Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies

I watched this film thinking I was going to see another terrific, no holds barred, Japanese gore fest. Japan seems to have no problem starring 15-17 year old children in extreme horror films. I was ready for anything.

I wasn't ready for the spectacular performance by Natsuki Kato. She slips easily through extreme emotional states . I wasn't ready for the wildly off beat humour thrown in by the Drew Ilegal Repeat Kill Group. I was also quite touched by the heavy handed lecture on how society has failed its children. I don't know, maybe I'm getting old.

The viewer should make no mistake, this is a B-movie. It's over the top in its execution, but flows nicely...well except for the 5 minute puppet show! There is a lot of blood. Sadly, much of it looks like dried paint. There were some great scenes of gore. Not all of them realistic, but effective nontheless.

And I really like the bunny outfit. What a great touch. This is a film that doesn't take itself too seriously, but has a rather serious social comment. I loved it.

Part millennium movie, part post modern 'Evil Dead', this bloody tale of the wonder and terror of schoolgirls aged 15 - 17 is surely uniquely Japanese, and yet is also able to trigger a more basic response.

It's literary origins give it a seriousness, that it's cartoon like visuals of young girls ripping into the flesh and innards of their victims seems at odds with and yet…..

From the first day of 2001, we are told, girls of these ages are first dropping dead and then returning as zombies that twitch and turn till they are sliced into 165 pieces and all search to be killed by their lover.

Extreme, odd and colourful!

Naoyuki Tomomatsu's "Stacy" of 2001 is a messy and confusing, but highly entertaining and amusing humorous gore flick like it will only be made in the Land Of The Rising Sun.

In the near future (beginning of the 21st century), girls between 15 and 17 suddenly fall victims to a mysterious epidemic plague. After a period of gratuitous "Near Death Happiness" ("NDH") , the cheerful girls die, only to rise from the dead as flesh eating zombie-schoolgirls, commonly referred to as Stacies. These Stacies infest the streets with their desire for flesh, until they are "repeat-killed". In order to repeat-kill a Stacy, she must be cut in 165 pieces, a task which is performed mainly by the "Romero Repeat-Kill Troops", Swat teams in trucks specialized on Stacy-disposal...

When watching "Stacy", I couldn't help but laugh my ass off almost throughout the entire film. The plot es absolute nonsense, and there is no suspense at all, but it is (besides the excessive gore) exactly the absurd story that makes this movie such a joy to watch. "Stacy" is furthermore a tribute to Zombie-Classics, as the whole movie is full of references to movies like "The Evil Dead" or George A. Romero's 'Dead' films ("Romero Repeat-Kill Troops", a popular chainsaw called "Bruce Campbell's Right Hand, etc.).

The performances range from bearable to awful, but since this is a movie with a twinkle in the eye, that has to be seen with a certain sense of humor, the terrible acting is not really bothersome. As mentioned above, the gore is extreme, which is the movie's main purpose, and which should serve as a recommendation to my fellow gore-fans. "Stacy" may be pure nonsense, the plot is unbelievably odd and confusing at times and the acting is terrible, but the movie is certainly quite amusing for a fan of splatter flicks. Recommended for a good, gory laugh.

Its got zombies...its got chainsaws....its got Japanese Schoolgirls!!! What more could you possibly need?

My only regret is that my copy only has German and Dutch sub-titles, but who needs to know whats being said when you have the fore-mentioned ingredients???

There are enough horror film references here to keep the average fan entertained even if Japanese schoolgirls covered in blood and coming back as the undead is not your 'thing'...everything from Romero to Raimi

Gory fun.

'Tis a story of love 'Tis a story of death 'Tis a story of love beyond death

But most importantly...

'Tis a story of chainsawing hot zombie school girls.

"STACY"

At the dawn of the new millennium, young girls, aged 15-17, entered a state of bliss, dubbed, Near Death Happiness, or N.D.H. But from there, turned into flesh eating zombies, that couldn't be stopped unless their bodies were cut into 165 small pieces (then left on the curb in trash bags, for the Romero Rekill Squad to come and dispose of).

While style isn't this movies strong point, the story, originally by Kenji Otsuki, is a deep and compelling one, but at the same time, hidden by comedic killing, and wantonness gore. This movie pays great homage to Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and Army of Darkness. Under all of this though, is a story that is very driven, and complete. It takes zombie movies in an unheard of direction, and sets a bar far beyond any other zombie movie has yet to surpass, and will not for a while.

This movie is truly a great watch, the special effects are at times cheesy, but at other times (beheaded girl) are a real treat to watch. Supposedly this movie has a semi famous cast, I don't recognize anybody in there, but I'm sure after being in a film like Stacy, they are probably all living on their own private islands right now, surfing in pools of pudding.

Action fans will love it because of the zombies, girls will love it because of the heart warming story of love, zombies will love it because of zombies, In fact, this movie is probably the key to world peace.

Watch it or die.