Four guys are siting around in a convenience store eating some ramen soup. Looking for something to do, one of them says " Lets Attack the Gas Station again ". The 4 guys rush a corner gas station, which they robbed weeks before; they find the cash register nearly empty. While holding the staff out of sight a customer comes to the gas station, after getting paid for the gas they decide to take the whole gas station hostage and pump gas for personal profit. The night is only starting and there is a lot in store for our would-be gas station attendants.
Attack the Gas Station is an extremely original stylish piece of comedy. The story is very imaginative and a lot of things that happen during the movie are the kind of things you'd say " Wouldn't it be cool if this and that would happen" but it never does, in attack the gas station is does happen. This movie is simply said fun, a group of guys go out and do some illegal things, not really ill intentioned but not respecting the law. The story is simple to follow and is very entertaining.
The characters are the life of the movie, the 4 main characters are each unique and very colorful. In fact each of the main characters seem to have a primary color (yellow, red, blue and green), that goes well with the rest of the movie which is sharp and has color. During the course of the movie you get a feeling of knowing the main characters a little better as there is some development into their nature. The secondary characters are also great, there is far less development on their part but in this movie every character gets their 15 seconds of fame. The entire cast is simply great, the acting is of a high quality and the chemistry visible.
You have action, comedy and all around entertainment in this movie. Most of the entertainment is based on comedy, be it dialog, situational humor or the things that the characters do. The kind of humorous situations in this movie are the kind of things that would never been seen in an American movie. In reality this is a comical and satirical view of a gas station hold up and in a way it makes the entire situation look like fun. While watching the movie you can't help but wonder what would be like in that situation, the sense of adventure is brought to life in this movie. Action wise you have some brawls and lots of high paced movement. The success of this movie is the combination of the action, comedy and story to bring you one hell of an adventure.
The subtitles were great on the DVD version, the dialog is important but it is easy to follow. This movie can easily be called a masterpiece but then again a matter of personal opinion falls into place. Some people might consider the movie to be stupid but generally for the open minded individual they would find the movie interesting. When this movie was presented at Fantasia 2000 the response from the crowd was incredible (winning the 1st prize for Best Comedia section) so I guess many people would find this movie interesting. This movie is pretty much a must see, anyone who likes *cool comedy* movies should adore this one.
The image quality (LTB) is pretty much excellent, on the box it is indicated that the movie is in anamorphic 16x9, unfortunately that is not the case. There is also a weird problem with the image, if you don't switch your DVD to 16x9 you will find the image squeezed. The sound was Dolby digital 5.1, extra: TV spot, trailer, talent files and a small making of without English subtitles. This is the best version of the movie, if you compare to the MeiAh release, this version is far superior.