夜迷宫

　　影片是一部围绕约会匹配软件展开的原创悬疑片，恋爱方面晚熟的婚礼策划人轮花（土屋太凤 饰）被同事推荐了配对APP，虽然和一位男士匹配成功，但是出现在约会中的他却和照片完全不一样。与此同时，发生了针对APP用户的连环杀人事件，事件朝着意料之外的方向发展，魔爪也渐渐逼近了轮花...佐久间大介饰演与主人公·轮花相遇，纠缠不休的跟踪狂·永山吐梦。

　　钟少雄导演的此片意在强调香港电影事业的衰败惨景，并不恐怖，但其在有限的条件下，拍出这部困兽式悲情片，表现了电影人如入地狱的噩梦处境。然而该片过火失控，比起前些年的《阴阳路》用鬼戏院讽刺电影业困境的黑色幽默感，有不及之感。剧情讲述了即将来临的一九九九年最后一夜，北角英皇道一间旧戏院面临封铺关门，由雷宇扬饰演的放映员正放映最后一场电影，观众只有其女友姚乐怡一人，却不料发生了闹鬼事件。此片场面凄厉，其肮脏一面简直惨不忍睹。诸多香港影星包括黎耀祥、吴镇宇、李惠敏、孙佳君、吴志雄和钱嘉乐在内都切身感受了场面。最后闹剧在雷宇扬对姚乐怡的求爱中才得以平息，这也应了魔鬼来人间是考验人们能否 "患难见真情"的作怪目的。但这种考验却太过火，太残忍了。

　　二战后，美国作家马丁（约瑟夫•科顿 Joseph Cotten 饰）应好友哈里（奥逊•威尔斯 Orson Welles 饰）邀请到维也纳工作，岂料刚到达目的地就传来了哈里车祸身亡的消息。哈里葬礼上，马丁遇到了当地军官卡洛维，卡洛维很不客气的请他马上离开维也纳。马丁没有理会，决心留下调查出好友死亡的真相。
　　马丁找到哈里的女友斯科姆特小姐（阿莉达•瓦莉 Alida Valli 饰）一起调查事件的真相。随着调查的深入，他们发现内幕越加扑朔迷离，首先是他们的房东遇害，接着马丁自己发现被人跟踪，而且他查出哈里死的时候还有个第三人在场。于是，一切关键就在于找出这个神秘的第三人。

　　Two high profile couples are forced to examine the cost of success when they're invited to an exclusive self-help retreat where their ancestors sold their souls generations prior.

　　一个执法者不得不牺牲一切来拯救一个年轻的女孩，这个女孩是他从他的女老板那里结识的，她参与了网络性交易。

　　Brandy Kirby和邪恶的律师Vincent Mailer想通过伪造一个William和Maida McIntyre夫妇失散多年的儿子，来捞取好处。Brandy于是诱骗赌徒Lefty Farrell假扮这个儿子。McIntyre的侄女，喜欢Lefty，将他介绍了McIntyre夫妇，老夫妇很快相信了这就是Lefty他们的儿子，但老人却不肯修改遗嘱。Lefty不敢杀害McIntyre，而说穿了Mailer的骗局。(文：life_is_good@YDY)
　　Brandy Kirby and crooked Lawyer Vincent Mailer plan to rob William and Maida McIntyre by producing a convincing double for their long-lost son. Brandy charms gambler Lefty Farrell into impersonating the missing son. Kathy, the McIntyre's niece, who likes Lefty, introduces him to the McIntyres who soon become convinced he is their son, but the old man refuses to change his will. Lefty balks at killing McIntyre and exposes Mailer's attempted swindle. Brandy and Lefty end up together as "two of a kind."

　　黛安娜在亨利-皮埃尔·沃尔夫开设的一家大型跨国公司工作。这家公司的业务范围十分广泛，从房地产到服装设计，几乎无所不包，在各个领域内都颇为活跃。沃尔夫公司经过谈判收购了一家发行新式漫画的日本公司，他们研发出一种数码三维图像漫画，这种全新的漫画将完全改变目前市场的竞争局面。
　　有两家公司争夺沃尔夫公司的这种新漫画在网上的发行权：漫画天堂和魔鬼情人。为了争取主动，漫画天堂请黛安娜做工业间谍，以获取关于魔鬼情人的情报资料。实际上魔鬼情人和一系列暴力与非法色情网页有密切关系，这势必要使它在竞争中处于不利位置，虽然目前沃尔夫公司还没有发现这一联系。黛安娜发现它也采取了相应的情报策略，而且就在她那些表面中立的同事中有它的间谍。她对这些黑暗的内幕了解得越多，渐渐成了魔鬼情人的眼中钉。
　　如今，被卷入这场复杂纠葛中的黛安娜已经无路可退，她只能退入到网络的虚拟世界中。或许，她一开始就是这个虚拟世界的一部分。

　　手机里传来陌生的铃声，呼叫人竟是自己的名字，另一端传来不知所谓的留言内容，但那毫无疑问的是自己的声音，这是怎么回事？
　　“鬼来电”悄悄在高校学生中蔓延开来，一旦接到鬼来电，必然在电话所预言的时间内悲惨死去。由美（柴咲コウ饰）的好友阳子、研二、夏美先后惨死，由美有心挽救好友们的生命，却爱莫能助。
　　山下（堤真一饰）的妹妹早先亦死于这通电话，他企图帮助由美一起企图揭开真相，可很快，由美也收到了鬼来电……

　　1957年在一所高中的毕业舞会上，强纳生神父被恶魔侵入，凶残务必，无辜的学生成为待宰羔羊，桀络神父将他关于密室三十三年，而三十三年后那邪恶的力量正渐渐醒来

　　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.

