ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Jenna Walter
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
morrison-dylan-fan
Recently having a good run of viewing movies I've been meaning to watch for ages,I decided to take a look at the titles I'm hoping to sell after viewing. Buying this (thankfully cheap) due to it being a bit pricey online, I got set to count the "wild" zeros.View on the film:Made on a budget lower than the band members quiffs,co-writer/ (with Satoshi Takagi) director Tetsuro Takeuchi & cinematographer Motoki Kobayashi attempt to play Sci-Fi/zombie Horror and weird Road Movie notes all at the same time. Shot on flat digital video,Takeuchi fails to light any of the Grindhouse sparks on offer,with the Psychobilly songs played by the band (whose faces are stuck in mildly disinterested mode) being badly mashed In the audio,and the zombie/UFO effects looking cheap and grotty. Attempting to go for a dreamy vibe in the screenplay, the writers instead turn it into a nightmare, via none of the characters being given a distinctive edge,and the Sci-Fi/Horror elements being left to hit bum notes.
akkoziol
As someone who's been listening to Guitar Wolf since the early 90s and seen them live a dozen times, I near about wet myself when I first saw this many years ago. Having seen them appear in Sore Losers was funny enough but a movie centered around zombies, killer GW tracks, and schlocky FX and acting...who could resist! Certainly it's got its B-movie charm and the US DVD has the drinking game, but on some level, garage rockers and rock and rollers get this movie and rightly so. It's so over the top and nuts, and the characters have such great idiosyncrasies you can't help but love 'em. The plot isn't so great but there are some absurdities here that you'd find in some of Miike's endings (a la the end scene in Dead or Alive. WTF!) and it's enough to hold your interest and give you a wild ride. But, it's Japanese cinema so who cares, it's not always supposed to make sense. I guess the GW guys are looking for Wild Zero 2 sponsors so I hope they make a funnier sequel. ACE!
Jean-Jacques Terreur
Wild Zero is one loud, funny, gory trip through trash-movie-history, and director Tetsuro Takeuchi seems to be a big George A. Romero / Tarantino-enthusiast. While the plot is rather weird (aliens wake the dead, and a shy rock'n'roll boy tries to save his girl out of this zombie mess with the help of the mighty, mighty GUITAR WOLF-guys. Girl turns out to be a boy, too, and Guitar wolf Teshij teaches our hero a lesson:"rock'n'roll has no boundaries! not in gender, religion or race!") the movie is stuffed with quotes from other cool flicks like "the great rock'n'roll swindle", Romero's Zombie-trilogy, from dusk till dawn, mars attacks, and the soundtrack is a nice-bundled package of R'n'R-, Surf,-or Punk Rock-songs making you jump off your sofa and freak out - check out "roaring blood" performed by GUITAR WOLF!! I really liked this movie and wait for the planned sequel......:)
punkonabike
Wild Zero.If I could rate this movie a 17, I would. Simply, it has everything life should be about: Rock N' Roll, gratuitous hair combing, trans-gendered 'damsels' in distress, a confused club owner named 'Captain' who sports tie-up hot pants, Japanese muscle cars adorned with Christmas lights, and to top it off, blue space zombies.The cinematography made me pee a little, and the fact that the heroes of the film were named after the obvious combination of musical instruments and wild animals made me need to change my underwear on numerous occasions.Also, Guitar Wolf could hear the dog whistle he gave to Ace, who was nimbi one good actor.Numba one good movie! I seriously recommend this movie to everyone with half a brain and no one but yourself to eat it. Good on all occasions: Bar Mitzvahs, Weddings, Funerals, Wakes, Birthdays and especially nights with your friends where you all dress as punk rock zombies and drink - as the last comment says - any time ANY person either combs their hair or says 'rock n' roll.'