7.5/10
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铁血战士：杀戮之地 (2025) IMDb Bangumi TMDB 维基数据 豆瓣
Badlands
6.9 (68 个评分) 导演: 丹·特拉亨伯格 演员: 艾丽·范宁
其它标题: Badlands / Predator: Badlands …
一名外星猎手被所属部族驱逐后，意外与一台受损的机器人结为盟友，随后踏上险象环生的旅程，寻找自己的终极宿敌。
2025年11月7日 看过
2025年11月7日 评论 a review of - A bold reinvention of the Predator franchise. As far back as 2010 directors have been trying to find a way to shake up the series’ established formula, usually by introducing some stupid new super breed or enhanced version of the iconic alien hunter, to mixed results. It’s taken this long for Dan Trachtenberg to pop on the scene and say “hey, what if we make one where the Yautja is the star?” It’s a brilliant idea on paper, and it’s opened the door for this outing to explore more of the intriguing sci-fi side of the property. Unfortunately, what should have been a slam dunk is likely going to prove to be the most divisive installment to date.  There are already people out there proclaiming that the whole thing has been “Disney-ified,” and, to be fair, they’re totally right. This is a far cry from the brand’s testosterone-fueled, macho action flick roots, and more akin to a modern Star Wars entry. Complete with a cutesy critter sidekick and Elle Fanning as a comic relief companion who WILL. NOT. SHUT. UP. As a result, this is going to be a love it or hate it situation for most viewers. The audience at the showing I attended was primarily comprised of older individuals who would have grown up watching the originals with Arnold and Danny Glover. I can only imagine how they felt once the credits rolled on this one… Personally, I had a good time with Badlands . It’s not my favorite installment by any means, but I’ve been enjoying the experimentation Trachtenberg has started doing since Killer of Killers . There are some great action sequences, tons of cool new creatures introduced, and the setting of a planet so dangerous even the freaking flora wants to kill you is awesome . I also think it manages to maintain just enough seriousness between the funny bits to keep from becoming an all-out MCU-level, jokey farce.  Honestly, the only blatant issue I saw was the number of similarities between the narrative in this and the previous two movies. I mean, our leading Yautja’s quest to prove himself as a worthy hunter is near-identical to what was going on with Naru in Prey , and then you’ve got the avenging dead family members and the domineering father stuff from the animated anthology. I’m worried this might have revealed to us that Trachtenberg is a one-trick pony when it comes to concocting the character motivations that will drive the plot.  Overall, the adoption of the modern blockbuster formula is going to make this too sanitized for some and the signs that maybe it’s time for someone else to take the reigns of  Predator for a while have certainly begun to show. That being said, enough of the magic that’s allowed these films to endure since 1987 is still present to ensure that the open-minded members of the fanbase will appreciate its thrills. If you have any reservations about the direction being taken here though, then I’d recommend waiting until it hits streaming simply to be safe. It’s solid, but definitely won’t satisfy everyone.
7.5/10
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纳克鲁斯 (2024) 豆瓣 TMDB
Knuckles Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 纳克鲁斯
导演: 杰夫·福勒 演员: 伊德瑞斯·艾尔巴 / 亚当·佩里 …
该剧时间设定在《刺猬索尼克2》与《刺猬索尼克3》之间，纳克鲁斯（伊德里斯·艾尔巴 Idris Elba 配音）同意收韦德·威波（亚当·佩里 Adam Pally 配音）为徒、并将他训练成真正的针鼹战士。
2024年5月1日 看过
2024年5月1日 评论 a review of - Hearing a lot of people complain that Knuckles isn’t actually in this enough, but nobody wants to talk about how it does more with him than most of games over the past few years have. Pretty cool to see them make a 6-episode miniseries centered around side characters who probably wouldn't be able to carry their own spin-off film. It's a great way to expand that universe and shows there's plenty of room for more projects like this in the future. What's even better is that it does so without sacrificing any of the production quality you would get from a feature-length theater release. Knuckles' animation is fantastic (with his frequently adorable facial expressions), the writing is sharp and witty, the action exciting, and there are plenty of recognizable big-name celebrity appearances. The comedy often goes to some incredibly surreal and at times deeply strange places that inexplicably works for the franchise despite it seeming like it totally shouldn't. It's an all-around blast!  A thing that will also never cease to amaze me with these live-action adaptations is their ability to make all the stuff going on with the human characters just as entertaining as whatever the anthropomorphic ones are getting up to. It's true, Wade Whipple does eventually overtake the titular echidna as the real star and protagonist in what is essentially that whole wedding plot line from the second movie on steroids. I didn't mind though. It's actually interesting, full of heart, and if you weren't absolutely about to die from laughing at the Shabbat dinner sequence then we can't be friends. Now, of course everything is not everything is perfect. This is one of those weird pseudo-children's shows where it's not quite sure what age range it's appropriate for due to profanity and jokes that will go right over the younger audience's head. The main villain is also completely wasted, receiving next to no screen time or backstory despite a fantastically menacing Rory McCann performance. Basically, if you're looking for art and depth this isn't for you. It's a silly delight though that I could definitely see myself watching again and has me more excited for the upcoming third flick than ever before. Now where's my Tails show?
7.5/10
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熊嗨了 (2023) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Cocaine Bear
5.3 (31 个评分) 导演: 伊丽莎白·班克斯 演员: 凯丽·拉塞尔 / 玛格·马丁戴尔 …
其它标题: Cocaine Bear / 熊蓋毒 …
讲述一群警察、罪犯、游客和青少年全都聚集在美国乔治亚州的一座树林，树林中有一只将近230公斤重的顶级掠食者黑熊，吞食了一大堆可卡因，导致它野性大发、大开杀戒，血流成河。
故事灵感来自发生在1985年的真实事件，一名毒贩的飞机失事坠机，遗失了一批可卡因，结果被一只黑熊吃掉。
2023年4月14日 看过
2023年4月14日 评论 a review of 熊嗨了 - With a name like “ Cocaine Bear ,” I thought I knew exactly what to expect going into this. It legitimately surprised me with how irreverent it actually was though. This is like a big, dumb Saturday morning cartoon, just with more blood and profanity. It seems that Elizabeth Banks and the rest of the crew had the same upper drug coursing through their systems as the titular predator. Not a single aspect of the movie takes itself seriously, and it’s a blast to watch the gory nonsense unfold. Things do get off to a slow start and lose steam near the end however, as the film tries to establish/wrap up a more conventional plot complete with a non-animal antagonist and everything. The film is at its best you’re just watching the cast of eccentric characters get involved in wacky scenarios interspersed with gruesome maulings. Like, we’re only here to laugh at the stupidity or gag at the brutality, so any attempt made here to instill a sense of focus feels unnecessary and kind of lost me a bit. Fortunately, the people behind this were fully willing to let you revel in the absurdity of the premise for the majority of the running time. So if the concept of a woodland creature wreaking havoc while high on stimulants sounds appealing to you, then you’ll be in for a good time. It brings all of the silly, ridiculous, amusing, and violent thrills you could ask for. The star of the show, though? Keri Russell’s butt. The sight of that thing in her bathrobe and pink jumpsuit made me realize how down bad I am lately. The B-movie is back babyyyy!
