蕾视The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
蕾视The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
回复 :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.
回复 :在这样一个精神失常的世界里,谁才是真正的疯子?这是一部讲述年轻情侣们不断逃跑,交织着诗意与现实影像,极具讽刺性的朋克式公路电影。无聊的比安卡绑架了一个孩子,并让轻信的拉奇帮她们创建一个家。他们一起组成了一个片刻的家庭,坐着房车出发,逃离法律和一群坏蛋。
回复 :和丈夫争吵后,一位丰盈的德裔女子独自留宿兼营咖啡馆的汽车旅馆。争吵时遗落的保温高压水壶盛满咖啡尾随她到来,成了这场魔术的第一个道具。咖啡馆女老板的丈夫愤然离家,她无法理解儿子的音乐、无法接受女儿的时髦、无法忍受襁褓中的哭闹,只得游离在三个孩子的生活之外充当局外人;她经营的咖啡馆内没有咖啡机,吧台积满灰尘;她管理的旅馆住着一位迟迟没有作品的画家,一位没有生意的纹身女郎。巴格达咖啡馆的女主人被生活的尘埃包裹,已经黯然失色,她无法再容忍一位不速之客。德裔女子将目睹的一切当作一股可以理解的迷惑,并执意留下。一场大扫除之后,巴格达咖啡馆成了沙漠中的彩虹;男装改成时髦女装帮女老板的女儿度过青春期;端坐一旁,听女老板的儿子的钢琴演奏;利用丈夫的魔术道具学习魔术,并为咖啡馆奉上余兴节目。德裔女子所作的事只是生活中的常态,但是在巴格达沙漠中的这个咖啡馆看来,着实是一场魔术。