If you enjoy staring at aborted fetuses, then "Imprint" (2006) might be for you.
It was the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. Director Takashi Miike - director of "Audition" (1999), "Ichi the Killer" (2001) and Gozu (2003) - has outdone himself this time.
Miike has a special way of going too far in his films, ranging from gratuitous, excrutiating torture scenes (including the one in "Audition" that earned him international fame) to unspeakable wrongness.
So, back to "Imprint."
No synopsis can really do it justice. It starts off eerily, and builds to a crescendo of vomit-worthiness. See IMDB's synopsis - it does just as good of a job as anyone else.
To give you an idea, the hourlong movie was produced as part of a 13-part horror series for Showtime. Each part had different actors and directors, ideally celebrating the diversity of horror styles. But just before "Imprint" was set to air, Showtime refused to air it. Not because of potential FCC violations, mind you - premium cable channels aren't governed by the FCC. They shelved it because it was so disturbing.
Exactly which aspect of the movie the Showtime executives deemed too disturbing for television is anyone's guess. It could be the graphic depictions of backcountry abortions in rural Japan. Or the violent wife-beating scenes. Or maybe the drawn out, nauseating torture of a beautiful, half-nude woman that went on for a few minutes too long.
Or... well, maybe it was all of the above.
All that said, I'm a sucker for sick stuff. I have a stomach of iron when it comes to fake gore. So if a horror movie can actually make me uncomfortable and nauseous, then it deserves some respect.
It's definitely worth an hour (and the next three you'll need to recover).
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