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绿巨人浩克 (2003) 豆瓣 TMDB Min reol Eggplant.place IMDb 维基数据
Hulk
6.2 (346 个评分) 导演: 李安 演员: 艾瑞克·巴纳 / 詹妮弗·康纳利
其它标题: Hulk / 变形侠医(港)
冷战时期,布鲁斯·班纳(艾瑞克·巴纳 Eric Bana 饰)的父亲是美军的一位科学家,致力于研究通过基因改造让人类获得超强的能力,想以此为美军打造超级士兵。可是他的项目没有获得美军的支持,不能进行人体试验,疯狂的父亲为了完成试验就在刚出生的班纳身上进行基因试验。多年后,班纳成为了出色的科学家,专职为军方开发新型的高能炸弹。在一次例行的试验中,由于操作失误,班纳为了保护同事,受到了一场伽马射线的强力辐射。常人如果在这场射线爆炸下肯定必死无疑,可是班纳却活了下来。多年前,父亲在其身上做的试验也因这场核辐射生效。一旦班纳发怒时,就会诱发身体里的神秘力量,变为毫无意识的绿巨人,拥有超强的破坏力和反抗意识。因此,美国军方为了深入研究,开始围追堵截绿巨人……
2022年8月6日 看过
2022年8月6日 评论 a review of 绿巨人浩克 - The only movie that actually understands the essence of the Hulk and explores the theme of anger repression, which is central to this character. In addition, it challenges the notions of personal liberty and parental responsibility. In that, whether intentionally or not, crosses paths with religious concepts, such as original sin and rebellion against God. Towards the end it becomes more abstract and transcends to the realm of mythological heroes, gods and spirits, which is at the core of the very concept of a superhero. Characters enter a sort of primordial environment, where all boundaries disappear, and humanity becomes virtually discarded. Which is yet another trademark Hulk trope. The world of the Hulk is that of monsters, not humans. And this eternal battle within is between remaining human and embracing the monstrosity, even though the monstrosity is rooted in the human. The physical battle is paralleled with the internal battle. I wouldn't say the movie actually reaches a conclusive point in this though. The conflict seems to remain unresolved, perhaps for the purpose of sequelization. Or maybe the point is there is no resolution, and one has to learn to live with the repressed anger? If that's the case, the movie doesn't make that clear enough. I would say this is one of the best superhero movies out there, but it's also pretty flawed. One of the reasons is mentioned above, but there are also lesser reasons. One of which is that it's trying desperately to restrain from showing violence, despite the obviously mature nature of some scenes. This clearly should've been an R-rated movie. Another problem is the character design of the Hulk. I think the atrocious 2008 movie had a more-fitting design for this movie. The Hulk often looks kinda silly compared to the seriousness of the rest of everything else. However, it does add him a bit of childlike quality, which I did find charming at moments. I was also somewhat disappointed with the way the imitation of comic book panels in certain shots ended up being nothing more than a gimmick. There is so much that can be achieved by showing several images on the screen simultaneously, but this movie utilizes this trick as merely a stylistic transition of sorts, with various "panels" often depicting just different angles of the same shot. Still, with all the themes it explores, well-developed layered characters and virtually no plotholes, this stands well above the majority of the superhero movies out there.
