变蝇人的诅咒

　　杀手匿名会——定期举行的杀手匿名互助小组，参与者坐成一圈，凭着对彼此的信任相互分享各自过犯。这些陷入挣扎的匿名杀手，有的深爱杀戮，有的不想继续，无论如何，他们都需要倾诉与聆听。

　　Jennifer Conrad is a small-town girl starting over in the big city. Fleeing an abusive relationship, all she wants is a chance to begin again. But it is hard to start over when something is eating you while you sleep . . . one painful bite at a time.

　　当山姆在一个偏远的湖里被谋杀时，他的意识开始穿过他的朋友的尸体，试图保护他们免受凶手的害。这条黑暗的段落引导他踏上了更伟大的旅程——发现自己的真实身份。

　　在少数族裔聚集的加州安德森，一个星期六的凌晨，六名帮派成员被警方击毙。他们的同伙发誓为他们报仇。同一天的下午，警督毕邵普（Austin Stoker 饰）受命看守一间即将废弃的警局，另一方面，在加州的洛克卢塞斯监狱中，以穷凶极恶的罪犯拿破仑·威尔逊（Darwin Joston 饰）为首的三名罪犯将被押解到另间监狱。复仇的帮派团伙在路上随意射杀了一名小女孩，女孩的父亲将一名匪徒杀死，随后逃到毕邵普看守的警局，此时警局当中只有毕邵普和两个女文员，加之此前不久因押解囚犯半路急病，押解车转入这间警局临时停留。此时，警员和囚犯被外面埋伏的帮派分子围堵射杀，毕邵普决定借用威尔逊的力量抵挡警局外的暴徒……

　　一对姊妹凯特（琪兰席普卡 饰）和萝丝（露西波顿 饰）就读的贵族高中开始放寒假，奇异的是她们的父母却不知何故无法前去接她们，姊妹俩因此被困在疑云密佈的校园异空间，并且在孤立的学校发现毛骨悚然的怪事一件接一件发生……另一方面，心事重重的年轻女人琼（艾玛罗伯兹 饰）为了一个祕密，必须尽快赶到这所学校。当琼接近学校时，凯特遭受到恐怖幻象折磨，萝丝的神智也濒临失守，但是为了脱离邪恶意志的掌握，三人必须通力合作……

　　Former secret agent Robert Elliot (Coburn) will be promoted to government advisor. In order to make sure no-one will ever know about his dirty past, he has invented a very ingenious plan to get rid of his four helpers: he gets them all to unknowingly kill each other in the course of a single night.

　　死亡铃声再次来袭，恐怖的阴影再次笼罩在人们头上！
　　记者孝子（瀬戸朝香饰）一直在坚持不懈地调查鬼来电系列案件，这一次，她终于在台北的一个村庄找到了事件背后的真相。原来这一切都是一个叫李丽（小泉奈々饰）的小女孩造成的。当年，愚昧的村民把他们以为不祥的李丽在此活埋了，李丽的怨气积聚，以致在她死后将怒气通过杀人发泄。
　　在杏子（ミムラ饰）的好友接二连三被杀死后，她某日亦收到鬼来电，不愿坐以待毙的杏子和男友尚人（吉沢悠饰）一起来到台北，企图和咒灵顽强抵抗！

　　第三次世界大战在1998年爆发后，地球已成为了一片废墟，几名战后幸存者过着狼狈的逃亡日子。在一个偶然的机会下，他们找到了被政府遗弃的研究设施，并以那里当做自己的地下基地，然而他们并不知道，和他们一起生活的还有一只突变的可怕怪兽，它的唾液可以将人腐蚀致死。幸存者们面临前所未有的困境……

　　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.