介绍：不受欢迎的青年尼特朗，坏脾气的他就像个不定时炸弹，在公众场合任由行为失控，母亲为了管教身心俱疲，宠溺的父亲会在闯祸后出面收拾残局，让尼特朗变本加厉他没学可上，成日在街头游荡，社区的孩子总是戏弄嘲笑他，直到遇见年华消逝、古怪却富有的海伦，他认为自己找到了朋友，母亲却觉得这位“新朋友”另有所图⋯⋯。　　以犯罪电影见长的澳洲导演贾斯汀克佐，再度携手《血教育》编剧尚恩格兰特，这回收起形于外的暴虐，用冷静自持的角度，重新检视震惊全澳的真实社会事件。画面虽不见血腥，不言而喻的冷暴力，却让恐惧更深入骨髓。茱蒂戴维斯所饰演的母亲，表面虽强硬，但面对智力受损而不受控的孩子所产生的爱与恐惧，诠释层次分明。性格小生卡赖伯兰里琼斯令人不寒而慄的演出，也让他成功拿下坎城影帝。

介绍：6月6日凌晨6点，美国外交官罗伯特•舍恩（Liev Schreiber 饰）刚出生的儿子不幸夭亡，在斯派尔多神父（Giovanni Lombardo Radice 饰）的建议之下，他收养了一个出生不久母亲便过世的婴儿，并为其取名戴明　　戴明（Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick 饰）在罗伯特的家中健康成长，从未生病。与之相对，各种怪事也不断在周围发生。罗伯特的妻子卡瑟琳（Julia Stiles 饰）再次怀孕，她发现戴明竟然对尚在腹中的婴儿心存恶意。在布莱南神父的指点下，罗伯特得知戴明竟然是恶魔之子，他必将不断壮大，为害人间……　　本片为1976年同名作品的翻拍版。

介绍：杀手（约翰·库萨克）接到神秘商人（罗伯特·德尼罗）的委托，去取回一个重要的包裹他来到了交易场所汽车旅馆，与一个金发美女不期而遇，事情突然变得棘手起来，包裹里究竟装了什么，神秘美女又是什么背景，让杀手陷入了前所未遇 的绝境。

介绍：深入人心的心理恐惧自从她的父母在她年轻的时候失踪以来，卡米尔就受到了创伤。现在，二十年后的今天，提起诉讼的条件已经成熟。还是？

介绍：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.