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黑袍纠察队 第二季 (2020) Eggplant.place TMDB 豆瓣 Bangumi
The Boys Season 2 所属 电视剧集: 黑袍纠察队
7.9 (508 个评分) 导演: 菲利浦·斯格里西亚 / 塞巴斯蒂安·席尔瓦 演员: 卡尔·厄本 / 杰克·奎德
布彻尔、休伊和小组成员慌不择路,他们一方面逃避法律制裁,另一方面又努力反击超级英雄。与此同时,超级英雄管理公司沃特趁着超级恶人造成的恐慌大捞一笔。另外,一个新超级英雄“风暴”改变了公司形象,并挑战了地位早已经不太牢固的祖国人。
2020年10月26日 看过
2026年2月27日 评论 A "Diabolical" Disappointment - Capitalizes on none of the momentum that was established in the shocking conclusion to season 1. Instead we follow around of a bunch of now mopey characters as they half-heartedly try to take down the Vaught corporation and the corrupt superhumans they harbor, while occasionally experiencing cutaways to villains like The Deep and A-Train as the show I guess tries (and fails) to redeem them or something in segments that are both stupid and unnecessary. None of the manic energy or fun of the first season manifests itself outside of the sixth episode. As for the backlash it is receiving for its political ideals, well for once the criticism is actually earned. Rather than offering a thoughtful critique of its opposition's viewpoints, this is just a simple hit piece. One that's especially hard to take seriously too due to how immature all the surrounding material is. Well, at least they got to include that scene of Homelander jerking off over the city Amazon wouldn't let them use last time. It's one of the few instances this actually feels like "The Boys" should. I still have hope season 3 will be good. All of this is totally fixable. It will just take an abandonment of the whinier tone found this time around and a return to the unhinged, zany action of its predecessor. 4/10
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黑袍纠察队 第一季 (2019) 豆瓣 Eggplant.place Bangumi TMDB
The Boys Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 黑袍纠察队
8.1 (747 个评分) 导演: 菲利浦·斯格里西亚 / 丹尼尔·艾提奥斯 演员: 卡尔·厄本 / 艾琳·莫里亚蒂
这是一个超能力者和普通人共存的世界,祖国人、火车头、深海、梅芙女王、透明人和玄色隶属于全球最大的超级英雄公司沃特集团,在帮助政府惩奸除恶维护世界和平的同时,他们也以偶像的身份帮助公司赚取了难以计数的利润。休伊是一个平凡的男孩,她的女友死于一场意外,而这场意外的制造者正是火车头。休伊不愿意接受沃特公司潦草的致歉和赔偿,决定替女友报仇。
2019年8月11日 看过
2026年2月27日 评论 Lacks the Punch of its Source Material, but a Trashy Good Time Nonetheless - I hoped it would be more of a skewering of today's superhero obsessed culture, but I ultimately still enjoyed The Boys for its blood soaked, foul-mouthed anarchy in a time where our masked vigilantes have to remain squeaky clean to ensure box-office domination. There are some shots taken at how mass marketed the superhero genre has become, but I would have appreciated just a bit more on this front. The underrated Karl Urban is of course fantastic as always. Really carrying the show here as a lot of the side-characters aren't given too much to do (a flaw in the comics as well). The plot and world-building are interesting, and I remained glued to the screen across each of the 8 episodes, but admittedly there isn't much depth to any of this. Overall, The Boys isn't quite the next big superhero takeover or even the slayers of this ever-growing pop culture juggernaut cycle we're on. What it is however if a vulgar, hyper-violent look at what it could be like if superheroes actually existed and got as big as their onscreen counterparts. 7/10
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极地恶灵 第一季 (2018) 豆瓣 Bangumi
The Terror Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 极地恶灵
8.0 (64 个评分) 导演: 蒂姆·米兰特斯 / 爱德华·贝尔格 演员: 杰瑞德·哈里斯 / 托比亚斯·门基斯
AMC的《恐怖号 The Terror》是根据Dan Simmons 07年所着同名小说改篇,已直接预订10集,现确定在美国时间明年3月26日首播。剧集版由David Kajganich编剧,讲述在1847年时皇家海军惊恐号在探索北极圈的「西北航道」(Northwest Passage)时,他们的船受到某种不知名的掠食怪袭击,因此船员得为了生存而战。小说是根据John Franklin现实带领「幽冥号」(HMS Erebus)及「惊恐号」(HMS Terror)的故事所创作。
Jared Harris饰演Francis Crozier,是惊恐号的船长,是远征队的第二指挥,他是个智慧的水手及船长,但身为爱尔兰人令他在皇家海军的仕途上到了瓶颈位(原文是glass ceiling,这是种指因为某人的性别或身份或某自身原因下,在虽然没明文下,仍然被限制了升迁),令他对能成名及政治生涯都不抱期待。
Ciaran Hinds饰演John Franklin/约翰·富兰克林爵士﹑Paul Ready饰演Henry Goodsir ﹑Adam Nagaitis 饰演Cornelius Hickey ,他们与Tobias Menzies的角色James Fitzjames(皇家海军其中一员)都是探索队船员。
Edward Ashley﹑Liam Garrigan饰演在惊恐号上的组员,而Ronan Raftery与Matthew McNulty皆饰演惊恐号上的上尉。
2019年12月25日 看过
2026年2月23日 评论 Slow and Flawed, but Nonetheless Intriguing - While the story is a fictitious spin on history things never descend into full-on fantasy. A lot of work went into making everything feel as authentic and period appropriate as possible. It also takes itself very seriously. The natural horrors of the situation take precedent over the supernatural ones. So, we're largely watching the characters minds break and the terrible things they'll do to survive with the monster attacks only occasionally being thrown in. While this emphasis on human drama and desperation make it an easy show to respect, it doesn't always make it exciting to watch. The slow pacing was at times a real hinderance to my enjoyment. There are entire episodes where all that happens are conversations. Which is great at maturely portraying the gradual degradation of the crew's sanity and morals, but not so much at maintaining the attention of those watching. If you have the patience though this genuinely a good show. Thoughtful and horrific with some decent creature-feature action thrown in for good measure. I just wished there was some more going on at times.
