主演:Laura Vandervoort,Greyston Holt,Greg Bryk,史蒂夫·隆德 简介:根据畅销小说《Women of the other world》改编。主人公Elena Michaels是一名女摄影师。她一直隐藏着自己的真实身份并努力过着平常人的生活。可惜事与愿违,一通神秘来电打破了她平静的生活。从古至今一直是狼人庇护所的Stonehaven接连出现尸体,狼人族群收到未知猎人的匿名威胁。被迫回到Stonehaven的Elena能否揭开血案后的真相?她又能否从狼人的世界中全身而退?狼人族群的未来又何去何从?一切的一切都把握在世界上唯一硕果仅存的女狼人Elena的手中。(文:HTC@深影字幕组)
主演:Katrina Grey,仁科贵,亚矢乃,Naho Nakashima,Butch,Nanako Ohata 简介: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.