This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects. comments from imdb: This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films. This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away. The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking. I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever. 15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10 Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy. And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy. The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks". Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
夏洛特(夏洛特·甘斯布 Charlotte Gainsbourg 饰)是一个13岁的叛逆少女,对于她来说,生活充满了不幸,同伴们都是不可救药的傻瓜而父母则是不通情理的无聊大人,总体上来说一切都是如此的乏善可陈,除了那个叫露露(Julie Glenn 饰)的总围着自己打转的傻姑娘和那个年长英俊的水手。 当克拉拉(Clothilde Baudon 饰)出现在夏洛特面前的时候,她简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,原来这个世界上是可以有如此美丽、如此优雅、如此才华横溢的天使存在的,更重要的是,克拉拉的父母非常有钱,克拉拉成为了夏洛特通往幻想世界的跳板。在千方百计获得了到克拉拉宅邸做客的机会后,夏洛特对于自己的光辉未来的幻想就从未停歇,可是现实并不如幻想般美好,很快,一盆冷水将彻底浇灭夏洛特那不切实际的幻想。
迈克·李的第一部长片聚焦于一位名叫西尔维亚的年轻女人,她与她智力发育迟缓的姐姐住在伦敦南部西诺伍德的郊区。正在交往的男友沉默寡言又极度羞涩,新搬进她家地下室的一个年轻人也因自己的教育背景而颇为自卑,她关系最好的同事则沉陷自己家庭的危机之中。所有的欲望都无法自由表达,西尔维亚陷入了折磨的痛苦中。
阿米尔汗(Aamir Khan)一出,谁与争锋? 近日上映的印度片《Delhi Belly》,是阿米尔汗的制作公司出品,他并没有参与演出,但有他在幕后当推手,这部电影自开拍以来就备受瞩目,大家都好像在等待一项电影盛事似的。 好啦,戏正式公映了,成绩如何? 只能这样子说︰如果阁下看惯好莱坞或香港搞笑片,应该没什么感觉,戏只能算拍得平头整脸而已。如果以宝莱坞电影的作业方式来看,它的确拍得很另类,略有一点昆汀塔伦天奴(Quentin Tarantino)的味道,搞笑得来又有点荒谬,是很现代年轻人口味的拍摄手法。 戏可说分两条线发展︰一条是男主角英南汗(Imran Khan)与他的两个男室友,他是记者,被家长及女友迫婚,同时与一位女记者似乎有暧昧;另一条线是黑帮大佬等著收走私货,却收到一袋“屎”!这两个风马牛不相及的故事,为什么会交织在一起?电影有很好的交代,而且合情合理,去看戏就知道了。 论剧本,《Delhi Belly》的确非常完整;论拍摄手法,流畅不拖泥带水,可说是今年较为出色的印度片。但因为阿米尔汗而引起太高的期许,看过的人感觉上当可以预期。这个事件的教训就是——没那么大的头,就不要戴那么大顶的帽子。但推出产品不可能没有宣传,甚至可能夸大了,消费人(观众)看来要有心理准备。 《Delhi Belly》可说是印度影坛新一代导演掀起的新浪潮电影之一,对于资深观众虽不算什么,却是宝莱坞求变的实际行动,水准也比传统宝莱坞电影好,应该捧场。
从昏迷中醒来的杰克(塞德里克·凯尔斯 Cedric the Entertainer 饰)不知道自己究竟是何人,身在何处,但是身边的尸体和巨款告诉他,他可能被卷入了一起危险的事件中。一个名叫戴安娜(妮可莱特·谢里丹 Nicollette Sheridan 饰)的女人出现在了杰克的面前,她告诉汤姆自己是他的妻子,并且手脚麻利的处理了一团糟的现场。对于戴安娜的身份,杰克心存疑虑,而之后戴安娜的言行则使她的身份显得更加可疑。 离开戴安娜后,杰克遇见了自称是他女友的吉娜(刘玉玲 Lucy Liu 饰)。通过吉娜的只言片语,杰克知道了自己是一家游戏公司的守门人,但有过一次受骗经历的杰克对此保持着怀疑的态度。糟糕的是,杰克发现,有一些神秘的黑衣人似乎对自己的行踪异常关心。