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The Boy That Died Wolf (Explicit) 豆瓣
Highly Suspect 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2016年11月18日 出版发行: 300 Entertainment
2016年12月18日 听过
2026年2月23日 评论 Showing Further Potential in their Sophomore Album - The indie and alternative rock vibes can be found throughout. While still having room to grow, Highly Suspect shows remarkable talent. Very content to be themselves, their lyrical themes carry their views and experiences all wrapped up in a very nice sound. Certain tracks like Chicago and F.W.Y.T. do fall short of expectations, but with tracks like For Billy and My Name is Human it's hard to not enjoy the overall package. It's simply some of the best new rock out there right now. A particular standout for me is Look Alive, Stay Alive which carries the sound and energy of punk rock. They still have a ways to go and the album is touch uneven is a few areas. Still, they prove themselves to be worth following yet again and even gotten themselves some Grammy nominations this early in their career. With one of the most original and unique sounds out there right now, passing up on Highly Suspect would be a mistake. Especially when they have this much talent.
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Harmlessness 豆瓣
8.2 (8 个评分) The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die 类型: 摇滚
发布日期 2015年9月25日 出版发行: Broken World Media / Epitaph Records
2015年10月10日 听过
2026年2月23日 评论 Not Exactly My Thing, but Still Great - The emo band has crafted a strong indie rock album. One that can be downright beautiful at times. It's melodic tones and hipster energy make it feel like the soundtrack to clichéd and overly emotional coming of age drama aimed at teenagers. That isn't a bad thing in the case of this album. While you do have to be a person of a particular taste to enjoy this kind of music, the band is fully aware of this and embraces it wholeheartedly. As a result, we get a confident piece of work. One that knows just what it wants to be and embraces it all the way through. The results might push people away who aren't already a fan of the genre, but even they can't deny the talent the album contains and at least get some enjoyment out of it even if they plan on never returning to it afterwards. I should know, I'm one of those people. While perhaps not the most diverse album out there it's one that stand as an important entry in the genre. Maybe even getting this style of music some more mainstream attention. It does so without sacrificing what makes the genre so special to those who follow it. It will evoke the right emotions from them and give them something new to obsess over. While the natural style of the emo/indie rock genres will still alienate some, other will find a powerful collection of songs to be enjoyed here. It's definitely not for everyone, but it's good enough to still be respected. Even by those of us who just aren't fans. It's a pretty great album.
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X战警:天启 (2016) 豆瓣 Min reol IMDb TMDB 维基数据
X-Men: Apocalypse
7.1 (1144 个评分) 导演: 布莱恩·辛格 演员: 詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 / 迈克尔·法斯宾德
其它标题: X-Men: Apocalypse / 变种特攻:天启灭世战(港)
变种人天启(奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰)诞生于人类文明的最开端,被人类当做神一般敬仰膜拜,然而,这样的他,却遭到了他最蔑视的人类的背叛,被埋葬于废墟石砾之下,一晃眼就是数千年过去。
一场意外使得沉睡千年的天启从混沌中醒来,重返人间的他却发现曾经高贵的变种人,如今境遇十分糟糕。为了创造一个属于变种人的新世界,他找到了暴风女(亚历山德拉·西普 Alexandra Shipp 饰)、灵蝶(奥立薇娅·玛恩 Olivia Munn 饰),天使(本·哈迪 Ben Hardy 饰),还有想要过平凡生活却依旧遭到人类驱逐的万磁王(迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰)组成了天启四骑士。在察觉到天启的动向后,X教授(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 饰)带领着魔形女(詹妮弗·劳伦斯 Jennifer Lawrence 饰)、野兽(尼古拉斯·霍尔特 Nicholas Hoult 饰)和凤凰(索菲·特纳 Sophie Turner 饰)等人,发誓要粉碎天启的阴谋。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of X战警:天启 - Apocalypse gives us the first X-Men movie to feature a classic lineup of the characters coming together in their teenage years to fight evil under the guidance on Prof. Xavier while not being overshadowed by Wolverine. Essentially it's a close as we've gotten to the X-Men film we've all wanted for years now. However given how many steps forward the superhero genre has taken over the years, and Brian Singer's reliance on standard tropes, Apocalypse ends up being an odd mixture of better late than never, and too little, too late. There's a lot to like about Apocalypse . We get the return of the great cast from First Class and DoFP like Fassbender and McAvoy, Sophie Turner's Jean Grey, Evan Peters continually enjoyable Quicksilver complete with more of those amazing super-speed action sequences, and it doesn't crap all over Cyclops. It's got some of the best portrayals of these X-Men characters we've seen onscreen so far. The interpretations still aren't perfect mind you. DoFP couldn't fix everything, so things like age and timeline discrepancies keep things from being just as every comic book fan wants to see it. Nothing short of a reboot of the series will fix that. However, this is still the best we've gotten so far in that department. Given that Apocalypse seemingly does so much right by making good on the promise DoFP set the series up for, what keeps it from achieving greatness? That answer is simply that