Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.
[1]盲目刻板而又压抑的灵魂是否也曾会感到羞愧？[2]那台黑白电视机太懂什么是讽刺了。
一开始有点意思，有点那味儿了，后面开始莫名其妙起来了...关爱老年人性生活（。其实还是有点不适，人老了就这么不堪了？总之，希望能看到Farmer's daughter正片（。
有点儿东西。古怪邪教暮年夫妇妄图屠杀一小队青年男女。女主集光环一身，从头幸运到尾，手刃老人，脱离魔窟。
那么多要求叠加下，还要拉投资拍摄，后期剪辑，周期一长，投资人小钱钱就要发急，等着回报。确实很难，有这钱，美国股市里面兜一圈，不是全有了。拍出大烂片，观众不能接受，投资就打了水漂。
porn+cult？a24真是特立独行。欲求不满的老太太真可怕。——方舱观影1
就是说真的有必要把老年刻画得如此不堪吗？好奇老年观众观影感受。 才知道女主一人饰演老少，有点厉害。 惊悚部分有些地方能被吊着，当然也有落入俗套的地方。 当然了最大的感受还是为老年人鸣不平啊。。。老了真的没这么惨吧？
老年人的xing压抑感同身受，年老的身体里装着一个年轻的心，苦不堪言，只能留恋于年轻人的幻想。不过杀戮有点拉垮
又一部言过其实的A24电影。电影前半段时间是讲在拍农场主的女儿这部A片，确实有复古70年代成人电影黄金时代的艺术氛围，跟堕落街的故事有的一比。但是这个成人片跟恐怖一毛关系都没，古怪房东老夫妻两人的诡异行为确实有点惊悚的味道。只不过最后剧情发展成砍杀电影不是一般弱智。砍杀类恐怖片里的反派都要与众不同，像杰森 电锯 迈尔斯，疯狂变态还带点超自然力量，而让两个看上去随时可能中风的老人杀死5个年轻力壮的青年，怎么想这都不应该砍杀类恐怖片的模板吧！
马克辛的双重人生，毁灭一切禁锢毒害自己的以重获自由
前半截色情片，后半截恐怖片——不惊悚只惊吓。老年人青春不在心不甘比较特别
2.5 复古磨坊电影 节奏割裂 老年人的性爱没有衰退的诡异感 结尾实在是太仓促
恐怖的不是两个老家伙杀人，恐怖的是杀人之前年轻人的寻欢作乐和老人坟墓一般的生活来回切换！一样的背景音乐，两种强烈的情绪反差，快要有阴影了……
本来还以为女孩子会一起活下来，没想到最后就只有……而且主角根本啥都没干吧！！！莫名其妙就捡了两个人头……不明所以。观感还行，就是引发了一点我对老去的恐惧，有点不适。
音乐:★★★
《关于一对老年人没有性生活而开始屠杀年轻人这件事》
综合评定:★★★
一部色情中带着恐怖的片子美国就爱拍这种血腥的我基本对血啊什么的没有感觉所以看这种恐怖片都快看成搞笑片了一直在吐槽女主的小雀斑背带裤真可爱啊以后背带裤都可以这样穿哇啊那条鳄鱼来了好恐怖竟然没咬到人她的胸真好看胸型完美不大不小表情也不错不愧是活到最后的吸d女孩看来爱吸的女孩运气都不会差呢大伏笔竟然是那个一直循环播放的片段领袖才是她父亲原来情绪稳定果断有影响老太太虽然看起来潺潺委屈但她杀人干脆利索的如同久经训练的间谍最开始也对女主表现出莫名好感最后跑床上带着血水摸人家身体是真的绷不住了我只能以她渴望年轻肉体同时必须得是女主这种合乎她口味的肉体演员可真是尽力了关爱老年人群体性生活就像关爱txl群体性压抑一样拓展到恐怖片中就显得尤为迫切搞不好是要杀人的啊本来以为录音场记小妹喜欢的是女主还期待一段百合戏
“应该是他妈的恐怖片吧”哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
A24好会整活！这分比《soho区惊魂夜》低，我不答应！
all about desire，很好。
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