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拜占庭 (2012) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Byzantium
6.4 (34 个评分) 导演: 尼尔·乔丹 演员: 西尔莎·罗南 / Barry Cassin …
其它标题: Byzantium / 血染拜占庭(台) …
昏暗的霓虹灯下，阴冷潮湿的城市里栖息着两名神秘女子：克拉拉（杰玛·阿特登 Gemma Arterton 饰）和埃莉诺（西尔莎·罗南 Saoirse Ronan 饰）。她们以姐妹相称，固守着在都市一隅的方寸空间，不愿引起他人的注意。对于血族来说，这也许是最好的办法。只是在 命运的驱赶下，“安宁”注定与她们无缘，两人辗转来到了另一座城市。四处寻找生计的克拉拉偶然结识刚刚失去母亲的中年男子诺埃尔（丹尼尔·梅斯 Daniel Mays 饰），相似的境遇让他们感同身受。诺埃尔因此为这两名美丽女子提供栖身之所。
绵亘上百年的凄惶记忆，无以排遣的永生孤独，以及深锁心底的秘密，随着鲜红的血液缓缓流淌……
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 拜占庭 - I'm 23 years old. Already I feel like I'm in my 70s, although not in the amount of wisdom I've garnered. My health is failing me, I don't enjoy life that much, I slowly become desensethized towards everything, struggling to feel any emotion, even the bad ones. I feel like I've lived enough. I can't imagine myself in my actual 70s. Everything I believed in, has crumbled. I know, it's probably not normal to feel this way at 23, but I believe it has to be normal at some point in your life. I believe, if you live for eternity, you will eventually come to some sort of existential crisis. You will eventually start to get disillusioned with human values, and start disconnecting from the human world, both in your perception of it and your personality. Eventually, you would become so different, you would become an outsider. Humans wouldn't be able to accept you, and you wouldn't even be interested in that. Perhaps, with time you would start looking upon them as inferior creatures, and from that point, as WWII showed us, you would start to become very cruel. Why wouldn't you feel superior, when you've had all the time in the world to gain more life experience, knowledge and skills than everybody else in the world? My point is, if you've lived for 206 years, you wouldn't be acting like a teenage girl from Twilight. P. S. I initially ended my review here, but then I realised, I'm being a bit unfair, cause my criticism mainly concerns Saoirse Ronan's character, and her storyline. Whereas Gemma Arterton's character is brilliant. She knows, what life is all about, she clearly has the experience, she does appear like somebody, who's lived a long life. Although, I'd love to see her a bit tired of doing the same activity for so many years, even if it's for the sake of her daughter. I also loved the portrayal of the process of transformation. I loved, that it hinted at something beyond our imagination, those old gods, Darvell spoke about. If I was making this film, I'd steer more into that direction. Overall the presentation is beautiful. I'm so disappointed, because I wanted to love this film...
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哈萌小镇 (2014) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Harmontown
8.0 (6 个评分) 导演: Neil Berkeley 演员: 丹·哈萌
其它标题: Harmontown / 하몬타운
本片记录了丹·哈萌2012年被<废柴联盟>剧组开除后所进行的<哈萌小镇>博客巡演，中间穿插着他事业发展和<废柴联盟>那些事儿。
哈萌的作品多涉及社会边缘人物，最知名的是<废柴联盟 Community>和<瑞克与莫蒂 Rick and Morty>，这不是一部展现他多优秀多完美的纪录片，相反大家可以了解到哈萌口无遮拦吹毛求疵有些偏执的性格伴随药物酒精带给他的情绪和生活起伏，他得罪了不少人，会在舞台上伶仃大醉，甚至用语言和情感暴力对女友造成伤害，但是他也治愈了不少孤单古怪的人，引领着”呆子军团”，有才华也有发现才华的眼
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 哈萌小镇 - I feel like the film is trying to portray Dan Harmon as this deep, complicated, tortured genius of a person. Sorry, but I just don't see that. I see an absolutely normal person, who's achieved certain success in his life, but has a few very normal problems (tbh 'problem' is a strong word here). Yet the film is overdramatising them at some point, having Harmon to ponder upon... I don't even know what. I have just finished watching it, and it's very difficult for me to say, what the film was about. And, if you cut the dramatic chunk of the film, it leaves you with a pretty boring compilation of footage from his shows, which are moderately funny, and then the cliched reaffirming message in the end like &quot;everything's gonna be fine&quot; (I think he even says it at some point). Now, I have to make a disclaimer. I have nothing against Dan Harmon. I think Rick &amp; Morty is one of the best animated shows of the recent years, and I've watched through the first season of Harmonquest and enjoyed it. I like Dan Harmon, I think he's talented, kind and funny. The only reason I decided to watch this doc, was because I got interested in him as a person, and in people surrounding him. But I really don't think this documentary should exist. If Harmon is a deep and interesting person, it doesn't reflect that. If he isn't, then there's no point in making a film about him. Either way, Harmontown has nothing to offer to its audience. I can't think of a reason to recommend it to anybody, unless you're a hardcore fan, who'd be pleased to just see some footage from the life of this person.
