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.
猎奇，cult，血腥，伪纪录片形式将各种元素一网打尽，难得看到一部爽片，看完《钛》，再看这部，从表面来看，人和金属是可以共存的 3.5/5
叙事和创意都一脉相承，但败在虎头蛇尾的情节剪接上。
看得我太爽了，好久没有这种感觉了。意犹未尽。cast部分也很cult朋克！
还可以，略逊前面几部。
用录像带的渣画质营造年代感，喜感和恐怖感的结合很难捏合，鼠人完全是艺能人金广发的拍法，呕吐物融化人脸还算有趣，接棒的篇章冗长乏味。
剧情：为几段视频故事的混剪
水准又回来了！这样一看感觉第三部仿佛是外包出去了。故事一氛围营造最佳；故事二最后恐怖但前面冗长，很容易让人忘记；故事三是赛博朋克1994，看完只想说人间有真情；故事四是白皮猪大战吸血鬼，恐怖元素没有喜剧元素多；主线故事最烂，最后说的话有够中二。总结来说第四部没有第二部吓人。
打咩！看完好失望！还是第一部最精彩。😩 还想看类似的
小带子漏气了，第二个故事氛围最好，人体改造平平淡淡 第四部相对前三部真的很清新甜美，吸血鬼的造型可以和vhs1的女妖肩并肩
第一个，第三个故事是我最喜欢的，第二个故事结尾稍微有点俗套，第四个故事感觉是有隐喻的，但没怎么看懂。致命录像带也算是我伪纪录片的引路人了，可以的话请一直出下去
依然保持那种录像带画质增加纪实真实感，一个总故事串联四个小故事，还是最喜欢第三个那个实验机器姬视角的，恐怖血腥暴力是主打。
没想到是卖血腥的“恐怖片”，而且血腥出创意了。不推荐给普通人看。
粉丝加一星吧，第三个最好但与全片风格格格不入，第四个画面复古感最棒但也是最烂的
第一个故事还有点都市恐怖传说的味道，后面的不是用力过猛就是没怎么发力了。
第三个故事真是生化危机本机了，真海森伯格！
血浆是够了，就是晃得人有点头疼，也没什么剧情，第二个守灵堂的故事还挺紧张的，其他的一般
演技：8
风格回归了该系列的最初两部,并在其中一个故事中加入了科幻朋克元素,虽然串联的主体片段依然过散,好在其他片段保持了基本的水平线.
很奇怪，我虽然一直对伪纪录片没啥好感，但是这个系列还是会关注着看看，之前几部谈不上多喜欢但是没有一种【乱】的观感，这部就总有这种感觉，不知道为啥。几个故事都不是很喜欢，硬要说的话可能实验室的设想那个稍微有戳到一点点。
回归到VHS的正常制作水准，比较来看还是第一个故事最有意思。
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