The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
脑洞+家庭melodrama让人想到韩国大片。当然实际也是很多好莱坞/周星驰屎尿屁，这同经典亚裔片母题（亲情捆绑，代际价值观冲撞与和解）放一起多少有点割裂影片的效果，但总比taking itself too seriously要好得多，也贴合最后的learned everything been everywhere yet still dealing this life with peace（and love)，不再去羡慕远方，对自己对别人都拿得起放得下，就还蛮东方中庸之道的。同时又与西方盛行老调重弹的存在主义/乐观虚无主义相通（是的这就是亚裔Rick and Morty, 在冒险中sort out meaning of life and family issue)，真可谓东西合璧，中美合拍
改編自弗兰克·赫伯特小說。佐杜洛夫斯基没拍出来的《沙丘》在维伦纽瓦编导里，倒是形成它自己的生命，延续着其风格、命题和审美性，例如《降臨》中類似黑矅石的外星巨船；不留活口的炮火大屠殺從《焦土之城》里亦能见到。
太猛了。觉得沙丘没办法改编好没去影院看真是大失误。 蒸汽朋克的扑翼机，旷寂的建筑，中世纪的政治经济，克制的节奏。在浓郁的镜头风格和音乐里到底是一万年前还是一万年后就没人在乎了。 空阔的开幕，太期待后续。 （要说缺点，一是这类巨著商业化改编问题，世界观和设定过于复杂，商业电影塞不进去设定细节，会让人对技术细节迷惑，总不能电影自带脚注吧。二是科幻终究是流行文学，难成经典，科学淘汰时间太快了，不到二十年，落后的疏离感就太强，除非太空歌剧。算了，对我来说不是缺点就行，在这日渐趋于无趣的世界里多点打发无聊人生的消遣不是挺好么。
冲着zendaya来看的特别失望，这酱油打得…参与这些个镶边片还不如好好拍剧呢。timothée chalamet 拍这种类型电影，缺点也跟着放大，小身板和其他男演员比起来明显很虐
感谢维导带我逃离公元2021并参观行会历10191的Arrakis两个半小时。
主角团的颜值是不是太高了？老爸伊萨克，老妈丽贝卡，儿子蒂莫西，女朋友赞达亚，保镖还是没胡子的海王。。。。
一小时之后，基本就放空不想看下去了。除了画面，其他都乏善可陈。尤其厌倦了科幻还要搞中世纪那套，血统继承，王位宫斗，然后玩冷兵器。这么落后，不如好好去搞骑士题材呢？穆斯林风让人生厌，石油暗示过于直白。各种大杂烩并不会带来深度，只是故弄玄虚罢了。整体太过时。
巨大沉默物体太震撼，服化道足以让人信服宇宙中有一个帝国存在。缺点是整体剧情虽然简单清楚，但是细节许多语焉不详，没看过原著的旁友一脸疑惑
看了2遍，这个月的酒钱都贡献给沙丘了。Imax直线提升震撼感，声效100分。导演非常成功的展现了巨物感、轰炸戏的视听感空前。虽然我更喜欢林奇版的服道，但丹尼斯明显更会讲故事，没看过原著也能看懂，而且选角完美！甜茶的演技真的太可了！大家一定要去电影院看啊！让导演赚钱啊！因为我想看第二部啊！！！
非常维伦纽瓦了，曲线大起大落断断续续，好处是让人总有期待，坏处是情绪稀稀拉拉。我对原著故事不了解，感觉神神叨叨的部分太多，不过视觉上可是很对得起票钱了。看完满脑子都是那句：你什么意思？说得还挺标准。在Odean Luxe，旁边坐了一个毫无公德心明显得了流感又吸鼻涕又咳嗽还不戴口罩的人，只能祈祷别被传染
看了2遍，这个月的酒钱都贡献给沙丘了。Imax直线提升震撼感，声效100分。导演非常成功的展现了巨物感、轰炸戏的视听感空前。虽然我更喜欢林奇版的服道，但丹尼斯明显更会讲故事，没看过原著也能看懂，而且选角完美！甜茶的演技真的太可了！大家一定要去电影院看啊！让导演赚钱啊！因为我想看第二部啊！！！
导演维伦纽瓦尤为擅长在科幻的背景下讲述故事.也将强烈的个人色彩美学风格一以贯之。影片中极为突出的现代主义风格的建筑设计，将空间造型的抽象和简化，连同沙漠之地的线条，目之所及，流露出别样的新造型主义美感，未世的苍冷感、宇宙的迷离与空寂下的留白也富有诗性。这次为了打造庄严肃穆的异星空间，最大程度还原小说里纷繁复杂的世界观，把神秘的宗教感带给观众，丹尼斯 •维尔纽瓦在服装、造型、音乐等等方面，都下足了功夫，许多概念令人耳目一新。
用农民（无褒贬）思维和认识型拍摄科幻巨制一直是一个匪夷所思的行业现象，就像统治者要用100人份的水在厄拉科斯星上种枣椰树。当然，这就是一个执着于用过多信息遮蔽双眼的“可视化”时代，把电影高效换算成美术、视效、演员经济、主题周边、文化消费的工时和收益。他们诚恳地相信着：一分耕耘一份收获。
观看太空肥皂剧造成的损失，得到补偿的唯一方法是承认这种损失。
寰映IMAX 2D 巨大事物，缓慢体验，维伦纽瓦对电影语言操控娴熟，敲山震虎的视听奇观召唤某种致幻效果，那些披沙沥金、战舰丰碑、沙海游龙，对甜茶也对我们，奥妙就在景别之间的cut，包括打开画幅，和低频、升格是一种语法——给予比例渺小的人以生存的尊严，从这里，维伦纽瓦的影像隧道直通前作，共享我们面对something bigger的感官战栗，然后理解为美与恐怖。
需要看说明书的电影都不是好电影
没看过原著 就这影片来看有点无聊。设置了一个大数字年份 但除了异星旅行等小部分元素外 生活习惯、交战方式、沟通交流模式等却完全匹配不上这个年代应有的科技水平。过分平铺直叙的方式搭上156分钟的影长简直是煎熬（等了好久赞达亚才真正登场也是够了） 整个影片除了沙虫的出现其他的都没有科幻片的激情 打斗动作幼稚 对白故作深沉，所谓的【不明觉厉】感觉就是【明白了 但不厉】。甜茶也瘦得有点憔悴 这个《沙丘》的序曲太可惜了。
忆往昔，红警、沙丘、星际、魔兽这四大天王号令江湖、莫敢不从，21版的《沙丘》则为力图打造一个史诗级的沙丘宇宙做出了一个不错的铺垫。影片用《银翼杀手》的方式讲述《星球大战》的故事，确实。落魄贵族化身救世主带领中东土著民兵枪攒矿造兵反推高科技自由灯塔帝国，确实+1。格斗桥段符合伽利略第8定律：罡劲护体，难防暗器，功夫再高，也怕砍刀。《异形魔怪》普拉斯之帝王沙虫就是本地最靓的头牌。电影配乐倒真的是顶级的。《沙丘》作为系列的开端，整体略显冗长，高潮不足，但后续值得期待。
我觉得这个名字我一辈子记不住的导演什么都好，就是太爱装逼了。明明是个男频爽文级别的原著非要当成什么浩瀚史诗来拍，结果就是一群演员苦大仇深地念一些二逼名字和设定。
怪无语的…荷里活巨制常规的酷炫画面，其他一言难尽…姐妹会、为什么非得塞进去一个指南救世主？该不会长到七八岁了妈还非得带着他去女厕吧…
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