Saturday, November 22, 2014

Abnormal: Ugly Abuse (1988, Hisayasu Satô)

Aka. "Re-Wind". This one wasn't terrible, but it could have been better from what I saw. It's a pinku/mystery-thriller from Hisayasu Satô, known for such gems as "Splatter: Naked Blood" and "Lolita: Vibrator Torture".

I guy who empties the soiled splooge rags out of the porno booths at a sex shop discovers a disturbing snuff video and takes it home. He ends up meeting a chick who sets out to investigate the video's maker and shit ends up getting a bit nutty...

There's a good amount of erotic, fetishy sex scenes - including rape and incest themes and a few moments of graphic gore. However, the plot was a bit uneven and stifled by the previously mentioned material and the relatively short run-time. Now, I'm not complaining about copious sleaze content. Far from it. But, overall the story - while actually a promising idea, clearly inspired by Michael Powell's classic, "Peeping Tom" - didn't seem to play out as strongly as I felt it should've. In all, "Abnormal: Ugly Abuse" isn't bad, just nothing great, unfortunately.

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