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本片以上世纪六十年代的本地家庭为主轴，通过成员的际遇，带出早期的甘榜生活以及后来的组屋生活，剧情横跨数十年。电影也将体现新加坡如何从一个以方言为主流语言的社会演变成华语到现今英语的过程，从中回顾流失的方言。它也会融入导演的许多亲身经历，并将安插多首怀旧歌曲。Afterthe1969nationwidefloods,ZhaoDitakesoverherfathersfamilyfarmwiththehelpofreformedgangsterAhLong.AsSingaporeseconomyprospers,theSingaporeanmindsetisalsoforcedtochangewiththetimes.Osmancatcheshisteenageson,Ahmadpracticingwithhisrockband.Asaconservativeman,OsmanbelievesrockmusicwillhaveanegativeinfluenceonAhmad.Fatherandsonargueovertheirdifferentopinions,causingAhmadtorunaway.Meanwhile,AhHeeandRanidecidetogetmarried.Buttheirtraditionalparentsdisapproveoftheirmarriage.In1977,theGovernmentbeginsexpropriatinglandforredevelopment,forcingvillagersfromtheirkampongs.Licensedfarmlandowners,suchasZhaoDi,arefinanciallycompensatedfortheirland.AhKun,ZhaoDisgreedybrotheraccusesZhaoDiandAhLongofhavinganaffairtotarnishhernameinfrontofthefamily.InthemidstofAhKunspersistentaccusations,ZhaoDishealthtakesahit.WillZhaoDibeabletokeepherhard-earnedcompensationmoney?WhatwillbecomeofherfamilyifZhaoDishealthcontinuestodeteriorate?Aspeoplechangewithtime,willthekampongspiritremain?

Prehistoricsand-dwellingsharksareunleashedontheislandofWhiteSandswhenanunderwaterearthquakecracksopenacraterdeepbeneaththeoceansurface.Themostmenacingbeatstoeverrulethewatersnowrulethesand;withtheirmonsterappetitiestheymercillesslyfeastonanythingthatcrossestheirpathMarkAtkinsdirectsthissci-ficreaturefeaturehorror.Whenanunderwaterearthquakeopensupadeepcraterontheoceanfloor,aprehistoricbreedoflethalsand-dwellingsharksisunleashedupontheunsuspectingresidentsofWhiteSandsIsland.

Onthe100thanniversaryoftheoriginalvoyage,amodernluxurylinerchristened"Titanic2,"followsthepathofitsnamesake.Butwhenatsunamihurlsanicebergintothenewship'spath,thepassengersandcrewmustfighttoavoidasimilarfate.

Setinanundergrounddungeoninhabitedbybundled,raggedhumanbeings,afterthenuclearholocaust.Thestoryfollowsthewanderingsofaherothroughthesituationsofsurvival.PeoplewaitfortheArktoarriveandrescuethemwhiletheirhabitatfallsapart.Delvingdeepintothedustyandlongabandondedvaultsofb-cinemainsearchoflostgemsalwaysleavesmewithabittersweettaste.Ononehandthediscoveryofunexpectedgemswherenoonewouldthinkthempossibleisarewardingexperience.Ontheotherhandthoughitmakesonewonderhowmanyoftheseremarkablelow-budgetoddities,personalloveaffairsofdirectorsneverquitefamousandnowallbutforgotten,havealmostforeverslippedfrommemory?nanycasewhatwehavehereisalittlepost-apocalypticgemfromPolandthatisreallybetterthanithasanyrightto.ThedystopiannearfutureofO-BI,O-BAfindsagroupofsurvivorsofthenuclearwarthatravagedtheEarthinhabitinganunderworldconcretebunkerandbidingtheirtimeastheywaitforthemysteriousArk,anairshipofsomekindthatwillcomeandsavethem.TheArkprovestobeanelaboratehoax,carefullydesignedtogivehopetothemalnourishedanddesperatedenizensofthebunker,whileinthemeantimethedomethatseparatestheirmiserableexistencefromthenuclearwinteroutsideisslowlycavingin.Whatfirststrikedmeaboutthemovieisthedesignofthebunkerandthedepictionofthesurvivors.Thesurvivorsaregaunt,filthyandterrible-lookingpenitents,dressedinragsandaimlesslywanderingtheneon-lithallsofthebunkerlikeautomatons.Thebunkerisarundown,seedyplace,withbrightneonlightspeeringfromallsidesliketheeyesofmalignantbeasts.Ononehanditisaslightly80’sdepictionofthedystopianfuturebutthemovieneverstoopsdowntoMADMAXcheese.Insteaditcombinesbitingpoliticalsatirewiththebleakoutlookofaworldwithnofuture,blackcomedywithbarbsonapathy,religionandpower.Thesurvivors,forexample,arefedsomekindofflourdroppingfromatubethathoversintheair-lateronwediscoverthefoodsupervisorusesbooksandtheBibleitselfasfillerforthismeagremeal.Therearemanysuchshortsymbolictouches,perhapsnotlife-changingorfaith-restoring,yetplayful,cleverandinspired.Onethingisforsure;O-BI,O-BAisnotyourrun-of-the-millsci-fischlock.Itovercomesitsmodestbudgetwithcreativityandhasgenuineartisticaspirationsbothfromawritinganddirectingperspective.Myopinionisthatitshouldhavebeenfilmedinblackandwhiteinsteadofcolourthough.Thedirectorusesatmosphericlightandshadowtogreateffectanditwouldhaveregisteredevenbetterinstarkblackandwhite.Theblue-greenneonontheotherhandoutstaysitswelcomeafterawhile.Justaminorgripeinanotherwisesolidb-moviewithitsheartsetinalltherightplaces.ImaginealessbleakTHEROAD(CormacMcCarthy)beinginjectedwiththesatireandhumourofDR.STRANGELOVEandyou’regettingthere.Seeitifyoucanfindit.

