![]() ![]() The anime has middling IMDb ratings, on a website that’ll give any series of at least half-decent television an 8.5 at least. It’s based off a manga and anime, neither of which seem to be particularly loved. So, Takashi Miike’s ‘ Terra Formars’ is a 2016 movie that only came out in the UK & USA in 2019 via Arrow Video straight to DVD because it bombed that goddamn hard in Japan, and on first blush, it’s not hard to see why. Luckily for all of you, I’m a borderline idiotic columnist so watch me prostrate my own linguistic skills at the alter of Takashi Miike for a watching public. ![]() Doesn’t sound like a premise that can lead to all-out insanity? JUST YOU WAIT! Just even starting to unpack the strange directions this plot goes in, is a task that only the most foolhardy columnists will undertake. Helmed by Takashi Miike, famed for such avant-garde freak fests as ‘Audition’, ‘Visitor Q’, and ‘Gozu’, as well as more conventional but equally as artistically exciting works like ‘ 13 Assassins’, ‘ Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai’, & ‘ The Bird People of China’ ‘ Terra Formars’ follows a group of criminals, poor people, & people who fall into both categories, on a mission to a terraformed Mars to rid it of cockroaches. Part of the reason I love this film is not because it’s good per se, but because it’s special. The second time was purely to show it to two of my friends and enjoy their confused, befuddled, disgusted, scared expressions. Watching ‘ Terra Formars’ for the column was my third time of watching. What we have here is a film that deserves to be a cult classic, and ever since I first saw it on it’s Blu Ray release last year, I have made it my life’s purpose to make it a cult classic, and this is just another step in that process. This column was dedicated to showing you all the underground gems of cult film that define that area of criticism. This fortnight, we take a look at one of Takashi Miike’s recent sci-fi actioner, Terra Formars. If it’s a low budget genre film, or even a big-budget flop with a dogged audience, or even an undiscovered gem, it belongs here. We’ll touch on everything from Giallo to J-Horror to Wakaliwood & so much more. In this column, cult columnist Saoirse takes you on a biweekly jaunt through the obscure annals of the cult film world. ![]()
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