7.5/10 Kahyun Kim call me
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明日世界 (2015) IMDb 豆瓣 维基数据 TMDB
Tomorrowland
5.9 (221 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.
7.5/10 old review transfer
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食人鱼2：繁殖 (1982) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
4.7 (9 个评分) 导演: 詹姆斯·卡梅隆 / 奥维德·G·阿索尼蒂 演员: 特里西娅·奥尼尔 / 兰斯·亨利克森 …
其它标题: 피라나 2 / 殺人魚フライングキラー …
克里斯（Ricky Paull Goldin 饰）的好友遭到了不明物种的攻击离奇死亡，这场悲剧吸引了克里斯的母亲安妮（崔西亚·奥尼尔 Tricia O'Neil 饰）的注意，她觉得这整个事件都十分可疑，然而除了她之外并没有人这么认为。安妮找到了研究生化学的博士泰勒（Steve Marachuk 饰），向他寻求帮助，经过两人的重重调查，一群长着翅膀，嗜血而又残暴的变种鱼渐渐浮出了水面。 　　一年一度的炸鱼庆典即将在海滩上举办，来参加的人们无不兴致勃勃，跃跃欲试。安妮找到了活动的主办方，希望他们能够取消庆典，以保证民众的安全，但利欲熏心的主办方显然没有将安妮的话当成一回事。一场悲剧眼看着就要拉开序幕。
2023年2月5日 看过
2023年2月5日 评论 a review of 食人鱼2：繁殖 - I'm always confused when I stumble across a solid little B-movie like this and see that it's universally hated. Don't get me wrong, I expect that kind of thing from professional critics and the hardcore wannabes out there because slamming productions of this ilk is how they trick people into thinking they have superior film taste, but the average viewer? It makes no sense. Seriously let's get real for a minute, what did you expect going into this? Because I was anticipating the same mix of blood, boobs, and people getting eaten by rubber fish that I got from its predecessor that the same people who hate on this weirdly celebrate. It's not a step back in that regard. What, has this just been getting attacked over the years by James Cameron fan bros because it's not the next Avatar or Terminator ? If anything, I'd say it's an improvement over Joe Dante's prior effort. The characters and their conflict are far more interesting, Cameron's well-documented fascination with the ocean led to a lot of underwater filming which is great as witnessing the cast swim around in the piranha's habitat fits the material much better than watching them float on a makeshift raft on top of it, and while undeniably goofy the titular creatures' new flight mutation allows more of the action to take place where you can actually see it. Heck, it's even got what is easily my personal favorite nudity in the entire series, remakes/reboots included. Thematically, it's the same moral about governing bodies willfully neglecting the public's safety for profit which was already stolen from Jaws , but the familiarity of that setup isn't necessarily a problem due to such a thing still being an unfortunate reality. So yeah, the negativity puzzles me. If this were an Asylum mockbuster or something then I would understand it as those never deliver the cheap, basic thrills promised, but this has everything you would expect! If that means it just isn't your kind of movie, then quite simply you shouldn't have been watching it in the first place. It made no effort to hide what it is, James Cameron's name on it or not!
7.5/10
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尸体派对 (2015) TMDB IMDb 豆瓣 维基数据
コープスパーティー
5.1 (8 个评分) 导演: 山田雅史 演员: 生驹里奈 / 池冈亮介 …
其它标题: 콥스 파티 / コープスパーティー …
如月学园刚刚结束了一年一度的文化祭圆满落下帷幕，高二学生中岛直美（生驹里奈 饰）和青梅竹马持田哲志（池冈亮介 饰）等人还留在教室里，大家依依不舍，都想在学校里多待一会儿。这时，突然响起一个炸雷，吓得大家连忙堵住耳朵，而电闸似乎也出现了问题。超自然迷女孩筱崎亚由美（前田希美 饰）找来鬼屋用到的蜡烛，于是顺带提议玩一玩“幸福的幸子”的灵异游戏。如月学园的前身是发生过可怕事件的天神小学，当初有一名保健老师摔下楼梯身亡，更有两名学生被杀，学校由此变得恐怖森然。虽然“幸福的幸子”传说是可以召唤幸福的游戏，可当大家玩过之后，却坠落在一个隔绝的废气校舍中，可怕的故事接连上演……n本片根据同名游戏改编。
2022年12月4日 看过
2022年12月4日 评论 a review of 尸体派对 - For a low-budget J-horror flick based on a video game this is surprisingly pretty good, and trust me I know how bad those can get. You will have to put up with stuff like silly voice-overs for the film's prepubescent specters which naturally doesn't do the supernatural element any favors, but this has always been more of a gore porn franchise where one of the main appeals is seeing the myriad number of graphic, gruesome ways these characters die anyways, and while occasionally marred by spots of cheap practical effects and CGI it does deliver the expected grisly, stomach-churning moments of mutilation and disfigurement. This is also just a solid adaptation of many of the most memorable moments from that first entry in the series in general. Honestly the biggest issue fans could have with this is simply how familiar it all is. This is essentially a beat for beat live-action remake of the earlier animated miniseries Tortured Souls , which itself was the bleakest retelling of the source material possible, so if you've already seen that then there really isn't anything here that will surprise you. For newcomers however, this won't be a problem. The biggest thing they'll have to contend with is the pacing. Corpse Party has always had a fairly complex, rather twisty plot, and the resulting downtime that comes from the cast uncovering the mystery of the haunted school they're trapped in when you'd prefer to see them dying horrifically to it has the unfortunate consequence of making the runtime feel quite a bit longer than it actually is. While I would recommend watching the aforementioned and easier for English-speaking audiences to find subtitled anime version over this any day, I can still call it a worthwhile option for those who don't mind a Japanese B-movie. It's a tad cheesy in some parts and ultimately doesn't hit quite as hard, but delivers enough gross, macabre thrills to capture the property's demented magic regardless. Overall making for an enjoyably sick teen slasher worthy of the brand.
