5.3/10
猛鬼吓人 (1994) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Lurking Fear
导演: C. Courtney Joyner 演员: 杰弗瑞·考姆斯 / 乔·芬奇
其它标题: 邪魔古堡 / Lurking Fear
约翰刚出狱,即与一名开葬仪社的老朋友见面。那人告诉约翰,你父亲留了一大笔钱在雷弗特角等他。没想到该地正为一群怪物所困扰,并准备除掉怪物,约翰加入了打击魔鬼的阵营中,无暇去管那笔钱了。
2022年7月3日 看过
2022年7月3日 评论 a review of - A supposed adaptation of one of H.P. Lovecraft's most underrated works, this has next to nothing to do with the story it's reportedly based on. It borrows the general setup of a town being terrorized by a brood of inbred, formerly human freaks that have burrowed tunnels underground, and surprisingly even dips its toe into a bit of the twisted ancestral horror the author was known to mess around with on occasion by the conclusion. That's about where the similarities end though as the plot gets way too caught up in the hostile dynamic between its original premise's two groups of thieves who inadvertently find themselves stuck in the locals' struggle while fighting over a hidden stash of cash, letting the actual subterranean terror play second fiddle which reduces the overall amount of excitement. The biggest problem though might just be the low budget nature of the project. They certainly did a great job of bringing the monsters to life in suitably grotesque fashion, but the poor acting, lackluster gore, and weak action all make for a rather middling creature feature that doesn't do much to get the adrenaline pumping. So the most notable aspect of the whole thing ends up being how goshdang hot Allison Mackie, Blake Adams, and Ashley Laurence are. Three stars so fine they'll have you wishing there was a sex or nude scene. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think The Lurking Fear would be the toughest tale to translate into a good movie without taking many, if any, liberties. Regardless, even if you wanted to put your own spin on it, a better job could have been done than this borderline crime-thriller angle that led to the characters spending more time bickering and brawling with each other, instead of succumbing to the malformed cannibals living underneath their feet. Resulting in a dull mess that fails to do its source material justice.
5.3/10
吸血莱恩2:解脱 (2007) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
BloodRayne II: Deliverance
导演: 乌维·鲍尔 演员: 娜塔莎·迈尔兹 / 扎克·沃德
其它标题: BloodRayne II: Deliverance / 吸血莱恩2 解脱
100年后,吸血莱恩来到浮现出许多牛仔吸血鬼蒙大拿州Deliverance镇。这些牛仔们由一个名为Billy的孩子带领,誓要建立属于他们自己的国度。Billy残忍地杀戮镇上的人们,围捕儿童。他以芝加哥纪事报所报道的“Newton Pyles” 的名字度过余生。莱恩与Pat Garret,一个来自人们认为早已消失的地方Brimstone,却以Franson这个名字低调生活的不忠牧师联合,阻止了Billy,向世界展示了西部到底是如何取得胜利的。
2020年5月1日 看过
2020年5月1日 评论 a review of 吸血莱恩2:解脱 - The highly improbable case of the straight-to-DVD sequel being better than the original. It's a cheap, goofy horror-western where despite how unintentionally dorky Natassia Malthe's tough gal act ends up being the biggest issue it has is that a key element of the plot is missing. It's got the setup. It's got motivations for both sides of the conflict. It just doesn't have any characters. Everyone onscreen ends up amounting to little more than caricatures because we learn nothing about them. Even Rayne herself receives no form of development. There's isn't anything to define her outside of what happened in the total snoozefest of a first movie. This makes her feel more like a cardboard cutout than a suitable protagonist this time around, with the supporting cast faring much worse as there's no prior material existing with them that would give the audience a reason to be interested in their fates. With decent action and even some humor, the whole thing is shockingly watchable. That alone makes it a huge improvement on its predecessor. Yet, without anyone to invest in the story lacks urgency and emotion. Ultimately making it pointless, mediocre schlock that's a little too dull to recommend. I do applaud the leap forward in quality though.
5.3/10