Kuso

A Passion Project

Movie: Starts out with a large amount of gross-out, and as it went through several seemingly disconnected scenes I wasn't really sure about it. However, by the time it started establishing the various threads by returning to them I had started to see some of the connections. I've also watched a lot of Salad Fingers and other David Firth YouTube videos, so I felt prepared for the bizarre grossness on display (I was thinking about David's work even before I was surprised to see his name during the flash mid-movie credit). Overall it's a fascinating mix of _stuff_. Mr. Quiggle was delightfully absurd, and definitely my favorite vignette. The other vignettes all had interesting things going on, but the movie as a whole was not really more than the sum of its parts. Extras: Enjoyable interview with the director. The FX test and both image galleries are a good length - not too long. The two short films are also nice to have, especially if you liked the tone of the movie. Book: Good information, including a concise list of the names of the vignettes in the movie, which I couldn't fine elsewhere. Packaging: Great slipcover that captures the spirit of the movie. The disc is also appropriately gross.

So happy i finally own this crazy movie

Gleefully gross packaging for a gleefully gross movie

Enough has been said about Flying Lotus' bonkers first feature so I'll cut to chase: Shudder has honored Kuso with the cheerfully disgusting day-glo packing it deserves. Love the quality of the slip with its spot-gloss touches. Picture-wise, the transfer is as excellent as I expected and the extras are more robust than past Shudder releases, a promising sign. Last I checked the slip version is below 50 so best to move now as it will probably sell out before the next sale. I had no problem paying full price.