Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151146 in DVD
• Released on: 1998-07-29
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese
• Subtitled in: English, Chinese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Stellar Performance from Takeshi Kaneshiro
"Odd One Dies" is a mesmerizing movie. The movie captures a few days in the life of a street urchin (of sorts). Takeshi Kaneshiro gives a stellar performance as a wandering thug, with nothing to lose--until he meets an equally lost soul. The resting love affair is quirky, heartbreaking and incredibly real. The two characters exist on the peripheries of society, in a world where love seems impossible, which makes the relationship between the two that much more powerful. If you enjoyed "Chungking Express" but crave something less sweet, this is the movie for you. Also, Takeshi Kaneshiro is in almost every scene. Enough said.

Pretty good movie, faulty DVD
I have to beg you not to get the DVD distributed by Mei-Eh and it has the Tai Seng sticker on the front of it. The DVD cuts out at the 45 minute mark and I couldn't get it to play again. I tried a DVD player that I have only played a few times and ran into the same problem. Since no one else on here has had problems, I am guessing they got the Tai Seng version. So whatever you do DO NOT GET THE MEI-EH/TAI SENG VERSION!!!!!

Now it took me over 2 hours to watch this trying to get it to play but I did manage to see about 80 of the 90 minutes. Luckily I saw the beginning and the end. The story doesn't exactly explain itself that well at the start but you will proabably figure it out. Takeshi Kaneshiro is big time gambler who I thought was just a little bit off. While not the brightest guy, it makes for a VERY interesting character to study. I don't want to spoil the story because it is actually quite good. It gets a bit boring in the middle and I didn't like the disbelief part at the end. This movie is very good but has a hard time staying on track and wanders off pretty far some times.

So again, do not get the Mei-Eh version or if you have the Mei-Eh/Tai Seng version, please review how it plays.

A fun movie to watch, if you like Takeshi, and weird music.
I myself love Takeshi, and have seen alot of his movies so I know what kind of character he likes to play. His character in this movie can be so intense at one moment, yet child-like in the next, without saying one word. Carmen Lee's performance was down-played, but effective,and the extra characters gave comic relief to this picture that could otherwise have been a real depressing film. The music they use usually have the complete opposite feel as the scene before you, ex. an intense confrontation is accentuated with what sounds like music from a commercial geared for kids, yet it goes together so well. If your in the mood for something a little different, I would definately recommend seeing this movie for the laugh factor alone.