Movie Details
| Title: | Maruyama the Middle Schooler | |
| Director: | Kankuro Kudo | |
| Year: | 2013 | |
| Genre: | Comedy | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 09.22.13 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (0)
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 09.22.13 | Alamo Lakeline | This Screening is part of event: FantasticFest 2013 This is a movie about a 14 year old kid trying to suck is own dick. This, like Detective Downs, was on my schedule out of sheer curiosity that someone would make a movie about this. And, like Detective Downs, it wound up be wonderfully endearing and charming and enjoyable. Not only is Maruyama obsessed with licking his own dick, he's also got an overactive imagination that invents superhero personas for his parents and the people who live in his apartment complex. These fantasy sequences are sweet and funny and his burgeoning romance with a neighbor combined with the mystery of a serial killer make the whole movie just a lovely little package. This is what I imagine The Lady in the Water was trying to be. I am comparing it a bit to A Boy and his Samurai from several years ago at the festival. It's just a great fun movie that I liked very much. |
