6.8/10
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奇异博士2：疯狂多元宇宙 (2022) TMDB 豆瓣 Min reol Eggplant.place IMDb 维基数据
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
6.1 (716 个评分) 导演: 山姆·雷米 演员: 本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇 / 伊丽莎白·奥尔森 …
其它标题: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness / Doctor Strange 2 - In The Multiverse Of Madness …
充满无限未知的疯狂多元宇宙即将展开，一切皆有可能。
2022年9月4日 看过
2022年9月4日 评论 a review of 奇异博士：疯狂多元宇宙 - I remember being really excited for " Multiverse of Madness " back when it was first getting announced. I personally consider the previous Doctor Strange to be one of the MCU's best entries. Plus this sequel was being touted as the franchise's first horror film, which is maybe my personal favorite genre of movies overall. My anticipation quickly began to wane however as soon as the news broke that original director Scott Derrickson, a man known for delivering creepy hits such as Sinister , had departed the project over "creative differences." Now, like many I took this to mean that Derrickson's vision was too dark and scary for Disney/Marvel, who wouldn't want to hurt the all-encompassing appeal these flicks have and potentially lose out on some of their subsequent box-office returns as a result. Pair that with what a mixed bag Phase 4 has been and it shouldn't be hard for you to gather why I've sat on watching this for so long. A glimmer of hope returned upon hearing that Sam Raimi would be taking up the reins following his predecessor's exit. He delighted me in my childhood with his Spider-Man trilogy and in my late teenage, early college years when I discovered his prior Evil Dead series. Heck, I even liked his Wizard of Oz prequel. His presence behind the camera can definitely be felt here. Seeing Stephen Strange struggle with the failure of his love life carried similar vibes to watching Tobey Maguire pine for Mary Jane back in the 2000s, while an early action sequence set in New York calls to mind certain epic clashes against a robotic-limbed mad scientist. There are even plenty of unholy monstrosities that look like they jumped straight off the pages of the Necronomicon. Unfortunately, these personal touches can't hide the amount of studio interference bringing the experience down. Not because anyone necessarily prevented Raimi from delivering the amount of horror content he wanted to. The titular sorcerer conjures demons like he's Bayonetta or something, and there's a shocking amount of gore. Nothing quite worthy of an R rating, but still unexpectedly macabre enough to elicit a surprised reaction upon witnessing things like a monster having its eye impaled and then ripped out. Rather, it's that he's forced to work with and around a bland, unnecessarily convoluted narrative. One that fails to do anything interesting with the multiverse concept, instead just using it to shoehorn in more of those ridiculous, and honestly these days kinda bland, cameos meant to tease further waves of endless future installments. The plot gets so needlessly complicated that I struggled to pay attention around the midpoint and had almost mentally drifted out entirely by the end. The saving grace writing-wise is Scarlet Witch. Not only is Elizabeth Olsen absolutely terrifying, but her entire character arc over the course of the MCU has led to a fantastic sympathetic villain turn that makes sense and feels earned. Allow me to make it 100% clear, WandaVision is required viewing before stepping into this. Multiverse is more Maximoff's movie than it is Strange's, similarly to how everybody claimed Infinity War was for Thanos. Olsen absolutely COMMANDS the screen in this role, and I truly hope this isn't the last we see of her. Easily the cinematic universe's best, most well-realized antagonist to date. If there's one thing I can give Phase 4 credit for it's how experimental it has been. A lot of the wilder stuff from the comics has been getting adapted lately. It's hard to praise that too much though when the very nature of how these films and miniseries work makes it so all that's being introduced or tried out feels impermanent and therefore pretty superfluous, or even worse like something that's only going to payoff in a later phase somewhere down the line. This outing is another unfortunate victim of that fact. Its director does provide a bit of interest thanks to the hints of nostalgia and gruesomeness he brings to the table, and I love what was done with one of the more prominent longtime female Avengers. Yet, this overall comes off as yet another entry ultimately destined to be half-forgotten as the inconsequential chapter in the grander picture of the MCU that it is. The absurdly unintelligible adventure contains nothing of consequence and, while slightly creepier than the rest of its peers, doesn't contain the fear factor necessary to truly stand out from the from the pack in any meaningful way.
