致命录像带：万圣节

　　一支全副武装的四人特种部队小组奉命赶往出事地点，在自称卫生署官员的欧文医生（Jonathan Mellor 饰）的带领下，他们进入因感染而被封锁的公寓。行动开始不久，成员之一马托斯（Alejandro Casaseca 饰）即遭到攻击和感染。队长帕洛（Juli Fàbregas 饰）深感蹊跷，从欧文口中，他终于知道事件的真相。另一方面，三个少年出于好奇也钻进了公寓，他们经历了种种恐怖的场面，并因此付出代价。与此同时，特种部队和第一集中幸存的女记者安吉拉（Manuela Velasco 饰）相遇，却不知死亡之手已经伸到他们的身边……
　　本片是前作《死亡录像》的续集，并荣获2010年戈迪奖最佳剪辑、最佳音效、最佳特效和最佳视觉效果等数项大奖。

　　Three sister reunite for a family inheritance only to confront their longtime issues. They're left to remain in a doll house to collect the money but instead are plunged into a nightmare they must survive. A killer wants them and their friends dead.

　　风林山，紫菱，华少，出身茅山，下山后成了阴阳先生，驱鬼降妖，除魔卫道，有一天，在一个山村，被人挖出了被封印数百年的千年僵尸墓，解除了封印，此僵尸，乃千年僵尸王，它重见天日，进入了古山村，召集了四面八方的僵尸，准备重整昔日江河。灵异研究所得知此事，便迅速派遣，风林山，紫菱，华少，前往降此千年僵尸......一场群僵大战开始了。

A mysterious dating app designed for one night stands brings three strangers together with deadly consequences.

　　适逢假期，高中教师里见英树（三上博史 饰）驾车带着妻子绫香（酒井法子 饰）和女儿奈奈去岳母家度假。快乐的假期很快结束，返程途中，他们的汽车出现故障。英树在电话亭打电话求助时，发现一张神秘的报纸碎片，上面竟然清晰写着女儿死亡的消息。正当他惶恐诧异之时，一辆失控的卡车撞向他们的汽车并引发爆炸，奈奈果然如报纸所写的那样葬身火海。
　　这起事故摧毁了里见家的幸福生活，在此之后不久英树便和绫香离婚。3年后，一个连环杀手横行于世。过着平凡无聊生活的英树某日竟然再次收到预测死亡的信息，而预言的死者正是他班上的学生沙百合（堀北真希 饰）……

　　In the 19th century, a sadistic nobleman terrorizes the members of his family. He is found dead, but his ghost soon returns to haunt the residents of his castle.

　　Jagged Mind is about a woman plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend.

　　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.