it's too familiar. With the MCU dominating theatres, the DCEU up and running, and the X-Men's own lengthy presence on the silver screen we've seen a lot of villains want to destroy the world. And quite frankly, they were more interesting than Apocalypse. The movie just has a very bland villain. Plus we already know how the fight turns out, so Apocalypse just ends up coming off as some dude who isn't really a threat whose sole purpose is just to break stuff. Then there's how underdeveloped he is. The action itself falls short as well. This is a bunch of special effects driven destruction. The likes of which we've seen in a lot of superhero films lately. Not even the constant display and barrage of these character's powers carries the same level of excitement as before. The action still isn't boring to watch, but it's certainly going through the established motions. Then there's the fact that a lot of these special effects look cheap and dated, particularly in the first half of the movie. What hurts Apocalypse the most is simply superhero fatigue. Brain Singer and FOX do their best to give us the X-Men movie we should've received in the first place all those years ago. For the most part they succeed. The issue it's a little late to do that. The superhero genre has taken off and reached heights one could hardly believe. Going back to basics wounds them here. They got off to their post- DoFP timeline with a shaky start. Does any of this mean Apocalypse is an outright bad movie? No, it's just behind the times. A flaw that's easier to forgive when you consider this is a close as we've come to that perfect X-Men lineup. There's a sort of classic X-Men feel to it and it's just nice to see a lot of the original characters like Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and Storm get some real screen-time and actually take part in the action without Hugh Jackman's Wolverine hogging the spotlight. So yeah, it's the most admirable attempt at giving us the perfect X-Men movie that's sadly flawed in key areas. For some this simply isn't going to be enough. For others like myself this will still be a respectable and enjoyable movie. One that still manages to entertain for (finally!) exploring other, original X-Men. The series things to make up for, but it certainly looks like they're trying. The future still has the potential to be bright for these characters.
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新木乃伊 (2017) TMDB 豆瓣 Min reol IMDb 维基数据
The Mummy
4.4 (279 个评分) 导演: 艾里克斯·库兹曼 演员: 汤姆·克鲁斯 / 罗素·克劳
其它标题: 미이라 / ザ・マミー 呪われた砂漠の王女
五千年前,埃及公主安玛奈特本来有望成为古埃及首位女法老王,但事与愿违,新的继承人出世,王位受到威胁。不甘心的她求助黑暗力量,结果事败被捉,被活生生制成木乃伊,封印在远离家乡之地。并被埋葬于沙漠深处的坟墓中。现代,一支由尼克为首的海豹突击队在中东的沙漠中寻获了其公主的古老棺木,但却因此唤醒了可怕的远古诅咒;复活于现代的安玛奈特带来了一个恶毒的怨念,并打算以深埋了上千年的邪恶力量降临于现代的世界,这使得在空难中意外幸存的尼克必须找出防止世界遭到毁灭的方法。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 新木乃伊 - Setting out to create their own cinematic universe, Universal Pictures resurrects The Mummy as a tonally inconsistent star vehicle for Tom Cruise. It wants to be a horror movie, but constantly shoehorns in humor and action reminiscent of Marvel's superhero films in order to ensure mainstream appeal. It's efforts to set up the larger world of this "Dark Universe" consisting of rebooted versions of Universal's classic monster properties is interesting, but muddled. It is yet unclear how everything is going to come together. That's not the problem. The problem is that after this sorry introduction, I'm not very interested in learning how. It's hard to care about anything happening onscreen. The story is a bit of a mess, the dialog is incredibly cliché, and the characters are bland stereotypes. The most interesting aspects are the horror ones, which unfortunately are neutered in order to not scare away the general public. I'm sorry, but I thought these were supposed to be monster movies. You can pretty much predict everything that's going to happen so any excitement is automatically drained away. Tome Cruise hams it up while playing his typical smarmy guy role that he's just getting too old for. Everyone else is just kind of there, including Russell Crowe who has a surprisingly minor and practically useless role in the film. Somebody's just there for that cinematic universe money (good luck with that). The sole shinning light in this whole ordeal is Sofia Boutella. While she plays a totally weak villain, she does manage to be drop dead sexy in the process and show some much appreciated skin. There's a lot going on in this reboot of The Mummy . Almost none of it is any good. It's manages to capture all of the worst qualities of a Tom Cruise movie. It's a flat, stale, and pandering effort that will leave the majority of viewers bored and wanting so much more. A poor way to kick off a cinematic universe. Universal would have honestly just been better off keeping the also vanilla Dracula Untold as their first step. While only marginally better, at least that one was likely to have more of a following. Skip this. If this one hasn't already derailed their plans, we're all better off just waiting to see what Universal comes up with next for their Dark Universe. Outside of Sofia Boutella's butt, there's nothing here worth seeing, and you can google that. Things are very "dark" indeed.
