Virus

1980 [JAPANESE]

Adventure / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

6
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 3483 3.5K

apocalypse lethal virus antarctica struggle for survival mass extinction disaster movie

Director

Kinji Fukasaku Photo
Kinji Fukasaku

Top cast

Henry Ramer Photo
Henry Ramer as TV Narrator
Alberta Watson Photo
Alberta Watson as Litha
Bo Svenson Photo
Bo Svenson as Maj. Carter
Stuart Gillard Photo
Stuart Gillard as Dr. Ed Meyer
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.4 GB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 36 min
Seeds 1
2.88 GB
1920*1036
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 36 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rhardy-36998 7 / 10

Watch the long version

I saw the European/US one and half hour release and that version justifies the relatively low rating, however, the full length (Japanese version?) has much more depth in which the whole story falls into it's correct place. Though it is more than two hours long every scene contributes to the story. This in contrast to contemporary films where often at least an hour or so can be edited out because they contribute nothing to the plot.I was also surprised by the beautiful scenery while most of the movie was shot on location (Antarctica), they even used real submarines on location. It gives the movie so much more realism depth and atmosphere than the boring CGI graphics the use nowadays.
Reviewed by christgla

It has good acting, good story and decent production values to boot.

Having read all the bad reviews this movie has received because of its poor videoquality and editing, I nonetheless bought it yesterday on DVD from a local store in Oslo. I just simply had to buy it in spite of the numerous warnings. The reason is that I'm a huge fan of similar movies like The Andromeda Strain, The Satan Bug and the Cassandra Crossing which are all great. Regarding the movie itself I was pleasantly surprised. It has good acting, good story and decent production values to boot. All the necessary ingredients for making a compelling movie. Sadly this is ruined by an almost unviewable videoprint. It seems to me that the DVD-edition I bought used an old VHS videoprint as the source. The sound is equally bad. Finally, some of the shorter prints of the film is plagued by abruptness. The version I acquired runs approx. 108 minutes. You get the feeling you've missed out on something. Nearing the end of the film one of the main characters returns from Washinghton to Antarctica. But we get no explanation as to how he made the journey. Which off course is a prudent question to ask, since in between his departure and arrival, a nuclear holocaust has transpired and several years have passed.The longest version runs approx. 150 minutes. Hopefully I'll someday get my hands on that copy. And I urge everyone else to stay clear of the shorter prints and aim for the full 150 minute version instead.Kind regards, Chris
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