Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

I've always what future "Guinea Pig" films would have looked like had they continued in the same taboo-breaking vein as "The Devil's Experiment" and "Flowers of Flesh and Blood". While some of the subsequent episodes were dark tales of horror, "Devil Woman Doctor" follows in the same comic footsteps as "He Never Dies". If you imagine what a Japanese Monty Python show may have looked like, you'll have some idea of the style of this dubious entry in the series.Casting political correctness aside, we have a crying baby's head exploding and an animated, corn-fed poo monster (think of "South Park"'s Mr. Hankey in "real-life"). With a succession of hit-and-miss sketches (well, "miss"), this installment seems to last a lot longer than its 52 minutes.4 out of 10. I'm almost lost for words. Another "completists only" title.

this film is (fortunately) not the first of notorious guinea pig films i had a 'pleasure' to watch. unlike 'mermaid in a manhole', devil doctor is and probably was intended to be a comedy. unfortunately - not a very good one, and to be honest 'a man who never dies' made me more amused, probably because it didn't intend to be funny (and was shorter). devil woman doctor is filled with exaggeration and slapstick humour, it doesn't appear to have any plot or time/place setting. the shots are or not loosely connected with a figure of a Japanese drag queen (supposedly a doctor... and a cleaner). they reminded me of (dont hate me, i didn't mean it this way) Monty python sketches that went bad. the stomach chasing a young girl in a tunnel was certainly the worst part of it, i liked the straightforward conversation of four patients suffering from various diseases and the moving tattoo scene, the opening was quite funny too. 3 out of 10... because i have seen worse.

If you've read any of my other reviews regarding the "infamous" GUINEA PIG series, you'll notice that I don't have much love for these films. With the exception of HE NEVER DIES, MERMAID IN A MANHOLE, and FLOWER OF FLESH AND BLOOD (none of which are masterpieces in their own right...), the GUINEA PIG series just isn't what it's cracked up to be. DEVIL WOMAN DOCTOR is another fine example of the disappointment I felt after hearing all the hype about this series, then shelling out for the box-set. Luckily I got it pretty cheap... Anyway, DEVIL WOMAN DOCTOR is a horror comedy that revolves around a transvestite doctor doing stupid experiments on patients. There are a few slightly humorous moments, but anyone calling this film "hilarious" must have the comedy sense of a five-year-old. The FX are stupid, it's not that gory or funny, so what are you left with....Not much. This one sucks, plain and simple. Also avoid ANDROID OF NOTRE DAME and DEVIL'S EXPERIMENT - these suck, too. A generous 3/10 for a couple of minor laughs...

After having viewed the disturbing images of early Guinea Pig's Devils Experiment and Flowers of Flesh and Blood I approached this chapter with well deserved trepidation. What I didn't expect was that I'd be laughing my ass off five minutes into the film.SOME MINOR SPOILERSTelling the flimsy story of a transvestite doctor and his/her radical experiments on her patients DWD is basically an excuse for unleashing a handful of hilariously gory sequences, from a family whose heads explode when angry to the story of a loving couple, one of which is dead via the tale of a woman pursued by a killer 'abandoned internal organ'. I kid you not.The FX are bargain basement at best but it's all about the comedy this time. The exploding heads are straight out of Monty Python while the rest rings of Troma or early Trey Parker film Cannibal the Musical.Fans of hardcore horror are often disappointed by this entry in the series but if you share a slightly warped sense of humour you will get a good few laughs out of this one."Iron Pie Fight!!!"