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德古拉元年 (2014) 豆瓣 IMDb Min reol TMDB 维基数据
Dracula Untold
5.8 (92 个评分) 导演: 盖瑞·肖 演员: 卢克·伊万斯 / 莎拉·加顿
其它标题: Dracula Untold / 德古拉:永咒传奇(台)
15世纪中叶,作风彪悍残忍的穿刺王弗拉德(卢克·伊万斯 Luke Evans 饰)在土耳其苏丹的扶持下回到故乡特兰西瓦尼亚,建立起一个和平祥和的国家。然而此时此刻他仍受制于土耳其苏丹王穆罕默德(多米尼克·库珀 Dominic Cooper 饰),苏丹要求弗拉德献上一千个男孩充军,包括他儿子在内的孩子们都将成为嗜血统治者的牺牲品。不愿孩子重走自己当年血腥之路的弗拉德奋起反抗,屠杀使者。为了赢得战争的胜利,他闯入神秘而恐怖的断牙山,期望借助传说中的怪物之手击退土耳其的入侵者。
他为了国家不惜抛弃良知和灵魂,由此注定了千古悲剧的开始。吸血鬼德古拉的传说由此上演……
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 德古拉元年 - Dracula's origin story tries to combine history with horror. However, what we get is a swords-and-shields war film that tries to awkwardly juggle those two elements in order to give reasoning for why it's conflict even exists in the first place. The result is a movie that's more talking than fighting. Had the dialog been better and the action more appealing that might not have been a bad thing. In the end though we are left with a really boring experience. The lines the talented cast (two Game of Thrones stars are present) are given are unbelievably cheesy and just awkwardly written. Luke Evans plays a hero who goes to the dark side for noble reasons, but there's no moral conflict. Our lead actress Sarah Gadon can't act. As a result there's no one to really root for in this film.  The Dracula aspect isn't even well used. It's part horror film, but there's no horror. Dracula simply doesn't feel like Dracula. His powers are on display, but they aren't exciting to witness and they don't add any spice to the lackluster battle scenes. Director Gary Shore tries hard to dazzle with special effects that present Dracula as a super powered foe not to be messed with, but ultimately what we get are brief, yawn inducing affairs.  The reboot of Universals "Monsters" universe is just plain bad. It's a poor start that's lacking in thrills. Perhaps it's biggest sin is that it doesn't tap into the horror aspect at all. Simply making the sky black, the world gray, and having bats everywhere doesn't cut it. It's not a monster movie at all. This vampire has no bite.
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摇滚卡斯巴 (2015) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Rock The Kasbah
导演: 巴瑞·莱文森 演员: 比尔·默瑞 / 凯特·哈德森
其它标题: Rock The Kasbah / 沙漠飙高音(台)
过气的摇滚乐经济人里奇·兰斯(比尔·默瑞 Bill Murray 饰)在阿富汗为他的客户张罗最后一场巡演时,发现自己独自一人身在喀布尔,身无分文也没有护照。潦倒的他发现了拥有天籁嗓音的年轻女孩萨利马(丽姆·卢巴尼 Leem Lubani 饰),于是他决定将女孩送上当地最 受欢迎的选秀节目“阿富汗之星”……
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 摇滚卡斯巴 - It's basically just Bill Murray having a crazy time in Afghanistan. He runs into mercenaries, arms dealers, and a really sexy Kate Hudson. Along the way there are explosions, stolen passports, and other crazy hijinks before the movie settles on the core plot of Murray's "Richie" stumbling onto some real talent. The results are unfortunately rather uneven.  As far as the comedy goes it's got some chuckles here and there and some one liners that may grant a little more of a reaction. Bill Murray is just as fantastic as ever, so that ensures at least a few laughs no matter how bad the material is. Not that it actually is bad, just sadly lackluster. While far from a laugh riot we at least get Murray's rendition of "Smoke On The Water" and some clever dialogue.  The rest of the cast is just as good. They just aren't given as much to do. We've got the likes of Bruce Willis and Danny McBride in more humorous, albeit limited supporting roles. It's not hard to notice though that a lot of these characters don't stick around for long. They'll show up for a gag or two and maybe move the plot along a little and then they're gone. It naturally leads to some muddled storytelling.  Like I mentioned earlier in my review, a lot of crazy stuff happens before the movie starts to deliver the tale it wants to tell. When it does finally start telling it, the movie tries to offer up some commentary on Middle Eastern culture. It never quite manages to actually say anything and as a result there's nothing profound to be found here. While there are some amusing bits scattered throughout it's just not funny enough to be considered a good comedy. It's also not smart enough to be considered good satire. With characters regularly coming and going in the plot it's kind of hard to care about what's going on, especially when some departures make elements of it hard to follow.  This is the Murray show. The actor is once again as likable as ever and elevates the material to something higher than it's worth. He manages to wring some laughs out of the dry material. Unfortunately he can't work miracles. All in all it's an ill-conceived movie. One that perhaps was trying to do something good, but was unable to do so thanks to the botched execution. Bill Murray is able to make it watchable, but unable to make it worth watching.
