Okay now. I was bored at home one night, scanned through the In Demand movies that were available, and was intrigued to see a couple of Japanese thrillers that were available. Stopped by IMDb to read more about them, and though they were all rated pretty poorly, I admit I was extremely intrigued by Zero Woman Returns cover (you would be too if you saw it...hell, I would buy a poster of it if I could!)...so much so that I gave in and sucked up the $3.99 to watch the movie. Was it worth it?? I'll give you my drawn out opinion.
First, a primer. Zero Woman is a series where a hot smoking babe named Rei working for Tokyo's Police Department secret agency called Zero Division goes undercover to infiltrate and then later bump off drug kingpins, mercenaries, and low life criminals and their henchmen. All while looking sexy and saucy, and yes, getting naked to get the "job" done. The series is said to be popular for its bloodiness and violent sequences, but with this particular movie, I thought the violence was rather tame. In fact, everything in the picture seemed to have been done on the cheap, such as using a common digital camera that porn cinematographers would use, going on location at offices, a person's home, and a wharf where extra's were blatantly staring and la-la-ling around, and where sequences were poorly cut.
Zero Woman Returns doesn't necessarily try to explain how our heroin inevitably joins the secret agency, but since I suppose it was meant to be an ongoing series, like James Bond, I guess it doesn't need to. Still, some flashbacks to further explain what happened prior, would have been beneficial, even if that means redoing shots with the different actress playing Zero Woman. Just my two cents.
First, a primer. Zero Woman is a series where a hot smoking babe named Rei working for Tokyo's Police Department secret agency called Zero Division goes undercover to infiltrate and then later bump off drug kingpins, mercenaries, and low life criminals and their henchmen. All while looking sexy and saucy, and yes, getting naked to get the "job" done. The series is said to be popular for its bloodiness and violent sequences, but with this particular movie, I thought the violence was rather tame. In fact, everything in the picture seemed to have been done on the cheap, such as using a common digital camera that porn cinematographers would use, going on location at offices, a person's home, and a wharf where extra's were blatantly staring and la-la-ling around, and where sequences were poorly cut.
Zero Woman Returns doesn't necessarily try to explain how our heroin inevitably joins the secret agency, but since I suppose it was meant to be an ongoing series, like James Bond, I guess it doesn't need to. Still, some flashbacks to further explain what happened prior, would have been beneficial, even if that means redoing shots with the different actress playing Zero Woman. Just my two cents.