灭顶之灾

在一所由才华横溢、富有远见的史蒂夫·艾纳斯蒂（克里斯·海姆斯沃斯饰）管理的先进监狱里，囚犯们佩戴着一种通过外科手术连接的装置，通过该装置注射一定剂量改变心智的药物，以换取减刑。没有酒吧，没有牢房，也没...

　　Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can’t refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Julie begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she’s doing more harm than good.

　　Eric Braeden stars as Dr. Charles Forbin, who has created a supercomputer named Colossus, built solely for the purpose of controlling the nuclear defenses of the Western alliance. It isn't too long after, however, that the Russians announce that they too have built a similar computer for those same purposes on their side--Guardian. And when the two machines begin sharing information at a speed nobody can believe, an attempt is made to disable them.
　　This unfortunately just raises the machines' ire; and in retaliation, they launch their weapons at each other's home nations. The result is a chilling scenario that is potentially becoming all too real these days.
　　COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT was not a big hit at the box office for various reasons. One is that its cast wasn't exactly well known. Another reason is that its ending isn't exactly a happy one. Still a third reason is that Universal had trouble trying to promote it in the wake of the huge success of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The latter reason is obvious: Colossus and Guardian, like HAL in the Kubrick movie, become central characters here. The difference here is that while HAL malfunctions due to a programming conflict, Colossus and Guardian remain all too stable, convinced beyond a doubt that they know how to protect Mankind better than Man himself. As the computers point out: "One inevitable rule is that Mankind is his own worst enemy."
　　Joseph Sargent's direction is efficient, and the special effects work of Albert Whitlock still manages to work despite its obvious age. An overlooked gem in the sci-fi genre, this should be given a revival.

　　'The Chariot' tells the story of a corporation and doctor (John Malkovich) that oversees the process of reincarnation, and a young man (Thomas Mann) who becomes a glitch in the system when he encounters a woman (Rosa Salazar) he loved in a previous life.

　　1997年，和战争几乎摧毁了旧世界的一切，天灾人祸，世道离乱，幸存者艰难求生，文明沦落，这是一个弱肉强食的残酷世界。少年（Munro Chambers 饰）居住在隐蔽的所在，他经常出没在废墟间，依他称之为“寻宝”的方式寻找有用的物品，然后换取食物以及他最喜欢的漫画书《极爆战士》。在此期间，古灵精怪的女孩“苹果”爱普尔（Laurence Leboeuf 饰）自顾自闯入少年的领地，虽然起初颇有些不情愿，不过少年慢慢接受了这个新伙伴。当他们的关系终于更进一步的时候，女孩突然被某个邪恶组织抓走，被迫要参加血腥残酷的角斗大赛。
　　为了救回爱普尔，少年化身他最崇拜的漫画英雄极爆战士冲入对方的领地……