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Actually Happened! Most Terrifying Psychic Phenomena. Psychic Research Team Report. Relived. (2004) TMDB
心理調査班レポート 実際に起こった!最恐の心霊現象 追体験編
导演: 繼田淳 演员: Takuo Shibuya / Shiho Utaka …
其它标题: 心理調査班レポート 実際に起こった!最恐の心霊現象 追体験編
An investigation in two neighboring houses with possible paranormal activity.
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of - I found this website https://movie-tsutaya.tsite.jp/netdvd/dvd/goodsDetail.do?titleID=0082077804 Using google translate, I've added some info, like the director, writer and cast, as well as the year of release. However (!) google translate has a tendency of skewing the names. And, while I'm sure about the director, there's a possibility, that I messed up somebody's name. So please, if anybody know japanese, follow the link above, and provide more correct transliterations, thank you.
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亚历山大大帝 (2004) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Alexander
7.2 (106 个评分) 导演: 奥利佛·斯通 演员: 科林·法瑞尔 / 安吉丽娜·朱莉 …
其它标题: Alexander / Alejandro Magno …
本片拍摄耗时94天，而男主角柯林·法瑞尔在拍摄期间曾经摔断手臂和摔伤脚踝。
影片讲述了Alexander（柯林·法瑞尔 Colin Farrell 饰）年轻时的梦想、荣耀与冒险生活，他征服世界后的孤独生活以及神秘的死亡。他与将军Hephaistion（杰瑞德·莱托 Jared Leto 饰）不寻常的关系也得意展现。Alexander的母亲（安吉丽娜·朱莉 Angelina Jolie 饰）也在他的生命中起到不同凡响的影响力。
亚历山大自幼聪颖过人，曾受教于亚利斯多德，稍长即被授予首府总督之职，并以平定山贼有功而任命为马其顿大军统帅，随父横扫希腊城邦之乱。融合东西文化，鼓励民族间通婚，并倡导民族间地位平等，讲希腊思想律法散布各地，开创希腊化时代文化，死时却年仅33岁。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 亚历山大大帝 - One of the best historical films ever made tbh. Not only does it nail the persona of Alexander, it manages to carry the weight and impact of his conquests, bringing you along on the journey through the Near East and the life of one of the most remarkable people in history. The fact that it's told through the perspective of Ptolemy provides musings on the nature of this campaign, peace and war, culture and race, and all the issues of Alexander himself, which also fits the deep character study the film is going for. All that is done with very few historical inaccuracies, and amazing performances by all the actors. It's such an authentic and immersive experience that by the end of the film you feel nostalgic of the beginning, like you've lived a life beside that great leader. P. S. If you feel there's anything similar to this film or better at what it does, feel free to tell me, I'd be glad to check it out.
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空间 (1981) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Spacy
7.8 (8 个评分) 导演: 伊藤高志
其它标题: spacy / Spacy
看他的电影就像坐过山车。他让看电影的我们陷入一种完全的困惑，让眼睛受到冲击无法正常运作，而这种对视觉的冲击正是为了呈现出身体本身就是我们的敌人。这部电影仅仅拍摄了一个黑暗中平静安全的体育馆，就足以让人突然全身冒汗。
2025年4月15日 看过 these kinds of films make me question reality
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兄弟 (1997) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Брат
7.4 (21 个评分) 导演: 阿历克塞·巴拉巴诺夫 演员: 小谢尔盖·波德洛夫 / 维克托·苏霍卢科夫 …
其它标题: Брат / 兄弟怜 …
年轻的丹尼尔·巴格罗夫服满兵役后回到家乡，母亲要他去圣彼得堡找哥哥维克托，以便找到合适的工作。到了彼得堡他在市场救了一个绰号为“德国人”的摆地摊的男子霍夫曼，并结识了爱吃药的女混混凯特。 丹尼尔找到了哥哥维克托，发现他已成为了一个杀手，维克托刚刚结到一笔订单要干掉一名恐怖分子“车臣人”，维克托要丹尼尔帮忙干掉“车臣人”。丹尼尔先租了一个房子居住，后来尽管丹尼尔成功干掉了“车臣人”，但却遭到雇佣者的追杀，原来雇佣维克托的黑帮大佬想干掉贪财的维克托。丹尼尔在逃脱途中打伤了一名大佬的手下，并得到开有轨电车的女司机斯维特兰娜的帮助，此后丹尼尔与斯维特兰娜发生感情并一起生活了一段时间。之后丹尼尔再次为哥哥做事，打死了大佬的几名手下，而大佬为了报仇，以维克托为人质想除掉前来的丹尼尔。最终丹尼尔将黑帮分子干掉，并救出了哥哥。之后他带着大佬留下的一大笔美金离开，他去找斯维特兰娜要求她与他一起远走高飞，然而她坐牢的丈夫已归家，而她仍深爱着丈夫因此拒绝了丹尼尔的要求。丹尼尔感到大城市的人都只爱钱贪生怕死，包括哥哥维克托，最终离开彼得堡去了莫斯科。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 兄弟 - I just wanna remind the Letterboxd audience, this is a film made by a rightist-nationalist, who often made hostile xenophobic remarks towards the peoples of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Here's what he said about immigrants in general: I don't like them [...] these people should live in their historical homeland... There's a scene in this film, where the main character tells to a Caucasian: &quot;You're not my brother, black-assed scum.