理查德是一名飞行员，摘星退伍后，摘星他在一家酒吧打工，认识了同事芭芭拉（安娜·玛西 Anna Massey 饰）并与之相爱。性格粗暴的理查德同老板发生口角后被开除，身无分文的的只得投奔前妻布伦达（Barbara Leigh-Hunt 饰）。布伦达经营着一家婚姻介绍所，她友善的接待了理查德并偷偷的在他口袋里塞了一些钱。没想到几天后，布伦达在介绍所中被她与理查德共同的朋友鲍伯（巴里·福斯特 Barry Foster 饰）玷污并用领带勒死，原来鲍伯就是伦敦臭名昭著的领带勒杀狂魔。布伦达死了，理查德成了最大的嫌疑人。为了将更大的罪嫌推到理查德身上，鲍伯又趁机杀死芭芭拉，一时间理查德成为了全城通缉的对象，最终落网。负责此案的奥克斯福德（埃里克·麦克文 Alec McCowen 饰）觉得事有蹊跷，经过夫人的提点，他发现真正的罪犯已经露出了马脚。
回复 :Out of the fifties 'B' Science-Fiction monster movies, this easily ranks as the best. It's most notable as the film that ALIEN is an unaccredited remake of, thus giving it a certain historical significance.The intriguing plot is about the rescue of the only marooned survivor (Col. Carruthers) of an ill-fated expedition to Mars. The authorities, pig-headed as usual, falsely assume that he murdered his fellow crew members, so that he'd have more provisions to survive; hence he is being brought back to Earth to face court-martial for murder. (There is also a somewhat interesting plot reversal here: Most movies of this nature usually begin with the ship leaving Earth, enroute to its otherworld destination, while, in this case, the "story" is believed finished, and begins as the characters take-off from the other planet, returning to Earth). As the rescue ship is leaving Mars, a lurking, ominous shadow is seen in the lower compartment. (A frightening, atmospheric moment, accomplished through sheer economy and simplicity).Carruthers insists of his innocence to his fellow captors, claiming that his original crew mates were slaughtered by a hostile, unseen presence on the desolute red planet, but three-guesses as to their reaction to his unusual plea. Naturally, he can't prove it, and 50's space authorities were not very alien conscience at the time. (As a side-thought, "unseen menace" may remind you of that highly "original" BLAIR WITCH).As everyone sacks out, a hapless supporting charactor whose name is at the bottom of the casting list (guess what will happen to him?) hears something in the lower compartment. Despite your futile "don't go down there, you jerk!" pleas, he does just that, and is appropriately killed (more like thoroughly obliterated) by the shadowy figure with insatiable blood lust on its mind. In the victim's case, dereliction of duty and sheer cowardliness would have been the wise decision. The scene is actually well-directed (for a change) and develops much suspense, as the entire film surprisingly does.The crew finally catches on that they have an unwanted ship crasher on board, and try every possible means at their disposal to eliminate it, but the unknown creature seems to copping an anti-death attitude. Proving to be an even more clever, worthy adversary, 'IT!' also hides out in the ventilation shafts of the ship (now that should ring a bell). Cahn's forceful direction generates considerable tension as the malevolent stowaway works its way up from one level of the confined ship to the next, eventually leaving the remaining characters trapped at the top. The movie's suspense is blunt and right to the point: "IT!' has to kill them or starve, hence they have to kill "IT!" or die. Nothing like those "no two ways about it" choices. Rent it, or check for it on cable if you wish to know the outcome.For a low-budget quickie, IT! is quite impressive and memorable. The dreaded sense of claustrophobic tension, rendering the characters' helpless entrapment, is highly effective. This is a production in which the limited budget and small sets actually work in favor of the plot's scary ambience. The black & white photography (Yes, it's one of those!) helps to enhance its dark, creepy mood, and the sense of apprehension is quite high. (Modern day color freaks never seem to take that into consideration). The plot is also somewhat cynically ironic: If the creature hadn't stowed away on the ship, Carruthers would have most likely been found guilty of the charges against him.The intelligent script (see what I mean about "rareity") was penned by noted Science-Fiction author Jerome Bixby (remember Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life")? The picture's taut editing eliminates any extraneous dross. (ALIEN tended to drag in its first hour with its sophomoric dialogue, and why did it have to include that stupid and ultimately counter-productive sub-plot of Ash being a robot, and further dragging the story down to another big bad conspiracy cliche? UNNECESSARY!!!)Director Cahn astutely keeps the rubber-suited monster off-screen and in the shadows through-out most of the proceedings, keeping your paranoid imagination on constant alert. Unfortunately, perhaps at the studio's commercial insistance, it is a little over-revealed at the climax, but I haven't claimed this to be the perfect masterpiece. The performances, though nothing award-winning, are nevertheless cool enough so that one becomes sincerely concerned as to their fates. Not many movies in recent times ever come close to achieving that. They can be over-produced from here to eternity, and usually only succeed in being gloriously annoying.This film's story is not really totally original (what is?), for it is based on A.E. Van Vogt's "VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE." All ALIEN fanatics should track down an old used copy to see where the initial influence came from.As long as you're not craving another CGI wind-ding, you may find it worthwhile. Just don't expect the women to be Ripley precursors. This was still the sock-knitting fifties, sad to say.
回复 :一天上午，有人坠楼摔死在一辆货车上。负责调查的警探博登（克里斯·梅西纳 Chris Messina 饰）来到现场后发现第一现场并不在货车停靠的位置，而是在不远处的一栋大厦。与此同时，这栋大厦的一处电梯突然故障，悬停在20层附近，电梯中的三男两女被困。大厦保安派去的维修人 员也未能解决故障。封闭的电梯里，五人因持续被困而情绪焦躁并争执起来。就在此时，电梯内的灯突然熄灭了十几秒钟，短暂的黑暗过后，其中一名女郎的背部受伤流血不止。保安决定报警。博登接到大厦保安报案之后赶赴监控室，正欲调动警力解救被困人员之时，电梯内的灯再次熄灭。灯亮之后，人们发现其中一名男子已被杀害，而凶手似乎只有可能是剩下的四人之一……
回复 :千鹤（加藤罗莎 饰）是一名再普通不过的都市女白领，每天过着枯燥而又重复的生活。当她的事业和爱情最终都以失败告终后，千鹤终于厌倦了自己一事无成的人生，她来到了一座位于深山之中的民宿里，决定将这里当成是生命中的最后一站。田村（德井义实 饰）是民宿的主人，一直在这里过着离群索居的生活，虽然有诸多的不便利，但倒也能自给自足。入住当晚，千鹤服下了大量的安眠药，陷入了昏睡之中。哪知道第二天早上，非常美妙的食物香气竟然唤醒了她，千鹤的自杀计划失败了。就这样，千鹤在民宿里暂住了下来，这里美丽的风景，美味的食物和温柔的田村渐渐治愈了她的内心。