地球最后的夜晚 (2018) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
地球最后的夜晚
7.3 (847 个评分) 导演: 毕赣 演员: 汤唯 / 黄觉
其它标题: Long Day's Journey Into Night / 地球最後的夜晚
罗紘武(黄觉 饰)因父亲离世再次回到贵州。12年前,好友白猫(李鸿其 饰)被杀,罗紘武在追查凶手左宏元(陈永忠 饰)的过程中,被凶手的情人万绮雯(汤唯 饰)所利用。从此以后,这个神秘的女人构成了他所有的记忆、欲望、信念和梦魇,一段追寻之旅让他发现了被隐藏多年的秘密……
2022年8月2日 看过
王牌特派员 (1996) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 Min reol TMDB
The Cable Guy
6.1 (30 个评分) 导演: 本·斯蒂勒 演员: 金·凯瑞 / 马修·布罗德里克
其它标题: 케이블 가이 / ケーブルガイ
  因和女友洛萍·哈瑞斯(莱丝莉·曼 Leslie Mann 饰)发生不快,房地产经营上史蒂夫·考维克斯(马修·布鲁德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰)被迫搬到一幢新的公寓。不久,有线电视安装人员杜哲(吉姆·凯瑞 Jim Carrey 饰)登门拜访。杜哲举止乖张,为人却颇为幽默开朗。两人由此成为好朋友,更相约外出游玩。在杜哲的指点下,史蒂夫成功赢回女友的芳心。然而杜哲似乎过于热情,她越来越多介入到史蒂夫的生活当中,令后者渐感烦躁和不安。史蒂夫开始有意识地远离这个不太正常的家伙,感觉被好友抛弃的杜哲由此暗升报复之心……   本片荣获1997年儿童选择奖最受欢迎男主角奖(Jim Carrey)。
2022年8月1日 看过
灭顶之灾 (2008) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
The Happening
6.0 (70 个评分) 导演: M·奈特·沙马兰 演员: 马克·沃尔伯格 / 佐伊·丹斯切尔
其它标题: The Happening / 破天·慌
地球是人类赖以生存的家园,在供给的同时也在被不断的掠夺着,当地球的忍耐达到极限,人类的下场会是如何呢?
近日来,在美国的几大城市里发生了多起离奇的死亡事件,事件现场血腥而诡异。这些人是怎么死的?自杀还是他杀?又因何原因?一切都处在迷雾之中。艾略特(马克·沃尔伯格 Mark Wahlberg 饰)是一名研究自然科学的中学老师,这一连串的事件引起了他的注意,他觉得一切并非巧合。更大规模的人类死亡事件发生了,死亡就像一种病毒一样的在市民之间传染,一时间,城市里人口几乎绝迹。艾略特带着妻子艾尔玛(佐伊·丹斯切尔 Zooey Deschanel 饰)和一群朋友驾着车开始了逃亡之路,他们要躲避的究竟是什么?这连他们自己都不知道。
2022年8月1日 看过
2022年8月1日 评论 a review of 灭顶之灾 - Aside from the ecological themes, this movie is also about connection and loneliness. As the disaster is dividing people, both in the sense of targeting increasingly smaller groups, forcing them to split, and in the sense of turning them against each other, the protagonists are encountering increasingly more divided groups, until they reach the most socially isolated person. Meanwhile the main protagonist and his girlfriend start off divided and have to find a way to reconnect. And right as they do, the disaster stops. M. Night Shyamalan is a poet impressionist, and there will always be people who laugh at poetry. Because they're so emotionally-repressed, they just can't connect with it.
猎鹿人 (1978) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
The Deer Hunter
8.2 (181 个评分) 导演: 迈克尔·西米诺 演员: 罗伯特·德尼罗 / 约翰·凯泽尔
其它标题: The Deer Hunter / 越战猎鹿人(台)
越战期间,美国克莱顿镇5个经常一起打猎野鹿的好朋友中的三人尼克(克里斯托弗•沃肯 Christopher Walken 饰)、史蒂芬(约翰•萨维奇 John Savage 饰)和迈克尔(罗伯特•德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)即将奔赴前线。离开前夕,史蒂芬和另一个好友兼女友安吉拉结了婚,婚礼就是他们的告别会。
三个年轻人在战场上被越军俘虏了,残忍的越军逼他们玩“俄罗斯轮盘”游戏,迈克尔乘机夺了越军士兵的枪。虽然顺利三个好友逃了出来,但在逃亡过程中他们失散了。迈克尔和史蒂芬最终顺利回到了美国,但史蒂芬终身残废了,住在疗养院不愿回家拖累家人。越战结束前夕,迈克尔从史蒂芬处得知他经常受到从西贡寄来的匿名的汇款,迈克尔断定一定是尼克。为了找回好兄弟,迈克尔决定再次冒险闯荡越南。
2022年7月31日 看过
小布什传 (2008) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
W.
