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Naisu no mori: The First Contact (Funky Forest: The First Contact) (2006)

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Taste of Tea director Katsuhito Ishii collaborates with filmmakers Shinichiro Miki and Hajime Ishimine) for this outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother (Tadanobu Asano), his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother. Dance numbers, pillow fights, animation, comedy, and science fiction all combine to create a unique and disorienting viewing experience featuring such highlights as an absurdist tribute to David

Unrated, 2 hr. 30 min.

Art House & International, Comedy, Special Interest

Directed By: Katsuhito Ishii

In Theaters: Oct 22, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Mar 18, 2008

Naisu no mori Seisaku Iinkai

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Most of the sketches fall flat.

March 7, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Post

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

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There are Bollywood movie musicals that are shorter and more coherent.

April 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Brilliant to look at, impossible to understand, Funky Forest: The First Contact, is like a resume reel for a group of struggling, soon to be discovered underground artists.

March 25, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Bill Gibron

DVDTalk.com

To describe the film might imbue it with a coherence to which it doesn't aspire.

March 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Times

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Mark Rahner

Seattle Times

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Being "random" doesn't equal being funny, creative or interesting. Let this movie be a lesson for anyone thinking "random" means good.

October 4, 2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

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Essentially, a set of absurdist short films from three different directors, sharing some of the same characters, arranged into a sort of surrealist SHORT CUTS. The experiment produces exactly what you would expect: a very mixed bag, with many segments that drag on and on and go nowhere, and a sprinkling of truly

August 1, 2009