埃里森·奥斯沃特（伊桑·霍克 Ethan Hawke 饰）是一个十几年前小有名气的犯罪小说作家，春暖为了寻找创作灵感，春暖他不惜一次次搬入曾经发生过命案的凶宅。时至今日，为了重现往昔的辉煌，他再次带着妻子崔茜（Juliet Rylance 饰）以及一双儿女特里夫（Michael Hall D'Addario 饰）和艾丝莉（Clare Foley 饰）搬入一栋凶宅。在收拾阁楼时，他偶然发现一卷家庭录影带，里面记录着房子前主人一家快乐幸福的生活瞬间以及他们被吊死在树上的惨烈画面。此后的日子里，他一遍遍观看录影带，从中寻找罪犯的蛛丝马迹，并且在房屋内的每个角落追查线索。在这一过程中，各种诡异事件相继在家人身上发生。埃里森此时已难以抽身……
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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.
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回复 :《红色领巾》大学生志岛由美（大场美奈 饰）在暑假时返回家乡，和表妹真理结识了在酒吧打工的弘树。之后三人在河边游玩，从水中捡到一条红色领巾，虽遥遥看见了失主，可是那个女孩转眼失踪。事后，由美从弘树口中听到一个可怕的传说。《浴室》一对情侣租住在一间旧公寓中，浴缸底下经常会涌上来似乎是前主人的旧物。然而诡异的还不止于此。《注视》高中生弥生经常在公园看见一个上班族模样的男子。在某次交谈后，男人似乎无时无刻不在公园注视着弥生。即使绕路也无法摆脱对方纠缠，忍无可忍的弥生决定诅咒对方。《民泊网站》岛田将大学生女友菜菜的照片挂在民泊网站上招揽客人，很快客人加贺从山形县赶来。加贺自称来见网恋女友，但他的举止阴森诡谲。《新人》为了让儿子春树开心，全职主妇萩乃买下了一台二手平板电脑。会说话的平板自称“新人”，成为孤独的春树的好朋友。
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回复 :荒凉的德文郡沿海索吉尔岛。十个陌生人被邀请到这座与世隔绝的小岛上做客，却没有任何一个人知道邀请者的庐山真面目。十人到达之后，只有一段神秘的录音记录响彻于耳。它揭穿了每一个人并不光彩的过去，这十个人都曾涉及过杀人案件。面对赤裸裸的指证，每一个人都惊慌失措。而更令众人惶恐不 安的是，他们正按着一首可怕童谣的歌词而逐一离奇死去。桌上的十个印第安小瓷像，正露出邪恶而诡异的笑容。本部悬疑惊悚影片《十个小黑人》改编自著名英国推理小说作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的同名畅销小说。