6.7 (14 个评分) 导演: 奥利佛·斯通 演员: 乔什·布洛林 / 科林·汉克斯
其它标题: W. / W-布什传记
无论你爱他还是恨他,你都不可否认乔治·W·布什是当今世界上独领风骚的风云人物。作为世界上仅存一超首脑,布什的一生可谓跌宕起伏、波澜壮阔,美国人喜欢他,因为他在911的风暴中顶住压力率领美国人民化悲痛为力量为美国拿下了垂涎已久的中东油田,以强硬的鹰派作风让美国世界霸主的作风深入人心。然而,他在位期间也彻底终结了克林顿创造的经济反弹,甚至将美国乃至全世界拖入了2008金融危机的泥潭;阿富汗和伊拉克两场以恐制恐的战争也让美国人民和中东人民的生活陷入了悲哀。
对于布什的功过是非早有人评论的太多,在好莱坞也不乏关于这位政治人物的影片。然而,真正以传记片的形式全面的去表现布什的一生,本片还是第一次。在本片中,不仅仅包含了布什从老爸的高级顾问到佛罗里达州州长再到美国总统的政治生涯写照,在他年轻时放荡不羁的花边小料也在本片中有所反应。当然,对于伊拉克战争这个布什政治生涯中最受争议的焦点影片也给予了大量的纪录。如导演奥利弗·斯通所说,他在本片中要做的是尽可能客观真实的再现一个我们熟悉而又陌生的乔治·W·布什。
2022年7月31日 看过
范海辛 (2004) 豆瓣 Min reol Eggplant.place TMDB 维基数据 IMDb
Van Helsing
6.5 (233 个评分) 导演: 斯蒂芬·索莫斯 演员: 休·杰克曼 / 凯特·贝金赛尔
其它标题: 반 헬싱 / ヴァン・ヘルシング
十九世纪,罗马尼亚存在着一个人鬼共存的神秘地带――特兰西尼亚古镇。镇上有一支邪恶势力在天黑后统治着该地区,那就是吸血鬼德古拉(理查德•劳斯伯格 Richard Roxburgh 饰)领导下妖魔鬼怪。他们一到日黑就出来大肆杀戮,手段异常残忍。更加恐怖的是,这个队伍在不断壮大中,噬血的科学怪人也不远万里投靠了德古拉。 罗马尼亚的天主教在多次征剿失利后,远赴美国请来了吸血鬼猎人范海辛(休•杰克曼 Hugh Jackman 饰)。范海辛带着助手前往特兰西尼亚途中,巧合下救了另一位吸血鬼女猎人――安娜(凯特•贝金赛尔 Kate Beckinsale 饰)。安娜因为家族世代受到德古拉的诅咒而家破人亡,从小练就了一套猎鬼本领。安娜和范海辛一拍即合,共同前往对付德古拉……
2022年7月31日 看过
光与铁 (2020) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
빛과 철
导演: 裴钟大 演员: 朴持厚 / 廉惠兰
其它标题: 빛과 철 / Black Light
《光与铁》是一部讲述因丈夫们的交通事故而交织的两名女子和围绕她们发生的秘密故事的电影,是执导短片《喊声》《季节》《冒险》等的韩国电影学院出身导演裴钟大执导的长篇处女作。
《光与铁》曾获邀参与第21届全州国际电影节、第43届首尔独立电影节、第24届塔林黑夜电影节。主演廉惠兰更在全州国际电影节上获得了演员奖,备受瞩目。
2022年7月25日 看过
2022年7月25日 评论 a review of 光与铁 - Since some of y'all are getting confused, let me explain the ending to you. The reason the ending doesn't explain who's to blame and where's the girl is because both main protagonists are consumed by their own guilt and have made this tragedy be all about their own egos. It is so important for each to prove they're not guilty, that the husbands and the daughter don't matter as much. This is why we don't even know how Hee-ju's husband looked, let alone what his personality was. The fact that she had repressed the memories of her strained relationship with him, or that Young-nam had not even noticed her husband's suicidal tendencies should give you a clue. It doesn't matter at this point whose fault the accident was, this is why we see so many different sides adding their own blame to the cause. All these "twists" are there for a reason. The movie is basically saying that such disasters happen due to a combination of factors, and it's ridiculous to blame one person. I'm not gonna say what the deer (or fawn) represents. I have my hypothesis, but I think things like this should be interpreted by each viewer individually. What I will say is that the encounter with the deer must've been a revelation for the protagonists. This is why we don't need to know what happens next. It is all about their realization. Their story arcs end there.