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通宵 (2015) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
The Overnight
6.0 (10 个评分) 导演: Patrick Brice 演员: 泰勒·席林 / 亚当·斯科特
其它标题: The Overnight / 우리 가족은 외박 중
席林与斯科特饰演夫妻带着儿子从西雅图搬到洛杉矶,急于融入新社区的他们接受邻居詹森·舒瓦兹曼、朱迪丝·哥德雷科夫妻的邀请,前去赴宴。谁知酒酣耳热之际,聚会画风急转直下,突然变为三俗派对。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 通宵 - Writer and director Patrick Brice proves once again that he can create original and excellent movies in a time where Hollywood seems out of ideas. After blowing my mind with the horror-comedy Creep I was curious to see what Brice could do with just focusing on one genre with The Overnight . The results are astounding.  It's become a trend in modern, big-budget comedies to take a normal premise and attempt to make it hilarious by having the characters get involved in increasingly insane situations, ever since The Hangover back in 2009. As more and more comedies attempt to do this the results seem to grow more and more disappointing outside of the rare exception.  Brice kind of does the same thing here. However, the reason it succeeds is that no matter how crazy things get onscreen it all feels grounded in reality. This is stuff you could see happening in real life if the right people got together. Heck, this stuff most likely happens more often in real life than many of us know. That's what makes this twisted adult play date all the more compelling and hilarious.  Recycled jokes are aplenty in comedies nowadays. So it's refreshing to see a movie do things you just don't expect to see. Of course none of those new ideas would matter if they weren't funny. Luckily for us Patrick Brice is kind of a genius with comedy here and has an incredibly talented cast to back him up.  Not only is this movie funny, but it's real and has a lot of heart to go along with it's shocking gags. Commitment, love, lust, body issues, and that thought in the back of every married couples mind that says "I'm not totally happy with my marriage" are all on display. It's a story about staying true to your partner and working past your issues, as well as a tale about having a little fun. Yet, it's also so much more.  It's a movie that gets you thinking as much as it gets you laughing, and it will get you laughing a lot. It's sick, sweet, and maybe even a little deranged. It's a lot of hilarious, sexy fun and one of the best comedies I've ever seen. Patrick Brice proves once again that he is immensely talented by delivering, not one, but two incredible movies in the same year. Creep was darn near close to a masterpiece, and The Overnight blows it out of the water. I can't recommend it enough.
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林中怪人 (2014) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Creep
6.5 (21 个评分) 导演: Patrick Brice 演员: 马克·杜普拉斯 / Patrick Brice
其它标题: Creep /
在寻找工作时,Aaron 看到了一则神秘的在线广告:“一天 1,000 美元。 拍摄服务。 谨慎行事受到赞赏。” 手头拮据又天真烂漫的他决定冒险一试。 他开车去了一个偏远山区小镇的小屋,在那里他遇到了他当天的电影主题约瑟夫。 约瑟夫是真诚的,这个项目似乎是发自内心的,所以亚伦开始拍摄。 但随着时间的推移,很明显约瑟夫不是他所说的那样,他的意图一点也不纯洁。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 林中怪人 - Everything starts off rather weird in this bit of horror excellence. The longer it progresses the more unsettling it gets. Before you know it things get terrifying. This is full blown stalker hell. All brought to life by two fantastic performances, excellent direction, and an incredibly disturbing plot that's full of mystery.  Best of all there's a noticeable sense of humor here and it doesn't manage to get in the way of the terror. The jump scares seem used just as much for comic relief as they are for scares. The movie does rely a little too much on them for the latter unfortunately. The real scares here come from the mystery and the wonderfully creepy performance from Mark Duplass.  It's a film that's great at making you wonder just what the heck is actually going on, as well as keeping you on the edge of your seat to see what will happen next. With a genuine sense of creepiness and originality, horror fans would be bereft to miss it.
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死亡笔记 (2017) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Death Note
3.6 (46 个评分) 导演: 亚当·温加德 演员: 纳特·沃尔夫 / 勒凯斯·斯坦菲尔德
其它标题: Death Note / 死亡笔记真人版
凭借《纸上城市》(Paper Towns)而展露头脚的新人纳特·沃尔夫(Nat Wolff)最近正洽谈主演恐怖片《死亡笔记》(Death Note),该片由华纳兄弟公司出品,根据同名热门日本漫画改编。
《死亡笔记》为大场鸫(Tsugumi Ohba)创作、小畑健(Takeshi Obata)绘画,是一套于2003年12月至2006年5月连载于集英社《周刊少年Jump》的心理悬疑推理漫画。故事主角是一个高中生,他无意中捡到了一个笔记本,发现自己只要把一个人的名字写在笔记本上,那个人就会立刻死去。
这名高中生制造的一系列神秘死亡事件引起了一名侦探的注意,他开始追踪凶手,并试图解开事情的真相。
《死亡笔记》在日本曾被改编成一套动画电视剧、两部真人电影和一套视频游戏。华纳几年前就买下了美版电影的版权,直到今年初才定下让《不速之客》(The Guest)的导演亚当·温加徳(Adam Wingard)来执导。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 死亡笔记 - The cultural phenomenon known as "Death Note" is a lot of material to try to turn into an hour and forty minute movie. So what we end up with is a film that goes for cheap thrills instead of a truly satisfying adaptation. You aren't going to get all of the well thought out twists and turns, shocking reveals, or deep looks at the characters and morals of the story. You will get treated to some gory kills and a surprising sense of humor though. This is the kind of thing that is sure to break the hearts of longtime Death Note fans, likely regardless of how much of an open mind they have going into this. The movie's baffling tone and angst-driven teenage romance are just likely to turn off those who have not experienced the manga/anime. Adam Wingard seems to be content with almost parodying the source material. Rather than focusing on twisted, complex characters and the dark motives of it's lead character the movie is perfectly content to have us laugh at everything going on. I could deal with a more self-aware style that's willing to poke some fun at itself, but I can't tell if a lot of the humor was intentional or not. Is the movie actually trying to not take itself seriously, or failing miserably at delivering tension and thrills? Regardless of which is the case, the movie is funny for all of the wrong reasons. The more action-packed conclusion the film has does lead to a nice little twist though. So there is some payoff in the end. While Wingard can't carry the story or tone necessary to keep things afloat, he does deliver some solid visuals. The gore is ridiculously over-the-top adding to that possibly unintentional comedic feeling the movie has, but it's still pretty entertaining to watch. Ryuk looks great and his scenes carry a cool mix of creepy and playful. Probably the thing from the anime and manga that the movie gets the most right. I also have to praise the casting. Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, and Willem Dafoe are pretty great in their roles as Light, L, and Ryuk respectively even if they aren't playing the same versions of the characters many of us know from the source material. Stanfield even manages to nail some of L's mannerisms. We also have Shea Whigham in a nice and very likable supporting role to help back things up. In the end though the strong cast can't make up for the lackluster writing. This also just isn't a good adaptation of the source material. It's a bad movie, but it's a watchable bad movie. When all is said and done I couldn't tell if I was laughing with it or at it, but it still managed to make me like a few of these characters who are basically originals despite having the recognizable names. I don't recommend watching it. Especially not if you are a fan of the real Death Note story. You won't be bored if you do decide to check it out. Just disappointed. There's so much more that could have been done here and better.
