This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing.
Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity.
One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.
以后真的要彻底黑名单北欧国家的恐怖片，这什么丑不拉几的丑东西。另外，爸爸挺菜的嘿嘿
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整部电影凝练紧凑，90分钟没有多余的场景和对话；小演员的表现非常出色，仿佛看到一个未来影后的诞生；结局有些生硬，但就像电影的每个情节设计一样，它的不可预测性让人感到惊讶。
人孵化鸟，从和鸟的双生灵设计，到彻底变成鸟人，女孩分饰人与鸟演技OK，粘液部分有点不适，看到最后不觉得恐怖，内里是悲伤的。
有《钛》的味道。一个破碎的原生家庭：软弱的爸爸、虚荣和控制欲强的妈妈，孵化了一个黑暗嗜血的女儿。
还行吧，青春期女孩的反叛，比较直白，观感一般，这妈挺吓人
7/10 完美家庭、幸福生活表象下隐藏不安因素，无瑕形象实则为内无一物的空壳。阴影面一点点被揭开，邪念被触发、滋生、成长，直至自身被恶取代。
把现实的教育制度抨击的恰到好处，罐头小人充满了惊喜，感觉约翰真的是太可爱了。这部片子不仅仅让我们眼前一亮，更是让我们收获很多感动！如此看来，我国的童话故事可以在世界上有一席之地了👍🏻
极其厌恶以大人的俯瞰角度意淫出孩子视角讲儿童故事 这里面的儿童只差没开口唱出阿格里亚啵啵了 哪里是儿童
也不算暗喻了，挺直白的故事。全片最吓人其实是妈妈。
其实还是再说青春期叛逆和家庭教育给孩子带来的影响。
哎我的童年.....到底在哪找的这么一群毫无灵气的小孩啊
除了润出去的华人家庭，原来北欧的亲子关系也这么紧张啊，大家压力都挺大。
借一个恐怖故事的外衣，讲述成长故事。很多父母以爱的名义播种在孩子内心仇恨的种子
ego：自我。电影名字就告诉了我们，其实就是女孩的自己，那个邪恶的自己。
喜欢北欧电影不解释恶为什么存在，如何形成，它就是自然的一部分，生命的一部分，善恶都是人自以为是的分类。而“成材”本身，过上人上人的生活，它一定不是一个把善良注入灵魂的过程，而更多的时候，是在注入暴力残忍杀戮。生存本就是残酷的游戏。而这个电影里，母亲的养育方式最终杀死了所谓“善良”的孩子，当她看到鸟孩重生之后凶狠的样子，母亲还似乎挺满意的，这个孩子会去拿奖牌、会让她开心。
本质两星半到三星之间，个人很喜欢加到三星半。导演很懂在这个陈旧老套的剧情里按照自己的能力最多只能拍出中等偏下的作品，于是她加入了非常个性化的调试。你甚至可以看到本片在探讨女孩子被至亲压抑扭曲的心灵的表现时，参考了死色与蔷花红莲。我很喜欢这种讨巧，就好像看见一个对自己的作文能力无法突破高分的人换了个方式去给读者留下浓墨重彩的一个印象。期待导演在累积足够多的底蕴后对类型片的再冲击。
原生家庭的恐怖童话，最后坏女儿的长成让病态的母亲眼中闪过更加强烈的希望，似乎一切都没有得到好转。
从《群鸟》到《孵化》，鸟是最黑暗恐怖的意象。
作为童年童话的一种重新认识与解读，我个人还是有一些期待的。虽然最后作品呈现出来的效果有一点勉强，整体感觉还是手法和方式不专业，但是能在屏幕上重新看到郑渊洁童话以这样的方式出现，还是有些许的激动的，希望能看到更加成熟的作品吧。
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