普罗米修斯 (2012) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB Eggplant.place Min reol 维基数据
Prometheus
7.5 (1135 个评分) 导演: 雷德利·斯科特 演员: 劳米·拉佩斯 / 迈克尔·法斯宾德
其它标题: Prometheus / Prometheus - Dunkle Zeichen
21世纪末,人类的科技水平已高度发达,克隆人技术和宇宙航行早已实现,不再是梦想。与此同时,许多科学家仍孜孜不倦追索着人类起源的秘密与真相。通过对许多古老文明的考察与对比,科学家伊丽莎白·肖(Noomi Rapace 饰)和查理·赫洛维(Logan Marshall-Green 饰)发现,人类可能是来自一个遥远星系的外星人创造的。在Weyland公司资助下,他们乘坐维克丝(查理兹·塞隆 Charlize Theron 饰)所掌管的宇宙飞船普罗米修斯号前往那颗未知的星球。
经过对当地的考察,地球人的设想成功得到印证。可是他们贸然探查“神的秘密”的行为,也将自己引入万劫不复的深渊……
2022年7月23日 看过
*- If you're gonna discount three centuries of Darwinism, that's \*thumbs up\*, but how do you know?
- I don't. That's what I choose to believe.*That's pretty cool and all, but the movie is still gonna address the apparent negation of Darwinism, right?
Right?
盲流感 (2008) TMDB IMDb 维基数据 豆瓣
Blindness
6.7 (80 个评分) 导演: 费尔南多·梅里尔斯 演员: 马克·鲁弗洛 / 朱丽安·摩尔
其它标题: 눈먼 자들의 도시 / ブラインドネス
  诺贝尔奖得主Jose Saramago的小说《Blindness》将被搬上电影舞台。书中描述了一个陷入致盲病毒的城市,导火线从一名司机点燃,突然失明后,他得到了一个人的善意帮助,这条线继续燃烧下去,眼科医生也来帮助他们了,故事就这样开始了。所有的致盲者都被关进了一座废弃的精神病院,重兵把守,不惜生命的代价也要制止疾病的扩散。 Julianne Moore将扮演唯一没有失明的人——医生的善良妻子, 著名黑人电影人Danny Glover在片中扮演一名致盲的黑人老者。尽管主角来自美国,但这部电影是由日本、巴西、加拿大合拍的国际性电影
2022年7月21日 看过
沉默的灵魂 (2010) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Овсянки
7.6 (10 个评分) 导演: Алексей Федорченко 演员: Yuliya Aug / Igor Sergeyev
其它标题: Овсянки / 河上的幽灵
米洛(尤里·特斯瑞洛 Yuri Tsurilo 饰)和妻子坦亚(尤利娅·奥格 Yuliya Aug 饰)结婚多年,虽然漫长的婚姻生活中也曾遭遇过危机和困境,但两人齐心协力相互信任,彼此之间的感情一直十分要好。一场意外夺去了坦亚的性命,妻子的死让米洛陷入了悲伤和绝望之中,终日生活在回忆里,终于,他决定前往遥远的神圣之湖,在那里和妻子做最后的告别,开启新的生活。
米洛找到了好友艾斯特(伊格尔·塞格耶夫 Igor Sergeyev 饰),两人一同踏上了旅途。途中,关于坦亚的记忆和秘密一直萦绕在两人的周围,他们分享和承担着坦亚不算短暂的一生。当两人终于抵达目的地时,米洛震惊的发现了好友内心里隐藏多年的情感。
2022年7月21日 看过
异形大战铁血战士2 (2007) TMDB IMDb 维基数据 豆瓣
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
4.8 (120 个评分) 导演: 科林·施特劳斯 / 格雷格·施特劳斯 演员: 史蒂文·帕斯奎尔 / 蕾可·艾尔丝沃斯
其它标题: AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem / 异形大战铁血战士:安魂曲
