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This time, horror comes fron the other side

当一股神秘的力量开始扰乱Noah和他朋友们的夏日欢乐时光后，他们与一名退休探员联手，开始了一场拯救小岛的冒险之旅。

　　Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

　　生物进化学家玛歌博士（潘妮洛普安蜜勒饰）与警探文生（汤姆赛兹摩饰），遇上一连串令人毛骨悚然的谋案，案发地点皆在玛歌工作的自然历史博物馆。博物馆正筹备南美洲历史遗迹的古文物大展，馆长安卡斯伯（琳达杭特饰）为此次的盛大展出，设计各种令人叹为观止的展览馆，包括了巴西“卡索加”区、埃及古坟区、马雅古坟区、巫毒教展示间以及迷信传说展示区等，以期在募款的开幕酒会中，得到各界瞩目，延续博物馆的命运。开幕酒会在即，博物馆内的谋杀案却未侦破，警方并进一步发现涉案的杀人魔手法惨烈，遇害者皆是头部断裂，头颅有5.5呎大洞，视丘与脑下垂体等具有管理荷尔蒙作用的脑浆凭空消失！这与玛歌博士在古迹上意外取得的卵细胞分子DNA不谋而合，原本深信科学而排斥迷信的玛歌不得不转而求教于指导教授佛洛克（詹姆斯怀特摩饰），探索他时常耳提面命的“卡索加”杀人魔传说。开幕酒会人潮涌进，官盖云集！卡索加躲在历史博物馆迂回的展览屋内伺机而动，玛歌与文生警探正解开“卡索加”之谜，卡索加则已现身酒会会场，惨绝人寰的惊叫声在黑暗中此起彼落……

　　作为一名来日本念书的美国学生，嘉云（莎拉·米歇尔·盖拉 Sarah Michelle Gellar 饰）一直过着半工半读的生活。这一次，她接受了一份看护患了僵直症的老人艾玛（Grace Zabriskie 饰）的工作。艾玛独自居住在一间大宅里，这里的破败和荒芜充分显示了它和老人被时间遗忘的痕迹，而对于艾玛诡异的行为举止，嘉云也仅仅觉得是她的神经出了问题罢了。
　　随着时间的推移，嘉云感到似乎有某些极为可怕的东西藏在这所房子的阴影中。无人的楼梯上传来声响，长相怪异的男孩忽闪忽现，所有的迹象都指向一点——在这所古老的房子里，她是那个不受欢迎的人。身边的人连遭厄运，这里究竟发生过怎样的故事才导致了如今的咒怨作祟？嘉云决心调查到底。

　　西蒙，一个拥有特殊能力的年轻人，追捕一个连环杀手，他不仅与自己身体里的恶魔抗争，还要与一个政府机构对抗，因为政府机构认为西蒙太过危险，必须限制他的自由......本片根据彼得·弗兰纳里的畅销小说改编

　　本片讲述女孩安娜只身来到维也纳寻找男友，租下了一套古老破旧的维也纳公寓。充斥着各种花边的古旧家具，令安娜深感不适并开始不断侵占安娜的生活，老公寓背后的秘密逐步揭晓。
　　这部德语短片是由多米尼克·哈特尔拍摄，艺术设计为皮娅·伽罗斯。第16届上海国际电影节手机电影节最佳短片导演奖由于属于维也纳电影学院的毕业作品，全片共耗资近两万六欧元。

　　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.