Versus

However, Versus is different from most American films in that it never grants its characters clear moral standing, emphasized by the fact that none even has a name. The only cops in Ichi are corrupt; in Versus , theyre ineffectual, and the guard whose hand is amputated murders a bystander to steal his car and continue their futile chase of KSC2-303. ... Full Review

As for its cinematic elements, its filmmaking and overall effectiveness as a movie, Versus comes up a little short. Also included are two short films, called Versus Side Stories - Nervous and Nervous 2 . ... Full Review

Yamaguchi packs the film with silly Most of the film is taken up with short sketches, echoing the manga whose stories rarely stretched more than a few pages. Fortunately, the movie takes a gonzo detour from the source material in its third act. ... Full Review

Director Ryuhei Kitamura's Versus is an intriguing melding of the Hong Kong action aesthetics of John Woo, Tsui Hark, and Yuen Wo Ping and the gory zombie film stylings of George Romero and Lucio Fulci. ... Full Article

Ever since the release of the magnificent Versus (2000), Ryuhei Kitamura has been hailed as the leading light of the Japanese action movie. Quentin Tarantino has sung his praises, he's directed the "final" installment of the Godzilla series, 2004's Godzilla: ... Full Article

The story: Two criminals escape from police custody only to end up in a strange forest where a local Yakuza boss has arranged for their collection by his gang. ... Full Article

Gorehounds watching this low-budget Japanese splatterfest will think theyve died (in a, no doubt, spectacularly bloody way) and gone to heaven, so breathtaking are the movies nonstop violence and hemorrhaging bodies. ... Full Article