If the rest of the movie was on par with the ending, this would have been great. Instead it was senseless and monotonous, even with all of Miike's trademark violence and vulgarity. Too incoherent to enjoy.

I disliked this for a lot of the reasons I disliked House of 1000 Corpses. Self-indulgent ridiculousness without much substance. I didn't care for any of the characters which left much of the film pretty boring. However, the violence was done well and damn, that ending was great. Worth it for the last ten minutes.

It's hard not to enjoy this on some level, with it's range from melodrama to hysterical and frenetic scenes, one more shocking and tasteless than the other. A rollercoaster ride of a film.

Um ótimo filme, depois de um começo frenético e empolgante, a estória se desenrola de forma eficaz e tudo nos leva a um duelo final entre o policial e o bandido, mas eis que Miike nos proporciona algo completamente inesperado. O que dizer do kamikaze da granada atirando-se dentro do carro em movimento? E o braço sendo arrancado? E a bazuca? Simplesmente Takashi Miike.

The parts where it obviously wasn't taking itself too seriously were very enjoyable, but the rest didn't impress me much.

Holy crap, what was that awesomeness I just watched? The whole first 10 minutes of this film is a breathless montage of insanity. The final duel is a cataclysmic thing of beauty.

Very Great

We all know Miike is a twisted genius, but Dead or Alive takes it to a new level. After the credits rolled, I sat in my seat for at least 5 or 10 minutes, unable to process what I had just seen. Absolutely incredible.

A thoroughly average cop versus gangster movie with some really gross content and characters you won't care about. Might be worth viewing just for the final 2 minutes where everyone stops Giving Any Fucks which leads to the silliest ending I've seen in ages.

This movie and Possession would make a good shit-drowning double bill.

Best of the three.

Amazing opening, brilliant ending, and a not bad middle.

Oh, HELL YEAH!!! That ending was orgasm-inducing, knock-you-on-your-ass AWESOME. So's the beginning for that matter. And the shootout with the guy in the bird costume. Oh, and the drowning of that girl in a pool filled with... yeah... this movie rules.

This is kind of a typical yakuza film with occasional Miike touches. Except for the amazing/hilarious ending, there's not much special about it.

This movie ruined mini pools for me.

A movie that destroys all the clichés of the genre, therefore deserves to be seen.

I'd normally rate this slightly lower, but the finale alone gives it a few points. An entertaining and interesting movie, but Miike has done better.

This director makes an astonishing amount of junk, just about all of it qualifies as interesting and daring, only some of it is really inspired and rarely it's great. To me Dead or Alive is great junk, especially the conclusion.

Didn't expect it to be such a dissapoinment especially after amazing opening scenes. Also great ending, but rest of the film is a mediocre at best yakuza drama with a few hints of Miikeness.

"...undeniably stylish."

Fairly typical yakuza film, until it's saved from left field in the last ten minues

The opening is an insane and coked up montage of hilarious, over the top trash. However, the movie is mostly quiet and minimalist and just casually weird. Miike at least pretends to play it straight, but fuck that, during the awesome final showdown Miike lets everybody in on the joke and pulls the funniest and most ridiculous escalating sequence I've seen in any of his movies. If it's all a set up to that punchline, well, it's worth it.

The first 5 and last 10 minutes were extraordinary, the rest was mediocre.

A quite unique cop story.