鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟

　　Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
　　
　　"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
　　
　　From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
　　
　　The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
　　
　　The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
　　
　　Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.

明末皇帝昏聩，庆王内外勾结密谋造反，护国密探罗冰拿到了关键证据被劫杀，身负重伤被梅香梅有凌母子所救。梅香为救罗冰而死。临死前，梅香告诉梅有凌他的生父是当今皇上，让梅 有凌跟罗冰一起完成使命。 二人来到京城找到檀棋，希望她将证据转呈皇上。不料檀棋被李公公控制，联手裴琳欲杀二人。 还好二人早有准备，将裴琳引至树林生擒，并将裴琳师傅是西域蛊女何须女的真实身份告知。二人在另一位护国密探的陪同下夜闯皇宫面圣，被何女须抓住。裴琳与何须女有深处大恨，便决定帮助二人，共同商讨营救皇帝的对策。皇帝寿辰大宴群臣，庆王发难逼宫，何女须露出真面目，欲将群臣一网打尽 。最终国密探们阻止了何女须的计划。

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