影片讲述的是“教授”，一个身患绝症的人，由于命运的捉弄，他目睹了一件与他神秘邻居阿加莎有关的不可思议的事件。为了找到治疗他疾病的方法，他同意跟随她踏上一段陌生而冒险的旅程，进入一个被遗忘但并非完全荒芜的城市荒原。时间的流逝和自然、制度和人的解体都为这个故事奠定了基调，旨在唤起一种不安的情绪，并留下许多未解问题，导致了一个惊天撼地的悬疑结局。。。

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　　Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

　　On her final combat mission across the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, Royal Air Force fighter pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair’s jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds. When insurgents come after her at the crash site, she finds refuge in a long since abandoned underground bunker. After tracking Sinclair into the depths of the bunker, the insurgents accidentally awaken a man-made deadly biological weapon known as the Ravagers - half human, half alien and hungry for human flesh. Terrified, she watches the creatures rip apart the men pursuing her. Sinclair barely escapes and is picked up by a US army patrol sent to find her. Major Roy Finch, commander of the local US army outpost ‘Fort Apache’, and his ragtag squad of brave soldiers have a difficult time believing mutant monsters have been kept hidden in these mountains. Unaware that she has been tracked to their base, dozens of the vicious creatures are already swarming towards them.

　　本剧改编自真人真事，取材于大导演罗曼·波兰斯基妻子被杀害的真实事件。1969年8月的洛杉矶，在曼森的领导下，他的信徒于两天内连环屠杀了7人，并于案发现场发生的写上恐布的信息……
　　60年代末期，美国开始有了重大改变。越战败战、经济危机、人权运动兴起…在这价值崩溃错乱的社会中，许许多多的人们寻求着解脱之道，于是有一群人投入了提倡“做爱不要作战”的嬉皮文化，自许为“花的孩子”，以毒品和性滥交来自我麻痺；有一群人则深信查尔斯曼森是基督化身，奉他为精神领袖，并加入了他的大家庭一同生活，并且为了打造他心目中的理想国而执行他的杀人计划。
　　本片就以美国史上最著名的杀人魔查尔斯曼森以及他家族成员的观点，述说着他们的生活方式以及犯下一宗宗残忍血案的过程。

　　镇上的居民被一个不明身份的武装团伙抓获。他们开始在人类身上做实验，但由于一些不稳定的情况，实验失败了。因此，不成功的臣民被带离村庄，带到山顶，但大屠杀的幸存者“阿文”和“埃伊拉”在深坑中逃到山后。起初，他们不知道整夜等待的是什么，尽管他们认为自己已经得救了。他们掉进了深坑，很快就变成了坟墓。在过去，因为它们是在它们身上进行试验，慢慢地变异，并进入死胡同。

　　萨曼莎（凯特·玛拉 Kate Mara 饰）是某高中校报的记者，她因报道校队的丑闻而被列入禁止参加返校节的黑名单，她的两位好友金娜和明迪（Olesya Rulin 饰）也一同遭殃。三个女孩无所事事，聚在一起讲故事打发时光。她们先是讲述了1969年盐湖城一个名叫玛丽的乖乖女被校队成员杀害的传说，随后又提到了恐怖的“血腥玛丽”。在此之后，三个女孩神秘消失，次日则在郊区的废弃工厂出现。虽然当事人认定这起事件实为球队男孩们所为，但萨曼莎却从这一刻起经常被“血腥玛丽”的欢迎所困扰。
　　不久，球队一名男孩离奇死亡，萨曼莎相信，似乎被遗忘数十年的恐怖恶灵正在慢慢苏醒，并展开她的血腥复仇……

　　远离都市喧嚣的小镇，伫立着一座全封闭的教会式女子学校。宛如仙人一般的月守绚（中条彩未 饰）拥有夺人魂魄的魅力，不计其数的少女爱慕着她，可是她最终变得极其冷漠，将自己反锁在宿舍中足不出户。与此同时，一则恐怖诅咒在学生中蔓延，那些亲吻了小绚照片的女孩遭遇了可怕的幻影，随即接二连三地消失。事态愈演愈烈，大规模的昏迷事件和失踪少女溺死湖边弄得人心惶惶，不幸失去好友的风户实（森川葵 饰）将一切迁怒于小绚，结果却发现小绚也是诅咒的受害者。为了终结诅咒，小实和小绚联手追查真相，她们必须与死亡争分夺秒……
　　本片根据同名游戏改编。