This1992JapanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenewsuperAdamandEve,humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects. commentsfromimdb Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebesthorrorfilmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms. ThisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldmeIhavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou'lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon'twatchit.IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage.Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway. TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking. Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever. 15outof10andthensome.1010 AlsoknownasTheLastFrankenstein,thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley'snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy. Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura'ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy. Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm'smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning'sclassicFreaks. Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.910