Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

TheFilmGuy1 "When you're scared all the time, you almost wish you were dead."This film is absolutely incredible. Breathtaking, thoughtful, fun, violent, intriguing, artistic... I could go on. It's about a group of Yakzua who go to Okinawa and end up hiding out in a cabin by the beach. While the film starts off in a very typical Yakzua film way, it becomes a lot more than that.First, let me say that Kitano does a great job here. He wrote, directed, edited and starred in this film, and he does a great job at it all. The cinematography is beautiful, and it really makes this a pretty film. It really is in need of a bluray release, but sadly right now there isn't one. Kitano puts a lot of color into this film, using things like brightly colored shirts or the beautiful scenery or a bright blue car. The film starts looking very gritty and dull when they're in Tokyo, much like any Yakuza film, but as they go to Okinawa, it becomes much more rich in color, which is very interesting to see. You really get to soak in the beaches and waters of Okinawa, which are absolutely beautiful and make you wish you were there. The soundtrack plays a huge part in this film too. Joe Hisaishi does the score, and he has done other scores for Kitano films like Kikujiro and even studio Gibli films. His score gives the film varying moods, which range from mysterious and brooding to fun and whimsical, which fits the film well seeing as it has a little bit of all of these things. The movies starts as a violent and gritty Yakuza film, but about 30 minutes into it when they go to the beach to hide out, the film becomes almost like a kids movie (Reminiscent of Kikujiro, another Kitano film that has a more kid friendly vibe to it). They goof around and have fun, which really makes you like these characters. You feel like you know what these characters are like and they feel real. Everyone in the cast does a good job, especially Kitano. This is a movie that really makes you think as the credits roll. It gives you enough to understand what Kitano is trying to say, but also leaves a few things up to the viewer to decide, and I really like that. I don't want a film to give me everything, but at the same time, I don't want to be 100% confused. This movie really pulls that off.I highly recommend this to anyone. Fans of Japanese films, fans of Yakuza movies, fans of art house films, just fans of film in general. It's a masterpiece that is very underrated, and absolutely needs to be seen by more people.

museumofdave Despite the endorsement of Quentin Tarantino, this Japanese yakuza film is not merely about violence being cool; it is a meditation concerning a highly intelligent and sensitive man whose life currently depends on his ability to watch quietly and, when necessary, to suddenly turn to violence.Sonatine is elliptical storytelling, which some may find frustrating at first, as it does not lay out a clear story line about good guys vs. bad ones, and during a long stretch in the middle, shows "Beat" Takashi observing younger people indulging in the luxury of having fun; the photography is stunning, in lush, deep colors that surprise and often contrast with the violence that springs up when it's least expected. Takashi, who both directed and starred, has created a subtle film worth watching twice--but it is sometimes uncompromisingly bloody.

infinito2345 Well first of all kitano started a new genre of movie making with sonatine…….I would like to propose a takeshi kitano trilogy to anyone new to his movies……First would be violent cop(directed in 1989)…….then comes sonatine(directed in 1993)…then comes hana-bi(directed in 1997)……..Well the greatness about kitano's movies is that they show the state of his mind…they are truly personal…..violent cop being his earliest effort is very raw……hana-bi being a later effort was extremely well polished and complete…but sonatine was directed at a time when kitano was contemplating suicide……It shows the disturbed state of his mind…..It is like a modern version of Samuel Beckett's "waiting for Godot"….minimalistic dialog philosophical long shots and bursts of violence…….I think it depicts the state of a mind driven to an edge......You watch this movie when you are happy you perceive it differently…you watch it when you are sad you will perceive it differently…….It remains in your memory long after the final scene……..It is a visceral experimentation with a subject which movies rarely touch, suicide…………It is kitano at his best and according to me the one of the greatest movies of the nineties……And the background track from Joe hisashi mesmerizing……..All in all if someone cannot appreciate this movie then they it means they cannot appreciate art……..Their minds are so consumed by the commercial formulaic jargon(manufactured emotions and exaggerated relationships) coming out of the stables of large film industries like :- Hollywood, hong Kong(martial arts wi-fi flicks) etc. that they cannot appreciate true gems like this one…….Finally this movie was a commercial failure in Japan (even Japanese themselves find it hard to appreciate Kitano)……..But when it was shown to famous French film critic Alain Delon , He was taken aback by kitano's acting and is quoted to have said :- "what's THAT? [...], this is not an actor [...], he only got three facial expressions and he almost doesn't talk on top of this". At the same time he was both fascinated and puzzled by this new genre of movie making. Finally In 1995, Sonatine entered the 13th Festival Du Film Policier De Cognac (Thriller Film Festival of Cognac) in France, where it was critically acclaimed and got some recognition it truly deserved…….I would give this movie a ten on ten……thank you……..

MartinHafer Technically this was an exceptional movie. The direction and acting were so very realistic and lacked clichés seen in some gangster flicks. In this movie, as in real life, there are no "good guys"--just one amoral gang of thugs killing another gang of amoral thugs. The yakuza (i.e., Japanese mobsters) has been glorified by some or seen as an acceptable institution, but in this movie reduces them to the violent leeches they really are. I appreciated that a lot.Also, there were some amusing scenes that dealt with just how stupid these individuals are. My favorite was the one where two very young and brash thugs were bored so they stood on the beach shooting aluminum cans of each other's head! What idiots (the Japanese word is "Baka").However, the basic reason I can't score the movie any higher is that I really don't like gangster films (unless maybe it's a Zatoichi film where he is slicing these gang members in half). Plus, there really is no one to like in the film.