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Outrage (2010/Magnolia/MagNet Blu-ray)

 

Picture: B     Sound: B     Extras: A     Film: B+

 

 

There is no honor among thieves, the Yakuza, a criminal organization that controls the underworld of Japan.  From extortion, drug running, to hit jobs there is nothing they wouldn't do for money or power.  Look at them the wrong way and they will kill you, but when a power struggle occurs between the various clans, all hell breaks loose.  Whether to stay alive, get revenge, or to get on top it becomes an all out battle royal between Yakuzas ...and only the most ruthless, vicious last man standing will be the next head in Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage.
 
Otomo and his crew have been working for the yakuza a long time, but when the family head starts pitting the clans against one another all rules and codes of honor are thrown out the window.  It's brother versus brother, what starts out as moving in on another clan's territory becomes payback plus one dead body, and then the cycle doesn't stop till everyone is dead.  The most dangerous yakuza is always the one closest to you, blood maybe thicker than water, but money and power can make the best of friends into bitter enemies.
 
If you like Japanese Yakuza culture then look no further, this film show how completely ruthless and heartless a yakuza can be.  How the family head's way of controlling the various factions and clans is to secretly keep them so busy pitting against each other, so they don't have time to pit against him.  What makes the yakuza so scary is not what they can do, but how they do it, they'll make a dead body an object of lesson for everyone else.  This looks and sounds good as you would expect a Blu-ray to, including better than your average DVD and once again, MagNet deliver a quality disc.  Extras include cast interview, making of Outrage, premiere Q & A, behind the scenes documentary and trailers.

 

 

-   Ricky Chiang


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