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赛德克·巴莱(砍头看到麻木)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/24

Moviegoers on the Chinese mainland can now visit the local cinemas for a look at Taiwan's most expensive film 'Seediq Bale.' The 150 million yuan historical drama epic is perhaps also the most topical and thought-provoking among the Taiwan director's recent productions. The story is based on the 1930 Wushe incident. The Seediq people had lived and hunted in Taiwan's wild and central highlands of Wushe for generations. But their way of life was interrupted when the Qing government in 1895 ceded the

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4:31

泰坦尼克号3D(这次看没睡着)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

Celine Dion's overplayed song "My Heart Will Go On" used to bother me—that was until this Tuesday when I watched the re-release of James Cameron's unsinkable legend "Titanic." A hundred years after the ocean liner's doomed sailing, this behemoth token of human accomplishment has come back to conquer moviegoers once again in 3D and 3D IMAX screen versions. It must have been a daunting task to re-master the motion picture into a 3D-enhanced version. But then again, James Cameron himself had gone

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4:12

观鸟大年(撸瑟有梦想)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

As a comedy film, 'The Big Year' is only mildly funny. But for people who aren't familiar with the activity known as bird watching, or birding, this movie is quite an eye-opener. Avid fans of the popular sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' may want to preserve with this move in order to catch a glimpse of the series' breakout character Sheldon Cooper. But I assure you, the main characters deserve your attention just as much, if not more. Three birders of different ages and professions, share the same

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4:19

相助(冷门佳片)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

There is nothing particularly exciting about Tate Taylor's movie 'The Help." Although it involves the topic of racism, the conflicts are downplayed, for reasons we'll talk about later. Somehow the movie feels like a peaceful river that has flowed quietly through an undisturbed meadow for centuries. But in reality it is a lengthy 137 minutes—precisely why you'd better see it when you are in the right mood. For those women captured in the original novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, life

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3:55

亲密敌人(徐美女你胖了)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

I would never have watched the movie "Dear Enemy" if it hadn't surprised me by making the Top 3 in the nationwide box office ranking. A film featuring a business scuffle like this could easily turn into a mere showcase of luxuries, while the title suggests it may well be just another chick flick, neither of which appeals to my interest. After 95 minutes in the cinema, my prediction was proven correct, except that the movie was so much worse than I had anticipated. A friend who watched the film with

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3:41

龙门飞甲(徐老怪开玩技术流)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

Wuxia, or martial arts, movies are a distinct genre of Chinese film. The most memorable ones are not necessarily those packed with nonstop action, but ones in which the main characters extol the so called Wuxia spirit–loyalty, sense of mission, free expression of emotion, the strong helping the weak...... Director Tsui Hark has succeeded in creating a lasting impression on viewers with many of his wuxia films, including "New Dragon Gate Inn." But will his new film "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" be

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3:44

金陵十三钗(怎么惨怎么拍)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

As China marks the 74th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre this year, Zhang Yimou presents his first war film "The Flowers of War." The celebrated director likely tried to do his best with the film, but I think he failed. The film is adapted from the novel "The 13 Women of Nanjing" by Chinese-American writer Yan Geling. It is about a group of refugees who take sanctuary in a church compound and struggle to survive as Japanese soldiers wreck havoc in the city. The contrast between a dozen prostitutes

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3:28

奇幻魔法秀(缅怀莱杰)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/23

Two years ago, director Terry Gilliam's production of the movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" nearly went up in smoke. The filming was disrupted by the death of lead actor Heath Ledger, until Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law came to the rescue and took up the recasting of Ledger's role. But even this powerful line-up falls short of saving the film from becoming a difficult one for viewers. With a fondness for magic realism, Terry Gilliam is known for an overdose of imaginative

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6:14

她(在AI的爱面前颤抖吧,浅薄的人类们)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/22

I like director and actor Spike Jonze. His 1999 movie "Being John Malkovich" is on the list of some pretty thought-provoking films that I would offer to sober movie fans, while the "Jackass" franchise, which he had a hand in writing, is a favorite of one of my colleagues, who always takes it upon himself to cheer people up. The true talent and versatility in Spike Jonze have surprised us again and again, and his latest offering is his 2013 science fiction and romantic film, "Her". Like "Being John

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4:36

西游降魔篇(最真实的西游)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/19

One can't possibly watch "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" without comparing it to the 1995 movie "A Chinese Odyssey." Both are based on the classic Ming Dynasty novel "Journey to the West." "Conquering the Demons" is a much more vivid rendition of the story, but less attractive. Although actor-turned-director Stephen Chow made his name playing so-called losers in comedy films, he is now assisted by perhaps the best computer-generate imagery technology available to Chinese directors