　忠彦と許婚者・啓子の二人は山道に迷い、ふと現れた猫の後を追って廃屋にたどり着いたが、啓子は発熱し、幻覚の中で怪猫に変わった老婆を見て苦しんだ。その廃屋は、以前恐ろしい事件が起こった代官屋敷跡だった。
　　百年前、名主・何条新兵衛は厳しい年貢の為に苦しむ百姓たちの訴えを代官・鬼沢形部に伝え、検地を願った。だが形部は、彼の娘・秋野を我がものにしたく、邪魔者である新兵衛をお玉が池で虐殺した。
　　その頃、秋野は怪猫の玉が異様に泣くのと南条家が出火したことにより、父の異変を察知して逃亡を計った。しかし形部らに追いつめられ、咽喉を付いて自殺した。
　　形部の弟・五郎太は、医者・玄斉の娘・小笹に夢中だった。しかし小笹は新兵衛の息子・八千丸に想いを寄せていた。
　　京から帰った八千丸は焼け跡となった我が家の前に立ちすくんだ。そして現れた玉の足元に代官の紋所がある印籠を見つけるやいなや、代官の屋敷に乗り込むが返り討ちとなり、お玉が池で命を落とす。
　　数日後、五郎太と小笹の婚礼の式が行われたが、小笹は初夜に屋敷を抜け出して病床に伏し、やがて怪猫となって報復を誓った。
　　彼女は屋敷に忍び込み、形部に抱かれた。それを見て怒り狂った五郎太と形部が斬り合いとなり、玄斉の三人は亡霊に悩まされ互いに相討ちとなり、お玉が池に没した。
　　怪猫も深手を負い、復讐を終えると同時に息絶えた。忠彦は南条家の、啓子は玄斉の血筋を引く、いわば仇同士の家柄だったのだ。二人は玉のミイラを発見し、供養するのだった。

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　　New York private detective Duncan "Mac" MacLain is blind but has keenly developed all his other senses. He pursues his work assisted by his faithful guide dog Friday, his butler, Alistair, and his assistant, Marty. Retired actress Norma Lawry, an old friend, comes to Mac seeking advice. Her headstrong 17-year-old step-daughter Barbara, herself a promising actress, is enamored with her leading man in a small theater production, the much older Lothario Paul Gerente. Paul, who had once been Norma's lover, has convinced Barbara that Norma actually wants Paul for herself and has only married her father Stephen for his money. At Mac's urging, Norma tried to reason with Paul, but he insists that he loves Barbara and laughs her off. Barbara is equally disdainful of her and agrees to meet Paul for dinner that night at his apartment.
　　Norma's husband Stephen Lawry is a scientist leaving that night on a trip to test a secret invention on which he has been working for the government and the war effort. Worried about Barbara, she uses a pretext not to accompany Stephen and goes to the apartment. When Barbara arrives, she finds Paul's dead body and thinks that Norma has killed him, even though Norma insists that he was dead when she arrived. Barbara threatens to call the police unless she leaves Stephen. Fearing that a scandal will hurt him, Norma agrees. Norma then turns to Mac, who goes to Paul's apartment with Friday and Marty, only to find the body and the rug under it missing. A man arrives to replace the rug and Mac hides in a closet, overhearing a telephone call to Norma's number from "Gabriel" to "Vera." Mac accidentally gives himself away, but with Friday's help overpowers Gabriel, who refuses to talk. Mac has Marty hide him to keep him under wraps.
　　Norma returns to her country home unexpectedly, which discourages an espionage ring that includes her butler, Hansen, from breaking into Stephen's safe and stealing his plans. They have killed Gerente, who was also an agent, and hidden the body. Mac arrives with Friday at Norma's house and pretends to be her curmudgeonly "Uncle Mac" who has come for a visit. His blindness lulls any suspicions Hansen might have about him. Shortly thereafter, Barbara comes home from an "emergency rehearsal", called to get her out of the house by her director, Cheli Scott, who inveigles an invitation to spend the night at the Lawry home. Unknown to Barbara and Norma, Cheli is the ringleader of the spies. Cheli ordered Paul killed because his affection for Barbara was beginning to limit his effectiveness, and she immediately suspects Mac is not what he seems.
　　Gabriel's wife Vera, the Lawrys' maid, is also a part of the plot. When Gabriel does not return home, Vera becomes hysterical with worry. Mac secretly asks Vera to meet him in the greenhouse, using her worry about Gabriel as a lure. She is observed by the others, however, and is killed by Hansen before she can reach Mac. The spies cut the house's telephone wires so that Mac and Norma cannot call the police, and Cheli has Mac locked up under guard. Using his blindness as a distraction, Mac overpowers his guard and releases Friday out a window with instructions to "go home and get Marty." Stephen arrives home and Cheli threatens his family if he does not give her the final step in creating his invention, which was not in the safe. Barbara finally realizes how much Norma actually cares for her. Mac tries to stall for time, but is locked in the cellar. When Hansen goes to kill him, Mac has broken the light bulb and his advantage of total darkness helps him overcome the spy. Marty and Friday return with the police. When Friday is spotted by a lookout, Mac overpowers him and is saved from being shot by another lookout by Friday. After the spies are captured, Stephen and Norma are off to Washington, D.C., with Barbara remaining behind to care for her new "Uncle Mac."