Guinea Pig Devils Experiment /Andriod of Notre Dame Double Feature

Starring:Toshihiko Hino, Mio Takaki, TochirÃ´ Taguchi
Director: Satoru Ogura, Kazuhito Kuramoto
Studio: Unearthed Films
Product Type: DVD

Description

For the 1st time ever the infamous Japanese horror series "Guinea Pig" will be released in North America. Devils Experiment: A Video Tape and a letter are given to the Tokyo police in a small discreet envelope with no return address or postal mark. The accompanying letter tells of an experiment on human endurance and how much the human body and mind can endure before succumbing to death. Android of Notre Dame: A scientist's sister has a dreaded heart disease that is slowly killing her. He must find a way to cure her in any way possible. Animal research can only do so much but, on the other hand, a real human body could work wonders.

Customer Reviews:

Review of both DE and AOND.......2006-07-11

INTRODUCTION: The Guinea Pig series are shock-horror movies that are meant to shock and gross out the viewer. They are both disgusting and fun.
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DEVILS EXPERIMENT

Devil's Experiment is a very fun to watch film and does not get old.

STORY: Not much of a story, A group of notorious men trap a woman and bring her to a torture chamber. They torture her in many ways (Spinning her in a chair 1000 times and getting her wasted on Jack Daniels, putting a long metal slimjim in her eye) and abuse her as many times as they can so she can finally die. This is for an experiment.

THOUGHTS: A very fine and well done torture film. You should see it if you want gore!

RATING: 5/5
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ANDROID OF NOTRE DAME

Guinea Pig. BURRP! BLARGH! PUKE! SICK! DISGUSTING! Many ways you can say "THIS IS SOOOOOOO TWISTED!" Plus, You'll find 'em alot fun. And AOND? IT just sits there doing nothing, and being boring, and... uh yeah... BORING.

STORY: A disgrunted midget scientist is current grieving the fact that his sister is dying of a horrible heart disease. During her time of dying, The scientist must find a cure for death. Then one day the scientist gets a lucky phone call that there is a cure. He tries the cure and it all goes wrong.

THOUGHTS: What a waste of time! I kept wanting to turn it off. the gore is boring and totally snore inducing. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
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OVERALL: So buy it for DE only.

Devil's Experiment.......2006-03-18

Devil's Experiment is the first part of the infamous series of shock/exploitation gore films from Japan known as Guinea Pig. In reality, the first two Guinea Pig films contain absolutely zero plot; they are just cinematic examinations of torture, dismemberment, and abuse. The series has an infamous and controversial history, similar to Italy's Cannibal Holocaust. And, of course, we have all heard the so-called legend. That is the very reason why we are here in the first place, right? If it wasn't for this hearsay and this long endured rumor these films would have faded into obscurity a long time ago. The legend is that actor Charlie Sheen stumbled upon an old, unmarked VHS copy of Devil's Experiment/Flowers of Flesh and Blood and actually thought that it was "real." He ended up contacting the FBI about the tape where, of course, they came to the conclusion that it was a fake. And that is ultimately what the first two Guinea Pig films are - pseudo-snuff films. They are nothing more and nothing less.

Now you may ask, is there a point to these films other than putting them on your shelf in order to look "hardcore" in front of all of your friends? I don't know. From a certain perspective, these are some of the most fatalistic and utterly hopeless films ever made. They depict certain harsh realities that even most horror films will not touch upon.

There is no semblance of a plot, or even a deeper meaning behind these films. When it all comes down to it, you get what you get. It doesn't pull any punches. So when it comes down to actually reviewing this film, it is hard to come up with an actual objective rating. Giving it a five would be an insult because, quite frankly, this is a horribly unbalanced film. There is no story, no character development, no nothing. However, Devil's Experiment does succeed in what it sets out to do - it creates a shocking pseudo-snuff film. Granted, it may not be shocking to fans of extreme cinema, but it is still a shocking film to some extents. Just think about finding this film on an unmarked VHS tape, not knowing where it came from or who made it. That would be shocking and frightening. Of course, it looks fake because it is fake, but the subject matter of this film is still an examination of the darker side of our own nature. It calls out to us, intrigues us... whether we like it or not. Usually, we watch movies in order to escape the painful realities of death, but Devil's Experiment reminds us of how vulnerable we truly are and how short life is... And, as you can very well imagine, the good guys do not win in the end... Not at all.

Android of Notre Dame only..........2004-04-01

(I'll get around to Devil's Experiment soon. Promise.)

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Guinea Pig 5: Android of Notre Dame (Kazuhito Kuramoto, 1988)

Man, someone at IMDB has been messing with the numbers of the Guinea Pig flicks. How could Android of Notre Dame (1988) be Guinea Pig 2, when Flower of Flesh and Blood (listed as GP3 at IMDB) was made in 1985? I don't know either. Besides, I've seem the tapes. This really is Guinea Pig 5. Unfortunately, it seems the series went downhill.

The plot of this one concerns a doctor (Toshihiko Hino) whose sister (Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dina's pretty young thing Mio Takaki) is dying of some unspecified heart disease. The doctor is trying to save her. Why this involves attempting to bring the dead back to life, we have no clue. It does, however, involve high finance, and thus blackmail by a computer hacking geek (Tochiro Taguchi).

There are some amusing moments, and a few that will probably trip the gore scale for most folks, but those who have seen Flower of Flesh and Blood or Mermaid in a Manhole are probably going to be saying to themselves "this is Guinea Pig?" For completists, or those who are uncomfortable with the personalized brutality of the earlier films. ** 1/2

Fun to watch, but not as disturbing as it's reputation says........2003-08-22

I've not seen all of the Guinea Pig movies, but I have these 2. Both of them are ok, but nothing special.

Devil's Experiment - This one's only good if you want to see a fake snuff movie. It's got no plot or story, but it's not supposed to. It's just 3 Japanese dudes torturing a Japanese chick. The nail being pulled off was the only difficult part to watch. Kind of boring, but it was ok.

Android of Notre Dame - A tad better than Devil's Experiment, but only because it has a plot. This is also pretty boring. The gore is ok and it's also the only reason I bought the dvd in the first place. The story is ok, but just watch it for the gore. Easily squeemish beware. But, gorehounds probably won't find anything special. I didn't.

One Big Joke...............2003-08-11

I was at a local indie record store when I happened upon this DVD. I had heard that this video was "disturbing, violent" etc so I decided to give it a try. Once I got home my wife and I sat down to watch "Devils Experiment". Almost immediately I was sick to my stomach, not from the gore (or lackthereof), but from the fact that I had actually paid for this movie!!!!!!!!Devils Experiment is about as real looking as pro wrestling, which isn't saying much. Save your money folks, there is much better out there.

P.S. This review doesn't even begin to touch on Guinea Pigs 2nd feature "Android of Notre Dame". As soon as I saw the midget in the suit I turned it off.

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