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明日世界 (2015) IMDb 豆瓣 维基数据 TMDB
Tomorrowland
6.0 (227 个评分) 导演: 布拉德·伯德 演员: 布丽特·罗伯森 / 乔治·克鲁尼
其它标题: Tomorrowland / 未来乐园
中年男子弗兰克·沃克(乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney 饰)和身边的女孩凯茜·牛顿(布丽特·罗伯森 Britt Robertson 饰)大吐苦水,他慨叹现代社会充斥了战争、饥饿、灾难以及种种不公,他回忆起自己童年时代的一段经历。当年小小的弗兰克(托马斯•罗宾逊 Thomas Robinson 饰)带着自己的得意发明来到某主题公园,结果却碰了一鼻子灰。而美丽的少女雅典娜(拉菲•卡西迪 Raffey Cassidy 饰)偷偷伸出援手,让他见识了令人咋舌的未来世界。与之相对,凯茜则是对未来充满幻想的阳光女孩,她渴望有朝一日遨游太空。心怀梦想的她甚至私闯NASA,为此惹了不小的麻烦,不过却由此得到一枚神秘的徽章从而结识了弗兰克。
这一老一少的命运相逢,让充满幻想的未来世界不再遥远……
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 明日世界 - A beautiful treat for the eyes. One of this film's strengths is that it regularly dazzles viewers with the exciting things portrayed onscreen. It really is stunning. Another of the movie's strengths is that it thankfully has some substance to back up all that flash. While perhaps a bit uneven at times, "Tomorrowland" has a nice message and a decent plot to keep people invested until the end.  It's just a shame the characters aren't more interesting. The entire cast is made up of some very talented actors and actresses. I mean heck, it's got George Clooney. Unfortunately the majority of them are playing bland character-types we've all seen before. They lack true depth and are just there to carry the plot forward and get that message across. The only one I cared about was Raffey Cassidy's "Athena." She absolutely steal the show here and outdoes Clooney himself. It's a real treat to see her work.  The "never stop dreaming" message is a good one and is presented in an exciting and fresh manner. There's plenty of action, humor, and heart to be found here. It's just a shame the heart part falls short thanks to the majority of the characters being boring. The "science" behind the film might make realists want to throw something at the screen, but as Clooney says in the film "why can't you just be amazed and move on?"  Tomorrowland is an entertaining movie. One with a lot of flash and excitement. The substance backing it all up might not always be up to snuff, but it's enough to keep things entertaining until it's end. While not perfect it's still worth a watch. Especially with such a good message for the kids. There's even one for the grownups.
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惩罚者 (2004) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
The Punisher
6.3 (57 个评分) 导演: 乔纳森·汉斯雷 演员: 托马斯·简 / 约翰·特拉沃尔塔
其它标题: The Punisher / 神鬼制裁(台)
弗兰克·卡斯特(托马斯·简 Thomas Jane 饰)的生命中,绝大部分时间都在于死神赛跑。早年在海军陆战队服役,退役后又进入FBI。在枪炮火光中生活了多年之后,弗兰克不愿再整日收到死亡的威胁,家人整日为他担惊受怕。所以,他决定提前退休与妻儿享受平静的生活。可是,在最后的一次任务中,却因意外使一名无辜青年死亡。而这名青年的父亲却是坦帕市的大富商霍华德·桑特(约翰·特拉沃塔 John Travolta 饰)。为了给儿子报仇,霍华德向黑市发出了对弗兰克一家的绞杀令。不过弗兰克却侥幸在这场浩劫中存活下来。为了报仇,弗兰克不再寄望于法制,而是全副武装向霍华德发起挑战。面对霍华德组建的私人军队,弗兰克凭一己之力将如何应对?
