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CATERPILLAR (KYATAPIRÂ)Movie Reviews
Japanese language drama, set during the Second Sino-Japanese War, about a soldier who returns home from the front with horrible disabilities and is entirely reliant on his wife to care for him. Cast:Shinobu Terajima, Keigo Kasuya, Emi Masuda, Sabu KawaharaDirector:Koji WakamatsuRelease Date:May 6, 2011DVD Release:January 17, 2012From:Lorber FilmsLength:1 hr 25 min
Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ) played in New York City to very good reviews. • Andrew O'Hehir wrote for Salon, "...a claustrophobic mini-masterpiece of the Japanese antiwar tradition, which blends a B-movie aesthetic, brilliant use of montage and documentary elements and a scathing critique of nationalism and militarism." • And Leslie Felperin wrote in Daily Variety, "...not exactly subtle but it still packs a punch..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...the husband has an insatiable appetite for sex. He's also legless, armless, deaf, disfigured and barely able to talk, which gives a certain grind-house-meets-art-house frisson to the copious sex scenes."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 05/06/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...difficult to watch. But it's directed, acted and photographed well, and it's worth seeing even if it makes you uncomfortable... Veteran director Koji Wakamatsu is on target, avoiding exploitation."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 05/06/11
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: GOOD "...a twisted domestic-drama-cum-psychosexual-evisceration of Japan's fascist past.... it's cinema that risks blunt silliness to achieve emotional and experiential seriousness."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 407 words, 05/04/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
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ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: GOOD "...a twisted domestic-drama-cum-psychosexual-evisceration of Japan's fascist past.... it's cinema that risks blunt silliness to achieve emotional and experiential seriousness."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 407 words, 05/04/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "Aesthetically, emotionally, and intellectually crude... brutally effective... finds director Koji Wakamatsu making obvious points about Japanese nationalism/militarism and less obvious ones about the sexual dynamic of marriage."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 798 words, 04/29/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...the husband has an insatiable appetite for sex. He's also legless, armless, deaf, disfigured and barely able to talk, which gives a certain grind-house-meets-art-house frisson to the copious sex scenes."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 05/06/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...a claustrophobic mini-masterpiece of the Japanese antiwar tradition... blends a B-movie aesthetic, brilliant use of montage and documentary elements and a scathing critique of nationalism and militarism."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 825 words, 05/05/11
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "As consciously strident in tone as the various forms of WWII Japanese war propaganda director Koji Wakamatsu deploys satirically... this masterpiece has the blunt force of a tank rolling over naked flesh."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 10/14/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD "...the husband has an insatiable appetite for sex. He's also legless, armless, deaf, disfigured and barely able to talk, which gives a certain grind-house-meets-art-house frisson to the copious sex scenes."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 05/06/11
16.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ)'s reviews cover 8.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,005 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 572 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 37 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ)'s reviews on average broke 37 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Caterpillar (Kyatapirâ) (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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