安东Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.@www.molikan.com
安东Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.@www.molikan.com
回复 :塞德尔跟拍了一些从德国和奥地利前往纳米比亚进行狩猎旅行的游客,记录下他们从埋伏到射杀动物的全过程。
回复 :Out of the fifties 'B' Science-Fiction monster movies, this easily ranks as the best. It's most notable as the film that ALIEN is an unaccredited remake of, thus giving it a certain historical significance.The intriguing plot is about the rescue of the only marooned survivor (Col. Carruthers) of an ill-fated expedition to Mars. The authorities, pig-headed as usual, falsely assume that he murdered his fellow crew members, so that he'd have more provisions to survive; hence he is being brought back to Earth to face court-martial for murder. (There is also a somewhat interesting plot reversal here: Most movies of this nature usually begin with the ship leaving Earth, enroute to its otherworld destination, while, in this case, the "story" is believed finished, and begins as the characters take-off from the other planet, returning to Earth). As the rescue ship is leaving Mars, a lurking, ominous shadow is seen in the lower compartment. (A frightening, atmospheric moment, accomplished through sheer economy and simplicity).Carruthers insists of his innocence to his fellow captors, claiming that his original crew mates were slaughtered by a hostile, unseen presence on the desolute red planet, but three-guesses as to their reaction to his unusual plea. Naturally, he can't prove it, and 50's space authorities were not very alien conscience at the time. (As a side-thought, "unseen menace" may remind you of that highly "original" BLAIR WITCH).As everyone sacks out, a hapless supporting charactor whose name is at the bottom of the casting list (guess what will happen to him?) hears something in the lower compartment. Despite your futile "don't go down there, you jerk!" pleas, he does just that, and is appropriately killed (more like thoroughly obliterated) by the shadowy figure with insatiable blood lust on its mind. In the victim's case, dereliction of duty and sheer cowardliness would have been the wise decision. The scene is actually well-directed (for a change) and develops much suspense, as the entire film surprisingly does.The crew finally catches on that they have an unwanted ship crasher on board, and try every possible means at their disposal to eliminate it, but the unknown creature seems to copping an anti-death attitude. Proving to be an even more clever, worthy adversary, 'IT!' also hides out in the ventilation shafts of the ship (now that should ring a bell). Cahn's forceful direction generates considerable tension as the malevolent stowaway works its way up from one level of the confined ship to the next, eventually leaving the remaining characters trapped at the top. The movie's suspense is blunt and right to the point: "IT!' has to kill them or starve, hence they have to kill "IT!" or die. Nothing like those "no two ways about it" choices. Rent it, or check for it on cable if you wish to know the outcome.For a low-budget quickie, IT! is quite impressive and memorable. The dreaded sense of claustrophobic tension, rendering the characters' helpless entrapment, is highly effective. This is a production in which the limited budget and small sets actually work in favor of the plot's scary ambience. The black & white photography (Yes, it's one of those!) helps to enhance its dark, creepy mood, and the sense of apprehension is quite high. (Modern day color freaks never seem to take that into consideration). The plot is also somewhat cynically ironic: If the creature hadn't stowed away on the ship, Carruthers would have most likely been found guilty of the charges against him.The intelligent script (see what I mean about "rareity") was penned by noted Science-Fiction author Jerome Bixby (remember Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life")? The picture's taut editing eliminates any extraneous dross. (ALIEN tended to drag in its first hour with its sophomoric dialogue, and why did it have to include that stupid and ultimately counter-productive sub-plot of Ash being a robot, and further dragging the story down to another big bad conspiracy cliche? UNNECESSARY!!!)Director Cahn astutely keeps the rubber-suited monster off-screen and in the shadows through-out most of the proceedings, keeping your paranoid imagination on constant alert. Unfortunately, perhaps at the studio's commercial insistance, it is a little over-revealed at the climax, but I haven't claimed this to be the perfect masterpiece. The performances, though nothing award-winning, are nevertheless cool enough so that one becomes sincerely concerned as to their fates. Not many movies in recent times ever come close to achieving that. They can be over-produced from here to eternity, and usually only succeed in being gloriously annoying.This film's story is not really totally original (what is?), for it is based on A.E. Van Vogt's "VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE." All ALIEN fanatics should track down an old used copy to see where the initial influence came from.As long as you're not craving another CGI wind-ding, you may find it worthwhile. Just don't expect the women to be Ripley precursors. This was still the sock-knitting fifties, sad to say.
回复 :一袭如画的长裙,扎着一朵白色玫瑰的巨大的发套,足足二十公分的高跟鞋……碧浪达夫人眼角挂着混和了厚厚睫毛膏的黑色眼泪在灯光昏暗的酒吧里低吟浅唱,纵声高歌——从白光(四十年代的歌后)到闫秋霞(白派京韵大鼓传人),从调侃仰慕者送来的不菲小费到对台下骄傲女人的尖酸与不屑,从渴望的沉浸在回忆中的温暖歌唱到绝望的跳大神式的嬉笑怒骂……嘈杂的环境中,舞台是她的——这个小小的舞台是属于这位华丽的、庄严的、刻薄的、胆怯的、恶毒的、势利的、羞涩的、不幸的、风情万种的、母仪天下的、冥顽不灵的碧浪达夫人的!裁缝是个健谈的人,他经常会去同性恋的专门的据点——比如公园和浴室寻找故事——邂逅,调情,做爱,吃饭……裁缝说他天生就喜欢男人。在裁缝眼里,他的父母是不幸的;他的童年一直缺乏安全感,也没有什么意思。长大后的裁缝靠做衣服的微薄收入供自己去了广州,他想在那里实现自己的理想——做一名走红的“妓女”……确实,他遇见了一些让他刻骨铭心的男人——无论是在北京还是在广州——那时他还很年轻。一次不慎染上梅毒的经历让裁缝开始吟诵《心经》……日复一日,当他反复吟诵从而慢慢忘却了经文甚至自然而然地对其进行了彻底颠覆的时候,他似乎有了一点安全感。裁缝是个健谈的人,他生动地强调:金钱,色情。他依旧这样生动地活着:在渴望中,在绝望中。健谈的裁缝就是台上的碧浪达夫人。