Zeiramu

A visually stunning film full of extravagant monsters and dazzling special effects. Director Keita Amemiya definitely has a flair for this kind of stylistic filmmaking and the film looks great, although the pacing could be tightened up a bit. What sets the film apart from so many others is the conviction and no-nonsense portrayal of the main character (Iria) by actress Yuko Moriyama. She offsets the otherwise campy tone of the film and lends it some credibility. Worth checking out if you're interested in a fun no-brainer sci-fi adventure stocked with girls, guns, gadgets, and monsters.

The original live-action film shows Bounty Hunter Iria (from another planet) trap the unstoppable monstrosity Zeiram in an enclosed space for capture. Two humans are caught in the mix and work together to survive the encounter.

Pretty interesting and well made!

Considering this wasn't based on anything, I was surprised at how small, simple/contained, creative and fun this idea and execution was! Even if at 1 hour and 30 minutes, it feels a tad long.. The visual effects are the primary draw, specially of the biological weapon monster that keeps on giving. Its design was probably inspired by Alien, but it is still quite original. I also enjoyed the imaginative weaponry and cool visual effects.

It's easy to recommend due to how easy it is to follow. For what it is, it works quite well!

And I'm surprised at its "normalcy" for a Japanese film from the 90s.

When I was first starting out watching Japanese cinema, mainly anime (Japanese Animation) I happened to fall upon this title. Zeiram is one of my favorite sci-fi movies, right up their with Aliens. This film starts off with stunning visuals and ends up being a total knockout movie. Zeiram (Japanese title: Zeiramu) is well put together, and so is the dubbing of the film. If you don't speak Japanese, don't worry; you can go rent or buy the VHS copy of the film at a local video store & enjoy it in English! Overall, I would rate this film: 9 1/2 out of 10!

This movie is quite an entertaining little romp if you watch it with an open mind. It's full of interesting gadgets, lots of weapons, explosions, monsters, stop-motion, talking computers, Japanese babes, etc. The plot concerns an intergalatic bounty hunter, played by the beautiful Yuko Moriyama, who tracks down an unstoppable alien killing machine named Zeiram. The plot also throws in two male comedy foils, although Yuko could easily carry the film on her own. There's lot of action, some of it hand to hand (it's always a treat to see women fighting) and some of it with hi-tech guns and such. While this is isn't a perfect movie, it's a good way to spend an evening...cool-looking monsters, kickboxing babes, explosions...what more can one ask for.

Apart from the dorky telephone repairmen everything in this movie is done perfectly. The monster is the coolest ever, and the kickboxing female bounty hunter is a great hero.

Visually stunning despite the sometimes immature tone.