In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Sunday 23 December 2012

Hausu (1977)

Seven schoolgirls go to stay at a house which has spooky goings-on. They remain oblivious until… let’s just say things then get weird, very weird.
Hausu is Japanese in origin but more closely resembles a Chinese fantasy film; that’s the first thing that throws you off-guard. It’s so far removed from a traditional ‘film’ that it’s a wholly refreshing but equally bewildering experience. Halfway through all remaining notions of 'film form' go out the window on visible wires. 100% batshit crazy.

3½ floating kung fu logs out of 5

1 comment:

Borderline said...

Here's another odd-ball film which is on my film radar. The few clips of it on YouTube intrigue me greatly. It is now officially on the top of my Netflix queue. Thanks for refreshing my memory with this one Doc.