with strong performances (English actors not withstanding), moves faster then a go-go dancer on amphetamines and delivers on every level, technically and emotionally. You can’t ask for more than that. The tagline is “Everybody Fights” and that’s accurate. Junk is anything but.
]]>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:42:23 GMTDiabolical_ShadowDiabolical_Shadow Blog8/2/2008 12:42:23 AMIt seems like it happened when nobody was looking, the return of the zombie film. They’ve been popping up all over the place. Heck, even the local Cineplex 47 near the mall has been showing ‘em. Great news indeed. Especially for all of us who’d prefer to see the fat zombie on that abandoned boat in the harbor get shot again… rather than resigning ourselves to another evening of “I Screamed On Halloween When I Heard The Legend of The Witch Who Knew What You Did Last Valentine’s Day… Part IV”. It may lead to a surprising revelation to stop and think, for a moment, about who it is that has left the deepest bite-marks upon the neck of this most beloved sub-genre as of late. It’s not Italy, it’s not America and it’s not Spain. Who’s left? Japan, that’s who. They have unleashed some of the wildest, weirdest and wettest zombie films seen in over a decade. Witness the savage and uncontrolled excesses of Wild Zero (2000), Stacy, or Versus (2000), and you’ll see what I’m getting at; anything can, and usually does, happen in these films. Not since zombie-maestro Lucio Fulci was in his prime have I been this excited about the cinematic undead! Junk (1999) opens in a familiar way. Well, familiar if you’ve seen Zombie 3. Pretty much the same goings on here with a few significant differences. The corpse set for re-animation is a pretty (pretty naked…) Japanese woman. Also, instead of just sitting up and scaring everybody, she rips the throat right off of the doctor (horrible Caucasian actor, by the way) in charge. When I was first told about this, it was described to me as “the Japanese Zombie 3”. Yeah there’s the opening scene and a few other things as well but believe me Junk is its own entity. The military is behind all of the experiments that led to the incidents (of course) that opened the film and now they need some help to cope before it all gets out of control. They turn to Doctor Nakata. He was originally one of the inspirations for the creation of the serum that brings the dead back to life, called DNX, but with its dangerous properties and the militaries misuse of his creation, he decided to leave it all behind and go for a normal life. Didn’t last long. While all of that is being sorted out we meet a group of would-be criminals, three men and a woman who are about to rob a jewelry store. After it’s done they call Ramon (Tate Gouta). Ramon is the prerequisite Yakuza bad ass with piercing eyes, long silver hair, tattoos covering his body and a vibe similar to a cobra about to strike. Sort of accurate really. His intention is to screw over these amateur hour criminals and keep all the jewels to himself. Ramon tells the group to meet him where? Yep, the “abandoned” factory that’s out of the way of everything. The same place, of course, where the dead now walk. Cut back to the military now, Nakata insists that they use the computer systems fail-safe. He wants to blow the place to shit. It takes some convincing but the General goes for it. They set the timer and… and… well, and nothing. The clothing-impaired female zombie from the opener has shut down the system locally, leaving a message for Nakata in the process. It’s a message he understands and within moments he is on board an Army chopper heading for the factory. He knows who she is and she knows who he is. Without saying too much more, they had a life together… before. She is not an ordinary zombie, nope, not even close. As all these little side stories come together the proverbial shit really begins to hit the fan… hard. Saki (Kaori Shimamura), the female criminal (who despises men) and Akira (Osamu Ebara), the drug using small-timer who Saki may have a “thing” for, are soon on their own against Yakuza with big guns, zombies with big teeth, and even zombie Yakuza! That isn’t all though. That female undead (now leather clad), like I said, isn’t your average everyday shuffling maggot bucket. With each “death” (for lack of a better term) she becomes progressively stronger. Even the old standby, a bullet through the brain, only manages to piss her off. When Nakata shows up to put her down once and for all and meets up with Saki along the way (who is definitely of the “I’ve had enough of this crap” mindset), oh yeah, it’s on baby. Atsushi Muroga was previously behind the derivative 1995 action/crime flick Score (2000) (wrong date listed in link) and some of that influence carried over into this project, which is a good thing. Yes, it’s creepy, moody and atmospheric but it’s also been meticulously balanced with drama and action. These action scenes, like the robbery for example, are amazing to watch. With low angle slow motion intensity and fast pans mixed with high impact violence, these moments leave you remembering them. At the same time, the smoky, backlit corridors feel like they are actually closing in on you. Muroga doesn’t miss any of his targets. Now this is a zombie picture right? So there’s going to be at least a little gore right? Wrong. There’s a LOT of gore! Throats are chewed, torn, ripped and impaled. Heads are removed, shot, splattered and rolled down stairs. Guts are strewn, chomped, ripped out and seem to drip down nearly ever wall in the place. Like his previous outing, this film is full of a bunch of things that you’ve seen before that probably shouldn’t work but… it works. Versus seems to be the film with all the hype yet Junk hasn’t really gotten any of the recognition that it so rightly deserves. It’s violent, filled with strong performances (English actors not withstanding), moves faster then a go-go dancer on amphetamines and delivers on every level, technically and emotionally. You can’t ask for more than that. The tagline is “Everybody Fights” and that’s accurate. Junk is anything but. http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Most_disturbing_discomforting_scene/222/8615/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: IronAbacus
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 5/12/2007 12:33:46 AM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"] I have not yet seen "Audition". I have heard of it and I intend to watch it,,, someday! That is that Japanese director ... Mikke What'shisname ... Yes? Please correct me if I'm wrong. To tell you the truth, I am not all that into Japanese Horror. I have seen several and I was never all that impressed ... There were some cool gore scenes but I find that usually the Movies are just too ludicrous and difficult to watch .... I thought "Stacy" was pretty funny and had some pretty entertaining Gore FX, (I watched this on a recomendation from Mr. Quint), but the movie itself was pretty lame and difficult to watch. I would much rather watch the WORST American Horror Film, like "Mesa Of Lost Women" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or "The Beginning Of The End" or "Night Of The Lepus" or ... my God! The list just keeps going and going! ... I better quit while I'm ahead![/quote]Hey, to each his own, Doc! I'd be the first guy to admit that Japanese horror isn't for everyone. All your info about Audition is right on the money. The man responsible is Takashi Miike (or "the master," as some of us call him). Toward the end it gets a little surreal, so it's not straight-ahead horror by any stretch. When you do screen it you'll have to give me a shout and let me know what you thought.I've heard good things about Stacy. It's on my pile of movies to watch -- eventually.
