简介：比利时作家BurrJerger（1917-1982）自编自导自演的作品，虽然是反战题材，但因为其中涉及到为表现主人公受越战综合症的影响而屠杀动物的场景而在欧洲各国被禁，是70年代欧洲一部LOSTCULTCLASSIC。 "GeneralMassacre"isanultra-weirdfilmthatreceivedsomeextraattentionfrommesinceit'saBelgian-Americanco-production.WithmebeingBelgianandthisbeingaveryrarecultgem…thiswasanabsolutemustsee.Thefilmdescribesitselfbestasamixturebetweenananti-warprotestfilmandthepsychologicalanalysisofaderangedwarfreak.Thisreviewwillsimplybetooshorttosumupallthebizarre(mostveryshocking)elements"GeneralMassacre"featuresbutIcanalreadytellyouitcontainsenoughcontroversytolastalifetime. Thestoryfocusesonaveteran(theGeneral)whoservedthemilitaryduringWWII,VietnamandtheKoreanWar.Hehasquiteafewalarmingconceptionsaboutwarfare("politicsaretheextensionofwar","Civiliansareasmuchtheenemyasmeninuniform"…)WhenhereturnstohisestateinAntwerp,hecontinuestoliveundertheimpressionofbeingincommandofhistroopsandhikesintothenearbywoodsfullyarmored.Thisleadstoacoupleverydisturbingandrepulsivescenesthatmadethisproductiontheultimatenightmareforcriticsandfilmcommittees.Oncesequenceinparticular,inwhichtheGeneralseesanordinarycowasthe"enemy"andbutchersit,causedthistomovietobeforbiddeninseveralEuropeancountries.Granted,thecrueltyoftenispointlessandoverlyexplicit. Theabovementionedsequenceevenlookstoorealistic…ifyouknowwhatImean.Butthemessage"GeneralMassacre"bringsisfartooimpressivetobeleftuntold.Wartooeasilygivesderangedpeopleanexcusetofeasttheirpervertedworldperspectivesandtheauthoritiesonlyfindoutwhenit'stoolate!"GeneralMassacre"almostcompletelyisaone-man-projectbyBurrJergerwhodirected,produced,starsandadaptedthescreenplayfromhisOWNnovel.That'simpressivetosaytheleast.Thisisanunhingedauthenticcultfilm,totallyunknowntotheworld. AsomewhatderangedveteranoftheVietnamWarreturnshomeafterthewar,butstillhasillusionsofstillbeingincommandofhistroops.Disturbingandattimeoverlygraphic,includingsomesenselessscenesofanimalcruelty.AnAmericangeneralaccusedofbrutalbehaviourinVietnamistransferredtotheNATOheadquartersinBelgium.Heandhisdaughterlivetogetherinaspaciousvillawhereheandhisorderlycorporal,Tsai,playwargamesinthesurroundingbushes.Whenamilitaryinvestigatorinquiresaboutthegeneral’spast,heisshockedandstartstoquestionithimself. Thedevotionofanarmygeneraltomilitarymoralitybecomesapsychosisinthisdrama.MostofthestoryistoldinflashbackasthegeneralstaysinBelgiumtowaitforhisupcomingtrialfortheslaughterofinnocentpeopleinVietnam.Inoneflashback,heisseenkillinghiswifeafterhecatchesherwithanotherman.ManyscenesofhisactionsinVietnamarealsowitnessed.Backinthepresent,heisseenkillinghisdaughterwhenhecatchesherwithanorderly.Inturn,theorderlykillsthesadisticgeneral.…