Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.
The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).
The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.
The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.
Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.
Roger Philip Mellor
重金属B级异闻，金属改造人太赞了。7.8/10.
拖沓得要死，除了机械怪物那段，剩下的都是啥呀……这种东西看的是脑洞创意、血腥重口，你丫玩深沉就没意思了。
艹，玩儿的太开了，小时候玩过的鬼屋游戏和重口黏土动画竟然能拍成真人版，百无禁忌的残酷想象力，一边看一边心里惊叹“WHF?!”好久没看过这么胡逼的片子了。
第一个鼠人有点像异形，人们对陌生巨大生物的崇拜，第二个故事守灵的主要是个氛围感，但有点套路了，而且有点短，可以再多周旋一会，第三个最喜欢了，人体解剖加机械，让人想起电锯惊魂，可惜本人有点晕3d，第三个到最后有点小晕😵
不是伪纪录片就可以据此拍的如此混乱和没逻辑
评论都是咋回事？这一部明明不拉垮啊，除了主线不行，第四个生涩难懂，其他三个故事都水准之上。尤其人体机械改造那一集，惊艳。
四个故事恶趣味一脉相承，录像带元概念优秀但不出彩，而且有简化故事结构的嫌疑。故意做旧的粗糙感太过，镜头切换很无厘头。看后兄弟们一致认为3>2>1>4，我个人的顺序是1>2>4>3，有时候越是basic的恐怖故事越令人印象深刻。
惊吓点还是有，不过这一步更主打的是血腥和猎奇了，首当其冲就是第三个故事，cult十足，血腥又变态，很像豚鼠系列中的一个章节，有不错的银幕冲击力，第二个故事也精彩，氛围和恐惧感营造得很好，但第一和第四以及串场故事就过于俗套了，毕竟这也是伪纪录片电影，很多时候又是强行“拍摄”，还是犯了这类片的通病，且真的断肢残骸血浆太多了，画面突击感强，但也是很廉价的吓人方式。整体还算好过第一部，但没有惊艳的第二部吓人，这个系列也是延续了下去，有自己的特色也拍得可以，值得恐怖片迷期待
以为到第四部会差了，没想到挺惊喜的。主线是一群特种兵进入一个邪教场所，里头都是挖掉眼睛的教众。分线1下水道鼠人，属于比较常规的宗教传染；2殡仪馆死尸复活，这个故事比较刺激，特别当男的头掉下来，我还想不要睁眼啊，果然眼睛看到身体就来抓女主了；3类似人体蜈蚣的科学怪人用人做机器人，是我最喜欢的一个故事，导演是之前那个印尼导演，难怪了，猎奇血腥温情，全部具备；4是美国清洗+吸血鬼，最无感。看评论才理解了电影命名为94的意思。
喷浆女记者，大凶守夜妞看得真过瘾，本想趁着激动劲儿直接干上5星…机械改造妹和吸血鬼炸弹人的节奏直接喊了cut，因为Dr. 和 Commander 的絮絮叨叨真是破坏节奏，大大削减了故事后半段的爆发快感~用来串故事的主线“工具”剧情，已成可有可无的存在。
我太爱这种脑浆电影了，特别是机械和人结合那段…………这个世界其实充斥着邪恶，但却始终用美好去粉饰，这让我非常愤怒……我情愿在电影中的世界沐浴鲜血……因为它们本质上根本没有区别。
伪纪录片的形式电影的经典，依旧是一个主线做过渡，里面穿插4个故事，对于故事没什么好多说的，有好有坏，第三个最经典，第二个不行，道具制作真的满分，拍完电影拿去做鬼屋都能再赚一票。
其实第四个故事也挺有意思的，恐怖分子大战吸血鬼，但奈何前奏太长，高潮太短，拍的很混乱，可惜了。
远不及致命录像带第一部的水准，当个抖音长vlog看差不多。
【B-】3＞1＞2＞主线＞4，第3个故事不管精彩程度刺激程度还是故事主题的完成度都是本片中最高的，非常希望单独拿出来拍成长片。1讲都市传说也很有趣，2和4完成度太低了，2的氛围做好了但故事有头无尾很莫名，4的政治讽刺做的不错但忽略了怎么把故事讲的有趣，是本片节奏最慢的故事，高潮部分的调度非常混乱，特别减分。主线故事虽然很短但效果拍出来了，相比起4来说还不错。
雖然演技尷尬但是我好喜歡這個系列。粗糙硬核僞記録都市傳說
最近几年伪记录恐怖片越来越少了，久违的刺激！
整體來說，機器人與人融合這個故事算是幾個故事中觀賞性和隱喻性平衡度最好的一個。
实在理解不了居然会有人喜欢cult片，看得老子想吐
虽然第三个故事和另外几个风格有点儿不统一，但是疯狂科学家改造人太cult了，画面清晰度最高反倒感觉最复古，血也舍得给，顽主的台词特别符合观看时的心情：哥们儿就喜欢俗的！老鼠人吸血鬼和守夜人都差不多吧，这个系列还是可以看看的
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