Philosophy of a Knife Limited Edition

Director: Andrey Iskanov
Actor: Manoush
Studio: UNEARTHED
Category: DVD

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Rating: 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 21092

Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Limited Edition, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 249 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: 1033
UPC: 807839003635
EAN: 0807839003635
ASIN: B0018ZOARK

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Philosophy of a knife    January 6, 2009
Monika Kersten (Raum Magdeburg)
its a very shocking movie. You'll not forget for long time.
I was very shocking and I have to thinking of one. Its a very impressed und interesting film!



"Philosophy"?    December 31, 2008
Adam Cooley (Columbus, Indiana United States)
I love Unearthed Films, and I love this director's previous film "Visions of Suffering" (even though it's not a 'good' film, it is INSANE).... but really, this is one of the worst films I've ever seen. Butt-numbingly boring, bumbling, pointless, and stupid. The mix of a decent documentary with a bunch of lame gore effects didn't go well at all and honestly made me question the filmmaker's intentions -- who, exactly, is this film supposed to appeal to? Most gorehounds won't want to watch the documentary part; most people who'd care about the doc won't want to see cockroaches being inserted into a girl's crotch. There is plenty of gore here, and some of it is mildly effective but really the film's not even about that. I'm not sure what it's supposed to be about or trying to say; it's 4 hours in length (!) and really could've had 3 hours cut to be a lot more effective. A decent waste of a LOT of time and not much more. Disappointing.


Removed due to EXTREME OBSCENITY!    September 6, 2008
Thomas Karch (Duesseldorf, Germany)
1 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is really a cineastic masterpiece of perverted cruelties against men and especially women. I can only recommend AMAZON.COM to REMOVE this perverted flick before women's right activists get the track and play AMAZON against the wall due to EXTREME OBSCENITY in front of a court. Women are here raped and killed thereafter for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT purposes. This has really nothing to do with a "historical view". If AMAZON sells films like this they could also distribute child porns. Be WARNED, AMAZON! This could be a really expensive and negative media experience!


Even with it's flaws, it's still amazing.    August 12, 2008
TrEE (Venice, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Just my opinions: First let me say I rate this film an 8.5 out of 10. Philosophy of a Knife is a film like no other. It has been said by other reviewers that it is like a giant music video. In some ways it is. That isn't a bad thing at all. Somebody really needs to contact Nine Inch Nails to get Andrey to do a video for them. The closest film I could even compare this to was the film "Goodbye Uncle Tom" (from the makers of Mondo Cane) only because it was part documentary, part reenactment, and part exploitation. Although Andrey probably didn't intend for this to be an modern day exploitation flick, it pretty much is. Although many people who made exploitation films probably weren't going for that at the time that they made their films. I found that the best way to watch this film is in 30 to 45 minute increments. I will admit at times it does drag on, but when you go away and come back it seems new, exciting, and fresh all over again. When I first heard rumors that the film might be cut down from 4 hours, I was passionate about letting the film remain in it's 4 hour entirety. Now after watching, I think it could have been knocked down to 3 and maybe even 2 hours. It would make it easier to recommend to people, because it takes quite a bit of dedication to get through the film. I don't have a short attention span, but let's just say Andrey has a exceptionally long attention span. Every scene should remain in the film, but many of the scenes contain many redundant shots. In some cases, the length of certain gore scenes make it lose it some of it's potency. However, I must say, the EFFECTS in this film are pretty much outstanding. Although, I wasn't a fan of the "old vintage film" effect used throughout the entire film (with the little lines and stuff). It wouldn't have been that big of deal if the effect wasn't still used on still-shots of photos or in the scenes with modern footage. It even used the effect on top of already "old vintage footage", making it "double vintage footage". I wish they had interviewed more people to give their opinions and views on Unit 731. For a documentary it's always nice to get many perspectives. Despite, the flaws I listed, this film is one of the best independent films to come out in years. The music done by Alexander Shevchenko in the film is top notch and can stand on it's own. It's good to buy the 2 Disc Special Edition so you can have all the music. Some of the most powerful scenes in my opinion were the "frost bite testing" when the guy is made to walk, and the scene towards the end with the Japanese solider letting the girl go. (very beautiful scene). It's a visual masterpiece. If you took all the best parts of this film, it would still be longer and better than all the "extreme" movies nowadays. If "extreme" was a genre, this would be one of it's crown jewels.


Poak (Great Movie,Worth Every Penny)    August 2, 2008
Sic
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was waiting a While for (Philosophy of a Knife) and when i received it in the Mail. watched it that night. 4 Hour Movie Documentary/Feature-with Some Nice Extra's...

This Movie is going to Shock you,with everything that went on at Unit 731,The Director (Andrey Iskanov) did a Great job at Researching for this Project,Research that took him 4 years.Gaining Quite bit of Info of History to make a Succesful Movie. although the movie has a lot of History of what happend ect. the movie still doesnt (Tell ALL) of what happend. Movie could have been 30 minutes longer

USA did take the Info/documents from Unit 731.in exchange for amnesty to the (Doctors,soldiers) ect. i wish they could have gone into little more depth on that...

The way the director filmed the movie was great,with an old look,black/white,cigaret burns/lines ect.. really added to the viewing pleasure! The Actors did a good job at being believable,as well as the prisoners, The Music Score was Great! (the special Effects,Make-up,Sounds,Location's,) were all really Great as Well!!!

*looking forward to Andrey Iskanov's Next Movie* (The Tourist)