My copy of this movie came as part of one of those "15 DVDs for £10" packs, and stood alongside some of the worst "straight to Video" films ever made.
As other reviewers have commented, the worst aspect of this DVD is the copy quality - it looks as though someone has hired a somewhat tired 8mm copy of the movie, projected it on to the wall of their bedroom and video'ed the result on an ageing camcorder.
I suspect that I may have the US version (I wasn't aware that the Japanese version was any different), as the last section ("the walk" as others have described it) seemed incredibly corny and the whole film could have stood up without it. Having now learnt that substantial chunks were removed from the film I can perhaps understand why this section only appeared to be tacked on the end.
Other than these two grumbles I was very impressed; the film not only seems a remarkably powerful one but also spookily prophetic. You are certainly left with a chilling insight as to what could have happened if "worst-case" scenarios relating to bird flu had been realised.
As other reviewers have commented, the worst aspect of this DVD is the copy quality - it looks as though someone has hired a somewhat tired 8mm copy of the movie, projected it on to the wall of their bedroom and video'ed the result on an ageing camcorder.
I suspect that I may have the US version (I wasn't aware that the Japanese version was any different), as the last section ("the walk" as others have described it) seemed incredibly corny and the whole film could have stood up without it. Having now learnt that substantial chunks were removed from the film I can perhaps understand why this section only appeared to be tacked on the end.
Other than these two grumbles I was very impressed; the film not only seems a remarkably powerful one but also spookily prophetic. You are certainly left with a chilling insight as to what could have happened if "worst-case" scenarios relating to bird flu had been realised.