恶战结束,两名铁血战士带着死去同伴的尸体向家乡返航。令他们想不到的是,死去同伴的身体竟成为异形幼卵的栖息地,成熟的异形破胸而出,并且兼具异形和铁血战士的强大威力,成为了连铁血战士也难以撼动的终极异形。一场残酷的杀戮随即在飞船上进行,最终导致飞船坠毁在科罗拉多州的群山之中。
幸存的异形逃出飞船,并开始恐怖的繁殖,而附近的康尼森小镇的居民也不可避免地成为异形狩猎和寄生的对象,原本宁静祥和的小镇变成了恐怖的人间地狱。与此同时,一个留在地球的铁血战士获知了同伴死前发出的信息,他决定与这群宿命的恶魔敌人奋战到底……
2022年7月19日 看过
美国战队:世界警察 (2004) TMDB Min reol IMDb DeaDvey's Reviews 维基数据 豆瓣
Team America: World Police
7.3 (88 个评分) 导演: 崔·帕克 演员: 崔·帕克 / 马特·斯通
其它标题: Team America: World Police / 美国贱队:世界警察(台)
这是好莱坞继《南方公园》后又一部开涮力作。原来,美国有一个奋力维护世界和平的组织在保护我们的世界,那就是――环球特警组!这次,环球特警组又将重拳出击。特警组总部收到了可靠消息,世界某个角落里的一名患有“权力饥渴症”的类似于希特勒的独裁者正在向世界各地的恐怖组织兜售大规模杀伤性武器,企图以此制造混乱从中谋利。 特警组的队员很多已为人所熟悉,所以特警组决定招募新人去完成这次的间谍任务。这个名额自然落到了极具表演天赋的百老汇演员加里(催•帕克 Trey Parker 饰)身上。加里首次出战就成功潜入了一个军火交易商的基地。他发现恐怖分子已经开始大量购得大规模杀伤性武器,而黑幕后的独裁者竟然是……
2022年7月17日 看过
2022年7月17日 评论 a review of 美国战队:世界警察 - In the purely comedic sense, it's alright. It has some genuinely funny moments, but also exhibits the very flaws that started to plague South Park in its later seasons. In particular, their attempts to mock serious media by repeating its very tropes. Just because it's self-aware doesn't make it not a chore to watch. But beyond the humour itself, what is this movie trying to achieve really? Someone mentioned that it's critical of American foreign policy. I don't think that's true. I think it's just making fun of action movies, maybe the propaganda machine at best. But it does not concern itself with truth. It doesn't criticize the propaganda for lying and manipulating American populace. It simply takes the position of an annoyed viewer, who is tired of seeing the same crap. It is equally, if not more, dismissive of the Middle East, its culture and its people. This is an American movie for Americans and about Americans. And in this sense I have no interest in it. I cannot empathize with the plight of having to watch dumb action movies. It's honestly kinda gross, selfish and ignorant, considering the subject matter.