7.5/10
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梦幻杀人档案 (1995) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Lord of Illusions
导演: 克莱夫·巴克 演员: 斯科特·巴库拉 / 凯文·J·奥康纳 …
其它标题: Lord of Illusions / 幻想之王 …
哈利（斯科特·巴库拉 Scott Bakula 饰）是一名拥有超自然感应能力的私家侦探，在洛杉矶，他结识了大魔术师菲利普（凯文·J·奥康纳 Kevin J. O'Connor 饰）和他美丽的妻子桃乐茜（法米克·詹森 Famke Janssen 饰），菲利普擅长表演令人匪夷所思的大型魔术，没有人知道他究竟是怎么做到的。随着交往的深入，哈利渐渐爱上了美丽活泼的桃乐茜。
在一次表演中，菲利普因为事故不幸丧生，之后在调查事件真相的过程中，哈利震惊的发现，菲利普看似美轮美奂的魔术表演能够成真，竟然是因为他和魔鬼签订了契约，而如今，桃乐茜的性命也受到了魔鬼的威胁。
2022年3月28日 看过
2022年3月28日 评论 a review of 梦幻杀人档案 - As soon as I finished this I had to look up the short story The Last Illusion this is said to be based on, as I noticed the movie shared some remarkable similarities to another of Clive Barker's tales, The Damnation Game . The villain has the exact same personality traits and motivations as a certain European, while several key plot points are straight up identical. Given that the author himself both wrote and directed this feature, I had reason to suspect it would be mostly faithful to the source material, which me led to wonder if his acclaimed debut novel had not been unflatteringly derivative of an earlier effort. Turns out however that the underappreciated horror icon was once again flexing his distinctive creativity by taking the characters from one narrative and restructuring their adventure to resemble another, cleverly (and secretly) giving the audience TWO adaptations in one. The visuals are by far the highlight of the experience. Barker's writing career was defined in part by the horrific, gruesome imagery he was able to paint with his words. His time as a filmmaker was so exciting because he was able to bring those sights to life before our eyes. The nightmarish creatures, gory brutality, supernatural sorcery, and flamboyant sexuality with a kinky edge here stand as the best he ever brought to the screen. Which is great considering the plotting hits some dull notes that did see my attention waning. I'm not saying the characters and the slower moments are completely uninteresting, but the downtime between the next twisted or horny sight can be a tad flat at points. Despite that though this is still an underrated and overlooked title. Hellraiser might be more prominent, but my vote for what Barker's best directorial foray was goes to Illusions . The way it takes one of his lesser known works and uses it to bring viewers a cinematic portrayal of a book that would have gotten an NC-17 rating if given a more faithful take is impressive in its ingenuity. Yet, it's ultimately the light neo-noir elements in combination with Barker's eye for particularly imaginative violence and unparalleled otherworldly abominations that elevates this above being more than just a generic piece of mid '90s, '80s wannabe horror. So while I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to those with more mainstream tastes, it's certainly worth a watch for hardcore genre enthusiasts.
7.5/10
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大红狗克里弗 (2021) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Clifford the Big Red Dog
5.7 (23 个评分) 导演: 沃尔特·拜克 演员: 达比·坎普 / 杰克·怀特霍尔 …
其它标题: Clifford the Big Red Dog / 赤BIG灵灵狗(港) …
影片改编自同名畅销童书《Clifford the Big Red Dog》，讲述在纽约，小女孩Emily Elizabeth（达比·坎普 饰）得到了一条小狗，这只名叫克里弗的红色狗子乖巧可爱，成为了在学校不合群、孤独的她的好朋友。但狗狗慢慢长成了庞然大物，被一家生物基因公司看上了，Emily和叔叔Casy（杰克·怀特霍尔 饰）必须带着它逃开贪婪之人的追捕。
2022年2月5日 看过
2022年2月5日 评论 a review of 大红狗克里弗 - The original Clifford show on PBS was a personal favorite of mine growing up. So naturally there was some excitement on my part to see it getting a live-action adaptation after all these years. I figured the format of the cartoon would be difficult to translate into a standalone movie aimed at wider audience, so I was anticipating something entirely original. I must say though, I wasn't expecting anything this strange. The film starts off normally enough with a young, out of place Emily Elizabeth learning the difficulties of owning a ginormous puppy, but quickly gets weird when the megalomaniacal owner of a genetics/biotechnology company wants to experiment on the supersized pooch to unlock the secret of creating giant food and ending the world's hunger crisis. Then there's the stuff going in with John Cleese as some kind of magical pet rescuer who goes around giving people preternatural animals that's honestly a bit creepy if you look too closely at it. Odd though it may be, it at least gets the humor right. Admittedly most of the gags are of the "haha big doggy make big pee and drool" variety, but there are still plenty of less juvenile sources of laughter as well as some genuinely heartfelt moments between the young lead and her CGI canine costar. Truthfully the only thing that bothered me were a couple of jokes that teased adding some profanity to the mix. There's a point where a man is faced with a psychotically aggressive lamb (did I mention this was odd?) and yells "holy sheep," and another where a guy is about to tell someone who doubted him in the past to kiss a certain orifice of his on national television before promptly having the mic ripped away. Both of which are in poor taste for a property designed with children in mind. However, the source material was always a bunch of cute, wholesome fun and for the most part this is too. It loses the educational element and the message about embracing being different falls by the wayside somewhere along the way. Yet, this will definitely entertain the kids while not proving too tortuous for older viewers provided they aren't too jaded, cynical, snobbish, or edgy.
7.5/10
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夜读惊魂 (2021) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Nightbooks
6.2 (17 个评分) 导演: 大卫·雅洛维斯基 演员: 克里斯滕·里特 / 温斯洛·费格雷 …
其它标题: Nightbooks / 恐怖睡前故事(港) …
男孩亚历克斯（温斯洛·费格雷饰）是一位恐怖故事迷，他被邪恶的女巫（克里斯滕·里特饰）囚禁在魔法公寓里，要想活下去，他必须每晚讲一个恐怖故事。他与同样被囚禁在此处的亚丝敏（莉娅·朱厄特饰）联手，寻找逃脱的方法。
2021年9月26日 看过
2021年9月26日 评论 a review of 夜读惊魂 - Horror for the whole family! I think the most impressive part of the movie for me is its opening. In a brief scene we are introduced to the young protagonist's struggle with fitting in and making friends entirely through the emotions being displayed by the incredibly talented child actor Winslow Fegley and the story being told in the environment. It stands out to me because it subtly lets the viewers know what's going via their own intuitions, rather than simply spelling it out for them the way any other film with kids in mind would. It also means Nightbooks wastes no time in getting going, as immediately after we see the character thrust into supernatural enslavement to a sadistic witch. What follows is admittedly not always as interesting. While the surprisingly frightening dark fantasy imagery and legitimate life-or-death stakes the middle school aged leads face ultimately kept me engaged until the credits rolled, I'd be lying if I said my attention didn't drift towards my phone during the actual plotting until the next big set piece kicked in. That's because the script is full of clichés which can be seen in its rather generic "stay true to yourself" message or really in the character of Yazmin as a whole. The biggest problem though might be Krysten Ritter. The former Jessica Jones star is having a bit too much fun hamming it up in her villainous role. Her exaggerated performance and the fact that she herself is just so darn sexy prevent her from ever being a menacing presence. A big difference from what we saw from Anne Hathaway a little less than a year prior. Still, while this may not have anything on Robert Zemeckis' remake of The Witches , if you're looking for something to bring the entire house together this Halloween season Nightbooks is one of the better options out there. Largely because of its little flourishes, such as the inclusion of Chvrches' beautiful cover of The Lost Boys theme song "Cry Little Sister" (the vampiric cult classic is acknowledged multiple times throughout), that make it clear director David Yarovesky is just as interested in pandering to the adults in the audience as he is in providing poop and barf gags for the kids watching.
