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2011年2月21日星期一

港式風格的復仇電影：Faster (2010)

電影在2010年11月中於美國上映，香港上映機會不大，今年3月會在新加坡上映，如果3月到新加坡一遊可以嘗試碰碰運氣吧。

入正題，電影故事講述主角Driver(Dwayne Johnson釋演)與兄長一次搶劫行動完事後被線人出賣匿藏地點，兄長被奸人所殺，自己亦因此被捕入獄，經過十年監獄生活後，決定為兄報仇，整體故事內容流暢，不會拖長劇情令觀眾煩悶，至於結局是怎樣發展，要留待觀眾自行收看，在此不能盡說。
電影甚具70-80`s典型復仇風格，舊式風格開場加上配樂是絕配，要特別留意兩幕分別由兩位配角各自與主角的槍戰，無論氣氛營造/攝影/燈光都做得相當不俗，更帶有吳宇森喋血式槍戰風格，影響深遠。電影劇情發展跟Quentin Tarantino的Kill Bill是如出一撤的，總括而言這是一套相當有水準的復仇電影，近年復仇電影說得上有水準令我有印象就要說2008年由我喜愛演員之一Liam Neeson釋演的Taken。
至於今回所提及的Faster導演是George Tillman Jr.，他最為人熟悉的作品是2000年名叫Men of Honor，由Robert De Niro及Cuba Gooding Jr.合演，講述主角Chief Carl Brashear(Cuba Gooding Jr.釋演)夢想成為首位黑人潛水員，過程中遇上事事針對他的教官Billy Sunday(Robert De Niro釋演)，經過艱辛訓練及多重挫折最終都能成為首位美國黑人潛水員，是一部不俗的勵志電影。
而Faster的男主角Dwayne Johnson綽號The Rock，相信大部份有留意荷里活電影的觀眾都知道是何方神聖，他是一個由摔角手生涯尾聲被發掘出來的演員，首部演出作品是2001年於The Mummy Returns中扮演的蝎子王，這個令觀眾印象深刻的角色，因此在2002年他得到首部擔正電影名為The Scorpion King成為主角，再在2004年繼續在Walking Tall中釋演火爆角色，但打後時間再沒有接拍一些火爆角色的電影，2006年更接拍一套由迪士尼重拍Alexander Key1968年出版的小說Escape to Witch Mountain，該小說1975年已經被拍成電影，但The Rock在這部電影中只是扮演一位溫馴的的士師機，絕無火氣，直到2010才真正回歸接拍今次介紹這部復仇電影Faster，至於他的未來動向，包括2011年5月香港上映的Fast Five，這部是他接拍數部電影中最大期望的一部，希望The Rock會繼續接拍更多這類適合他的電影令觀眾有更多機會欣賞到他火爆的一面。Welcome back The Rock！

補充資料
導演George Tillman Jr. : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863387/
演員Dwayne Johnson : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425005/

2010年12月22日星期三

《傲慢與偏見》導演2011年新作

導演Joe Wright自2009年"The Soloist"《獨奏者》後最新作品，男主角Eric Bana是本人喜愛演員之一。

電影講述名為Hanna的14歲少女被父親訓練成一個冷酷無情的殺人武器，到法國一家中生活希望逃離政府追捕重回正常生活。
女主角HAHA是由Saoirse Ronan釋演，自2007年在"Atonement"《愛．誘．罪》後和導演
再次合作。

導演Joe Wright資料 : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942504/
Eric Bana資料 : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/
Saoirse Ronan資料 : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519680/