Patardzlebi (2014) 维基数据 IMDb TMDB 豆瓣
პატარძლები
导演: Tinatin Kajrishvili 演员: Sergo Buiglishvili / Anuka Grigolia
其它标题: Brides / პატარძლები
Seamstress Nutsa marries Goga, the father of her children. The ceremony is brief – both of them just give their signature and then she has to leave. Goga is in prison, where he will remain for another six years. By marrying him, Nutsa gains the right to talk to Goga once a month on the other side of the glass. Her children don't want to accompany her on her next visit: their father has become a stranger to them. One day at work, Nutsa meets another man. They have a conversation and later the man pays her a visit. At that moment, Goga phones with news that there's a change in the prison's rules: married inmates are now allowed to have their spouses stay overnight. Nutsa puts on the dress she wore on their first date. But Nutsa and Goga feel awkward with this sudden intimacy ... In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajrishvili depicts the daily routine of life in prison with strong images, the camera staying close to her protagonists. Patardzlebi is a dark film about human dignity and the repressive judicial system in Georgia. (Berlinale 2014)
2022年7月17日 看过
Beauty is a curse. Abundance is a curse. In the midst of hustle and chaos, a small room becomes a sanctuary.
"Without going outside, you may know the whole world.
Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven." (Daodejing - Laozi, Feng & English)
路易·C·K:嘎嘣脆 (2008) 豆瓣 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
8.1 (34 个评分) 导演: Shannon Hartman 演员: Louis C.K.
其它标题: Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
US television special
2022年7月13日 看过
2022年7月13日 评论 a review of 路易·C·K:嘎嘣脆 - "Boys fuck shit up. Girls are fucked up. That's the difference between boys and girls. And it becomes the difference between men and women really. Cause a man will like steal your car or burn your house down or beat the shit outta you, but a woman will ruin your fucking life. Do you see the difference? Like a man will cut your arm off and throw it in a river, but he will leave you as a human being intact. He won't fuck with who you are. Women are non-violent, but they will shit inside of your heart." Truer words haven't been spoken.
曼陀罗 (1981) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
만다라
导演: 林权泽 演员: 全茂松 / 安圣基
其它标题: 만다라 / 前尘(港)
  出家六年有余的法运一直得不到顿悟,还是对初恋情人英珠充满了迷恋和愤怒因此一直彷徨不前。一直以来对自己的肉体施于苦行的法运忽然有一天,遇到了没有僧藉四处流浪的智山,醉酒后的智山仿佛超凡脱俗般用逻辑上比谁都畅晓世间百态和佛教理论的言词将法运深深的吸引跟他下了山。   途中在一处暂时歇脚的庵中,法运一直等不到说去村里的智山于是出来寻找,却在雪堆里发现了昏倒的智山。此前一直在佛教和人间仇苦
2022年7月11日 看过
2022年7月11日 评论 a review of 曼陀罗 - For a promiscuous woman to seduce a monk must be an important step on the path to self-realization. For the monk to resist her, on the other hand, must be a failure. Desires must be dissolved, not resisted. If a wooden statue can transcend its temporal existence and become an emanation of the divine, then so can human flesh be transformed with the power of the mind. It may appear that Jisan's story arc is bleak, for he keeps slipping into the same cycle of indulgences, which he had earlier confessed to be leading back to the futility. At one point he even mentions that everything is a cycle, even after becoming a Buddha there is an overwhelming futility. But it's important to note the symbolism between the wooden Buddha statue and Jisan's frozen body. There is a scene where Beobwun is mentally scolding Jisan, while looking at his little wooden Buddha figurine. When Jisan freezes to death, his body becomes similar to an object, and is placed within a temple in the end, in the pose similar to that of a Buddha, like the statue in the temple earlier. I believe, it is implied that Jisan has found a sort of enlightenment in the futility. They say a wiser, higher-ranking priest must anoint the eyes of a wooden Buddha. For Jisan it essentially happens to be Beobwun. By placing him in this position, I believe, Jisan elevates him. The example of such perceptionism is given earlier with the staff. Another monk also mentions that Avalokiteshvara said she wouldn't become a Buddha until everyone is saved. I think, by being unable to attain enlightenment, Jisan saves Beobwun. The fact that Beobwun is saved, I think, is signified by the way he treats his mother in the end. Perhaps, Beobwun recognizes the importance of suffering, as his mother begs him to save her. The fact that she is suffering (and thus wishing to be saved) comforts him.
