This1992Japanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenew"superAdamandEve",humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects.                  eee                commentsfromimdb:                                  Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebest"horror"filmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms.                                  Thisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldme"Ihavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou'lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon'twatchit."IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,"WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage."Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway.                                  TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking.                                  Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever.                                  15outof10andthensome.10/10                                  Alsoknownas"TheLastFrankenstein",thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley'snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy.                                  Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura'ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy.                                  Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm'smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning'sclassic"Freaks".                                  Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.9/10 …