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
确实和拆弹专家2撞款了，且故事更简单流畅。靠劲爆的动作打斗撑满两个小时，且文戏不拉垮，实属难得。从最出色的警察，到最凶残的悍匪，就是上司一句话的事，体制害死人啊。以暴制暴固然不好，但是又有什么沉冤得雪的更好办法呢？人都是被逼上绝路的。是命，逃不过。
白头神探后最能诠释害人精三字的警察，内部调查一段让我笑的无比畅快
看一部少一部的情感分，有。一边是拒绝自我背叛，正义到无情；一边是拒绝背叛兄弟，义气变戾气，表演性高于合理性，但真正令人痛苦还是这种个人对抗体制而不得只能变成狗咬狗挥洒戏剧张力的现实吧。
5.色彩斑斓的通俗流行动作片，带入一些游戏视点。
一开头的剧情就像新警察故事，只不过成龙换成了甄子丹，吴彦祖换成了谢霆锋，在毒品窝的打斗是导火线的感觉，挺爽的。反正看完整部片子，就像是看这两部电影缩影，但又都没超越其中一部，中规中矩吧，3.5分，冲着谢霆锋去的女生大概会给4-5分
人物刻畫太薄，文戲撐不起武戲，但還是想加一顆星給那個氛圍。他仰天倒下去，在聖母像上將頭顱磕得粉碎。所以，是正義終於戰勝了邪惡了嗎？In Loving Memory of Our Beloved HK Movies.
阿邦这种兄弟我是不敢交的，这种人不叫正直，叫认死理，可是过刚易折啊朋友，不管是做人还是做事都没有必要这样，是我我就算做假证也会保兄弟，因为兄弟们本来就没错，错的是坏人和那个坑他们的上司，正直的人这会儿不找上司理论了？总之阿邦这个角色太不讨喜了，反而是能理解阿敖他们的黑化，被背叛和抛弃了谁还要继续当好人
奔着打戏去的，好奇谢霆锋怎么跟甄子丹打，谢的体格、份量、身手好像都不足以跟甄子丹比粗。打戏不能光耍狠啊，得说服观众。结果，想不到竟然是大锤！用大锤弥补了谢的份量，很妙的设计
主线就出现了四个女角色，一个香港警匪片男主同款娇妻（被劫持了），一个警员（组里出任务第一个负伤），一个小三（被绑架了），一个捞女（被抛尸了）。哦，还有个没露面的，她不嫁杀人犯，然后被杀人犯杀掉了——女演员现状
整部电影除了工业方面的进步，太多环节呈现了一种90年代的老派。但谁能想象，今时今日的“老派”就算是一种赞美。虽然有明显的删减缺憾，但甄子丹再一次展示了真正的技术（武指），谢霆锋跨进了港片中生代的前段班，陈木胜完成了漂亮的收梢。
影片的看点是小谢不疯魔不成活的表演以及最后那段肉搏戏。真是被某国际巨星恶心到，只要他演的电影，正派（确切的说只有主角一人）和反派永远无法势均力敌，对，我就是说你一个人独闯毒巢也能全身而退，而且不觉得很双标么，曾经的队友误杀疑犯，实名举报；到自己身上就是身不由己还TM鸡汤都熬上了。可惜啊回到文戏剧部分，和谢霆锋的对手戏都没接住。而且全片也就谢霆锋一个人是正常人类的思维，其他人都都好像没带脑子，黑帮老大以及那个太妹，这种情商怎么混这么久的，小谢明年金像奖又可以一战了。不出所料，内地女星的角色还是一个大写的酱油。
太肾上腺素了，炸到空虚疲惫，子弹飞完车还要飞身救人实在忍不住笑了。步入中年的小谢还是帅过一票年轻流量，两人最后对决倒是值回票价，但总忍不住想是不是子弹在片场改的剧本。以及，香港警方内卷从无间道到现在都没有半点好转吗
阿晴，活在别人嘴里的角色。心狠手辣帅强惨，邱刚敖这角色真的立住了。入狱的委屈是真的委屈，也许邦没有敖那么极端，但是经历同等残酷不会好到哪去。顶多老婆的命运比阿晴好点。他觉得在他的情况里属于理所当然，其实邱当时不也是那么想的。
不論是追車，跑酷。轟炸，槍戰或者肉搏，在動作設計層面上有伏筆，有高光，凌厲利落的動作表現，緊張刺激的氛圍烘托，拳拳到肉的近身實戰，都令人感受到腎上腺素的激發。此次謝霆鋒黑化，有警隊精英變為黑道大哥，為復仇帶著弟兄們華麗歸來，其展現出的角色層次比甄子丹較為平面的正義形象更為討喜。影片不僅緊張刺激，而且笑果十足，全賴譚耀文對角色的塑造，戲份不重，但笑果拉滿。看完想到了前陣子看的港片《拆彈專家2》中的一句台詞 香港警察，忘恩負義，用完即棄。所以，別再相信上司凜然大義的鬼話，踩過界會保你的承諾，事兒一了就會讓你頂鍋。今日亦然。最後祭奠陳木勝導演。
才发现竟然没有标记。。。每年能有一部这个水平的动作片是多么的幸运
joker的拙劣仿作。 20210808，中影德金影城，和hrj
3.5。街头枪战拍得还不如几年前那部山寨《盗火线》的《贼巢》，好在最后教堂打斗与之前的摩托车vs迷你van飞车戏拍的还算港片水准之上。文本上两方的平行写照做得中规中矩但流于表面。谢霆锋的表演虽好但整个角色在十多年纪以后还在模仿希斯莱杰的小丑不免有些过时
他们俩其实是一类人，都会伤害同伴。只不过一个幸运被大家理解保护，另一个不幸被大家供认出去，从而信念崩塌走上歧途。如果当时换了顺序，可能真的命运完全相反。
最后说声陈导走好！
在大荧幕看正统港片有种说不清道不明的感动 让我回想起高三逃课没地方去坐在电影院看《门徒》的晚上 一黑到底的反派非常类型片非常直接非常工业！但真的帅炸了！
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