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　　家庭主妇唐娜（Dee Wallace 饰）和另一个男人斯蒂夫（Christopher Stone 饰）有染，当她决定中止这段关系的时候，斯蒂夫却报复性地将他们的关系透露给唐娜的丈夫维克（Daniel Hugh Kelly 饰），夫妻关系顿时陷入僵局。某天，维克以公务之名离开，唐娜则带着5岁的儿子泰德（Danny Pintauro 饰）来到某汽车旅馆居住。
　　汽车旅馆老板的儿子布莱特（Billy Jayne 饰）有一条名叫古卓的圣伯纳犬，古卓偶然被蝙蝠咬了一口，竟由此变成嗜血如命的凶残恶犬，它开始向唐娜母子发起了攻击……
　　本片根据史蒂芬•金的同名小说改编，并荣获1987年葡萄牙奇幻国际电影节观众评委会奖。

　　在查尔斯·李·雷伊将灵魂注入公仔十年后，他当年的女友蒂芬妮（珍妮佛·提莉 Jennifer Tilly 饰）多年不懈寻找他的下落，终于买通警察将玩偶“楚其”的残体带出，蒂芬妮凭借不熟练的伏都仪式，将缝合的楚其再次唤醒。然而觉醒的楚其对蒂芬妮并无爱意，伤心的蒂芬妮将楚其禁锢，不想却被楚其把她的灵魂移入了另一个女玩偶的体内。两个玩偶要恢复人类身体，就必须找到埋藏在查尔斯·李·雷伊坟墓中的护身符。于是他们盯上了一对儿被长辈阻挠的恋人杰德（凯瑟琳·海格尔 Katherine Heig 饰）与杰西。两个玩偶委托后者驾车将它们送去埋葬雷的坟场，同时一路大开杀戒，私奔的杰德与杰西惊觉自己陷入了玩偶情侣的掌控……

　　珍妮佛杰森李在本片饰演一位工于心计的狠毒妻子。 友善、博学的克蓝是一个一等一的好人，但他却有一个狠毒、不忠的妻子，不但与柯林医生暗通款曲，还秘谋联合一起杀掉克蓝。于是，他们从一条怪鱼中抽取一种令人产生心脏病的血浆，并注入克蓝体内，本以为克蓝会因此而毙命，没想到，怪事发生：克蓝复活了！ 绝望无助的克蓝，从坟墓里爬了出来，恐怖复仇行动就此展开......

　　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.

A small-town sheriff gets tangled in a web of lies and corruption involving a shady businessman and the cartel while investigating the homicide of a mysterious woman linked to an apparent suicide.

　　在电视台担任导演助理的三岛彩乃（板野友美 饰），某晚接到外出采访死亡事故的通知。他独自带着设备赶赴事发地点，见证了大学生城户勇太郎惨烈而诡异的死状。事后彩乃对该事件颇为在意，而从电视台同侪口中又得知青年的尸体颇有疑点。在此之后，彩乃见到了死者的社团同学岩登和世（入来茉里 饰），对方则声称勇太郎遭到窥视之眸的诅咒才命丧黄泉的。原来勇太郎和和世曾前往某偏远山村试胆，在那里误入某个祠堂，结果惹上了无处不在的窥视之眸，从此厄运缠身。
　　为了一探究竟，彩乃和男友前往当地一探究竟，而他们离恐怖的泥潭越来越近……

　　In 1999 Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world.

　　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.

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