6.8/10
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无面人 (2000) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Bruiser
导演: 乔治·A·罗梅罗 演员: 杰森·弗莱明 / 彼得·斯特曼 …
其它标题: Bruiser / 브루져 …
宣传公司的年轻主管亨利·克里德洛是一个压抑着病态思想的人，他被大多数熟人欺负：他的妻子背着老板出轨，并在最好的朋友的帮助下窃取了他的投资；他的女佣经常从他家里偷东西，还用西班牙语侮辱他；甚至他那只烦人的贵宾犬也不尊重他。每天早上，他都会听收音机上的脱口秀节目，听到一个男人因为长期感到痛苦和不被尊重而自杀的现场直播，亨利对这个悲惨的故事印象深刻。第二天早上，他醒来发现自己的脸上蒙着一个白色的面具，改变了他的性格，让他对那些羞辱过他的人进行报复。
2021年8月1日 看过
2021年8月1日 评论 a review of 无面人 - There's a certain type of person in this world. Hardworking. Keeps their head down. They play by the rules and generally cause no trouble. We classify them as "good" or "decent," but for the most part pay them no mind. For whatever reason though they can't seem to catch a break. It's like they're magnets for humanity's cruelest behavior, be it random acts of senseless rudeness from strangers or full-on bullying from the people in their everyday life. No matter how much they get walked on though they never raise much of a fuss. They just dust themselves off and keep going. Henry Creedlow is one of those people. Nobody notices him, his wife is cheating on him with his monster of a boss, and his best friend is stealing from him. One day after suffering all this abuse he wakes up to find his face has transformed into a featureless mask. Now without a chance of having a normal life anymore he decides to take revenge on those who have done him wrong. Naturally, this is a pretty problematic story. Especially nowadays when an increasingly large portion of the population feel frustrated to the point where it seems like there's a new mass shooting or riot occuring every other week. It's essentially saying that the only way to get acknowledgement and respect in this world is through violence. You can try to spin this another way and say the film is actually critiquing this thought process, but I think the ending makes it pretty clear what the message really is. Questionable morals aside, this is one of the most fascinating works in George Romero's filmography. It's filled with a lot of unconventional stylistic choices that imbue this slasher with the ambience of a piece of classic '50s film noir. Such as the soundtrack which is an eclectic mix of orchestral, classical, and jazz music. While these flourishes are compelling enough to have maintained my attention and interesting until the credits rolled however, the overall experience fell just short of clicking with me for a few reasons. The primary one being it kind of misses the mark in the horror department. Romero never makes the imagery as creepy as it could have been. The protagonist also isn't very menacing, as we the audience are constantly reminded that despite his unsettling new appearance he's still only a regular guy which prevents him from ever being scary. Perhaps you could argue that the real terror is supposed to come from the man's tragic situation, rather than the man himself like in something a little more gothic. If that is the case, unfortunately the tonal inconsistencies muck things up there as well. Bruiser is a bit too playful for its own good. Watching Peter Stormare run around in a coked-up state and the absolute circus that is the final act are certainly entertaining, but they keep things from getting as dark and moody as they needed to be. It may not rank near the top of his body of work with me personally, but many of the qualities that made Romero such an icon are yet present making it worth watching if you're a fan. His pessimistic worldview created another one of a kind, twisted vision here. It just has a problem similar to that of Survival of the Dead where it tries to go for schlocky and fun, which undermines the seriousness of the material.
6.8/10
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鲨卷风2 (2014) IMDb 豆瓣 Min reol TMDB 维基数据
Sharknado 2: The Second One
4.1 (17 个评分) 导演: 安东尼·C·费兰特 演员: 薇薇卡·福克斯 / 马克·麦克格拉斯 …
其它标题: 샤크스톰2: 샤크네이도 / シャークネード カテゴリー2 …
充满不祥气息的夜空，芬·谢帕德（Ian Ziering 饰）和前妻艾波（塔拉·蕾德 Tara Reid 饰）乘坐某航班前往纽约。谁知途中遭遇了猛烈的鲨卷风，一条条凶猛的鲨鱼撞破机舱，许多人在灾难中死去。危机时刻，谢帕德力挽狂澜，终于成功将破烂不堪的飞机迫降地面，但艾波却落下终身残疾。惊魂未定的他向警方提出警告，预言鲨卷风即将袭击曼哈顿。未过多久，嗜血风暴降临，而芬的妹妹艾莲（凯丽·奥斯本 Kari Wuhrer 饰）一家正在这座喧嚣的大都会中。沉浸在赛场狂欢中的平民百姓，全然不知死神将近。
为了拯救家人，芬告别艾波，义无反顾闯入了命运多舛的曼哈顿……
2018年8月18日 看过
2018年8月18日 评论 a review of 鲨卷风2 - Bigger and dumber than it's predecessor, but arguably better. With a larger budget, tons of great cameos from D-list actors, and a lot of super cheesy memorable moments, it's definitely crazier than the first. Aside from a much slower start it's ultimately about the same quality. There's a larger focus on goofy humor and over the top action, which definitely proves they were trying to one up the previous Sharknado in the absurdity department. Truth be told it's another one that has to be seen in order to be believed. If you liked the first Sharknado you'll like this one for the same reasons. Same goes for those that hated it.
6.8/10