The film is a typical zombie film, with all kinds of brutal massacre scenes bloody abnormal, but the director and screenwriter Robert Rodriguez made it not scary at all, it can even be said to be quite ridiculous, with some comedy feel. The film is very similar to a gunfight movie. Not only does the actor Rui hold a gun like a pony, but even the heroine Shirley's leg that was gnawed by a zombie was fitted with a large gun as a prosthetic limb. , and then took out the cool action to carry out a crazy strafing.
The picture of the film has been deliberately processed into the feeling of old film, and the image is full of scratches and spots, but because the processing is too old, it looks contrived. What's even more shameful is that the director can actually arrange a bed scene for the hero and heroine when people are desperately defending against the zombie invasion, and then type "lost a plate of film" on the screen when the flirting action is over and start to cut to the point, and then Just jump the picture directly to the scene where the survivors from all walks of life are brought together, and the missing plot in the middle is left to the audience's free imagination. Faced with this kind of behavior, it seems that there is no choice but to continue watching helplessly. It is simply a blow to the people who like the bed scenes in the movie, so people who have only recalled it for a long time have no choice but to change the style of the lines in the movie. This kind of foul language is thrown out freely without reservation.
Speaking of the plot of the film, basically it can be completely summed up in the words "simple and cliché". A small force who worked for the government was infected with the poison gas called DC2 because of the operation to search for bin Laden. The way to continue to live is to keep inhaling the poison gas, and then the wise captain decided to spread the poison gas and search for it. It is best to study people who are immune to the poison gas to find a way to detoxify it. As a result, zombies and humans attacked by zombies began to appear one after another in the small town, and at the same time, the humans who were attacked became zombies. It is such a movie that you can guess the ending after watching the beginning, and the ending is really not unexpected, but it can bring a completely different feeling. Of course, the reason is that the director's excellent performance technique is the cause.
In terms of the handling of the plot, this film can be described as doing what the director can do. All kinds of ingenious foreshadowing are full of them. Sometimes a seemingly trivial little action can become the foreshadowing of the subsequent plot development. Give an example that is most likely to cause memories. It is the bed scene of Rui and Shirley, not so much to serve the audience as it is to show the tattoos and scars on Rui's body to expose Rui's true identity below; then there is the opening song and dance and repeated mentions. Shirley's body is extremely flexible, so that the audience will feel as if she should be so when they see Shirley's gorgeous performance with a machine gun prosthesis in the back. What is even more interesting is that after the end of the subtitles, there is an image of the tarantula, tortoise and scorpion raised by the doctor's son coexisting peacefully on the beach. It is to the child in the film when the mother asks him to throw away the pet. A response to their words of peaceful coexistence.
Although there are all kinds of ingenious handling of details, there are more things that cannot stand scrutiny in the film. Then take Miss Shirley as an example, obviously without any action to pull the trigger, the machine gun as a leg can shoot at will; Numerous tomato sauces spitting out like blood can be seen everywhere in the film. However, if the above problems are not considered, the visual impact from these corresponding shots is more refreshing. Therefore, this situation should be the result of the director's intentional arrangement, and as an audience, in order to satisfy the visual enjoyment, Just be a fool to watch a play for a while.
There are many characters in the film, and it is estimated that few viewers who have watched it once can completely remember all the names. However, the shaping of the characters is really a highlight of the film. All the characters who can be given names are vivid and impressive. Especially the perverted doctor who likes to collect men's testicles. He and his concept of science first and money second are really frank enough. In the performance of the characters, there is also a manifestation of brotherhood at the end, which adds a little warmth to the film.
Rui's death in the ending is a bit disappointing, but it's still handled in a law-abiding manner, but it still feels like the scene when he died is very similar to Pony. The very rogue director Quentin Tarantino also appeared in the film and was addicted to tricks. His appearance had a negative impact on the film as a whole. Although most of the audience liked to watch the cameo performances of the stars, Quentin had a negative impact on the whole film. The classmate's behavior this time is obviously a bit of a show-stealing taste. Fortunately, the performance is more funny, which can be regarded as adjusting the atmosphere. In the last picture, Shirley and a group of people retreated to Latin America. Shirley's right leg was actually replaced with a gun with more powerful firepower. It was very interesting. Then Shirley gave birth to He Rui's daughter, classmate Rui. His own marksmanship is like a hundred hits.
There are people who ruthlessly attack their ancestors in this movie; there are people who are madly obsessed with watching it again and again in order to fully appreciate the director's intentions. Those who say they are bad films are bad films; those who compliment God are regarded as gods.
Postscript: Two loyal cult directors, both directors who like to play with the emotions of the audience, get together to make a movie, and the name of the inexplicable "Exorcism Room" does not count, and they have to play one by one. As a result, all those who scolded the streets and worshipped them all came. The most annoying thing about the two movies is that the DVDs are not released at the same time, so you have to watch this first, and then you have to look forward to that one, which is really a master.
It's been a month since the last "Death Proof", and I finally finished writing this "Planet of Terror". To be honest, I still haven't figured out the meaning of the names of the two movies. That is fortunately I am not a die-hard fan of cult films, otherwise I would be crazy sooner or later if I soak in this kind of film every day. "Death Proof" is a tribute to Hong Kong action films, and can also be called an atypical road film according to its specific performance; "Planet of Terror" is a selected Hong Kong shootout film, which can also be called an atypical zombie film based on its performance. Hong Kong films are really the absolute pride of the Chinese film industry.
Lightwing on October 5, 2007
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