7.5/10
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哥斯拉大战金刚 (2021) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Godzilla vs Kong
6.0 (631 个评分) 导演: 亚当·温加德 演员: 亚历山大·斯卡斯加德 / 米莉·波比·布朗 …
其它标题: Godzilla vs Kong / 金刚大战哥斯拉 …
自从魔斯拉、翼龙拉顿、三头龙基多拉和哥斯拉混战结束后，帝王组织已经在骷髅岛建立了观察区，大部分资料也向公众开放；此时的金刚也已经长大。一家高科技公司APEX利用资料，尝试一项大胆的任务，意图消灭哥斯拉，但这一任务风险和危机共存。然而，哥斯拉感应到了APEX的机械巨兽，开始向人类发动攻击；APEX见状决定利用金刚探寻地心世界以获得更多能源。一心只想回到真正的家园的金刚与他的保护者们踏上了一次艰难的旅程。与他们一道前行的还有一个年轻的孤儿女孩——吉雅，这个女孩与金刚之间存在着一种独特而强大的紧密联系；但意想不到的是，他们在前行的航道上与愤怒的哥斯拉狭路相逢，深藏在地心深处的奥秘也由此揭开……
2021年6月20日 看过
2021年6月20日 评论 a review of 哥斯拉大战金刚 - To say I went into this apprehensive is putting it mildly. After hating the last Godzilla movie and watching director Adam Wingard butcher beloved franchises like Death Note and Blair Witch , ON TOP of not enjoying the one work of his I've seen that wasn't tied to a preexisting property, all signs pointed to this not being my cup of tea. So imagine my surprise when it turned out that not only DID I enjoy it, but that it's the first entry in the MonsterVerse to truly deliver on the one thing we've all wanted to see from these films in the first place: giant monsters fighting. Right from the opening shot of Kong waking up and scratching his butt you know you're in for a very silly time. Vs. in no way takes itself seriously. The tone is irreverent and all of the new characters portrayed by the likes of Brian Henry and Julian Dennison (this kid is the best) are just goofy joke dispensers. The plot is also so absurd and nonsensical that you can't help but wonder why the writers couldn't come up with a less convoluted means of getting these two titans to clash. The humans are once again unnecessary (and extremely stupid), but for the first time don't get in the way. They do their job of carrying the exposition without distracting from the Kaiju or their battle. In fact, it's the monsters who receive the real characterization here. Godzilla in a somewhat villainous turn fully becomes that stereotypical anime protagonist who goes around fighting everyone just to prove he's the strongest. Meanwhile, Kong gets put through the wringer in a surprisingly emotional arc that finds the giant monkey imprisoned and constantly getting dragged around by the idiots at Monarch before finally discovering his origins. We're not here for the script though, are we? No, the appeal comes strictly from what the title promises, and that's a couple of massive beasts throwing down for dominance. On that front it delivers completely. The destruction. The spectacle. The scale. It's all so much fun and unlike King of the Monsters is never obscured by particle effects or incessant cutaways to the people on the ground, which means we get to witness all of the action in its full glory, even if the CGI isn't quite what it could have been. So yeah, it's about as dumb as a box of rocks. That's okay though because Warner Bros. finally gathered that it won't matter so much if you not only "let them fight," but let us SEE them fight as well, and preferably with as little interference from the humans as possible. Or at least they hired someone who did. Seriously, props to Wingard for being the first person given the reigns on one of these to realize that the Kaiju brawls should be the focus and that the Monarch morons need to be used as sparingly as possible because they suck. He pretty much just saved the MonsterVerse despite his track record indicating the opposite would happen and made me willing to give him another chance in process. Maybe I'll check out The Guest sometime after all.
7.5/10
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真人快打 (2021) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Mortal Kombat
4.6 (117 个评分) 导演: 西蒙·麦奎德 演员: 刘易斯·陈 / 乔·塔斯利姆 …
其它标题: Mortal Kombat / 真人快打：毁灭 …
科尔（刘易斯·陈 Lewis Tan 饰）是一名身手非常矫健，但生活十分落魄的拳手，某日，他莫名其妙的遭到了冷冻术士绝对零度（乔·塔斯利姆 Joe Taslim 饰）的追杀。在特种部队少校贾克斯（麦卡德·布鲁克斯 Mehcad Brooks 饰）的帮助之下，科尔死里逃生，并且启程开始寻找一位叫做索尼娅（杰西卡·麦克娜美 Jessica McNamee 饰）的女子。
之后，科尔来到了地球阳间守护者雷电（浅野忠信 饰）的神庙之中，在这里，他遇见了战士刘康（林路迪 饰）和佣兵卡诺（约什·劳森 Josh Lawson 饰）等人，他们唯一的共同点就是身上都有着神秘的龙形标志。一行人即将在这里接受非常严酷的训练，以对抗来自异星敌人的侵略，保护宇宙的和平。
2021年4月24日 看过
2021年4月24日 评论 a review of 真人快打 - Normally, I'm kind of against the whole reboot/franchise revival thing when it comes to movies, because it seems to be happening all the time these days and is frankly just getting annoying. With Mortal Kombat however there was still some ground left to be covered. Namely, the addition of blood and guts in order to be more faithful to the video games. So when I heard the property was going to be resurrected on the big screen with a liberating R-rating I was completely onboard and must say that the added brutality does lead to a lot of exciting fight scenes. Still, I'd be hard-pressed to call this is better than the 1995 original, and that's due to some pacing issues. Say what you will about the Paul W.S. Anderson film, but the action came front and center there as it should have. Here though, after some exciting fights in the beginning we are treated to a middle section that takes too much time explaining the mythology of the tournament and emphasizes training montages designed to flesh out protagonist Cole Young for the audience, before reaching the final act that somewhat rushes through what should have been the most exciting battles and culminates in an anti-climactic, "wait for the sequel" ending. Bit of a bummer for those of us who just wanted to see nothing more than a bunch of fantastical warriors beat the crap out of and kill each other in gory ways the entire time. As for Young, the film exclusive original character has been a point of controversy for some time now. Many fans have pointed out how his role in the story could have easily been filled by Johnny Cage who is actually from the source material, and viewed his inclusion as nothing more than another case of Hollywood unnecessarily changing elements from the games. Something that has led to the majority of video game adaptations falling short in the past. Personally, I understand why he was created, as he serves as more relatable proxy to introduce newcomers to the world of Mortal Kombat than a loudmouth movie star who would have spent the whole time hitting on Sonya Blade anyways would have been. Plus, they already had Kano as the comic relief. It doesn't help that Cole is about as interesting as a block of wood though and that Lewis Tan is responsible for most of the worst dialog and acting. If they find a way to not bring him back for the sequel I won't complain. Writing woes aside though this was still a really good time. It does a respectable job of portraying fan-favorite characters (Mileena is questionable...) to the point I was even a little sad when some of them died. The action is also very fun and suitably grisly. Showing that, while these things still aren't getting the best reviews from professional critics, the video game movie curse has definitely come to an end. At least in terms of providing entertaining experiences that can be enjoyed by wider audiences that is.