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02. The Social Network
03. Saw 3D
04. TRON: Legacy
05. Never Let Me Go
06. Legion
07. The Book of Eli
08. Easy A
09. The Runaways
10. Farewell
11. Kick-Ass
12. Jonah Hex
13. Harry Brown
14. The Sorceror’s Apprentice
15. Percy Jackson & The Olympics: The Lightning Thief
16. Despicable Me
17. Stone
18. Dinner For Schmucks
19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
20. Hereafter
21. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
22. Black Swan
23. Howl
24. Faster
25. Casino Jack
26. Casino Jack and the United States of Money
27. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel
28. Waiting for Superman
29. Inception
30. Resident Evil: Afterlife
31. The Town
32. The Expendables
33. The A-Team
34. The American
35. The Concert
36. The Tempest
37. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
38. The Tourist
39. Metropia
40. Burlesque
41. Love Ranch
42. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
43. The Warrior’s Way
44. Twelve
45. Going The Distance
46. Chain Letter
47. Catfish
48. Machete
49. Step Up 3D
50. Devil
51. Clash of the Titans
52. Countdown to Zero
53. Jackass 3D
54. Alice in Wonderland
55. Buried
56. Red
57. Mesrine
58. Predators
59. MacGruber
60. Robin Hood
61. Green Zone
62. The Way Back
63. Due Date
64. Daybreakers
65. Knight and Day
66. Heartbreaker
67. The Karate Kid
68. Secretariat
69. Middle Men
70. Repo Men
71. Hot Tub Time Machine
72. All Good Things
73. Skyline
74. Animal Kingdom
75. Fair Game
76. Paper Man
77. Eclipse
78. Megamind
79. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
80. True Grit
81. Accidents Happen
82. Date Night
83. Perrier’s Bounty
84. Killers
85. How To Train Your Dragon
86. The Other Guys
87. Unstoppable
88. Leap Year
89. Cop Out
90. When In Rome
91. Centurion
92. Salt
93. Takers
94. Barney’s Version
95. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
96. The Winning Season
97. Just Wright
98. Legendary
99. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
100. Ong Bak 3
101. Rogues Gallery
102. Defendor
103. District 13: Ultimatum
104. Conviction
105. The Losers
106. The Disappearance of Alice Creed
107. Brooklyn’s Finest
108. Wild Target
109. Four Lions
110. The King’s Speech
111. Boogie Woogie
112. 127 Hours
113. Somewhere
114. Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
115. Letters to Juliet
116. The Kids are All Right
117. Sex and the City 2
118. Vampires Suck
119. Love and Other Drugs
120. Life As We Know It
121. Blue Valentine
122. Jolene
123. The Extra Man
124. The Last Song
125. Our Family Wedding
126. Morning Glory
127. Greenberg
128. Remember Me
129. Please Give
130. Certified Copy
131. The Last Exorcism
132. Peacock
133. Flipped
134. Cemetery Junction
135. I Love You Phillip Morris
136. Toy Story 3
137. The Romantics
138. Welcome to the Rileys
139. I’m Still Here
140. Get Him To The Greek
141. The Yellow Handkerchief
142. The Greatest
143. The Virginity Hit
144. Furry Vengeance
145. Eat Pray Love
146. Don McKay
147. Solitary Man
148. Cyrus
149. Case 39
150. Dear John
151. The Good Guy
152. Jack Goes Boating
153. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
154. Leaves of Grass
155. How Do You Know
156. Death at a Funeral
157. Tamara Drewe
158. The Killer Inside Me
159. The Back-Up Plan
160. Another Year
161. Great Directors
162. The Ghost Writer
163. Splice
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165. The Wolfman
166. Piranha
167. A Nightmare on Elm Street
168. Charlie St. Cloud
169. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
170. Biutiful
171. The Lovely Bones
172. Monsters
173. Cairo Time
174. The Crazies
175. Valhalla Rising
176. Ondine
177. It’s Kind Of A Funny Story
178. Stolen Lives
179. Creation
180. Chloe
181. The Debt
182. Princess Ka’iulani
183. Like Dandelion Dust
184. Shutter Island
185. Inhale
186. Heartless
187. Rabbit Hole
188. Let Me In
189. Hemingway’s Garden of Eden
190. The Fighter
191. From Paris With Love
192. Shrek Forever After
193. The Next Three Days
194. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
195. Spring Fever
196. Stonewall Uprising
197. Smash His Camera
198. My Soul To Take
199. Life During Wartime
200. The Joneses
201. Mr. Nobody
202. The Good Heart
203. The Lottery
204. Leaving
205. Night Catches Us
206. Nowhere Boy
207. Babies
208. Barry Munday
209. Tooth Fairy
210. Yogi Bear
211. The Borrowers
212. You Again
213. Standing Ovation
214. Soul Kitchen
215. Multiple Sarcasms
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218. Youth in Revolt
219. Edge of Darkness
220. Last Night
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222. Ramona and Beezus
223. Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
224. Alpha and Omega
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226. Marmaduke
227. Grown Ups
228. Inside Job
229. Gulliver’s Travels
230. The Spy Next Door
231. The Dry Land
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233. La mission
234. City Island
235. Letters to God
236. She’s Out of My League
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239. The Infidel
240. Holy Rollers
241. Why Did I Get Married Too?
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245. Finding Bliss
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250. The Bounty Hunter
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254. Country Strong
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259. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
260. Exit Through The Gift Shop
261. Winter’s Bone
262. Get Low
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264. Valentine’s Day
265. The Tillman Story
266. The Company Men
267. Tales from Earthsea
268. Spoken Word
269. To Save A Life
270. Hubble 3D