4/5 Pleasantly surprised
  by C Wahlman (Merrillville, IN)
All the talk about this movie is torture. And so, that is what I expected to watch for 2 hours. I was wrong, but the movie I did watch was really good. It is more of a psychological thriller/horror movie than a gruesome gore fest (a la Hostel or Saw). The story interested me, the plot moved at a good pace, the acting was extremely well done, and overall I liked what I saw.

Audition is about a widower who lives with his teenage son. One day, his says he should take a wife and find some happiness. And so the guy decides that this is what he would like to do, but he is so old that he needs for the perfect woman sooner rather than later. Joking with a friend over drinks, they decide to hold an audition. From the women who audition, he will select a woman to date. And he finds the perfect woman, but she is obviously not who she says she is. Some crazy scenes ensue, time lapses, and mysteries abound as we watch their relationship. I won't spoil anything for you...

I like this film. It was smart and creepy. A well done film that is not what everybody has been telling you about. And even though it's now 10 years old, it is still good. Recommended.


1/5 COMA IN A BOX - OR 2 HOURS OF TOTAL BORDOM
  by R. Simmons (Huntington Beach, Ca)
What a HUGE disappointment. This so called Blu-Ray edition was a total waste of 115 minutes. I would have been more entertained wathcing a block of ice melt. Big hype and no delivery. If you want to experience a temporary coma, watch this movie. Do not buy it as you can have my copy (Blu-Ray). If you don't want it, I will give it to someone I really do not like. (Maybe ex #1, but even she does not deserve this king of mental agony and extreem bordom.) This is perhaps the slowest movie I have ever seen. No soundtrack. English sub-titles. (This is not a problem for me as I was enthralled and totally imersed in Downfall, which was in German. A superb movie about a very dark part of our history.) It was not clear as to why the star was so demented. The premis of the audition was OK, but the rest of the movie was just stupid. (Don't be taken in by the big mystery sack. It too was way over-hyped.) How could so many think this was scary or entertaining or even a moderately good movie. If you want to waste two hours of your time, you now have a way to do so. Oh, and the Blu-Ray edition looked grainy with no crispness. Just one more of the many things wrong with this terrible excuse for a horror movie. Lemon Drop Martini

1/5 Snooooze
  by NYC critic (NEW YORK, NEW YORK United States)
Unquestionably one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. The pacing is dreadful, the dialogue insipid, and the pay-off is ultimately flaccid. In the first hour...nothing happens. And I DO mean nothing. Secondary characters are by and large unnecessary, and Asami's motivation for her actions is not well justified. The Blu-ray quality is appalling as well -- very grainy. Can't see recommending this to anyone. Stick with "Battle Royale" instead.

5/5 i expected a lot, i got a lot
  by Andrew Viana (Texas, US)
i already owned the lions gate dvd which was a great version of this film but i wanted it on blu ray for the higher quality. turns out this one is great quality picture and sound and its got a bunch of extras. im going to keep the lions gate dvd and this one as they have different extras and are both good. highly suggested

5/5 Brilliant psychological horror thriller!
  by John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)


Company executive Aoyama is a widowed man who's wife died seven years ago and needs a new woman. During an audition for a movie, it seems a sexy woman named Yamazaki catches his eye and he falls in love with her. He starts to go out on dates with her but she does have a deadly secret that will shock him.

Horrifying, psychological and stunning Japanese horror thriller that could be Takashi Miike's masterpiece besides "Ichi The Killer". This movie is one of the earliest forms of torture movies before the current wave done by "Saw", "Hostel", "Martyrs" and others as this one kicks you right in the groin as it's a tale about human monsters and sometimes dating the wrong person can be very dangerous. It's a very Alfred Hitchcock-esque movie that offers excellent performances and a very horrific torture scene that is guaranteed not for the faint of heart, anyone who enjoys thrillers and shockers i recommend this movie.

This Blu-Ray does the movie justice with crisp picture and qualilty sound with the film shown uncut and uncensored. It also contains the standard definition DVD as it contains extras like audio commentary, interviews, book essasy and trailers.