7.5/10
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晚安妈咪 (2014) TMDB 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据
Ich seh, Ich seh
6.9 (34 个评分) 导演: 赛佛林·费奥拉 / 维罗妮卡·弗兰茨 演员: 伊莱亚斯·施瓦兹 / 苏珊娜·伍艾斯特 …
其它标题: Ich seh, Ich seh / 别问妈是谁(港) …
在一个远离喧嚣闹事的田园所在，双胞胎卢卡斯（卢卡斯·施-瓦兹 Lukas Schwarz 饰）和伊莱亚斯（伊莱亚斯·施-瓦兹 Elias Schwarz 饰）过着无忧无虑的生活，同时每天等待住院的妈妈早日归来。这一天，两个小家伙一身泥泞跑回家中，惊喜地发现妈妈（苏珊娜·伍艾斯特 Susanne Wuest 饰）终于回来了。只不过妈妈头上缠着绷带，几乎看不清原来的模样。只不过接下来的一段时间，孩子们发现妈妈态度变得冷淡，言行举止也有许多怪异的地方，他们甚至认为这并非真正的妈妈。母子间的冲突不断加剧，妈妈禁止伊莱亚斯和哥哥卢卡斯说话，男孩为此痛苦不堪。
究竟是什么让这个家走向破败边缘？究竟是哪里出了问题？
2020年10月31日 看过
2020年10月31日 评论 a review of 晚安妈咪 - I feel like every aspiring parent should watch this. Not because it will dissuade them from having children, although it very well could, but rather the reason being that it shows how talking to kids about the serious events in life can be better than just leaving them in the dark on that kind of stuff. The premise of Goodnight Mommy is pretty simple. Following some undisclosed accident the mother of two boys returns home with a fully bandaged face looking all creepy and exhibiting strange behavior. This causes the twins to question if the woman is who she says she is. This whole thing didn't really click with me until the big reveal. The take away was great, but due to how heavily everything hangs on the mystery of whether or not the brothers are right it's hard to get too much out of the movie up until that point, even when things start to get disturbingly violent. The twist itself may come off as stupidly obvious to some, but it caught me totally off guard as a result of what a fine job the writers did at providing enough misdirection to keep me constantly guessing. Given how critical the ultimate eureka moment was to my overall enjoyment of the film, I question if it would hold up on subsequent viewings. I feel like going back into it already knowing what's going on would make for quite a frustrating watch, as the concept already requires a fair bit of suspension of disbelief even before you realize what a big, stupid idiot the woman with the suspect identity is. Of course, that frustration is likely to only help hammer home the message at the core of the experience. That being if you find yourself as a caretaker for children, biological or otherwise, having a conversation with them when life gets messy can potentially save you a lot of trouble at some point. So perhaps sitting through Goodnight Mommy more than once is really the best way to fully appreciate it after all.
7.5/10
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威震八方 (2004) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Walking Tall
5.9 (14 个评分) 导演: 凯文·布瑞 演员: 道恩·强森 / 寇碧·史莫德斯 …
其它标题: Walking Tall / 捍卫家园 …
俗话说恶人自有恶人磨。恶霸汉密尔顿（尼尔•麦克唐纳 Neal McDonough 饰）纠集了一帮恶棍在华盛顿州的一个小镇横行多年、压榨乡邻，甚至连当地的警察也拿他们没有办法。这天，特种兵克里斯（巨石 The Rock 饰）退役回到了家乡小镇。一心想着集成父亲的木料场安居乐业的克里斯发现这里已经不是自己服役前那个宁静美丽的小镇了，父亲的木料场被汉密尔顿霸占用作了赌场，高中女友也在恶势力的威逼下成了艳舞女郎。怒不可遏的克里斯当上了小镇的治安官，决定凭着这些年在特种部队的所学的非常手段将这群恶棍赶出家乡！
2020年4月7日 看过
2020年4月7日 评论 a review of 威震八方 - Schlock and seriousness combine in what was only The Rock's third starring role. As odd as it can be at times to go from some Johnny Knoxville related antics to something legitimately dark happening, I'd say Walking Tall balances the two tones well. So much so that I had a harder time swallowing the protagonist's overly aggressive approach more than anything. Violence was always going to be the outcome of this conflict. It was simply unavoidable. That being said, I can't help but feel like a lot of the bloodshed and family endangerment could have been avoided had the main character not have immediately gone all gung-ho at the first sign of corruption in his hometown. The majority of the carnage was a result of his own antagonistic behavior. If it had been anyone other than Johnson onscreen, I might have been mad. Is it any wonder why we fell in love with this guy? He's one of those rare stars that can be larger than life, but still come off as a hardworking everyman. I can't think of any other film he's been in that's capitalised on that the way this one has. Here he's just your typical small town guy that played football in highschool, is close with his family, and left to join the army. The guy played an average joe with ease while still delivering superhuman level beatdowns. You can't tell me he isn't the full package. The action is surprisingly brutal. None of it is terribly explicit, but whether it's happening onscreen or not moments like a man getting held down and sliced open with a box cutter can still be felt by the audience. Plus, there's still plenty that occurs right before your eyes. The movie has no problem showing things like the mangled aftermath of a freshly broken limb. A lot of this is still escapist fun. It wants you to ogle half-naked ladies, have a laugh at Knoxville being a goof, and cheer as despicable villains meet the receiving end of a 4x4. It just carries the occasional, unexpected gutpunch the likes of which we don't typically see from a Dwayne Johnson flick. Which may be why it's one of his best.
