This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects.
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This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films.
This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away.
The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking.
I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever.
15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10
Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy.
And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy.
The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks".
Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
Sorkin...真的没有长进……
拍的很工整，所以就感觉跟流水线一般，没有什么新意和值得回味的地方。全靠演员的表演来带动剧情。妮可和巴登两人扮演夫妻，总感觉没有啥夫妻相。妮可饰演的露西有智慧，又坚韧，可以说是一个十足模范的女性形象，并且在自己的聪明才智之下将丈夫助推到事业的顶峰，但是在感情方面却摔得很惨，遭遇丈夫的背叛，可以说有得有失，但是不妨碍她这样一位充满着魅力的女性形象。
有些许无聊，艾伦·索金变得仿佛只会拍室内戏…
可以理解为什么这部电影会flop，因为真的缺 乏 趣 味。
前聚后虚，前虚后聚，前聚后虚。
艾伦索金怎么不管拍什么都能拍出一股勤能补拙的吃苦劲儿，完全没必要。
很喜欢这种关于影视剧制作幕后的电影，类似安东尼奥-霍普金斯的《希区柯克》和大卫-芬奇的《曼克》。“I love Lucy”1950年代上映，共六季，观众六千多万，想象一下2070年有人拍《老友记》的幕后，只不过“Friends”没有Lucy那个年代的冷战背景。蛮不错的《里卡多一家》，造型服装不用说了，很容易就做到相似，在一集剧拍摄的过程中穿插了两位主演的相识和婚姻，个人才华之外还有当时美国社会的保守（现在也几乎一样）。妮可的表演很棒，一点点愤世嫉俗，一点点狂野，活力四射，十分迷人；哈维尔-巴登也一样把自己的魅力融进阿纳兹，并没有消失在角色之中。非常好的一部电影。
整体比较无聊，看到差点儿睡着，但永远着迷于五六十年代的服装打扮。为妮可演技👏🏻，不知道是否能二度封后。
Nicole Kidman职业生涯中的一次高光时刻，如果她凭此摘得2022年、个人的第二个小金人也是实至名归。好莱坞的强大就在于当故事并非那么生动有力时，无论是制作还是演职人员，总会有一处超水平发挥来拔高整部作品。
操，比芝加哥七君子这种民主党宣传片强太多了，这是对于好莱坞白左女权叙事的一次逆反
索金的台本功底一如既往的强大，甚至太强大，以至于有些地方本人不得不暂停或者回放以便确保能keep up with him。
7.2 妮可这些年来最具突破性的一次表演，台词很见功力，值得嘉奖！巴登也表现得不错，不过影片在其他方面就没有什么东西可以拿出来讲一讲了。
2. 艾伦索金室内戏竟然大翻车😢
忘标补标。现在——访谈——过去这种编排一开始看觉得还可以，但一直都是这样就有点乏了。亏得有妮可基德曼，让人能看得下去。
真笑拉稀了哪个看过发展受阻的人能不在前十分钟开始笑
从妮可的化妆完全分不出时间线…索金能不能别再导演梦了
毫无惊喜的程式化剧本制作，搞点采访也根本无济于事，无趣。
补标 1.12
女主特效妆差，熟悉的索金配方，女的就是小心眼爱争斗，不管多有才都得配个屈尊俯就的男伯乐男导师
艾伦索金一出手就证明自己是世界上最会讲故事的编剧之一，人物形象塑造十分立体，剧情主线副线穿插节奏把握完美，夹杂过程中的铺垫，结尾处的亮剑同样刺得又快又准。以及妮可这个角色是我近期看过的唯一一个没有原谅丈夫出轨的女性，点个赞。
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