铁血战士2 (1990) TMDB Min reol IMDb 豆瓣 维基数据
Predator 2
5.9 (56 个评分) 导演: 斯蒂芬·霍普金斯 演员: 丹尼·格洛弗 / 加里·布塞
其它标题: 프레데터 2 / プレデター2
洛杉矶最近黑帮的团伙成员一个个被人残忍杀害,警局认为黑帮火拼又开始了。于是派出探员麦克(丹尼•格洛弗 Danny Glover 饰)去调查这次事件,并将凶徒乘之于法。不料麦克出师不利,反遭这些凶徒袭击,差点丧命。凶徒能杀人于无形,具有隐身的能力。原来这是一群来自外星的专门狩猎人类的怪物,能隐身、身上具有多种武器并能利用红外线监测到人类准确位置。联邦调查局也注意到了这一情况,他们派出了特别行动小组想活抓这些怪物作研究。然而麦克心里只有消灭怪物未受害者报仇这一念头……
2022年7月9日 看过
2022年7月9日 评论 a review of 铁血战士2 - The first movie deconstructed the tropes of the 80s action movies, presenting us a squad of supposedly undefeatable cold-blooded professional murderers, and making them face something beyond their understanding and their capabilities. Brute force wouldn't work anymore, so the protagonist had to adapt and rediscover his primal self. In a way, it was a film about embracing nature. The sequel starts off promisingly. A new interesting setting, reiteration of action movie tropes, a glimpse into something darker. This movie was ripe to expand on everything that made the first one good. But instead of deconstructing action tropes, it revels in them. The Predator is attracted to the city by the barbarity. Where the first movie implied that we, as a civilization, were morphing into something monstrous with the help of technology (the explosion at the end visually echoing a nuclear strike), this one implies the opposite: that our primal selves are monstrous, and we have degraded back to them. The main attraction for the Predator is no longer the highly-organized war-making machine, but a bunch of thugs who cut people up for ritualistic purposes. Where's the sport in such a hunt? The protagonist, meanwhile, never evolves past his tough-guy persona, screaming at everyone and beating people up. Even in the face of extraordinary he seems completely unfazed. It seems, in the director and writer's perception this is the man for the job. A simple brute is the man who can deal with the unknown. However, the worst thing about this movie has nothing to do with themes or metaphors. Its main problems are those of pacing, editing and scale. While the first movie gradually submerged you in the atmosphere of dread and suspense, this one quickly devolves into a plain action movie, where the antagonist has no mystery about him and simply plays the role of a powerful enemy. Murders occur almost randomly and carry little to no weight. The stakes are raised from the very start and barely ever rise above the original level. I realize that after what we've seen in the first movie, the same gradual reveal wouldn't work. But that's not what I want either. The greatest thing about the first movie (besides Bill Duke's amazing performance) was that it kept you wondering what this creature was and where it came from. There was an almost cosmic horror underlying the immediate dread of the situation. I think the sequel would've worked much better if the overall premise dealt with events that were larger in scale. For example, if instead of another singular Predator, this was a group hunt, or a scouting expedition to prepare for an invasion. Anything that would position this movie as the next step in the story. An expansion of the universe. In a way, this could've been to Predator what Aliens was to Alien, but it didn't do that, choosing to attempt to recapture the success of the predecessor by copying its formula. And yes, we did get to see a spaceship with several Predators in the end, but by that point the movie was already a failure. And it's a damn shame, because it had so much going for it. P.S. What seems like a minor issue, but what might actually be the biggest problem in the grand scheme of things is how Predators' voices are now barely even distorted. This, along with a couple of comical scenes with a child and an old lady, trivializes the Predators as a threat. Makes them non-scary and human-like. Makes them a species that can be reasoned with, as opposed to something foreign, something that operates on its own unfathomable rules of morality. This trivialization will manifest itself in the consequent movies, and this enigmatic creature will never rise above the level set in the first movie. And this makes me very sad, because the original Predator is one of the greatest examples of a sci-fi action-thriller with horror elements (up there with Aliens).