7.5/10
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绝地战警 (1995) IMDb 豆瓣 Eggplant.place TMDB Min reol 维基数据
Bad Boys
6.8 (116 个评分) 导演: 迈克尔·贝 演员: 马丁·劳伦斯 / 威尔·史密斯 …
其它标题: Bad Boys / 重案梦幻组(港) …
迈阿密警局的一对“黄金”搭档，顾家爱妻的好男人宾纳（马丁•劳伦斯）和衣着光鲜风流倜傥的富家子弟劳瑞（威尔•史密斯），奉命追查一桩价值上亿美元的毒品证物失窃案，如果不能及时完成任务，他俩就得卷铺盖走人。
在两人疲于奔命之际，该案件唯一的性感女证人打电话到警局声称她愿意指认主谋，但条件是劳瑞必须出面保护她，否则一切免谈，此时劳瑞刚好不在警局，宾纳为套取线索，急中生智冒名顶替。其后，为了不失去女证人的信任，两人只得将对调身份一事进行到底，宾纳在枪林弹雨及汽车追逐中贴身保护女证人，劳瑞则来到他家中陪伴其妻。
2020年1月19日 看过
2020年1月19日 评论 a review of 绝地战警 - Came out in the '90s, but feels like it's from the '80s. Pretty much your standard vulgar buddy cop movie, but with the twist that they have to pretend to be each other. The reason for this is cockamamie at best, but a few good laughs are mined from the concept. The action is surprisingly sparse for a Michael Bay movie. A few shootouts are scattered throughout, but only two sequences really show off the bombastic explosions and extreme mayhem one would expect from Hollywood's king of making things go boom. Bad Boys is much more concerned with being a comedy so the majority of the running time consists of watching the two leads cuss each other out. Which isn't as amusing as Bay thinks it is. Much like me when I was 13, there are the occasional clever lines, but too often the verbal exchanges mistake gratuitous profanity for wit and miss the mark of hilarity by some margin. What ultimately made me enjoy Bad Boys was that it felt like a throwback to the kind of cheaper, sleazier flicks the less respected or past their prime action stars would take on while waiting/hoping for their next shot at a blockbuster. There's also the stars to consider. I can't say their chemistry was anything special, but both are great in their roles. Smith is a natural at being the loose cannon and playboy of the duo, but it's Lawrence who steals the show as the family man that's constantly agitated because he hasn't been getting any at home. Bay's immature and over-excessive style finds a pretty nice home for itself in the grimy city of Miami. His typical fetishes fit right in with the whole big-budget homage to the retro B-movie vibe it's got going on. However, while a fine addition to the neighborhood, if he wants these " Boys " to be the toasts of the town he'll need to clean up their mouths. Dirty words alone are no longer enough to make me chuckle. They need to be used in a way that's clever.
7.5/10
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大侦探皮卡丘 (2019) 豆瓣 Eggplant.place IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
6.2 (1016 个评分) 导演: 罗伯·莱特曼 演员: 瑞安·雷诺兹 / 贾斯蒂斯·史密斯 …
其它标题: Pokémon Detective Pikachu / 精灵宝可梦：大侦探皮卡丘 …
好莱坞真人电影《大侦探皮卡丘》（暂译）讲述了蒂姆·古德曼（贾 斯 提·史密斯饰） 为寻找下落不明的父亲来到莱姆市，意外与父亲的前宝可梦搭档大侦探皮卡丘相遇，并惊讶地发现自己是唯一能听懂皮卡丘说话的人类，他们决定组队踏上揭开真相的刺激冒险之路。探案过程中他们邂逅了各式各样 的宝可梦，并意外发现了一个足以毁灭整个宝可梦宇宙的惊天阴谋。该电影改编自任天堂3DS同名游戏，由罗伯·莱特曼导演，瑞安·雷诺兹为大侦探皮卡丘配音，贾斯提斯·史密斯、凯瑟琳·纽顿等主演。
2019年5月13日 看过
2019年5月13日 评论 a review of 大侦探皮卡丘 - Like many, I grew up on Pokémon. I collected the cards, played the video games, and watched the TV show. What kept me coming back to the franchise wasn't Ash, Brock, or whatever anime thot they were traveling with at the time. It was the delightfully imaginative creatures that made up the world around them. The humans were more of a nuisance than anything and that hasn't changed with this movie. I'm not convinced Justice Smith has leading man potential. He can definitely act, but lacks the charisma or flair necessary for real star power. Better to save him for those inconsequential supporting roles like the one he had in Fallen Kingdom. Kathryn Newton's character is just flat out annoying. An assemblage of all the trite intern-wannabe-reporter tropes in desperate need of an actual personality behind them. The only other cast member to show up in flesh and blood and get any sort of real screen time is Bill Nighy. He's fantastic. But like I said, it's the Pokémon themselves that are the real draw of Detective Pikachu and on that front it succeeds marvelously. I can't get over how well they brought the franchise to life in live-action. The Pokémon look incredible and it adheres to the lore in such a way that will make you forget this didn't come straight from Japan. I stared at the screen transfixed as I witnessed my childhood dream of pocket monsters existing in the real world become as close to a reality as possible. It's great wish-fullfilment and luckily a pretty good adventure to boot. The plot will hold no surprises for anyone with it's incredibly obvious twists, but plays out in a way that makes it more accessible to a wider audience than any of the animated movies ever did. Even my mother who couldn't tell a Jigglypuff from a Togepi had a good time. This is thanks to a solid sense of humor and exciting set-pieces. Ryan Reynolds voice acting, which I was admittedly worried about, makes the already amusing shenanigans all the more humorous. Although, you really mean to tell me he couldn't clean up his pottymouth for one kids movie? It's so uncomfortable hearing Pikachu cuss. Detective Pikachu is held back a bit by its predictable plot and unlikable human leads. Yet ultimately manages to rise above its faults thanks to spectacular action, a lot of love and care, a healthy amount of laughs, and the always endearing Pokémon themselves. Not bad for the franchise's first Western outing.
