Jun 20
“Kamikaze Girls”
I just watched a great movie that I’d never heard of before and just added to my Netflix queue because it was in my list of “you might like this” titles.
The movie is called “Kamikaze Girls” and it’s a Japanese comedy but with some Kill Bill influences (animated interludes, female bikers, etc.) and a hell of a lot of quirkiness otherwise. It’s about (what movie reviews would call) an unlikely friendship between two teenage girls. One is a sort of “Harajuku” girl in the Lolita style, and the other is a member of a female biker gang. They become friends due to a mutual involvement with knock-off Versace clothing and it just goes from there.
You can even watch it with the “sideways” feature, which prompts you to hit the “enter” button on your DVD remote whenever a cabbage appears in the corner of the screen (yes, there’s a reason for it) and this accesses definitions of the various pop culture references mentioned in the movie.
I’m ordering the DVD from Amazon RIGHT NOW. It captures the same spirit as “Amelie”… though it’s a very different movie.
Now I’m going to read for a bit and then get to sleep. After some more Gatorade or some ice water. I feel thirsty.
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