Onmyoji/recent japanese cinema

[Christine Marran]

I think Suicide Club is a fascinating film.  While the first scene got a 
lot of press I think the  misleading  (as far as detection of the 
suicide club perp goes) song-sequence in the middle of the film, the 
final sequences of the kids running the "show" of self-discovery at the 
end, and the final scene of a woman *not* being saved by essentially 
inept detectives were stitched together nicely (pun intended) for a 
thought-provoking creep-fest.
Christine

Peter Larson wrote:

>Will someone please explain to me why such a clich?d, uninspiring movie
>like Onmyoji did so well in Japan? After all the hype and good things I
>had heard about it, I was sorely disappointed that I spent 2 hours of my
>life on it. I'm usually not one to complain, but it seems that everytime
>I take the time to investigate recent Japanese cinmema, I am left
>nothing but disappointment and bewilderment. Will someone please point
>me to something worthwhile? I know it's out there, I'm just at a loss to
>find it... What's been seriously good and worth watching in the past 2
>or 3 years?
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