&quot; Well, that quote is often used by radical rightists in Russia. Think of it what you want. Not to mention, the whole scene is a straight-up rightist propaganda. I mean the only time it portrays immigrants from the Caucasus, they are depicted as evil, uneducated criminals. Whereas a German character, as well as a literal neo-nazi in the sequel are portrayed as quirky, but good guys that assist the protagonist, who btw has no qualms about collaborating with the nazis. [The reason I bring up the German is because the movie also views his Germanness through the lens of supposed antagonism between Russians and Germans, constantly referencing WWII. And yet, in that light still chooses to portray him positively] In fact, if you watch the sequel, it becomes pretty obvious that Balabanov's worldview, as well as his &quot;artistic&quot; vision always boils down to the good Russians vs. the bad others. Ironic, considering his own surname betrays Turkic origins. Whenever Danila in the film talks shit about America, it's not just a fictional character, it's Balabanov talking to the audience. Say what you want about how well executed the film is, it's still a propaganda piece. It doesn't matter how much you polish a turd, it's still gonna be a turd. And once you start rating style over substance and denying the context in favour of the appeal, you're a potential fascist. I mean, I don't have to remind you of Riefenstahl and how her movies were received in the Nazi Germany, do I? Post Scriptum: When I first wrote this review, I had no idea it would gain this many likes. I'll be the first to admit, the review was written poorly, I didn't put much effort into it. I have edited it once since, but it's kinda flawed even structurally or in how things are phrased, so I'm not gonna attempt to fix it. However, I'd like to add a bit more context for the people who aren't convinced by my point: Balabanov, when speaking about one of his earlier movies, said the following: &quot;The film didn't turn out well. The script wasn't mine. It was an anti-Russian, pro-Jewish script.&quot; To people who think the protagonist is not intended to be viewed positively, here's an excerpt from an interview with aif.ru: The interviewer : &quot;where are such heroes now?&quot; Balabanov : I don't know, don't ask me. Notice how he has no problems with the interviewer calling Danila &quot;a hero&quot;. To expand on the quote I mentioned in my review proper: The interviewer : how do you feel about the growing number of immigrants? Balabanov : Bad. I don't like them. [...] Most of them are dim-witted people. They hinder the country I live in. [...] It is wrong that these days there are immigrants everywhere. In the same interview later he complains that the borders are too open and calls for a stricter control. In another interview he complains that in Irkutsk the Chechens control the gambling industry and the Chinese control restaurants and trade: Balabanov : When we ourselves allow people with a completely different consciousness (which is more rational and strong) into our territory, it is easier for them to conquer everything. And they conquer. These are people of a different structure. They are different. That's how they are built. There is no use talking to them. You can't come to agreements. They'll outwit you. They can't be allowed in. They will defeat us. The interviewer : So what should we do? Balabanov : Either surrender or kick them out of here lawfully. But lawfully nobody will do it... So many people here defend the movie, saying the prevalence of racism and anti-Western sentiment here is just an accurate depiction of Russia in the 90s, that you're not meant to agree with. From Balabanov's interviews it's clear that he adores the rural Russia (which he calls &quot;the REAL Russia&quot;), as opposed to the big cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg. In this movie the protagonist comes from such &quot;REAL Russia&quot;, embodying Balabanov's own ideas of goodness, heroism and patriotic Russian spirit. He goes into the city corrupted by foreign influences to rescue his brother (who, like him, comes from the idealized rural Russia and thus is inherently good) from the corruption. On his journey he meets stupid women who are too emotional to stay away from corrupting influences and attachments. E.g. he gets involved with a woman who has an abusive husband, but after he &quot;heroically&quot; injures the husband, it is revealed that she would rather stay with the horrible husband than go with this &quot;nice guy&quot; protagonist. I think Balabanov views women as being weak and in need of guidance and protection from men. Which makes it all the more surprising how many women in other reviews claim to like the protagonist so much. If you watched this movie and still think it doesn't embody a repellent ideology, you're blind. There are more red flags than in the Soviet Union.
