This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects.
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This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films.
This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away.
The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking.
I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever.
15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10
Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy.
And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy.
The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks".
Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
quot;No Such Thing" tells the story of a young journalist who journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancée only to encounter a mythical creature. She eventually forges a relationship with the being.
不久之前，安妮（凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰）刚刚和丈夫麦克（罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰）携手步入婚礼的殿堂，新婚燕尔的幸福刚刚维持没多久，麦克的种种反常举动开始让安妮怀疑，他是否患有精神上的疾病，她甚至怀疑自己的性命会遭受麦克的威胁。
麦克的弟弟艾伦（罗伯特·泰勒 Robert Taylor 饰）来到了安妮的家中，家里出现的第三人缓和了紧张的气氛，但很快的，安妮就发现艾伦和麦克之间似乎有着无法调和的严重矛盾。艾伦死了，诸多的线索都将凶手指向了麦克，但是麦克所表现出来的无辜却又让安妮经不住开始怀疑起事件的真相来。
A pianist named Garvey, while traveling on a tour, gets off the train to buy cigarettes, and learns from a salesgirl that the cities imagined by Grin really exist. Forgetting about his tour, he goes to one of these cities, where he meets the captain of "The Waverunner"... The famous bard Alexander Galich wrote the script to this film -one of the 1960s best motion pictures. The film features his wonderful songs as performed by Galich himself: "A ship was sailing from faraway Australia...", "Things will straighten out, there's nothing to worry about..."... In the 21st century, the cinema will be different; perhaps it's natural. And yet, it's a pity...
HOSPITAL shows the daily activities of a large urban hospital with the emphasis on the emergency ward and
outpatient clinics. The cases depicted illustrate how medical expertise, availability of resources,
organizational considerations, and the nature of communication among the staff and patients affect the
delivery of appropriate health care.
年幼的弗兰基与家人生活在北爱尔兰恬静的小岛上，慈善的爸爸教导他捕鱼，然而一天晚饭时分，一名蒙面歹徒竟然闯进来枪杀了他父亲，仅仅因为他父亲透露了同情爱尔兰共和军的倾向。长大后的弗兰基（布拉德·皮特 Brad Pitt 饰）成为了一名爱尔兰共和军神枪手，然而英军始终武力强大，因此弗兰基等人决定购买毒刺式导弹。
五个月后，弗兰基隐藏了身份，同时被内线安排到了警察汤姆（哈里森·福特 Harrison Ford 饰）的家中暂时住下。一方面，富有魅力的他与汤姆一家人很快建立了友谊，并将大笔买金先藏于汤姆家中，一方面，弗兰基找到当地黑市军火商波克（特里特·威廉斯 Treat Williams 饰）购置导弹。然而军火商急于要钱，竟派蒙面人闯入汤姆家中，整个棋局全盘打乱，火力混乱之际，面对一边是身为警察的朋友，一边是爱尔兰的使命，弗兰基将如何选择……
