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类型：恐怖片
主演：埃利奥特·古尔德 妮娜·范·帕朗特 斯特林·海登 亨利·吉布森 大卫·
导演：罗伯特·奥特曼
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：前身为警察的菲利浦马洛（埃利奥特·古尔德 Elliott Gould 饰）现在干起了私家侦探的活计，尽管他做事极为低调极力避免被卷入麻烦的漩涡，但麻烦事仿佛长了眼睛，紧咬着他不放。这次亦然，当老友深夜找到马洛让他将自己送出境外时，看着他躲闪的目光，经验老道的马洛心中就有了不详的预感。果不其然，不久之后，警察就以协助老友杀害妻子的名义将马洛捉拿归案。 在得知了朋友命丧黄泉的消息之后，对朋友的清白深信不疑的马洛发誓要找到事件的真相。与此同时，一个美艳的妇人找到马洛，委托他寻找自己酗酒而又粗暴的丈夫。两件看似无关的案件，却再暗地里相互关联，不知不觉中深陷阴谋中心的马洛这次还能和往常一样化险为夷吗？
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类型：恐怖片
主演：Tom Hogan Hannah Rose Edward Gist
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：A young couple take their first foreign holiday together. Yet, behind the couple's happy smiles lies a hidden desire. They turn to a mysterious local woman for help, but the truth of the situation is more destructive than they feared.
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类型：恐怖片
主演：Katrina Grey 仁科贵 亚矢乃 Naho Nakashima
导演：广濑贵士
语言：日语
年代：未知
简介：Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder. “Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much. The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