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我们的十年 (2007) 豆瓣 TMDB
我们的十年
5.9 (11 个评分) 导演: 贾樟柯 演员: 赵涛 / 田原 …
其它标题: Our Ten Years / Our 10 Years …
宛若长龙的绿皮货车，满载来自五湖四海的乘客，呼啸穿过大江南北的春夏秋冬。车厢内，人们操着各地方言谈笑交流，各自经历着别样的人生。一成不变的车厢，时光仿佛在颠簸摇晃中兀自凝滞，只有从乘客服饰上，方可看出时间的轨迹。朴素的女人（赵涛 饰）和清纯的少女（田原 饰）在十年前第一次相遇，彼此从未有过交谈，少女用画笔记录了对面这个女子张望窗外的瞬间。此后的岁月里，朴素的女人结婚、生子、回归单身，而少女记录时光的器材不断变化，画笔、相机、手机。在这其中，总有什么从未改变……
本片为南方都市报创立十周年（1997—2007）的纪念作品。
2025年4月15日 看过
I feel like this short film conveys the whole idea of 'Platform' perfectly in its 8-minute runtime. That's probably, why I wasn't a huge fan of 'Platform'.
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The Botanist (2016) TMDB
Ботаник
导演: Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis / Maude Plante-Husaruk 演员: Raïmberdi Mamatumarov
其它标题: Ботаник
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of - link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7\_ieOkl-gE Great subject matter. From a journalistic perspective, it's a great documentary. I wish there was more films tackling post-soviet regions. I feel like, Russia isn't being condemned enough for its imperialism, people need to see the consequences. However, from a filmmaking perspective, I find a disconnect between the overall style of the film, and the material shown in it. I feel like the tone is completely wrong, the music doesn't fit, and in fact, this could be much better with a more simplistic style. I feel like a film must convey the main protagonist's worldview, but The Botanist makes me feel like the director is trying to provoke reaction from the audience, make the story look more sad than it really is. I mean, don't get me wrong, it is sad, but it's sad in the way life is. But this style makes it all look too 'cinematic' and kinda superficial.
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人狼大战 (2011) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB Min reol 维基数据
The Grey
6.4 (74 个评分) 导演: 乔·卡纳汉 演员: 连姆·尼森 / 达拉斯·罗伯特斯 …
其它标题: The Grey / 即刻猎杀(台) …
冰天雪地极度严寒的阿拉斯加荒原，来自各地的杀人犯等非法之徒加入某石油公司，在这个蛮荒之地辛苦作业。约翰·奥特维（连姆·尼森 Liam Neeson 饰）是这家公司的守护猎人，专门负责猎杀野狼以使工人灭受残害。他日夜思念妻子，于生早已了无所望。某天，他和工人们乘坐的飞机遭受空难，当他再次醒来时，发现自己正置身在暴雪纷飞的冰原。与之一同侥幸逃生的汉德里克（Dallas Roberts 饰）、迪亚兹（Frank Grillo 饰）、博克（Nonso Anozie 饰）、塔尔盖特（Dermot Mulroney 饰）、弗兰纳瑞（Joe Anderson 饰）以及赫南德兹（Ben Bray 饰）等6人。虽然暂时逃生，但在救援迟迟不曾到来的危机时刻，他们的生命依然受到威胁。
性格各异的7名幸存者，即将踏上似乎永无止境的求生之路……
2025年4月15日 看过
This film teaches you more about life in 2 hours than any school does over 11 years.
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部落 (2012) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Орда
导演: 安德烈·普罗什金 演员: Maxim Sukhanov / Rosa Khairullina …
其它标题: Орда / Orda …
It is the word "horde" that had meant, for many countries and nations, bloody raids and being under humilating contribution for centuries – a strange and scary world with its own rules and customs. To be or not to be for Rus (Ruthenia), that is the price of the one-man mission as he is departing to this world to accomplish a feat. The film tells the story of how Saint Alexius, the Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia, healed the Tatar Queen Taidula, Jani-Beg's mother, from blindness, in 1357.
