J.G. Ballard的小说...无语...
Most Remarkable Film I Have Ever Seen
While definitely not for everyone, this movie effectively captures J.G. Ballard's difficult novel of the same name. More visual than literal, The Atrocity Exhibition forces the viewer to re-think the art of film and of story telling. It effectively communicates in a new language that caused some who saw it to declare that it 'changed their lives'. It changed mine as well, although I'm not exactly sure in what way. And while I can't say that I completely 'got ' the story, the story that I got was fascinating and one that I can't forget. I've since read the book and that certainly helped, but it wasn't necessary to enjoy the film. This film stands as one of my favorites alongside the best works of Kubrick, the Coen brothers and Hitchcock.
琵蒂塔(萝西培瑞兹,「劫后生死恋」)是一个不折不扣的女流氓,她的男朋友罗米欧(贾维尔巴丹)则是到处杀人抢劫的小混混,罗米欧信奉邪教,经常偷取墓地中的尸体,作为自己魔鬼祭典中的祭品。一日,黑道老大山托斯雇请罗米欧与琵蒂塔,偷取一辆装满婴儿尸体的卡车,在执行任务的过程中,两人绑架了一对情侣,一路上折磨虐待他们,甚至打算杀了他们,做为罗米欧宗教祭台上的牺牲品。但他们的任务却在此时出错,导致黑道老大山托斯与警方展开激烈的枪战,手下死伤惨重,山托斯誓言要报复琵蒂塔与罗米欧,但这一对"闪灵双煞"仍挟持着两个人质,朝着拉斯维加斯前进…此片融合了性、暴力、巫毒、诡异与黑色幽默,跨越了惊悚电影与公路电影的类型,导演Alex de la Iglesia的作品,曾被拿来与奥立佛史东、大卫林区与约翰华特斯相提并论,在影评与观众间都引起不小的回响。