7.5/10 karan soni should have been the star little sister's birthday
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天蛾人的预言 (2002) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
The Mothman Prophecies
6.0 (7 个评分) 导演: 马克·佩灵顿 演员: 理查·基尔 / 黛博拉·梅辛 …
其它标题: The Mothman Prophecies / 天蛾人厄兆 …
约翰（理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰）是一位专门调查科学无法解释的不思议事件的记者，妻子玛丽（黛博拉·梅辛 Debra Messing 饰）的意外死亡让原本生活幸福美满的他陷入了痛苦之中。令约翰耿耿于怀的是妻子生前留下的画作，画面上鬼魅一般的形象让约翰联想到了妻子曾经说过的一些奇怪的话语，这些迹象表明，玛丽的死亡或许并不是一个意外。
一次偶然中，约翰在出差的途中迷了路，兜兜转转下，他来到了一个名叫极乐镇的地方，在那里，正发生着一些诡异又可怕的事情。好奇心驱使约翰留在了此地进行调查，让他惊讶的是，妻子画里的可怕形象竟然出现在了小镇居民们的梦境中，而对于这个模糊不清的形象，小镇的居民们将它称为“天蛾人”。
2019年3月2日 看过
2019年3月2日 评论 a review of 天蛾人的预言 - A melodramatic opening gives way to a series of chilling moments based on the mothman legend. The film is centered around the popular theory that the cryptid was some kind of disaster-prophesying, otherworldly being. The demonological underpinnings are interesting, but man would I have liked to get a good look at the thing. At the end of the day though, the story proved entertaining enough for me to be willing to settle on the movie's cryptic phone calls and obscured shadowy forms instead. I love the film's paranoia inducing camera angles. Each darkly lit scene is framed in such a way as to leave the impression that something is lurking in the shadows just behind the characters heads. The later portion of the film even has a moment or two where you can catch a frightening glimpse if you're paying attention. Overall, this isn't anything all that special though. The writing is a little awkward. The reasoning behind the protagonist getting involved in the supernatural events feels faulty and unnatural for example. However, anyone with an interest in what was going on in the town of Point Pleasant, WV during the '60s should still enjoy the movie regardless. It offers a compelling explanation for events that have gone unexplained for years now and proves to be a decent horror flick in its own right.
7.5/10
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巨齿鲨 (2018) IMDb 豆瓣 KevGa-NeoDB TMDB 维基数据
The Meg
5.1 (325 个评分) 导演: 乔·德特杜巴 演员: 杰森·斯坦森 / 李冰冰 …
其它标题: The Meg / 极悍巨鲨(港) …
一项由中国主导的国际科研项目，正在马里亚纳海沟深处进行时，遭遇未知生物攻击，科研人员被困海底。前美国海军陆战队深海潜水专家乔纳斯·泰勒受命前往营救，再度遭遇数年前曾经在深海给自己留下终身难以磨灭记忆的史前生物巨齿鲨。乔纳斯联手科研项目中的中国女科学家张苏茵成功营救了被困人员，但营救行动却意外造成了巨齿鲨逃离深海。当史前巨兽重返浅海，人类将为自己对大自然的贪婪付出惨重的代价......
2018年12月26日 看过
2018年12月26日 评论 a review of 巨齿鲨 - I've really been loving this resurgence of shark flicks. Unlike The Shallows or 47 Meters Down this is your fairly standard post- Jaws affair only with a really massive shark. This means it's very predictable, but still worth watching if you enjoy seeing people get munched by the ocean's most notorious predators. It's biggest selling points are impressive visuals (sans the animal CGI) and getting to spend time with one of the most likable deep sea science teams ever to grace the screen. The supporting cast is filled with a lot of memorable faces who you may know from various TV shows such as Fear the Walking Dead and The Office . This makes it so your kind of rooting for everyone to make it out alive. Then of course there's Jason Statham being just as charismatic and heroic as ever. Not counting the F&F films his most recent roles have been duds and I was beginning to write him off. This is easily his best non-Shaw movie in some time. The tone is pretty great too. Allowing for plenty of fun and humor without diving too far into potentially campy territory or MCU levels of comedy. For a PG-13 movie there's also more gore than you would expect. It won't blow you away as it delivers everything you would expect from modern shark blockbuster, but still provides some nice spectacle and set-pieces. Plenty of people get eaten and this is the first non-Asylum (therefore not intentionally bad) shark flick in some time that can be labeled as "fun" what with other recent efforts in the genre going for legitimate tension over cheap thrills.
7.5/10
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陌生人 (2008) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
The Strangers
4.4 (20 个评分) 导演: 布莱恩·伯蒂诺 演员: 丽芙·泰勒 / 斯科特·斯比德曼 …
其它标题: 노크: 낯선 자들의 방문 / ストレンジャーズ/戦慄の訪問者 …
刚刚参加完朋友婚礼的年轻夫妇詹姆斯（斯科特·斯比德曼 Scott Speedman 饰）和妻子克里斯汀（丽芙·泰勒 Liv Tyler 饰）酒意微醺的离开了晚宴。本已疲惫不堪的二人，却在回家的途中遭遇事故，两人不得已在陌生的环境下停车，去周边寻求救援。两人在误打误撞下，意外地进入了一座废弃的度假别墅，索性休整一晚。
夜色渐深，黑暗袭来。詹姆斯和克里斯汀的厄运从此开始。入夜，三个戴着面具的入侵者突然出现在房子周围，向他们发起了连续袭击。面对死亡的威胁，夫妇在强烈的求生意志下，开始了殊死抗争。被困在屋内的二人，随即陷入了这场血腥暴力的生死之战。 ©豆瓣
2018年10月17日 看过
2018年10月17日 评论 a review of 陌生人 - A good example of how to do a slasher/home invasion thriller. It's not exactly original, which means some things can be quite predictable, but there are enough unique stylistic flourishes that allow it to have it's own identity. Like the mellow country music soundtrack which is unexpectedly great at creating atmosphere. The bit with the record player skipping was brilliant. The Purge franchise wishes it had masked menaces this creepy. I love the way the killers have a habit of lurking narrowly outside of the protagonist's peripheral vision. Slowly slipping in and stalking from behind or just off to the side. These uncomfortable moments are reinforced by great camera work. A shame the antagonists start making you less uneasy the more you see of them. At least their motives (or lack thereof) are still disturbing. The Strangers is all about senseless human cruelty and is a very sadistic watch despite not relying on graphic depictions of torture. Instead there's a lot of psychological harassment. The faceless intruders use sound, cryptic messages, and other freak out tactics to slowly unnerve their prey rather than just relying on brute violence to do the trick. There's something much more horrifying about a foe who can outthink it's victims. Mind games > simple murder. There are a few black marks on this otherwise taut thriller. A overreliance on fake scares is one of them. Characters will occasionally separate only to turn a corner and get freaked out by... Each other. These act as the film's few attempts at jump scares and are mostly just irritating. Same for the rather weak one in the ending. The old afformentioned "let's split up" trope is also overused and has never come off as a sensible thing for the people to do in any horror movie. Those who take frustration from survivor's constant investigation into every little sound or eerie sight may get fed up here as it's something the protagonists constantly do. Personally, I think it makes a little more sense in the context of these events than it typically does in other films as the killers are constantly egging them on to do it. Inspired by real-life brutality, there's a sense of believability to the things occurring onscreen that makes them all the more unsettling. The titular "strangers" are meaner than any ghost, zombie, or bloodthirsty creature as they embody and act upon the simple potential for savagery that exists inside us all for no reason other than they enjoy doing so. Such disregard for human life from another person is chilling and the film capitalizes on that well. Flaws aside, this is an incredibly tense experience that will have you double checking all the locks after watching it.
