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Old 3rd November 2013, 08:14 PM
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A bit of a theme running though these films as both feature Maria Ozawa.



Invitation Only (2009)

"When Wade Chen, who is the driver of President Yang of the Weida Group, accidentally sees his boss shagging a top-model in the backseat of his car, Yang surprisingly invites him to go to a high-society party. Wade is grateful but tells him that he has neither money nor clothes to go to the event, but Yang tells him he will sponsor everything."

Supposedly Taiwan's first slasher, this one resembled a Hostel clone but injected with a more luxurious feel and a possible political agenda.

The film looks great though and was certainly an enjoyable and tense watch.

People who like cat and mouse games injected with a solid dose of blood and gore won't be disappointed.

Erotibot (2011)

"Tamayo is the young illegitimate daughter of a billionaire, and as the heiress to his financial empire she is kept safe and secluded in her mansion. Her only companions are the three servant androids her father has bought for her. "Number 1" is handsome and multitalented, "Number 2" is a superstrong military model and "Number 3" is a clumsy butler. Malfunctioning or not, "Number 3" is the most gentle and human of the three, and has developed a romantic crush on Tamayo. When she comes of age and starts her adult education, "Number 3" gets very confused indeed."

Obviously made on a much much smaller budget, Erotibot was a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Part of the sexy subgenre in the "Japanese new wave of splatter", I was surprised how little gore there was in this one (there is some though).

However, I found the whole "cyborg/android falls in love with virgin (and the other way around)" sort of charming and sweet.

The film has it's little flaws (mostly some sets and bad action choreography) but the majority of the film is not bad at all considering it's budget imho.





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