Customer Ratings & Reviews

Takashi Miike's "Visitor Q" is a direct-to-video Japanese film about a dysfunctional family and a man who attempts to bring them back together. It's filled with shocking scenes that get funnier as the movie goes along and the initial shock wears off. The fireworks attack scene and the last 15 minutes are my favorites. The DVD is presented in its original 4:3 aspect ratio, and the transfer is acceptable. The biggest problem is the lack of special features -- I would like to see how the cast and crew got along during the production and how they felt about certain scenes. This is a tough film to recommend because many people would potentially turn it off before the first scene ends. This is a bad Miike film to start off with, so I'd recommend it to anyone who has seen and enjoyed "Audition," "Ichi the Killer, "Dead or Alive" and "Gozu."

Takashi Miike will blow you away with the types of content in almost all of his movies, this one being at the top of the list. Some people might not enjoy it, but American movies these days are all the same(with the exception of indie flicks) so I always turn to Asia to give me something new and great. Takashi Miike reaches levels no one else would dare to go. I have seen many of his movies and he is one of the best, most fearless directors that there is. If you would like to see one of the MOST disfunctional families in the world, this is a movie for you! If you like Quentin Tarantino movies then you should check out Takashi Miike movies.

When I bought this, I had heard it described as 'disturbing' and 'sick'. I was disappointed to find it rather tame and poorly made. This was a made-for-TV movie in Japan and didn't have the largest budget. But when the boom mic drifts into frame in atleast 2 or 3 scenes, that seems just lazy to me. The soundfx are annoying too. Everything is the same volume level so something way on the other side of the room sounds just as loud as the man walking in the foreground and they both seem to be three inches away from your ear. The movie in general is an exaggerated look at the family dynamic, with a comment on the absurdity of reality television. The bottom line is that the message of the movie, as well as the way they tell it is just dull. It's not worth your time. The story synopsis makes it sound like it's a real shock-fest, but it really isn't. You have been warned.