布莱恩·马歇尔

讲述了Thestoryappearssimpleonthesurface,butisrevealed,especiallyaftermultipleviewings,asmoremulti-layeredandtexturedthanCassavetesathisbest.Ostensiblyitconcernsa14-yearoldCatholicgirl,Wynne(Agutter)growingupinthispost-modernwasteland,whodevelopsacrushonhermucholderadoptivebrother(Marshall)-acrushwhichperverselydeepensandgrowsintoinfatuationonceshestartstobelieveheisthelocalsexkiller.Thisisinitselfanideathatmakesyousitupandjolt,butasthenarrativedevelops,itcontinuesnotnecessarilyalongalinearpathbutinseveralconfusingandfascinatingdirections:thefamilyshistory,(detailedeffectivelyinchillingflashbackduringanimprovisedseance)isachequeredone,andhassufferedatleastonemajorrelocationandupheavalinthelasttenyears.Atthecrux,however,itsthedepictionofsocialalchangesthatmakeIStartCountingsofascinatingandelevateitslanguagefarbeyondtheconfinesofthestandardhorrorfilm.Themajorsubtext-thatteenagegirlswerematuringmorequicklythanbefore,anddevelopingfullsexualandromanticappetites(evenifinthoughtratherthandeed)butwerenotpossessedofenoughdiscretiontomaketherightchoices-wasastepforwardforagenreinwhichitsyoungfemaleshadpreviouslybeenportrayedasbimbovictims(CoverGirlKillerandTheNightCallerspringtomind),butnotonethatallviewerswouldnecessarilyagreewith.Butmoststrikingofall,andpossiblythemostenduringimagewhichtheviewerwilltakeawaywiththem,isofthemasterfulsymbolismwithwhichdirectorGreeneinvestseveryshot.EveryinchoftheKinchfamilysworld-theirhouse,theirwalls,theirTV,Aguttersunderwear,bedroomfurnitureandtoys,Sutcliffesclothes,Marshallsvan,thelocalCatholicchurch,theirtowncentre,theirrecordshop)-ispaintedabright,scintillatingwhite-awhitewhich,byinference,isslowlybecomingsmudgedandcorruptedwiththedirtoftheoutsideworld.Whitealsosymbolises,ofcourse,purityandinnocence(twoqualitiesCatholicschoolgirlsaresupposedtoholddear),anditisintothisworldofinnocencethattheever-presentredbus(asymbolofviolationandpenetration),conductedbythelecherousyetsimilarlyjuvenileSimonWard,makesregularjourneys.TheallegoryisfurtherexpandedinonescenewhereAgutterbelievessheseestheChristfigureinchurchweepingblood:bythetimeweacknowledgeit,itsgone,buttheseedhasalreadybeenplanted.Rarelyinagenreproductionhastheuseofcolourandbackgroundbeensoimportantoreffectiveincreatingauniformityofmood.IStartCountingisasnear-perfectanendtoadecadeasonecouldhopefor,andexactlythekindoffilmpeopleshouldbemakingnow-whichis,ofcourse,exactlywhytheyneverwill.Agenreessential.byD.R.

讲述了杜夫·龙格尔饰演神出鬼没的正义使者，为了替家人报仇，于五年内单枪匹马干掉一百二十五名黑帮分子，导致法兰哥家族群龙无首。于是帮会邀请在当年下令杀害警察凯索一家而仓惶走避他乡的法兰哥再度出山重振黑帮声威，警方则派出警探伯克维兹追捕正义使者。他怀疑此人就是他以前的警察搭档凯索，在女警莎曼协助下发现惊人内幕。