Siskel and Ebert once ran a special show entitled "Movies I'm Embarrassed to Admit I Liked." I suppose that if I composed such a list of guilty pleasures, this one would be one of them . . . but upon reflection, it's really a lot better than that. Fifteen year-old science prodigy Mitch (Gabe Jarret) is recruited by ambitious college professor William Atherton (in yet another of his patented roles as a loathsome character) to work on the professor's prize laser project, not knowing that the prof is really developing a government weapon. Along the way, Mitch is befriended by Chris (Val Kilmer), another prodigy a few years his senior who teaches the Mitch how to loosen up.
This could have degenerated into nothing more than just another teen revenge comedy, but there's so much more: the dialogue is laced with sharp wit; there are some lovely scenes that have nothing to do with the story yet are carefully set up, almost as blackouts (e.g., Mitch goes to a lecture at which a few students have left tape recorders instead of attending; later, at another lecture there are more tape recorders than students; and, in a final scene, one large tape recorder gives the lecture to a room populated by nothing but other small recorders!); and throw-away scenes that make you want to stop and back up the tape (e.g., Chris off-handedly cutting a slice off a bar of solid nitrogen to make a slug for the coffee machine).
It's also one of the few movies to boast the presence of the memorable Michelle Meyerink -- as Jordan, the "girl-nerd" who made being smart and female something to be emulated. And there's Tears for Fears great song, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" providing the perfect coda as the closing credits begin to roll . . . . Yes: really now, what's there to be embarrassed about?
3.5 完成度比Sinister高，但惊悚度没有达到预期，比IT更加kids-friendly。好在节奏控制得不错，结尾也处理得很好。和《险恶》一起服用效果更佳。
有成长，有励志，有灵异，但是凶手的动机是啥呢，为啥怕露脸，还有一个小孩的梦就能出警了？有点离谱了吧，莫非是因为信仰？伊桑霍克露脸就见光死，话说这配角当的的确很是称职啊，哈哈
会道歉的父亲形象好罕见，或许也只能在电影里见一见了。
杀手是伊桑霍克啊。。。凶手没什么存在感，最后芬尼跑出来也没有那种如释重负的感觉
伙伴们比变态还吓人，感觉更紧凑一点会好很多
没想到只是个变态杀人狂，而且还是个耳朵不怎么好的？？？哈哈哈哈
编剧估计是看《鬼妈妈》里那段找的灵感吧，逝去的亡魂合力帮助主角，听起来确实还不错，但能稍微用点心吗？你以为拍小鬼当家啊？伊桑霍克就硬在楼上睡着等男主挖陷阱neng死他是吧？
去年的电影今年突然热门，虽然有恐怖元素，但我认为应该列入惊悚片范畴而不是恐怖片。故事内容比较简单，熟悉美国电影的观众看到小镇应该都明白之后八成不是有连环凶杀案就是变态面具魔。“怪奇物语”、“小丑回魂”，随手举出一堆影视剧。这部电影能在旧题材里拍出新意，靠的是男孩被囚禁后和面具男斗智斗勇的沉稳和影片营造的紧张氛围。今天周末，喜欢这类题材的伙伴，不容错过。
关乎于成长，但同时也暗含着某种教育，从被欺凌，到对虐童犯反杀，再到最后被同学被他人投以认同的目光，在这一过程中，影片完成人物的性格转变同时也侧面的建构了，何时使用，如何使用，对谁使用暴力，善恶有报的暴力的合法性维度。
超自然灵异与悬疑犯罪拼接的创意不错，可惜拍得不温不火。作为本片的破局关键，地下室墙上那部老旧黑色电话成为链接阴阳两界的通讯工具，在死去孩子的协力帮助下，主角得以依靠亡者提供的信息一步步开展逃生计划。只能算是中规中矩的商业恐怖片，完全可以执行地更好，节奏过于平缓，叙事几无波折，剧情简单到没有任何反转与诡计，密室逃脱的过程也因为直给的线索丧失了紧张感，伊桑·霍克居然演了一个毫无魅力的变态反派，直接拉低整部片子的格调。“总有一天你得为自己挺身而出，而那一天就是今天。”纵使身陷绝境也要奋起反抗，无论如何都不要放弃生的希望，恐怖片外壳下，内核其实还是青少年在面对压力和恐惧后获得成长的故事。电影无论背景还是各种元素都很有斯蒂芬·金小说的味道，小镇、气球、面具怪人、黄色雨衣，确实赤裸裸地致敬《小丑回魂》。
小男孩被囚禁在地下室，用电话贯土勒死绑匪逃出生天
恐怖片外壳包裹下的少年成长故事，反杀情节很燃
“小伙伴”们齐心协力为男主创造生路的情节太感人了，都忽视了这是一部带有恐怖元素的片子了，兄妹俩的双向奔赴也很暖心，伊桑霍克这个酱油打得也太敷衍了。虽然不恐怖，但值得一看。
画面不错，基本无jump scare。7分。
220715 【C】想起很久之前看过一部电影叫做[八四年夏天]。
几次失败出逃与最终反杀的关联有点太勉强不够巧妙，为了这口醋有点不值得等中间一小时寡淡无味昏昏欲睡的饺子。想聊原生家庭的病态传承这个话题其实挺好的，但这条线聊的太过隐晦又流于表面，所有观点直接抛出结论不给出论证过程，想必对让世界变得更好也起不到太大力度的积极作用。这片子口碑还不错的原因想必是因为最后十分钟前的剧情已经把观众的期待拉到最低，最后忽然来一个绝地大反杀直戳观众爽点，又意外又痛快，几个小包袱又让前面的无聊貌似有了些许意义。冷静下来想想，小伎俩而已。
3.5 完成度比Sinister高，但惊悚度没有达到预期，比IT更加kids-friendly。好在节奏控制得不错，结尾也处理得很好。和《险恶》一起服用效果更佳。
你终将为自己而战
挺有创意，恐怖和悬疑结合的非常好 220716
密室逃脱线索直给到空虚，如果编剧都能有最后线索串起来那段的敬业水平，应该是个四分电影
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