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2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 部落 - A fucking egocentric russian vanity project, and the orthodox church propaganda. A boring ass film that should be called &quot;The crazy old priest&quot; instead of &quot;The Horde&quot;, because this film is not about the Golden Horde, as you would think, judging by the title and the cover art. This film's main message is essentially &quot;look how much we suffered from the mongol-tatars, but we are soooo deep and spiritual, unlike them. That's why they're in real hell, while our suffering is righteous and divine&quot;. Honestly, it even decides to mention in the end that Russia eventually annexed the Golden Horde. Because russians are so fucking spiritual and amazing, while everybody else is barbaric and will be punished by god. Disgusting piece of shit.
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冲出康普顿 (2015) TMDB IMDb 维基数据 豆瓣
Straight Outta Compton
7.2 (75 个评分) 导演: F·加里·格雷 演员: 科里·霍金斯 / 杰森·米切尔 …
其它标题: Straight Outta Compton / 再别康城 …
1980年代中期，加州康普顿的街头因犯罪、毒品、黑帮等问题成为美国最危险的地方之一，五个出身此地的年轻人：爱斯·库柏（小奥谢拉·杰克逊 O'Shea Jackson Jr. 饰）、MC Ren（阿尔迪斯·霍吉 Aldis Hodge 饰）、德瑞博士（科里·霍金斯 Cor ey Hawkins 饰）、DJ耶拉（小尼尔·布朗 Neil Brown Jr. 饰）、Eazy-E（杰森·米切尔 Jason Mitchell 饰）集合起来，组成了说唱组合N.W.A，将他们的成长经历转化成粗鲁直接的音乐，并借此向当局传达他们的反抗心声。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 冲出康普顿 - I'm not an advocate for 100% historical accuracy in films based on real events, but this film doesn't lie for the sake of artistic vision, it does so for other reasons. In fact, I feel there's not much of an artistic vision here at all. For its almost 3-hour runtime it's pretty shallow. It skips on a lot of very important events, yet adds some completely artificial ones, just to hold the script together. I'm not gonna get into specifics, but this film gets so much wrong about the characters, it comes off as offensive tbh. First of all, Eazy was never such an idiot, loser and a wuss. Dr. Dre was never a mr. good guy. In fact he was the worst of the team, if anything. I've heard and read so many stories about Dre, that make him look outright evil, and I hoped this film would provide some of Dre's reasoning for those actions, but it never even mentions them. Aside from all that, it's such a boring film. The pacing is all fucked, characterization is very weak, everything is so formulaic and romanticised to the point it makes me cringe. This is not a real life story, this is a very obvious hollywood motion picture, and it does everything to remind you that. Also, were there guys named MC Ren and DJ Yella in the group? Sorry, I didn't notice. Let alone a lot of lesser known people, who didn't even appear in the film. 2Pac appeared though. Only, he had nothing to do with this story, and the scene with him was so forced. And you can see that attitude in the credits too: for some reason they inserted Kendrick's quote, cause of course, he's hot right now, isn't he? This whole film is just pandering to the stars' egos. Anybody, who wasn't popular enough, isn't good enough to appear in it. What makes me sad though, is that there's a lot of people, who don't know shit about N.W.A., and who're gonna be completely misinformed after watching this. On the positive note though, O'Shea Jr. absolutely embodied Ice Cube's character. He was great. And Alexandra Shipp is gorgeous.
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天际行者 (2017) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Время первых
7.7 (46 个评分) 导演: 德米特里·基谢廖夫 演员: 叶甫盖尼·米罗诺夫 / 康斯坦丁·哈宾斯基 …
其它标题: Время первых / 太空漫步(台) …
1965年，正值美国和俄罗斯先后准备向太空发射载人飞船之际，指挥官谢尔盖·科罗廖夫决定选派飞行员阿列克谢•列昂诺夫和帕维尔·贝尔耶夫执行首飞任务，提前于原计划两年执行。于此过程中，无论是两名宇航员还是指挥官和无数参与者，都面临着极大的压力和风险。
万众瞩目之下，媒体同步播出了发射过程，当阿列克谢打开舱门迈出太空第一步之际，整个苏联都为之沸腾。然而在阿列克谢准备返回的时候太空服失灵，紧接着飞船舱门无法自动关闭……让他险些命丧太空…….