7.5/10
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超乎想象 (2018) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
I Can Only Imagine
5.8 (6 个评分) 导演: 安德鲁·欧文 / 乔恩·欧文 演员: J·迈克尔·芬利 / 布洛迪·罗斯 …
其它标题: I Can Only Imagine / 梦想心乐章(台) …
继《心灵小屋》后 再次见证美好的生命奇迹！
全美史上最热销福音歌曲背后不平凡的故事，感动疗愈千万人。
比《攻其不备》更激励人心，在平凡中找寻不凡的成就，闯出自己的一片天。
永远相信自己，只要勇敢实现梦想，你就是改变世界的那个《关键少数》！
当你受挫时，音乐就是你的心灵解药，让美妙的音乐抚平伤痛，让信仰在黑暗时带来光亮，让梦想在每个人的心中种下希望。爱，就要及时说出口。
巴特（杰麦可芬利饰）在严父亚瑟（丹尼斯奎德饰）的高压教育下成长，无论他如何讨好父亲，亚瑟的心就像一道高墙，挡在他们父子之间，不让巴特轻易接近。他伤心难过，也曾逃避，但音乐与信仰改变了他；音乐让他有勇气面对一切，而信仰让他了解父亲到过世前都说不出口的爱。终于成功站上舞台的他要将这份喜悦透过音乐分享给人们，而他相信父亲一定在那个被称为「天堂」的地方，微笑着听着他的歌声。
2018年8月25日 看过
2018年8月25日 评论 a review of 超乎想象 - About as safe and inoffensive as you can get. A little humor and a lot of heart. Even the religious nature of the film isn't all that in your face. The references to God and spirituality take a back seat to the uplifting tale of facing past traumas and mending broken relationships. It even marks another step up in terms of production quality for faith-based films. It's biggest issue is simply the familiarity of the premise. It doesn't stray too far from what one would expect from these kind of heartwarming biographical dramas. It's depictions of things like the main character's suffering and eventual healing are all very formulaic. It's sweet, but maybe just a little manipulative. J. Michael Finley really impresses in his first starring role. He's got great comedic timing and is very charismatic. His voice is that of a slightly southern Chris Pratt. An all around likable presence and a key reason for the movie's genuine goodness.
7.5/10
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实习生 (2015) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb Eggplant.place 维基数据
The Intern
7.2 (695 个评分) 导演: 南希·迈耶斯 演员: 罗伯特·德尼罗 / 安妮·海瑟薇 …
其它标题: The Intern / 高年级实习生(台) …
年近七十的本（罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰）曾经是一位精明强干，事业有成的商人，最终，他还是和大部分老年人一样开始了平淡的退休生活。本对忙碌而又充实的过去无比怀念，孤独与内心里蠢蠢欲动的渴望让他做出了重回职场的决定，成为了年轻的朱尔斯（安妮·海瑟薇 Anne Hathaway 饰）手下的一名小小员工。
朱利安年纪虽轻却是一家著名时尚购物网站的创办人，为了事业，她牺牲了自己全部的业余时间和感情生活，这份事业带给了朱利安荣耀，却也成为了她肩上沉重的负担，更糟的是，公司董事会已经开始怀疑，朱利安是否能够胜任她目前的职位了。起初，朱利安并没有将年迈又落伍的本放在眼里，然而，随着时间的推移，这位慈祥的长者渐渐成为了她生活中最真挚的友人。
2018年6月23日 看过
2018年6月23日 评论 a review of 实习生 - I wasn't expecting much from The Intern. Like most older actors, the work isn't quite what it once was for Robert De Niro. He's fared better than most actors who have also entered their later years, and the man is still delivering dedicated performances, but his recent string of movies have received middle-of-the-road reviews or been outright critically panned, minus a few exceptions. The Intern stands among of his more fondly recognized works of the past few years, but the professional reception has still been rather lukewarm. I thought that was because it was just going to be another schmaltzy "old people still got it" comedy lacking in any original jokes and in desperate need of some actual emotional depth as the trailers made it seem. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a pretty thoughtful movie that takes an interesting look at the challenges of modern day life for two different generations and won me over with it's warm-heartedness. Nancy Meyers takes the time to make us familiar with the workplace of it's online fashion startup. We get to know the supporting characters and grow to love them just as much as the two leads. Hathaway and De Niro are incredible. Their chemistry is sublime and each allows their character a great deal of emotional depth and nuance. Meyers has a way with dialog and character interactions that makes it a lot of fun to just watch everyone get together and talk whether it be in groups or one-on-one conversations. Watching the core friendship bloom in the face of difficulties is both sweet and charming. It carries the movie forward even when it feels like nothing is really going on story-wise. The events going on in the background of the company feel somewhat inconsequential as they are easily dismissed and overcome in favor or placing the urgency and attention on seemingly trivial problems. Hathaway's character is on the search for a CEO to help her manage her company better, but The Intern is less interested in telling us about that and would rather have us focus on her OCD about a cluttered desk instead. At least the troubles in everyone's personal lives aren't treated the same way. That's where the real drama and growth occurs. The Intern can be a pretty funny movie. Perhaps a little unevenly so though. It's better with smaller, quirkier interactions providing the majority of the laughs. It's bigger gags like an amusing midday heist and oddly raunchy massage sequences feel like they belong in a different movie. It's as if Meyers shoehorned these in so that this generation's style of comedy could give The Intern broader appeal. Understandable, but perhaps a little misguided. I grew to love the characters here and got caught up in their personal affairs. I was also in awe of De Niro and Hathaway who really give incredible performances. Their almost familial bond is not something I would have originally expected. The way it tackles modern day issues and delivers a genuinely intelligent, non-preachy feministic message is admirable. The small scale does allow for some inconsistencies across the board such as the humor, but also makes it possible for viewers to get more personally involved with everything happening. Something that's also made easy by just how likable everybody onscreen is.
7.5/10