密室禁欲

　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....

　　故事发生在上世纪90年代的一个美国小镇上。扎克和乔西从童年时就是最好的朋友，他们每天一起骑车上下学，放学后一起玩耍，甚至喜欢上同一个女孩。然而平静的生活在某天下午被彻底打破了。聚会因大麻而失控，朋友达里尔在教室里失血过多身亡，男孩们恐慌无措地要彼此发誓保密，扎克简单的生活仿佛被撕开了一道巨大的口子，整日被罪恶感压迫地喘不过气，乔西则索性不再上学，甚至不再走出家门一步。曾经密不可分的两个男孩在数日后便产生了不可逾越的鸿沟……

　　孤独青年在住宅大楼自设昆虫馆，把各种昆虫和爬虫类视为宠物，蝎子蜈蚣爱不释手。新宠儿是一只外来蜘蛛，暂时给它一个安乐窝，只是掌上明蛛求生欲强，它要逃离禁室，不断繁衍。后代变种夺命巨蛛，大楼到处结满蛛网，居民陷入一片恐慌。基于公众安全理由，警方封锁现场所有出口，死里逃生更是难上加难。凡尼切克首部长片，直视无孔不入的致命威胁，触及社会的阶级歧视，勾起封城恐惧，善用特效与场景空间，拍出令人毛骨悚然血压狂飚的蛛杀危机。

　　在洛杉矶火山喷发释放出巨大的群熔岩呼吸狼蛛。