TheRetardedVacuum Like the other Guinea Pig movies, the beginning tries to convince us that what we're seeing is real (though I highly doubt it was meant to be serious this time around), but unlike the other Guinea Pig movies, this movie is so comically over-the-top and beyond unrealistic that not even Charlie Sheen could mistake it for reality.A depressed man slits his wrist only to find he cannot die nor even feel pain, he inflicts more self-harm to prove this for sure, and then when he's finally convinced himself that it's not a dream, invites his friend over, who is sleeping with immortal guy's girlfriend Kyoko, and gets his revenge on him by grossing him out and throwing intestines at him. I don't want to spoil too much but the ending is equal parts ludicrous and amusing.The entire movie is very goofy, and funny in several places. Surprisingly, it's also pretty gross, the wrist cutting scene and the throat slicing scene are both more unnerving than any of the serious gore and violence in the previous Guinea Pig installments. As usual with the Guinea Pig movies, the gore effects look pretty good. I hope they made at least one of the remaining Guinea Pig installments like this one instead of trying to be shocking with plot less torture. Off to Mermaid In A Manhole!

K_Todorov "He Never Dies" is the third of the "Guinea Pig" films. It is also the first one of them to have an actual plot. And it works relatively well considering the film's shoestring budget.This is a simple tale of a depressed Japanese businessman whom after being dumped by his girlfriend, decides to end his life. But what he soon finds out that it might not be so easy. For some reason he is unable to die, hence the name "He Never Dies".What soon becomes apparent after watching a few minutes of the film is that the mood which dominated the first two parts of the series is changed to a less serious comedic one. No longer are we presented with the idea of a documentary type picture. Instead the viewer is treated to a comedic gore film more similar to Peter Jackson's Dead Alive. This doesn't necessarily mean that it is inferior, but it loses some of it's edge compared to the previous installments. Yes there is a lot of gore in it but it never reaches the stomach churning effect of "Flowers Of Flesh And Blood". Simply because it is treading in a crossroad with it's attempt to incorporate a plot but at the same time suffering from budget limitations. Production value is visibly low and while that could have been excused in the past entries because of their snuff film appearance, here they become a problem to properly enjoy the film. For what it's worth the acting is surprisingly good with the actors demonstrating some very entertaining reactions towards the main character's "problem"."He Never Dies" is a very different from the previous, film. With it's includement of plot and characters and comedic presentation it lost a lot of the shock effect the first two movies were known for. But it made it up for it's the sheer entertainment value.

knifeintheeye A lot of people on a lot of boards talk about the GP series as a good introduction to serious gore.The series of films in question, are video movies trying (by mid 1980's standards) to be as graphic as possible. Some are filmed to be serious snuff films (and more then a few people believed that they were!) and some, like HE NEVER DIES, are meant to be more humorous.I sought out a few titles from this series and this was the first one I watched. At 40 minutes, it was an easy watch and I at no point felt queasy. The gore itself was all self inflicted and done with a humorous bent. It's about a worker who felt unappreciated at work, and wanted to end his life, and what happens to him when he tries to end it. I wasn't truly disappointed but I suppose I just expected more.

fertilecelluloid This third installment in the Guinea Pig cycle prostitutes its way to wider acceptability with humor.Trouble is, the humor is so juvenile it's tedious.A salaryman decides to off himself. He cuts off his own hand, rips out his innards and saws through his throat with a long knife.Unfortunately (for him), these gory acts don't kill him...they only make him stronger and more determined to find other ways of suiciding.Considering the fact that these productions are shot on video (which is a very harsh, unforgiving medium), the special make-up effects are pretty amazing. If they had been filmed and lit more low key, they'd be almost perfect.HE NEVER DIES becomes even sillier when our hero's best buddy and girlfriend turn up.Definitely miles removed from the mean-spirited hijinks of the previous two installments, this is mildly amusing if you shuttle from gore scene to gore scene.Still, you have to admire the Japanese for their balls in producing material like this.