Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Micitype Pretty Good

trashgang This is a rather strange entry in the Guinea Pig franchise but one that is a must see after a while because in the beginning it looks rather childish and stupid but slowly it turns into a squirmfest to end in a gorefest.When a painter wants to return to a sewer were he has been before entering the manhole to go into the sewer he comes across a girl laying in the filthy water. Coming closer he notices that it is a mermaid. Somehwo he has seen her before but by getting closer he sees that she has some kind of infection. He picks her up and takes her home to place her in a bath. She do ask to be painted by him and to use the colored puss coming out of her infection. Until then it's a bit ridiculous but the painter gets addicted to her and when the infection gets worse and she almost dies the worms come in. It's from that point that this horror flick turns into a gruesome flick. First out of the puss do come the worms but if that's not enough she starts vomiting worms being alive and it's not faked. Naturally the mermaid do dies and the painter can't take it anymore and starts to cut her up. At the end we do have a twist and this gory flick is over. It's a rather good entry into the franchise because it do has it flows. The worms can make viewers decide to turn it off but for people into Japanese stuff this is your thing.Gore 3/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

LoneApothecary I had an idea of what to expect going into this movie. I was familiar with the reputation of the Guinea Pig series, and I'd read a little bit about the film, but I got more than I expected.The story is simple. A painter finds a mermaid in a sewer, notices that she has an infection, and brings her back to his house to nurse her back to health as well as to paint her. What follows is a slurry of blood, tumorous flesh, and worms. So many worms.The effects are well done, and they're downright repulsive at times, but if you have a strong enough stomach, and an amply twisted mind, you may appreciate it. If the thought of worms being pulled out of pus-oozing sores grosses you out, steer clear. If you're hunting for more gross-outs, then dig right in.The acting and the sound design were wonky, but I don't think the movie is worse off for it. In fact, I think it makes the movie better, because of the hilarity that ensues. The movie as a whole has a darkly comedic air to it, which I really enjoy. The questionable subtitles I had made it even funnier.This movie is a wonderful mess, and those who can appreciate it may very well love it. You'll laugh, you'll get grossed out, and then you'll laugh some more. If you ask me, it's a work of art, and it deserves an 8/10.

nasteen8 I think during the 80's, while Cronenberg and the like were showing their special effects skills, some daring Japanese directors were ready to show their might on the screen and it led to these films. All of them were put together to showcase nothing more than special effects with almost no story line whatsoever. Except this little gem!! I have to say, these films are definitely heavy on the gore, and they are way good at the special effects. They definitely caught me off guard when I saw them without knowing what I was sitting down to watch. But that's where it ends, special effects for gross out factors (which the Japanese do very well). But again, this one is a bit different than the others, so don't just write it off like perhaps "Flower of Flesh and Blood" or "Devil's Experiment".First off, this has the artist element, as the crazy man who paints the scum and filth inside of a sewer would. And it has a very strange feeling almost from the get go. An almost bizarre art house quiet despair right from the get go. You can almost smell the rotting filth just by watching it. And that's exactly how I can explain this film, as if you watch an animal get hit by a car and watch it die, and subsequently rot to a bloody mess on the side of the road. But that's only an allegory to what the movie looks like, as the movie is perhaps an allegory to a deeper meaning.While this film is certainly vile, and has loads of gross out factors from stem to stern, it has a certain humanity to it. Almost a beautiful love to it. And that is where this movie stands out from the others.If you've seen the others and haven't seen this one, then definitely watch it. If you've wanted to see them, and haven't yet, definitely watch this one. If you like gross out gore cinema, then definitely watch this one. If you're weak in the stomach, then steer very far away from any of these films.

runthehills-1 This is the story of a man. Not any man, but a painter. He lives a happy life in Japan, painting pictures, but he goes into the sewers, and what does he find??? A mermaid. A beautiful mermaid, asking him to draw, and paint a picture of her. But she gets some infectious disease that literally starts eating away at here body, and in the end she dies.Now it sounds great. And don't get me wrong, it was good. But not that good. I am 14 years old, and i saw this movie, and i was surprised. I've been told that these movies are some of the most "disturbing, morbid, and macabre" movies available. While there were some "interesting" parts, there were none that surprised me, or even shocked me. I come from a family were horror movies are around everywhere. Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Hostel, Saw, Friday the 13th, Halloween. But i've always wanted to dip into Asian horror movies as they are said to be for only the strongest of stomachs. The only scene that was somewhat "intense" was the bugs/ worms, because i hate insects. Not my greatest interest at all.The moral is the man who loves his mermaid, ends up killing her to save her from the pain, little does he realize is that he is schizophrenic and it is his wife with her 8 month old fetus child, still in womb. This is sad, as he is also said to have loved his wife, but he thought she was already dead. It was also very dark.The story was incredible... Bad. The story was just long, and boring, the only thing that will keep ya going is the effects.Know, the effects were wicked awesome. The blood, and the Tumors, everything was cool.Acting: as this is a low-budget horror movie, don't expect any Russel Crowe or Tom Cruise performances. The main actor, the painter, some of his expressions were more funny than serious. But maybe thats Japanese culture that I'm just unfamiliar with.Overall: A decent horror movie, if there was a better story, would've won Oscar (just joking), the effects are really the only thing that'll attach you, and the dark depths of the story might entice you as well. My greatest would have to be a 6/10!