2013年4月7日星期日

The Expendables 2/敢死队2

Similar with "The Expendables", the movie is a nostalgia show for a bunch of old action stars. There are more stars here than in the first episode, and there is a Chinese star Nan Yu, yet her performance is kind of too rigid, less than being impressive.

Performance impression:
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Nan Yu

跟《敢死队》一样,本片还是为了看一群老动作明星的怀旧表演。本片出现的大叔级明星就更多了,还有中国女演员余男,不过她的表演太僵化,乏善可陈。

The Expendables 2 (2012) on IMDb

2013年4月6日星期六

The Host/宿主

The story's structure is similar with "Soldier": a traitor to help the weak to fight against the powerful enemy. The topic could have been made a better movie on visual effect or on leading roles' inner struggle, rather than current version of extended triangle love story; moreover, the way to solve the triangle love conflicts is kind of weak. Considering that the writer of the movie is Stephenie Meyer, the writer of "Twilight" series, it is understandable to see the movie like that.

本片的故事结构和《兵人》是一样的:反叛分子帮助弱小对抗强敌。这样的题材,或者依靠视觉特效取胜,或者深入挖掘主角内心的斗争,可能都比现在的加长版三角恋情要更好,而且本片解决三角恋情矛盾的方式也显得很弱。考虑到本片的编剧Stephenie Meyer就是《暮光》系列的编剧,本片拍成现在这个样子也就可以理解了。

The Host (2013) on IMDb

2013年4月5日星期五

The Prodigies/神童

The control and abuse of super powers is always one of the favorite theme of various sci-fi movies, this animation is not an exception. Yet its real point is the wonderful animation skills, which bettered the movie much.

对超能力的控制与滥用一直是各种科幻影片所喜欢的题材,这部动画片也不例外。不过它的出彩之处还在于它对动画技巧的纯熟表达,给影片增色不少。

The Prodigies (2011) on IMDb

2013年4月4日星期四

Ip Man:The Final Fight/叶问:终极一战

The movie is kind of an "Ip Man Memoirs", and of course it is about the life of Ip Man's last half life, including his living, kung fu, and even a new relationship. Kung fu, still a necessary part of the movie (the villain role arranged specially for Xiong Xinxin), but is obviously not the movie's point; Anthony Wong Chau-Sang is not very good at playing kung fu. Interestingly, the movie does not flatter Bruce Lee as other similar ones do; it implicitly criticizes Bruce's arrogance when he was young.

本片就像是《叶问回忆录》,当然电影本身也是反映叶问后半生的生活,包括谋生、功夫,甚至还有一段新的感情。功夫虽然还是本片中不可缺少的部分(甚至专门安排了熊欣欣饰演的反派角色),但很明显已经不是电影的重点。黄秋生打起功夫来也看着比较吃力。有趣的是,片中对李小龙的刻画并不是一味吹捧,也含蓄地批评了他年轻时候的张扬。

演职员印象:
导演:邱礼涛
主演:黄秋生,曾志伟,钟欣桐,陈小春,袁咏仪,蒋璐霞,熊欣欣,叶准

Yip Man: Jung gik yat zin (2013) on IMDb

2013年4月3日星期三

Sanctum/夺命深渊

The movie follows Hollywood's common routine: to find the family warm under an extremely dangerous environment. The story is usual, while the points are the cave diving and the Avatar-level 3D visual effect.

本片是好莱坞的常见套路:在极端危险的环境中寻找回家庭的温暖。故事比较常见,看点在于洞穴潜水和《阿凡达》级别的3D效果。

Sanctum (2011) on IMDb

2013年4月2日星期二

Finding Mr. Right/北京遇上西雅图

The movie's structure is intact; besides, the movie is warm in watching, as the roles inside look very real. They do not encounter many big adversities or setbacks, on the contrary, they look very bright superficially while having to hide much despondence deep in their mind from outsiders; however, they are able to face these setbacks in their lives optimistically and positively and to pursue the live they want, which is the positive energy from the movie to the audience.

本片的电影结构很完整;除此之外,电影观看起来也很温暖,原因在于塑造的人物很贴地气,让观众感觉很真实,并不是说他们遇到多大的逆境和挫折,恰恰相反,他们表面看起来都很光鲜,但都有自己无法对外人言说的不顺心的地方,而他们依然能乐观积极地面对这样这些不如意的地方,努力去追求自己想要的生活,这就是电影给观众正能量的地方。

演职员印象:
导演:薛晓路
主演:汤唯,吴秀波,海清,宋美曼,宋美慧,金燕玲,买红妹

Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu (2013) on IMDb

2013年4月1日星期一

Seattle Superstorm/西雅图风暴

The movie is very suitable for the April Fool's Day, as no one can imagine it uses the name of "super-storm" with such a sucking visual effect.

本片很适合愚人节看,因为确实无法想象特技效果这么差的电影怎么能用“超级风暴”这个名字。

Seattle Superstorm (TV Movie 2012) on IMDb