A quick glimpse at the cast for this film would make any horror fan giddy with glee. The actual movie doesn't live up to those high expectations, but it's far from being all bad. Desi Arnaz Jr. (!) plays an author who makes a crazy $20,000 bet with his publisher that he could write a great novel in only 24 hours. To do so, the publisher gives him the keys to an old abandoned house where he won't be disturbed. Not true. Once he gets there he is interrupted by a multitude of guests including a family which consists of John Carradine, Sheila Keith, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. They are gathered there in a twisted family reunion to release their brother from the room he's been imprisoned in for forty years. Even Christopher Lee drops by as Corrigan, the man who has just purchased the house. Soon, they realize that the caged brother is loose and out for revenge.
What a great plotline and what a dream cast! This movie should have been a hell of a lot better. It's hard to pinpoint the exact problems with the film, but I would venture to say that the lack of lighting was a major fault. Sure the house has no electricity but I think they took the title of the movie a little too literally. Scenes after scenes are barely visible and the actors' faces are undecipherable. Only the moments in the main dinning hall are well lit. Also, the great actors are given very little to do. Cushing gets a few chuckles as the scared brother but Price, Lee and especially Carradine are somewhat wasted here. Well, at least Price gets the best line of the film: `Please don't interrupt me while I am soliloquizing.' And on the plus side, the story has enough twists and turns throughout to keep one`s interest and the ending, while a bit of a cop-out, manages to surprise.
他们将弱小的分身缝进黑暗，也为自己编织出巨大的阴霾，用生命的实验兑换奖品，更是以死亡的名义预设结局。
这个标准双面人的点子也太棒了，看到童年录像的一刻是近来难得的震惊时刻；温导也有刻意在破颅而出这个点上发力；警察局被端之后阿姨打电话报警有被笑到；配乐一如既往沉浸感超强
女巫寻亲之会有别人替我爱你。旺达太厉害了，不能被打败，只能被劝退。墨西哥裔的宝贝女主名叫America，这真的不是刻意选的吗？一群人保护America，争抢America的超能力，啧啧啧啧啧。
一场精彩纷呈、极具规格的音乐会。
温子仁的创意总是很惊人，一个以实体方式寄生于女主身体内的反派，比纯精神分裂来的更令人毛骨悚然。除了部分剧情用了恐怖片老套路，总体气氛挺到位的。结尾就让我有点想不通了，女主怎么就突然觉醒了？我还以为女主要跟怪物同归于尽呢。另外最近的两部温氏恐怖片都已经走上“气氛+解谜”模式了，真正的超自然很少了
受众：不是恐怖片啊劝退了。我：不是恐怖片啊这就看。因为和谐简中互联网，可怕画面基本没见着，大部分时候都是熟悉的加长版罪案剧风味←演员方面也是w 身体翻折有点意思，大杀特杀好！
双面人的设定成了这部片子最大的减分项。不过，温子仁就是温子仁，恐怖皮囊下包裹着悬疑的套路，好奇心永远不会式微。
万物皆可多元宇宙，整体还不错看，少了乱七八糟的回归亲情主线。让人惊喜的反而是gore和jump scare的运用，让这部邪得恰到好处，夏日避暑好去处。
但凡看过《旺达幻视》，都不会觉得女巫的行为离谱。“臣妾抱着他的尸身，在雨中走了一晚上，想走到阎罗殿求满殿神佛，要索命就索我的命，别索我儿子的命”💔千百年来，母亲为了孩子，never being reasonable。
建议演America的演员去多练练演技 求求了..
恐怖面孔也可以理解为无意识的另一个人格主体。
每次尖叫灯玻璃都会碎掉，你不是加布列尔，你是永远长不高的奥斯卡
沉浸式凶案现场，体验感机动杀人，血色在横移与纵深的空间内延展，谜底在插叙和虚实的时态中闪现。共度过怀胎十月的光景，也无法将离合的抉择更改。分享同一副身体的血肉，却不能让彼此的悲欢相通。身披黑袍不是驱散恨意的使者，扮成公主则有义务守护童话的结局。
“I love you”
失控的寄生兽。悬念不强，女囚那段戏挺百老汇风格的，有种打着打着就会唱起来的错觉。拍摄水平很高，剧本普通，妹妹算是人设小亮点，和警察聊灵媒太可爱啦！姐姐最后上法庭会怎么判啊，感觉能扯皮好几年呢，有罪无罪会吵起来的。（完整版1：51：33）
不算恐怖的悬疑片，温子仁靠视听营造氛围的能力依然是T0级别，空间转场和谜底揭晓都伴随着很漂亮的视效。可惜推理过程敷衍，结尾略显简单，不然就是年度最佳horror级别了。
整体还不错，但是不理解为啥Gabriel那么能打？还能血洗警察局。。。
1. 建议只看后1/3或删减部分。
非常爽……酣畅淋漓……影院体验极佳…看到最后浑身都出汗了；回头看看柯南伯格。
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