]]>Sat, 12 May 2007 04:33:46 GMTIronAbacusHORROR MOVIES 1015/12/2007 12:33:46 AM[quote user="Dr_Gor"] I have not yet seen "Audition". I have heard of it and I intend to watch it,,, someday! That is that Japanese director ... Mikke What'shisname ... Yes? Please correct me if I'm wrong. To tell you the truth, I am not all that into Japanese Horror. I have seen several and I was never all that impressed ... There were some cool gore scenes but I find that usually the Movies are just too ludicrous and difficult to watch .... I thought "Stacy" was pretty funny and had some pretty entertaining Gore FX, (I watched this on a recomendation from Mr. Quint), but the movie itself was pretty lame and difficult to watch. I would much rather watch the WORST American Horror Film, like "Mesa Of Lost Women" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or "The Beginning Of The End" or "Night Of The Lepus" or ... my God! The list just keeps going and going! ... I better quit while I'm ahead![/quote]Hey, to each his own, Doc! I'd be the first guy to admit that Japanese horror isn't for everyone. All your info about Audition is right on the money. The man responsible is Takashi Miike (or "the master," as some of us call him). Toward the end it gets a little surreal, so it's not straight-ahead horror by any stretch. When you do screen it you'll have to give me a shout and let me know what you thought.I've heard good things about Stacy. It's on my pile of movies to watch -- eventually. http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Most_disturbing_discomforting_scene/222/8598/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 5/11/2007 7:53:38 PM
Body: I have not yet seen "Audition". I have heard of it and I intend to watch it,,, someday! That is that Japanese director ... Mikke What'shisname ... Yes? Please correct me if I'm wrong. To tell you the truth, I am not all that into Japanese Horror. I have seen several and I was never all that impressed ... There were some cool gore scenes but I find that usually the Movies are just too ludicrous and difficult to watch .... I thought "Stacy" was pretty funny and had some pretty entertaining Gore FX, (I watched this on a recomendation from Mr. Quint), but the movie itself was pretty lame and difficult to watch. I would much rather watch the WORST American Horror Film, like "Mesa Of Lost Women" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or "The Beginning Of The End" or "Night Of The Lepus" or ... my God! The list just keeps going and going! ... I better quit while I'm ahead!
]]>Fri, 11 May 2007 23:53:38 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1015/11/2007 7:53:38 PM I have not yet seen "Audition". I have heard of it and I intend to watch it,,, someday! That is that Japanese director ... Mikke What'shisname ... Yes? Please correct me if I'm wrong. To tell you the truth, I am not all that into Japanese Horror. I have seen several and I was never all that impressed ... There were some cool gore scenes but I find that usually the Movies are just too ludicrous and difficult to watch .... I thought "Stacy" was pretty funny and had some pretty entertaining Gore FX, (I watched this on a recomendation from Mr. Quint), but the movie itself was pretty lame and difficult to watch. I would much rather watch the WORST American Horror Film, like "Mesa Of Lost Women" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" or "The Beginning Of The End" or "Night Of The Lepus" or ... my God! The list just keeps going and going! ... I better quit while I'm ahead! http://www.spout.com/groups/Gorrible/Re_GORE_is_where_you_find_it/242/6040/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: quint
Post To: Gorrible
Post Date: 3/5/2007 11:10:29 AM
Body: This was a fine time:Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies
]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:10:29 GMTquintGorrible3/5/2007 11:10:29 AMThis was a fine time:Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies http://www.spout.com/blogs/quint/archive/2007/3/5/6039.aspx Post By: quint
Post To: An inordinate number of peppers
Post Date: 3/5/2007 11:06:54 AM
Body: I was drawn to this film by the idea of a near-death happiness that preceeded becoming a zombie. My own ideas about zombies require a similar state of mind. I don't like the thought of the slow decay into death. If you're going to go undead, why not have an extra dose of life first?
]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:06:54 GMTquintAn inordinate number of peppers3/5/2007 11:06:54 AMI was drawn to this film by the idea of a near-death happiness that preceeded becoming a zombie. My own ideas about zombies require a similar state of mind. I don't like the thought of the slow decay into death. If you're going to go undead, why not have an extra dose of life first? http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/teenagers/MemberTagFilms.aspxteenagers
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