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3:30

鸿门宴(历史的另类解读)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/18

In the movie "White Vengeance,' director Daniel Lee once again ventures to give an alternative interpretation of an historical event. This time, he is greeted with no less sarcasm than with his previous films. More than two-thousand years ago after China's first empire collapsed, heroes rose up from among the commoners and reconquered the Middle Kingdom. Among them, Xiang Ji and Liu Bang were the most prominent emperor candidates. Xiang Ji, the more powerful of the two warlords, had an opportunity

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4:19

丁丁历险记(3D效果不赖)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/18

For Chinese audiences, "the Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn" is an appeal to nostalgia that doesn't register. Two weeks after hitting Chinese cinemas, the film has so far managed to secure a modest 60 million yuan at the box office; unusually low considering that the film is the product of two giants, director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson. It appears the duo is nonetheless quite enthusiastic about Tintin, with plans for two more sequels. Reportedly, they've already

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3:59

另一个地球(概念不错)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/18

Every year at the Sundance Film Festival since 2003, an Alfred P. Sloan Prize has been given to a feature film that centers on science or technology, or depicts a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character. This year, the award was given to "Another Earth," a Fox Searchlight film which, despite a sci-fi sub-plot, is more about psychology and metaphysics than science and technology. Yet, the film is no less brilliant than to deserve the award it has snapped up. The fortune of a MIT

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4:22

白鹿原(原作确实很难改编)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/18

White Deer Plain is a controversial movie. No doubt part of the controversy is inherited from the original novel written by Chen Zhongshi in 1993. The 1990s is an age when Chinese writers were testing the extent of the country's reform and opening-up in literature, and realist writer Chen, along with other writers who were equally bold with erotic descriptions, were believed to have pushed the limit. But there is more to Chen's work than lonely village wenches. In his voluminous novel the Shaanxi

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5:56

时空恋旅人(超温暖)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/13

"About Time" has got all the characteristics of a classic chick flick. For starters, it tells the story of a boy from a family of male time travelers, but the time travel part is pretty messy. In fact, it is so messed up that I don't even know where to start explaining, so let's just settle with "Yes, yes, it is messy but never mind". Secondly, it tells the story of the love, family and life of the time traveling lad. Now that combination could be a bit misguiding; as soon as the boy learns his

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4:30

雨果(还挺温暖的)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/10

When the 69 year old film director Martin Scorsese decided that he needed a break from violence and pain, the world took note. His 2011 family film 'Hugo' sent many critics head over heels as they cheered its technical triumph. However, as we'll see, not everyone was intoxicated by the stunning visual display. Firstly, let's unveil the mysterious glamour that charmed the critics and the Academy. Scorsese was inspired by his 12 year old daughter who presented him with a copy of Brian Selnick's novel

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3:06

泰囧(时机造就票房英雄)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/09

For the last three weeks, we've been talking about some pretty serious movies. Watching Life of Pi, 1942 or The Last Supper is not the most cheerful way to spend an easy afternoon over the weekend. Well, the producers of "Lost in Thailand" couldn't have picked a better time. It is high time that Chinese viewers be presented with a decent comedy. I can't even recall the last time I shared a hearty laugh at a cinema, not since Men in Black 3 perhaps, and that was half a year ago. In this case, it is

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3:53

少年派的奇幻漂流(自选结局,仁者见仁)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/07

"Life of Pi" is the life of humankind. The mathematical constant represents men's attempt to understand the world through logic and reason, but the number itself is irrational and infinite – an apt symbol of human spirituality. About a decade ago, French Canadian writer Yann Martel impressed the world with this remarkable insight, yet it was only 10 years later that his powerful text has been translated into a spectacular format by an equally sensitive, spiritual and talented film director none

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6:01

机械战警(轰隆隆隆隆隆的片子)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/03/06

It's safe to say, Robocop will not make much of a dent in Chinese film market. Not because it faces strong competition against the new Hobbit film, but rather because it has its own disadvantages. Firstly, the original 1987 film of the same name is not very well known in China. Despite its one-time popularity which spawned a lackluster franchise, all I could vaguely recall is an animated TV series. There are some science-fiction fans who remember Paul Verhoeven's movie as a must-see classic, but

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6:36

霍比特人2(卷福演蜥蜴好罗嗦)

LaimingLuo ·

2014/02/27

About 80 years ago, when English author J. R. R. Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit," he might not have known that his art of symbolism would become reality on the other end of the Eurasian continent. He might not have known that the phantom of his imaginary dragon would loom over the world's largest population. Yes, since last weekend, Beijing residents have been seeing and living "The Desolation of Smaug". To those careless viewers, Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's children novel, "The Hobbit," is

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