646f9e108c Losing his son Tom in a hit and run triggers violent emotions in Anthony, whose body begins to transform. When the driver who killed Tom reappears, Anthony mutates into a mass of metal - a human weapon fuelled by an uncontrollable rage. After two decades of moving further and further away cyberpunk and into a much more contemplative style, a return to his earlier themes and style – and in English! - struck mea rather mercenary move by Tsukamoto when I first heard about it, andthe first film is so important to me (being what opened my eyes to cinema beyond Hollywood, and remaining in my all time top 20 to this day) I approached this with slight trepidation. Fortunately, this is very much a Tetsuo movie through and through, largely uncompromised by commercial thoughts, andfrenetic, fast paced and blisteringever. The basic plot – a man mutates into metal after a traumatic incident – remains, but the movie still throws up fresh and unexpected ideas throughout. The decision to have it in English does lead to the occasional stilted feeling in the dialogue, but this is a minor point. Overall, while nowhere near the heights of the first film, it&#39;s comfortably about equal to Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, which is far more than I expected. This was not a bad movie. It didn&#39;t have the experimental look of the first Tetsuo flick; however, that&#39;s been done. This one was kinder and gentler than the first… although still rough and disturbing. It reminded me of a Nine Inch Nails music video (Closer)… only much longer and with a mostly Japanese cast…<br/><br/>The movie is about a man who, due to a genetic experiment with his mother, sprouted metal parts and guns when angered. It was kind of like the Incredible Hulk if that movie had been directed by David Lynch. There is more self discovery than in the first Tetsuo… more dialogwell. The acting is mediocre, but the images are definitely powerful.<br/><br/>If Francis Bacon made a movie with Rob Zombie, this is what it would look like…
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