Getting Any? (1995)

"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!

I don't ever recall writing a user comment for a film before, but considering some other comments here say it is garbage, I thought I would defend it. While this film CAN be considered garbage because it is so stupid and has some of the weirdest parts, you really have to watch this for what it is worth. This film is the single most funny movie I have ever seen in my life. If you can get over the fact at how slap stick and how unlikely it is, this is comic genius. There are so many references in this film also, to thinks like power rangers, road runner and coyote etc. It really is truly funny. This movie is so crazy you'll be on the floor dying of laughter, the comic timing is impeccable, the situations are insane and the outcomes are even more insane. This is the zaniest movie ever made. No it won't change your life, it wont enlighten you, but you WILL laugh.

Filmed in Japan in 1994 and released a year later, GETTING ANY? is a silly (and sometimes spicy) series of comic farces about a dim-witted middle-aged fool who is obsessed with the idea of having sex (for the first time in his life most certainly). Chasing after his quest he takes part in many absurd adventures. The "comic" escapades contain all of the grounding and sophistication of a Benny Hill sketch (all that is missing is on-target humor and kazoo music). GETTING ANY? does have frequent female partial nudity, and that's about the only reason to sit through this film. The ghost of Benny Hill is alive and not doing so well in Japan. Don't get GETTING ANY!

Don't watch it. It's just a stupid attempt to make a funny movie out of a bunch of sketches put together. Thin, thin storyline and thin jokes. There was nothing that really made you want to watch it till the end. Pure crap!