Negative Positive
Title: Miike's "Neverending Story"
Review: Only the second Miike film I could make it all of the way through, I doubt that I could watch THE GREAT YOKAI WAR again. Instead, I think I'll rent THE NEVERENDING STORY in the near future as Miike's flick seemed highly reminiscent of this kid's movie. Apart from a few moments of self-reflexivity, I didn't find much to entertain me in this bizarre monster movie. I can see enjoying it more if I were a few decades younger but, as a 33 year old, I was rather nonplussed by this drawn out classic good versus evil / messiah tale. The effects were good, especially the make-up effects, and the little kid lead (Ryunosuke Kamiki) didn't annoy me. 'Nuff said.
Is the review positive or negative? 