"Getting Any?" might just be one of the lowest brow films I've seen in years. While I'll admit the film made me laugh, I was embarrassed that it did and am not sure I'd want all my friends to know I had a good time watching this incredibly dumb film....and wow, is it dumb! Before I talk about the film, I should talk about how it's been marketed. The DVD case shows a close up of Beat Takeshi, though he's only in a small portion of the film (not even appearing until the 77 minute mark). Now putting him on the cover isn't completely dishonest--he did write and direct the film. However, Dankan stars as the bizarre leading man.
The film begins with Dankan trying to buy a car so he can have sex inside it. This seems to be his consuming passion and throughout this VERY free-form film, he bounces into many surreal and Benny Hill-style skits. For a while, he tries to figure out the best way to get a girl to be willing to have sex with him--and he imagines himself in many bizarre situations--many that are absolutely soaked in nudity. The goes from being a failed bank robber, to a failed actor, to a failed gangster, to the invisible man (he didn't fail here) to a weird fly-man who adores human waste.
Much of this is not funny, but some is and you'll laugh out loud. But it's not consistent at all, very cartoony and much like a film if it were made by 8 year-olds with a big budget. But, at other times, it's clever satire--and stuff you'd adore if you are into Japanese culture--as it pokes fun of Zatoichi, Ultraman, Joe Shishido (a great gangster from 1960s Japanese films) and even Ghost Busters. The jokes come so fast that even though most fall flat, you can't help but admire its energy--even though it's a most juvenile and often sleazy film. Watch it...alone. And don't admit to anyone that you like this sort of thing!
The film begins with Dankan trying to buy a car so he can have sex inside it. This seems to be his consuming passion and throughout this VERY free-form film, he bounces into many surreal and Benny Hill-style skits. For a while, he tries to figure out the best way to get a girl to be willing to have sex with him--and he imagines himself in many bizarre situations--many that are absolutely soaked in nudity. The goes from being a failed bank robber, to a failed actor, to a failed gangster, to the invisible man (he didn't fail here) to a weird fly-man who adores human waste.
Much of this is not funny, but some is and you'll laugh out loud. But it's not consistent at all, very cartoony and much like a film if it were made by 8 year-olds with a big budget. But, at other times, it's clever satire--and stuff you'd adore if you are into Japanese culture--as it pokes fun of Zatoichi, Ultraman, Joe Shishido (a great gangster from 1960s Japanese films) and even Ghost Busters. The jokes come so fast that even though most fall flat, you can't help but admire its energy--even though it's a most juvenile and often sleazy film. Watch it...alone. And don't admit to anyone that you like this sort of thing!