David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
高龄夫妻档杀人狂，杀起人来干净利落，成人片剧组不承想落入了恐怖片片场。老奶奶是年轻女演员所扮演，有坐地吸土那味。
气质和风格都非常出色，但故事略显薄弱，前后割裂，结尾甚至有些搞笑，食之无味弃之可惜。
7.3(3⃣️)，复古气质非常迷人，录像带特有的粗糙感和情色视角反而提炼了更多的惊悚氛围，混杂着一些slasher的美学致敬，前一小时的铺垫段落中有些有趣的转场效果，而后半段的虐杀虽然仓促和力量骤减，却有血溅车灯于红光中起舞的惊喜巧思。虐杀的源头是欲望，无法继续压抑便爆发出凶猛能量，影片成功把对于腐朽躯体的畏惧和对于老年人性欲的避讳调合，激发出这样一种怪异的恐怖感/ 喜欢Mia Goth
音乐很赞，摄影也很惊叹；可 Ti West电影一贯叙事风格俺就是欣赏不来，it is set in the 70s but still feels very modern；想到了Texas chainsaw massscre.
ps：老年人的性爱是真的恐怖！
自从“不止是拍一部毛片，而是要拍一部电影”的RJ死了以后，本片也从一部“值得玩味的电影”滑落到普普通通的血浆虐杀片了，真想恶狠狠地收回所有在前半段给出的赞美阿~
讲的是冷漠，即便你甘愿脱光衣服，别人也不愿正眼看你，年轻人总觉得自己是不会老的，人无法想象一个未曾经历的状态
因为杀人狂是老人的缘故吗？节奏是一种诡异的慢。血腥场面非常乏味，反倒是白天的几个日常画面挺好看，模仿古早欧洲文艺片情调。导演估计想另辟蹊径来着，题材也挺深刻，就是老人的岁数太大了，走路都打颤的身子骨就算还有性欲，也绝对没体力杀那么多人。总体不好看。
还好是看的解说…前面倒及格，从杀人起便没了技术含量…
摩登版的刑房/恐怖星球。恐怖片的手法非常好猜，而且真的非常好笑。感觉如果是午夜场和朋友一起去会看的很开心的那种。slasher和VHS B级片的大杂烩，配乐还挺好听！
戒色吧老哥拍的吧，一帮天天涩涩的年轻人被两个没有涩生活的古稀老人轻松玩弄，而在老头终于忍不住涩了一下之后立马心脏病发嗝屁，一定不可以涩涩🌝🌝
finally出现了老年人需求，和老去的恐惧源头其实差不多，但这种方式就很小成本+娱乐化。
半夜pick up后半段，开场在恐怖片里看到一堆拍色情片的围着唱Landslide，电影的魔力总是有这样的惊喜；衰老，sex tension和film-making
露的可以再多一点，老太太看起来快不行了，怎么这么快狠准。
复古做得不错，一对老年夫妇做杀人狂也是蛮有新意的，湖里游泳排得很好看，但是也就仅此而已。
复古黄暴老年恐怖cult片，一锅大杂烩，片中最恐怖的是老年妇女的背后窥探和变态的需求。这也算此类片中的一个创新点，但看得颇为不适。除此之外片中再没有特别的地方。
大尺度血腥画面:★★★
关注老年人性生活，否则容易滋生老变态！
這分數低了，將衰老的恐懼化，並且最後結尾確實意想不到
7/10。“妓女”一般是恐怖片前几个死的角色，缇·威斯特反其道而行，讲了老人嫉妒女孩的年轻而展开杀戮。女主一人饰两角，达到了老少叠化的效果，“你也不会年轻太久”是一句注定会实现的诅咒。鳄鱼与人的追逐戏全片最佳，已知的未知更为恐怖。钉子是设计就没有《寂静之地》高明，应该说后面全部的屠杀戏都没有前辈们好，老妇翩翩起舞出戏到《燃烧》。媒介自反很有趣，情色片与恐怖片确实是一线之隔。
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