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 天际行者 - A shallow shell of a film. A commercial, conformist, creatively impotent piece of propaganda shite. The only reason this film exists is to tell the russian people how great of a nation they are. Throughout almost 2.5 hour runtime the film raises no questions and touches upon zero themes. The only thing it does is shows how 2 guys went to space and back. I'm absolutely against the idea of making historical films just for the sake of showing historical events. But this abomination doesn't even do that. I'm not familiar with the original story, but I'm 90% sure the film constantly lies to you. It can be seen in countless cliches, and the fact every 5 minutes smth goes wrong in their carefully planned space operation. And each time smth goes wrong, the film obviously overdramatizes the events. Like, when their pod has landed somewhere in Siberia, and the government can't find them, they just HAVE to sit outside the pod to freeze to death. I mean, what's the fucking point? I know it's not much warmer inside it, but at least it's less windy. Oh yeah, and the music.... It just keeps playing, I think I'd have a hard time finding a quiet moment in the film. And all the music is this typical hollywod blockbuster ripoff kind. No originality whatsoever. I guess I'd have to give it a point for a few beautiful shots, especially the in the scene, where the guy first steps out into space. Other than that, absolute waste of time. Terrible.
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攻壳机动队 (1995) Bangumi 豆瓣 Eggplant.place TMDB IMDb 维基数据
攻殻機動隊
9.2 (1244 个评分) 导演: 押井守 演员: 田中敦子 / 大塚明夫 …
其它标题: GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊 / 攻殻機動隊 …
2029年，公安九课在市容很像香港的日本城市“新港市”中执行各种秘密任务。九课因为不顾正当程序的自作主张、强硬行事，往往与政府其他部门起冲突，例如负责外交的公安六课就与九课不合。另一方面，九课之中的重要人物，全身是义体的机械生化人草薙素子，对于自己的现状一直隐隐感到不满。有一天，公安九课因为一件外国政要的刺杀未遂案而开始追查神秘的黑客“傀儡师”。傀儡师能透过网络入侵人脑，植入虚拟记忆，再利用记忆被窜改的对象来达成目的。虽然九课的追查没有成功，藏有傀儡师的“灵魂”的机械生化人却自行来到九课。公安六课随后赶来将傀儡师绑走。草薙素子因为在事前就推测出六课的绑架行动而成功拦截傀儡师。这时发现原来傀儡师并不是人类，而是公安六课设计来非法操纵人类的电脑程式“2501计划”。2501计划在意外中产生自觉意识，决定逃出六课以求生存，并且要求和草薙素子的灵魂“融合”以求进一步发展。草薙素子最后在同事巴特的协助与掩护下完成融合并且脱离政府掌握，下落不明，其意识与整个网络融合。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 攻壳机动队 - This review won't contain spoilers, meaning I won't discuss plot details, but I will discuss some ideas and concepts, which may spoil things, so read at your own risk. Although, I think, if you haven't seen the films I'm about to mention here, none of it would make sense anyway. I wanna start by saying, I feel like there's been some sort of technophobia going around in the 90s-early 00s Japan. While watching this film, I couldn't help, but draw parallels with some horror films that came out not a long time after it. Specifically I wanna name Ringu, Pulse and Marebito. Although Ghost in the Shell is not a horror film, it does have some horror vibes and that existentialist bleak message, which is very comparable with those films mentioned. As in Ringu and Pulse we see supernatural reaching out (admittedly in different ways) to humans through artificial, and as we see human reaching out to supernatural through artificial in Marebito, we see artificial reaching out to humans through almost &quot;supernatural&quot; in Ghost in the Shell. If you've seen the film, the initial event, that causes the attempt at contact, cannot really be called normal, so it comes as a shock to the audience, cause we never expect it. It's always fascinating how one film can make you think of other ideas explored in other films, that you've never thought about. How I can now see the themes of losing human identity in the face of technological advancement in those supernatural horror films now (e.g. in Marebito the desire to see the horror for real, cause the tape isn't satisfying enough). All of them seem to convey the idea of Nature vs. Technology in one way or another. Only, GitS goes a bit further, by showing the artificial becoming the natural, and the natural becoming the artificial, so the roles are switched. If you pay close attention, the most &quot;human&quot; characters in this film are the least biological. Also, similar to those horror films I mentioned, this one seems to hint at the apocalypse of sorts. In this case, the upcoming extinction of human race as we know it. I've seen this film 3 years ago and didn't really understand it, but I'm glad I rewatched, cause now I consider it a masterpiece. P. S. It also feels a bit like the creators hint at the threat of major chinese immigration to Japan. I dunno if this was intended, or I'm reading too much into it, but it's full of kanji characters with latin transliterations of chinese names on a lot of them. Tell me if you know. P. P. S. Oh yeah, and this film would be very relevant right now, with the whole identity crises / gender issues going on around. Well, I suppose that's why they made the hollywood live action one. Though I haven't seen it, so I dunno if they tackle this issue in it.