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 惩罚者 - Before the MCU came into being and saved the day, a lot of Marvel characters were having a rough time finding success on the big-screen during the 2000s. Spider-Man and the X-Men were doing fine, and even Blade did well enough to get himself a trilogy. The rest of the Marvel heroes though? Not so much. They were met with poor reviews and disappointed fans. Even The Punisher was met with critical backlash, although for the life of me I can't see why. It's an awesome origin story that plays out as a superhero revenge story. It's dark, brutal, and Thomas Jane absolutely nails it as Frank Castle. There are even some nice bits of dark humor, scenes pulled straight from the comics, and is just as violent as one would expect a Punisher movie to be. Unlike Daredevil it actually manages to nail the mature, gritty tone. Something a lot of superhero movies have struggled with over the years and even still do. It's interesting to see how many familiar faces were pulled from Punisher comics to fill out the supporting cast. The movie offers quite a bit of fan-service for those who are clued in. The mob family Castle sees himself fighting against feels a little generic, and Travolta is surprisingly flat as the main villain, but none of that gets in the way of how satisfying the violence is. It's also got an old-school feel. Revenge has never been quite so satisfying. Yes, the early 2000s weren't the kindest to a lot of Marvel's characters. The critics took shots at The Punisher that honestly feel undeserved. During a time when Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, and even Hulk were failing to do those classic characters justice (they really tried though, I'll give them that), The Punisher stood tall and delivered. It's one heck of a satisfying revenge flick, a bleak vigilante tale, a throwback to the gritty action movies of the 70's and 80's, and something truly different from every other superhero movie out there. It's a treat for fans of the comics and a great action movie for everyone else.
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超胆侠 (2003) Bangumi Eggplant.place TMDB Min reol 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据
Daredevil
5.5 (124 个评分) 导演: 马克·斯蒂文·约翰逊 演员: 本·阿弗莱克 / 詹妮弗·加纳
其它标题: 데어데블 / デアデビル
律师马特(本•阿弗莱克 Ben Affleck 饰)在数年前为了救一命险些被货车撞倒的老人时,意外接触了一种放射性物质,这使得他双目失明,不过马特的其他器官却因此变得比常人灵敏百倍,即使不靠双眼,他也能洞悉身边发生的一切。马特有一名漂亮的女友,希腊大使的养女伊莱莎(珍妮弗•加纳 Jennifer Garner 饰),两人过着甜蜜的日子。一次,马特的父亲不幸受到歹徒加害而罹难了,马特伤心之余,决定靠自己的力量去讨回公道。于是,这个罪恶的城市里多了一个与罪恶交锋的勇士——夜魔侠。然而,由于黑暗已经笼罩了整个城市,马特在挑战黑暗势力时,内心也经历着黑暗的冲击。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 超胆侠 - Before finally finding success in the MCU, Marvel had a rough time bringing their characters to life on the big-screen with the same level of success Raimi's Spider-Man had. The Ben Affleck led Daredevil is the perfect example of that fact. It certainly tries to be good, but ultimately just gets in it's own way at every turn. The problem is that it's just so cheesy. The comics it's based on are dark, gritty, and violent. It looks early on like this is going to be the case here too. However, as soon as that first action sequence hits and we see the man without fear comically flying across the room the promise those noir-esque visuals initially held quickly goes out the window. It's all downhill from there. The action is a big problem. It's just too goofy and cartoonish. I honestly can't tell if the director was trying to make these scenes have a humorous tinge to them or not. Whatever the case it's certainly there. It's nice to see a superhero movie have a little blood though. You'll also see characters getting explicitly stabbed or having their bones broken. So at the very least Daredevil has a little more edge to it than other superhero flicks. A good thing as it fits the character. The movie is sort of barebones in the plot department. Things move slow, the conclusion is rushed, and there are quite a few moments that just don't make any sense. The characters are fine though. The standouts are Jon Favreau as the comic relief and the sorely missed Michael Clarke Duncan who plays the film's underdeveloped main villain. It's also nice to see Jennifer Garner being so incredibly sexy onscreen. Everyone else is fine, but just kind of there. Of course they all get their fair share of bad dialog and one-liners so terrible you just can't help but laugh. Speaking of laughter, that's something you may find yourself doing more times than you would expect. Unfortunately a lot of them are at the film's expense. As I've mentioned before, it's incredibly cheesy. This leads to plenty of unintentionally funny moments. When you bring the soundtrack into the equation though, it becomes outright hilarious. The movie uses a lot of hard rock as sort of a try-hard way to come off as cool, edgy, and capture that dark tone of the source material. It just doesn't work and bolsters the already cheesy tone. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the director's choice to use an Evanescence song during a funeral scene. I just couldn't take it seriously. Same for an already goofy action sequence where Elektra is training by awkwardly chopping up sandbags. Yet another Evanescence song and more unintentional hilarity. Now, to be clear it's not that they are bad songs. I like Evanescence. It's just that the band's material already has a certain stigma to it. Their song Bring Me to Life is practically a meme for crying out loud and that's the one they used in the movie! Now, I know back in 2003 when this movie came out that wasn't the case for the song, but there's no escaping the how goofy it feels to try and use it for a serious moment today. Same goes for the whole soundtrack really. It's just clear that each song was picked to try and make the movie feel edgy. A whole heck of a lot edgier than it actually ended up being. Oh, Daredevil. Bless it's heart it tries. It's clear that actual effort did go into this, but ultimately it was misguided and failed to do the character justice. There are a few good things here and there and I mean, heck, you can laugh at it, but it's just so bad there's no reason to watch it unless you just want to kind of torture yourself for about and hour and forty-three minutes. It would have been outright amazing to see a genuinely brutal, dark superhero movie hit the scene back in the early 2000s. Daredevil certainly tried. Unfortunately what we got ended up having the same tone as the Schumacher Batman movies, only somehow with extra Velveeta. That's just not a good fit for Daredevil or his fans, and neither is this movie as a result.