InNewYorkCity,potentstrandsofbathsaltshavesurfacedandhaveattractedthemostdevotedbathsaltjunkies.Ayoungaspiringchemisthasdevelopedanevenstrongerbatch...butsomethinghasgonehorriblywrong.

Thisearly70’sgiallobyUmbertoLenziiscertainlyamongthebestinhisfilmographyandalsointhewholegenre.PersonallyIthinkLenzi’sbestfilmsarethefunnycartoon-turned-filmKriminal,thestylishgialloSevenBlood-StainedOrchids,theexplosiveNapoliviolentaandthis.IntheeightieshedidplentyoffilmtrashinformofEatenAlive,HitcherintheDarkorBlackDemons,allofwhicharerippingsomethingoffand/orverydullandslowmoving.KnifeofIcecamewhenthegialloboomwasatitshottestandtheresultisconvincing.Technicallythefilmissuperb,containinggreatcinematographyinthebeginningwhenwelearnaboutthemaincharacter’straumatowardstrains.Fromthispointon,Lenzishowsushisabilitytobenefitthewidescreenand,forexample,thebicyclerideneartheforestisgenuinelybeautiful!ThisscenealsoshowsLenzi’sabilitytobuildsuspense,veryslowlybutmeaningfully.Afterall,therearen’tsomanymurdersinthewholefilm,onlythesuspensecirculatingaroundthemurderer’sidentity.Onesuspectisadevilworshipperwhichbringsnewaspectstothemystery.Sincethefinalscenetakesplaceinachurch,onecanwonderifLenziwantedtocommentonsomething,maybethehypocriticalmoraleofchurchandsuperstition.Themaincharacter(CarrolBaker)ismutewhichdemandsalotfromherfaceandeyes.Theactressworksverywell,givingusabelievableperformancecirculatingaroundtheemotionsoffearandmentalpain.Theotheractorsaregood,too.Thefinally,however,maynotgivetoopositiveasightaboutfemalesexsincetheyallareexpressedrathernegativelyinthefilm,onewayoranother.Stillthisiseasilyamongthemostnoteworthyinthegenre,notasbloodyastheArgentofilms,forexample,butequallysuspensefulandvisuallyalsointeresting.

Afrackinghorrorstory,"Unearth"followstwoneighboringfarmfamilieswhoserelationshipsarestrainedwhenoneofthemchoosestoleasetheirlandtoanoilandgascompany.Inthemidstofgrowingtension,thelandisdrilled,andsomethinglongdormantandterrifying,deepbeneaththeearth’ssurfaceisreleased."Unearth"isaboutthehorrifyingrepercussionssownbyshortsighteddecisions,andwhatourchildrenreapfromouractions.

811AD,afamily,isolatedintheirhome,deepinthewoodsafewdaystravelfromBirka.Theyarepoor.Thehuntingandfishinghasbeenbadforsometime,andthefather,Joar,takesthedesperatemeasureofgoingonaVikingraid.Joardoesnotreturnforalongtime,andthefamilystartstofearheneverwill.Runa,theoldestdaughter,takesoverherfatherschoresinhisabsence.Shemisseshimdearlyandnourishesatenderhopethathe,onceagain,willreturntothem.Butinherheart,somehowsheknows,thatthesufferingofthefamilyhasjustbegun.Thereissomethingintheair,somethinginthewater,thewindandinthesoil.Runaisbecomingawareofsomethingvile,somethingdangerousoutintheforest.Onedaywhensheisouthunting,shefindsableedingman,awarrior,almostunconscious.Shebringshiminsideandthefamilytendtohiswounds.Asheheals,sherealizesheissenttoprotectthefamilyfromanapproachingevil.Andhebringsnewsofherfather.

1970年瑞士洛迦诺国际电影节最佳影片金豹奖.Ayoungteenagegirlissenttoanorphanagewhenshebecomestoomuchforhermothertohandle.Lilika(DraganaKalaba)issenttotheinstitutionafterhermother(TamaraMiletic)discoverssheisstealingfruitfromthelocalmarket.Sheisveryprotectiveofheryoungerbrotherandamentallychallengedfriend,andtakesalikingtohercounselor(BrankoPlesa).Shedreamsofhavinganordinarylifeandescapingthejuvenilehomesheregardsasaprison.Lilikafantasizesaboutherfutureasshehopesforawayoutoftheorphanage.Elevenyearsoldgirl,daughterofawomanaffectedbywar,feelssheisunneededinlifeofherfosterfatherandhermother.Fromcruelenvironmentandtwistedfamily,thejudgeandthejurywillfindHouseofcorrectionasheronlywayout,whichshedoesn’tregardasnewhome,butaspenalservitudeforchildren.

ThesagaofawealthyDenverfamilyinmingtian6.comtheoilbusiness:BlakeCarrington,thepatriarch;Krystle,hisformersecretaryandwife;hischildren:Adam,lostinchildhoodafterakidnapping;Fallon,pamperedandspoiled;Steven,openlygay;andAmanda,hiddenfromhimbyhisex-wife,theconnivingAlexis.Mostoftheshowfeaturestheconflictbetween2largecorporations,Blake’sDenverCarringtonandAlexis’ColbyCo.