嫩草的香味

　　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....

　　中里博士は人間を透明にする薬品を密かに完成させるが、秘密をかぎつけた謎の男が薬を奪い透明人間になって、希代の寶石“アムールの涙”を強奪しようとする。円谷英二が大映京都撮影所で、「虹男」に続いて特撮を擔當した話題作である。

　　1）名叫蒂米的男童怨靈會在萬圣節(jié)當晚四處尋找糖果，甚至會為此挖開他人的肚子；2）小男孩被逼迫去一戶人家惡作劇，結(jié)果被長著角的男主人抓住，兩人一起上街惡搞乃至戕害狂歡的人群；3）某戶人家正坐在客廳看電影，這時有個打扮成巫婆的女孩敲門，卻用刀捅了男主人，恐怖的萬圣節(jié)變成災難，當然他們正為自己的所作所為付出代價；4）二男一女不良少年團伙在萬圣節(jié)之夜四處欺負他人，這時打扮成魔鬼的少年出面阻止他們，反而被三人抓住。5）老婦人和親朋們講述了瑪麗?貝利的傳說，那是一個不愿意被人看到的女人的怨靈，如果被她看到可就慘了；6）無法承受喪女之痛的女人在萬圣節(jié)之夜變成了心理失衡的惡魔；7）中年人的對面，搬來幾個重口味的金屬青年，夜幕降臨，他和重金屬們發(fā)生了沖突；8）密林深處，失魂落魄的少女被無情的殺人狂追逐，突然怪事發(fā)生；9）兩個劫匪企圖在萬圣節(jié)綁架某富豪的孩子，怎奈請神容易送神難；10）男人好不容易雕了一個南瓜頭，結(jié)果南瓜頭突然活了過來，大鬧街頭。