I don't see any difference between "Audition" and films like "Memento" or "The Sixth Sense" - it's a film built around a gimmick that has since become the film's entire reputation - "dude, wait until THE BIG TWIST AT THE END!!!!!!!!!!!", which destroys the entire point of there being a twist, since everyone knows that there's a "big, wacky twist" coming going into it. That aside, it's a one-trick pony that simply doesn't hold up to repeated viewings and just feels like an excuse to tack on "shocking" violence. The "wacky violence" at the end doesn't redeem the rest of the milquetoast production. All that aside, what does everyone think of Fukosaku's "Battle Royale"? Sure, it's a dumb action splatterfest, but I love the concept and think it's 18 times better than any given american action movie of the past 20 years. Androo