Synopsis from IMDB: "A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies."
I sat down to this film expecting a weird-out Jap fantasy/horror extravaganza like only the Japs can do! But after the first few minutes, having been encouraged to feel thrilled by the cut 'n' thrust world that is modern archeology, I knew I would probably be unable to suspend my disbelief for the duration...a fairly run-of the mill 'scary movie', but with a slightly impenetrable plot, loads of (unintentional) laughs, but worst of all....no god dam goblin! We waited and waited...we were teased! But goblin appeared there not.
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The main feature was followed with a (short, eh? hmmm...) documentary, 'Guerilla - The Taking of Patti Hearst', about the 1970s kidnap and subsequent return of the wealthy socialite. A fairly interesting story for those who are unfamiliar with it...I'll leave it up to you to decide whether the crazy cat knew what she was doing, or was sooo spaced out on acid she thought it was all a nice dream...
Corporal Tench
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