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荒凉幻境 (1999) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
大いなる幻影
7.1 (12 个评分) 导演: 黑泽清 演员: 武田真治 / 唯野未步子 …
其它标题: 大いなる幻影 / 大幻影 …
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一對年輕男女，男的是成功的音樂製作人，對生活厭煩，常常覺得自己會消失在空氣中，女的在郵局工作，喜歡把包堸膠^家，又總是拖著皮箱行走，渴望離開。他們相愛，有時相擁，卻抗拒安全感和穩定的關係，如果他們的愛是永恆的，孤寂、荒蕪亦復如此。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 荒凉幻境 - DISCLAIMER: Anything I state in this review is purely my interpretation of the film. I don't claim any of this to be the definitive truth or the intention of the creators. I don't necessarily think Kurosawa was afraid of the approach of 21st century, but he probably used the edge of millenium as a symbol of the changes, the world has been going through, and his experience of them. I think this film is about people, struggling to accept the new era, the world that is alien to them, that they don't really understand, and in which they feel like strangers. Probably because the slowdown of the GDP growth in Japan, that came around 90s, has made people feel existential crisis, and everything new, therefore, was percieved as something worse than what they'd experienced growing up. So this led to the feeling of stagnation. Worsening is the fact, it all happened in the 90s, when the technology started consuming more and more of our lives, it probably felt like the world is coming to an end. I find the film very relatable. Growing up in the 90s-00s Russia, feeling the life getting better and suddenly stopping, and now being stuck in this continuous series of terrible events happening all over the world, I do feel similar to the characters in this film, at least that's how I see it. The film is a visual storytelling masterpiece, having very little dialogue, each scene still feels emotional and moody. Yet, when the dialogue does appear, it hits you deeper than anything you could expect. It is a poetic farewell to the dying era, filled with melancholy and horror. And I regret not having seen it earlier, because now Pulse and Bright Future make much more sense to me. Now I feel like it's a trilogy, with Pulse showing consequences of what's being established here, and Bright Future serving as a sort of epilogue. This is, so far, my second favourite Kiyoshi Kurosawa film (the first being Cure), and I recommend everyone to watch it. Brilliant piece of cinema and a very unique experience. While watching it, I've had so many things I wanted to say about it, but maybe not here and not now...
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怪谈 (2007) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
怪談
6.7 (9 个评分) 导演: 中田秀夫 演员: 尾上菊之助 / 黑木瞳 …
其它标题: 怪談 / 色凶怪谈 …
日本江户时代中叶，大雪之夜。武士深见新左卫门（榎木孝明饰）杀死了前来讨债的皆川宗悦（六平直政饰），不久，两家人皆家破人亡。深见一家留下一子婴儿新吉，宗悦家则留下两名幼女丰志贺和阿圆。
二十五年后，江户深川。两家子女都长大成人，各自过着平静安宁的生活。三味线老师丰志贺（黑木瞳饰）邂逅了卖烟草的新吉（尾上菊之助饰），深深迷恋新吉的丰志贺深陷其中，难以自拔。然而到处拈花惹草的新吉并没有安于与丰志贺的爱情，与丰志贺的弟子阿久（井上真央饰）暗度陈仓。为爱痴狂的丰志贺在写下“若另娶，必杀之”的遗言后含恨辞世，一场由深深相爱到互相憎恨的痴爱孽缘随即展开。
2025年4月15日 看过
2025年4月15日 评论 a review of 怪谈 - The film delves into some existential themes, portraying a character that seeks happiness, suppressing the horrors of reality, therefore being doomed to repeat the same cycle of hurting people around him and himself till the end of his days. What strikes most is how inescapable it shows suffering to be for any humans. We fall in love, we hurt each other, we break up, rinse, repeat. Feelings cannot be controlled and the result cannot be calculated, but one thing is apparent - everything's gonna crumble and everybody's gonna suffer, more or less. Exploring such an important topic, this film could be a masterpiece, but it fails in the most crucial aspect - the story. While the first half of the film, which is supposed to establish characters and develop emotionall ties to them, is rushed, the second half, on the contrary, drags for too long, with not much happening. As a result, the film may appear boring. I haven't read the original ghost story it's adapted from, so I can't say whether it's fault of the screenwriter or not. Though every other aspect in this film is perfect, so I think it's worth watching. Overall, I think it's the second best in the J-Horror Theater series, right after Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Retribution.
