8.1/10
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怒火战猴 (2024) TMDB 豆瓣 IMDb Min reol 维基数据
Monkey Man
6.5 (34 个评分) 导演: 戴夫·帕特尔 演员: 戴夫·帕特尔 / 西卡德尔·基尔 …
其它标题: 몽키맨 / Monkey Man …
在一个印度村庄，Kid 和母亲生活在一起，精神导师 Baba Shakti 派遣腐败的警察局长 Rana Singh 驱逐村民并获取他们的土地。村庄遭到屠杀，母亲在被Rana杀死前藏住Kid，Kid目睹了Rana杀死母亲后将她的尸体点燃。 成年的Kid得知了Rana的行踪后，开始了一系列的复仇计划。
2024年7月21日 看过
2024年7月21日 评论 a review of Monkey Man - You like John Wick ? Dev Patel certainly doesn’t shy away from openly acknowledging how much of a clear inspiration the quadrilogy of Keanu Reeves led action flicks were on this project of his. It’s a well-meaning copycat. Granted, one that is far talkier and heavily steeped in Indian/Hindu culture and politics. Those aspects do help give it an identity of its own to distinguish itself a bit, even if they come with the caveat of the film ultimately amounting to a noticeably more boring alternative for fairly lengthy stretches of its runtime. That being said, I also can’t help but appreciate how they provide Western audiences a glimpse into the sociopolitical issues faced in third world countries. Hopefully the movie will educate ignorant, self-absorbed Americans causing them to become “woke” to the fact that the things they’re constantly whining so loudly about online these days are and have been happening around the world for significantly longer and in a worse manner. Of course, the biggest main reason to watch this is for the action. It’s exceptionally well-choreographed and fast-paced grand Hollywood blockbuster stuff that’s unexpectedly bloodier and more brutally savage than its obvious influence. Plus, Patel in the lead role gives all of us scrawny, yet nonetheless almost paradoxically jacked types a welcomed dose of fantasy wish fulfillment. Especially since he’s almost never depicted as untouchable, realistically taking nearly the same amount of damage over the course of the story as he’s dishing out. Sharone Meir’s cinematography meanwhile is often quite unique and striking, only leaving me with mixed opinions with the occasional shots that unfavorably resemble those that can be found in your typical A24 affair or neon-drenched Nicolas Winding Refn work. Can’t complain about the soundtrack at all though. Any score that pairs a beatdown with a Bloodywood banger is alright in my book.  Altogether, the star, writer, producer, and first-time director’s debute effort behind the camera is a mix of style, top-notch brawls, and diversity in the form of representation for a perspective elsewhere on the planet very rarely, if ever before seen at such a wide-reaching scale that’s worth checking out despite a handful of shortcomings that keep it from ranking among the crème de la crème of the genre.
8.1/10
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地狱 (1980) 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据 IMDb
Inferno
6.1 (26 个评分) 导演: 达里奥·阿基多 演员: 埃莉奥诺拉∙吉奥尔吉 / 阿尼娅·皮艾洛丽 …
其它标题: 인페르노 / インフェルノ …
居住在纽约的女诗人罗丝·伊利亚特，某日在古书店买到一本由拉丁文写就的建筑类书籍。书中称这个世界上曾存在三个邪恶之母，它们四处散播恐怖与痛苦，最后分别为建筑师镇在罗马、纽约以及德国的弗莱堡的三个建筑中。罗丝怀疑她所居住的公寓便是书中提及的一处，她一面写信向远在罗马的弟弟马克，随后自己则只身走入地下室一探究竟。收到信的马克与姐姐通话，然而电话却突然中断。他连忙赶至纽约，得知姐姐业已失踪。不得已，马克开始四处打探关于这本古书背后的秘密……
2019年1月27日 看过
2019年1月27日 评论 a review of 地狱 - Inferno -the second entry in Argento's Three Mothers trilogy- does feel like a direct continuation of Suspiria in terms of style and atmosphere. Dario once again bathes each scene in beautiful shades of red and other colors while providing a soundtrack from Keith Emerson that really makes certain moments standout, despite not being as prominent or memorable as Goblin's overall. While it nails the tone, the movie isn't able to recapture that same magic as the writing is much weaker. Inferno is often criticized for not making any sense. Personally, I had no trouble following what was going on, but was very aware of the various plot holes and random or downright nonsensical events that really would have benefited from some form of explanation. For instance, if the mysterious cult of witch followers didn't want people to read the book about the three mothers then why did they leave a copy of it in the local library just above their alchemy lab? As far as the more random stuff goes, there's a scene early on in the movie where the protagonist has a bizarre encounter with a girl who is clearly out of place in his music class. It's implied that she's the main witch in the movie, but she only shows up once after that for like a split second and isn't seen again. Argento later revealed that this is actually the third sister and antagonist of his much later film The Mother of Tears , but how on earth were we supposed to figure that out? She shows up like once in a scene so far detatched from the action at hand it's easy to dismiss her as a bit of unimportant weirdness. Which I suppose is all her inclusion really is anyways. There's also the part where the antique shop owner tries to drown a bag of cats only to end up murdered by a random hotdog vender. His demise isn't even related to the "Mother of Darkness." Why wasn't the character killed off in a way that tied into the main story rather than some odd side excursion? It's not even like he was some unimportant supporting character. He had relevancy in the main thread. One other thing that kind of bugged me is that it was implied that hotel staff worked for witch in the same manner the faculty of the dance academy did in Suspiria, but it's never fleshed out. They even add another plot hole to the mix by killing everyone looking into the three mothers other than the protagonist. They even go out of their way to save him. That whole "heart medicine" scene was weird. Also what was up with Varelli? Writing woes aside, there's a lot I like about this movie. It's a bizarre descent into the macabre to be sure, but its eccentric flourishes and oddball characters are actually quite charming. It's like the intention was to remake Suspiria with a higher body count, only the people involved sort of forgot about the script somewhere along the way. The frequent kills are quite gruesome even with the cheap ketchup blood. I feel like a really good job was done establishing this middle chapter (and Suspiria by extension) as part of a shared, ongoing story. Probably one of the few things other than the visuals that was handled with real elegance. As much as I've crapped on the script, I will say that it very natural for the protagonist to never fully grasp what's happening. It makes sense for him to walk into the final confrontation almost completely clueless as to what's going on given how he never had access to the full puzzle or witnessed any of the murders occurring around him. A nice touch that proves even the writing isn't all bad.
8.1/10