Welcome to Round Two of Funimation x Yoshihiro Nishimura, this time reunited with Machine Girl director Noboru Iguchi to tell a story of arts, dance, tengu ninja squads, cybernetic sibling rivalry, and buildings full of blood.
(I love that they used part of the temp voiceover on the title drop)
Like most of their movies, RoboGeisha is kind of review-proof; you probably know if you're in the target audience after seeing the trailer, although it is worth noting it's much less malevolently warped than other Nishimura posse joints. This is a definitely a camp comedy with oddball special effects, as opposed to a full-on fake-blood extravaganza, and the over-the-top inane dialogue is usually as or more bizarre than the SFX work.
I admit I was hoping for another full-on brain-buster like Tokyo Gore Police, but taken on its own merits RoboGeisha's Inspector Gadget vs Terminator vibe is fun too, and I think stronger overall than Vampire Girl, or at least odder, which is really what I'm looking for. Joe Bob says check it out.
(though if you are are looking for something that will befuddle and revolt you, I recommend Bad Biology.)
We definitely enjoyed this a great deal. Saw in pretty much the perfect venue: a local, weird-ass theater that serves food & booze during the movie (so the audience really got into it) and it was an absolute blast.
ReplyDeleteBrandy liked it so much she immediately bought two copies on blu-ray for us and another of her friends.