poolandrews Review of Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment

Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (1985 Video)

Totally 100% fake horror that documents various tortures on a woman.

[6/10 · 10 August 2005]

Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken, or Guinea Pig: Devils Experiment as it's more commonly known amongst Western audiences, starts with a brief Japanese text introduction that translated into English supposedly reads 'Several years ago, I obtained a private video under the title Guinea Pig. It's commentary said "This is a report of an experiment in the breaking point of bearable pain and the corrosion of people's senses" but it was, in fact, an exhibition of devilish cruelty as 3 perpetrators severely abused a woman. Note: "Guines Pig" is defined as any experimental material.' Once that's out the way Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken starts proper & the fun begins... Another caption informs us that it is 'Summer 198X', the film is split up into various sections that are preceded by a title card & the first one reads 'HIT' in which three men slap & punch a woman named Yegg around her face & eventually start whacking her with a small cloth bag full of coins, a counter in the bottom right hand corner of the screen indicates 100 before the second section 'KICK' begins which is self explanatory. The third is 'CLAW' in which the skin on Yegg's arm & hand is pinched with a metal tool of some sort. Then it's 'UNCONCIOUS' in which the men spin Yegg around on a chair, a lot. Next up is 'A SOUND' in which Yegg is subjected to a horrible high pitched noise through headphones which are tied & taped to her head, as the counter reads 20h Yegg starts to drool. In 'BURN' the men pour boiling hot water over Yegg's arms. 'WORM' sees a load of maggots poured over Yegg's face, body & wounds. 'GUTS' shows the men throwing presumably animal intestines all over poor Yegg & finally Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken finishes with 'NEEDLE' which is the showstopper where Yegg is put out of her misery... The first of 7 Guinea Pig films produced in Japan Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken is sick, offencive, twisted, depraved, senseless, brutal & has no redeeming values whatsoever which means it's just about the perfect exploitation film! I can't say I loved it but at the same time I found it quite watchable for what it was. There is no story, no characters & it really is just scene after scene of Yegg being beaten & abused. I should also point out that Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken is totally fake & that's an absolute certainty. While the special make-up effects are very good they don't convince 100%, having said that the needle inserted into Yegg's eye is a brutal scene & I can see how many would be grossed out by it but it's definitely just an effect albeit an impressive one. The production is extremely basic being filmed on what looks like a camcorder, there are no sets to speak of, no music & it contains virtually no dialogue except abuse the men hurl at Yegg. There isn't really much else to say about Za Ginipiggu: Akuma no Jikken except that if it sounds offencive to you then it will be, otherwise if you like extreme cinema & looking for something unique then this may fit the bill for you. I found it strangely watchable, I don't know what that says about me, but it certainly isn't for everyone. Think carefully before you give this one a go, difficult to recommend & my score is based on my own personal liking of it.