鬼玩人 (1981) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
The Evil Dead
6.9 (111 个评分) 导演: 山姆·雷米 演员: 布鲁斯·坎贝尔 / 艾伦·桑德维斯
其它标题: The Evil Dead / 尸变
五个年轻人艾什(布鲁斯•坎贝尔 Bruce Campbell 饰)、雪莉(Ellen Sandweiss 埃伦•桑德维斯饰)等相约一起自驾游,他们预订了一座坐落于深山里房子作为野外落脚点,他们翻山越岭终于找到了这间小木屋。晚上,他们发现了这间屋子主人留下来的一本封面吓人的古怪的书和一部老式录音机。屋子主人在录音留言里说他在研究远古流传的丧礼和一些咒语,而那本古怪的书名字就叫“死亡之书”;根据书上说人死了其实只是保持睡眠状态,并没有真正死去,通过咒语可以重新活过来。接着录音机里就播放了一段令人毛骨悚然的咒文。随后,恐怖的事情开始陆续发生。
2022年7月8日 看过
铁血战士 (1987) 豆瓣 IMDb Min reol TMDB 维基数据
Predator
7.2 (111 个评分) 导演: 约翰·麦克蒂尔南 演员: 阿诺·施瓦辛格 / 卡尔·韦瑟斯
其它标题: Predator / 终极战士(台)
美军一名飞行员在南美洲的原始森林失踪了,那里盘踞着不怎么友好的当地游击队。美军特种兵少校达奇(阿诺•施瓦辛格 Arnold Schwarzenegger)率领部下亲自前往搜救。他们在森林里很快就发现了失踪的飞行员的尸体,死状恐怖。大家都认为那是当地的游击队干的,愤怒的队 员开始寻找当地游击队的基地,要为同伴报仇。
然而当他们发现当地游击队的营地时,发现当地人也被一种恐怖气氛所笼罩着。随后,队员们相继被袭击身亡,但每次都没发现敌人的半个影子。对方就像凭空隐形了一样。孤身一人的达奇决心凭自己的力量面对这股神秘恐怖的力量……
2022年7月8日 看过
异形4 (1997) TMDB IMDb 豆瓣 Min reol 维基数据
Alien: Resurrection
7.1 (392 个评分) 导演: 让-皮埃尔·热内 演员: 西格妮·韦弗 / 薇诺娜·瑞德
其它标题: Alien: Resurrection / 异形4之逆种(港)
静静的宇宙,一艘名叫“贝蒂”的太空船正在飞向“御夫座”星球。船上躺着数十个被麻醉冻僵了的地球人,他们全然不知即将到来的灾难。原来,丧尽天良的军方和商人将这些人诱拐过来,要送到“御夫座”上孵化异形女皇两百年前生下的蛋。
雷普莉(西格妮•韦弗 Sigourney Weaver 饰)已成为了异形女皇生下的转世为人的异形人。她的基因里带上了异形的基因,变得特别强壮、忽明忽暗,成了“双面人”。“贝蒂”上有个叫考尔(维诺娜•赖德 Winona Ryder 饰)的年轻女人,正在设法破坏孵化异形蛋计划。当“贝蒂”来到“御夫座”,意想不到的情形发生了!
2022年7月7日 看过
2022年7月7日 评论 a review of 异形4 - This movie starts with a dude squashing a bug and spitting in the face of the audience. This pretty much sums up the entire movie. Sometimes I wonder whether Joss Whedon knows how shitty his scripts are or if he's so stupid that he thinks they're actually good. The fact that this man has a career is a good counter-argument to people claiming capitalism is a meritocracy. This movie is a mistake. It's so bad, explaining why in detail would be a heavy burden I just don't want to bear. Suffice to say, this is one of the worst movies ever made, up (or rather down) there with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.