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西便制 (1993) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
서편제
8.4 (28 个评分) 导演: 林权泽 演员: 金明坤 / 吴侦孩 …
其它标题: 서편제 / 天涯歌女(港) …
Pansori（朝鲜清唱）西便制歌者俞本（金明坤 饰）带着养女松华（Oh Jung-hae 吴贞海 饰）流浪荒野山村，与一寡母坠入爱河。为避他人口舌，俞本带着爱人、松华以及爱人的儿子东浩（Kim Kyu-chul 金古初 饰）远走他乡。
颠沛流离的生活让寡母过早离开人世，俞本则将一腔心血投在一双儿女身上，立志将他们培养成出色的清唱歌手。受外来文化冲击，清唱这门艺术逐渐被世人所轻视。东浩无法忍受穷苦漂泊的生活，某日不辞而别。俞本则将养女的双眼毒瞎，渴望她专心技艺。
多年后俞本去世，松华漂泊他乡，东浩则遵循姐姐的足迹，寻找生命中业已失去的快乐与幸福……
2025年4月12日 看过
Possibly most important movie ever made, and I will debate you.
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不死劫 (2000) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB Min reol Eggplant.place 维基数据
Unbreakable
6.6 (138 个评分) 导演: M·奈特·沙马兰 演员: 布鲁斯·威利斯 / 塞缪尔·杰克逊 …
其它标题: Unbreakable - Il predestinato / Unbreakable …
一场火车对撞的惨剧夺去131名乘客的性命，大卫•杜恩（Bruce Willis 布鲁斯•威利斯 饰）奇迹般地成为这场灾难过后的唯一幸存者，且浑身上下毫发无伤。在他参加遇难者追悼会之后，他在车窗上发现一张神秘便条，写道：“你这一生生过几次病？”
不久，一个名叫伊利亚•普莱斯（Samuel L. Jackson 塞缪尔•杰克逊 饰）的黑人出现在大卫面前。和大卫不同的是，伊利亚天生手脚残废，脆弱不堪。喜爱漫画的伊利亚认定大卫就是书中那种具有超自然能力的超人。懵懂的大卫开始在伊利亚的引导下认识自身的能力……
2025年4月12日 看过
Saved my life.
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鬼马小精灵2 (1997) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
导演: Sean McNamara 演员: Steve Guttenberg / Lori Loughlin …
其它标题: Casper: A Spirited Beginning / 鬼馬小精靈之初嚟報到 …
很多人死后变成了幽灵，他们都必须乘坐专用列车前往阴间，通过魔鬼训练营的历练才能成为真正的恶鬼。吓唬人、搞恶作剧是幽灵们的天职，因此阴间之王金霸十分重视对幽灵的教育工作。但这一次金霸发现有个名叫卡士伯的小幽灵竟然在半路失踪了，于是派手下四处寻找。
2025年4月9日 看过
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鬼马小精灵3 (1998) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Casper Meets Wendy
导演: Bruce McCarthy (IV) / 肖恩 麦克纳马拉 (Sean McNamara) 演员: 希拉里·达芙 Hilary Duff
其它标题: Casper Meets Wendy / 鬼马小精灵-相见欢 …
人类最好的朋友─小精灵卡士伯这次要和最受欢迎的小巫女温蒂联手出击罗！为了逃避小心眼的巫师代士蒙的纠缠，温蒂和她的姑妈们葛雷特、盖比、和凡妮躲到山上的渡假中心去了。在那儿，她们和卡士伯以及马脸、臭皮和肥仔不期而遇。有趣的事让灵异界热闹滚滚，精灵和女巫们不但联手救了温蒂，并且粉碎了巫师的邪恶阴谋。
2025年4月9日 看过
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鬼马小精灵 (1995) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Casper
8.0 (80 个评分) 导演: 布拉德·塞伯宁 演员: 克里斯蒂娜·里奇 / 艾瑞克·爱都 …
其它标题: Casper / 卡斯珀 …
某富豪过世，他将大部分财产捐给各种慈善机构，只给自己专横跋扈的继女凯丽根·克里坦顿（凯西·莫拉蒂 Cathy Moriarty 饰）留下一幢位于缅因州的别墅。这幢名为维普斯大府庄园的别墅拥有很久的历史，如今早已破败不堪，无法住人。凯丽根起初愤怒不已，但她偶然知晓别墅内可能藏着金银财宝，于是和律师帝布斯（Eric Idle 饰）欣然前往。令他们想不到的是，这里竟然还住着4个幽灵。财宝当前，贪心之人想方设法要把幽灵赶走……
本片荣获1996年美国科幻与恐怖电影学院青年演员最佳表演奖（克里斯蒂娜·里奇 Christina Ricci）、1996年青年艺术家奖最佳表演（配音）奖（Malachi Pearson）。
2025年4月9日 看过