Sukiyaki Western and Devil's Chair reviews, non spolier

Well ladies and gents, the Toronto International Film Festival is over and I actually managed to leave the basement to catch a two flicks.

Last Thursday afternoon was Sukiyaki Western: Django which I had previously mentioned I was dying to see.

It pretty much lived up to my expectations of what a Miike film should be. Tons of violence, whacked out humour and general coolness that a lot of people won't get and in many ways I'd be hard pressed to blame them. There is one small part regarding catching a sword that was hysterical.

Saturday was The Devil's Chair, a great little British horror flick (trailer at the bottom) that when it started off my first thought was that someone had finally made a decent sequel to Hellraiser but then it turns into something completely different. Andrew Howard (who has appeared in one of Chittendango's favorite horror flicks of the last ten years, Below) stars in this one and honestly he takes what I'd normally consider a decent movie and turns it into something better. In many ways he kind of reminds me of the first time I saw Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels) in Once Were Warriors (which if you haven't seen it, go rent it now. You'll understand why I thought Morrison is a great presence). I just hope the film industry can find great material for him.