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无处为家 (2017) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
7.3 (42 个评分) 导演: 梅肯·布莱尔 演员: 梅兰妮·林斯基 / 伊利亚·伍德
其它标题: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore / 루스에게 생긴 일
露丝(梅兰妮·林斯基 Melanie Lynskey 饰)是在康复中心上班的护士,实际上,她自己也患有抑郁症,正在服药进行治疗。在经历了非常倒霉的一天后,露丝疲惫的回到家中,震惊的发现自己的家遭到了歹徒的洗劫,值钱的笔记本电脑不翼而飞。巨大的压力让露丝感到,自己离崩溃不远了。
第二天,露丝撞见了那个经常让狗狗在自己家院子里方便的可恶男人托尼(伊利亚·伍德 Elijah Wood 饰),之后,露丝的手机搜索到了绑定的电脑所发出的信号。露丝报了警,警方却不愿意帮她,无奈之下,露丝只得找到托尼帮忙,想不到托尼一口答应下来,并且很快就付诸了行动。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 无处为家 - A surefire hit with anyone who's gone through life feeling alone and out of place. The movie focuses less on the depression that normally comes along with this, and instead puts the emphasis on how sometimes we just get fed up with everybody and everything. In this movie the characters actually decide to take a stand and there are plenty of laughs along the way. Lynskey and Wood are excellently cast. They work well together and are able to deliver the movie's almost deadpan sense of humor. They are also both so incredibly likable and are fantastic at portraying their character's idiosyncrasies. Essentially they are the perfect oddballs. The film's shocking and brutal violence is incredibly well done. First time director Macon Blair nails it. The tension definitely makes the movie a thriller, but the violence is right from a horror movie. A difficult combination that Blair nails. Probably due to his work with Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room). It's just an all around fantastic movie. One that's well-written with excellent characters, deceptively hilarious, and just the right amount of violent. The results are one of Netflix's best exclusives and a stunning introduction to Macon Blair as a director.
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瑜伽妹斗罗 (2016) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Yoga Hosers
3.5 (8 个评分) 导演: 凯文·史密斯 演员: 约翰尼·德普 / 莉莉-罗丝·德普
其它标题: Yoga Hosers / 瑜伽白痴
柯莱特(莉莉-罗丝·德普 Lily-Rose Depp 饰)和麦肯齐(哈莉·奎恩·史密斯 Harley Quinn Smith 饰)是一对古灵精怪的姐妹花,白天, 两人一起在学校里上课,放学后,她们便会来到名为Eh-2-Zed的便利店打工。近日里,姐妹两人最大的指望就是不久之后即将举行的十二年级聚会,两人为了这场聚会做好了充足的准备。
某日,一个沉睡百年的远古恶魔苏醒了,破土而出的它在小镇上不断作恶,它的存在让十二年级聚集面临着被取消的威胁,这可急坏了两个姑娘,她们结识了猎杀恶魔的传奇猎手盖伊(约翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 饰),三人合作,利用瑜伽秘术来对付这个诡计多端强大邪恶的对手。
2026年1月28日 看过
2026年1月28日 评论 a review of 瑜伽妹斗罗 - Kevin Smith's follow up to horror-comedy Tusk and the second entry in the "True North Trilogy" ups the humor, weirdness, and stupidity. You can tell it was built from the ground up to be a dumb B-movie. It's evident that Smith and crew were having a lot of fun making it. Fortunately some of that fun makes its way into the movie making things a little easier for audiences to swallow. One just has to come into it with expecting outlandish absurdity. Much like Tusk , the movie is kind of batcrap crazy. Only this time it's more in the realm of just plain stupid. It's a fun kind of stupid, but stupid nonetheless. The kind that's going to turn off a lot of people that don't have a stomach for over-the-top ridiculousness. The intentional silliness and refusal to take anything seriously is amusing. Smith fills the movie with clever one-liners and amusing scenarios that poke fun at this technology obsessed generation. The ranting of an old man? Perhaps. Luckily the two leads are given some sharp dialog to combat it and provide the audience with some chuckles. Eventually though all this goofiness and oddball imagination reaches a point where it all beings to feel like too much. That's when the "Bratzis" (bratwurst Nazis) finally show up. We get an amusing first conflict and then the plot deepens, we meet the main villain, and we start wishing things would wrap up already. Mercifully it does, but not before that eccentric sense of humor and absurdity that started as the movie’s strange sense of charm and strength in spite of its flaws begins to get on our nerves. Then there's the stuff where Smith just takes shots at his critics. After Tusk I was expecting something weird, funny, and maybe even moronic. Turns out that's exactly what I got and I found myself suitably amused throughout the majority of it's runtime. It lacks Tusk ’s charm and quality (a big red flag should be going up if you didn't like that movie), but altogether it can prove amusing if you're just looking for some cheap laughs and something different to watch with your brain turned off. If B-movie horror-comedies aren't your thing then don't bother checking this one out. It's the kind of movie you watch for the silly jokes and just to see what kind of bizarre crap happens onscreen. It does go to idiotic at times, but it's not a total waste of time if you know what to expect. And let's be honest, the plot description should give you a pretty darn good idea of what that is.
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