Kamikaze '89

Worth a look to see Fassbinder chew scenery.

Boring, confusing at times, meandering dystopian mystery. Aside from stupid fashion, it just looks like 1982 (when it as made) even though it's aiming for 1989 where the world is totally different... or something... the commentary was the producer reading a statement every couple of minutes that was pretty uninteresting. The behind the scenes was likewise fairly dull.

1.5/5

Usually quite like these quirky films, but this one was a snoozefest. Was not for me tbh.

This dystopian sci-fi film replete with off the wall production design is notable for starring auter filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The disc features a documentary about it's star, a commentary, TV spots and essays by Nick Pinkerton and Samuel B. Prime.

A complicated cop chasing a murder case while dealing with his superiors and in a far flung neon drenched future society. No, not Decker, its Fasbinder! In a leopard print suit and matching revolver! Love this sunny low budget noir, it's futuristic like Alphaville is. . . and that makes it more realistic than 2049 probably.

Lets talk packaging. Embossed slip is sweet, booklet yes please, art is zehr gut. Extras are less than previous releases since they dropped the dvd. They also reused the previous scan, which is the worst aspect of the release. There is a constant central smudge and grey spots throughout the movie, especially visible in brighter moments or when the camera moves. Dirty lens you say? No, its every single shot, maybe it was a dirty scanner but its very distracting. Unfortunately this is the only way to watch this great final Fassbinder film in hd (he was literally dying of cancer during its filming) in probably his greatest role as a sweaty detective investigating the missing floor of a building.