火力少年王之传奇再现续集

Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.

本片由「巴顿将军」幕后原班人马制作。葛雷哥莱毕克（Gregory Peck）在本片中将已成传奇的麦克阿瑟将军，演活成一个有血有肉的凡人。将这位一代名将如何从战胜日韩，最后被总统逼退的心路历程表达得淋漓尽致

1905年，香港中环。革命志士惨遭暗杀。知悉孙中山（张涵予 饰）即将抵港，清廷遂派遣将军阎孝国（胡军 饰）前来剿杀。他收买赌徒沈重阳(甄子丹 饰)作密探。适逢商人李玉堂(王学圻 饰)之子李重光(王柏杰饰)考学庆典，沈重阳见前妻月茹(范冰冰 饰)与幼女已成他人家眷，黯然离去。为护孙，《中国日报》社长陈少白（梁家辉 饰）邀戏班班主（任达华饰）出手，令其惨遭灭门，其女方红(李宇春 饰)侥幸生还。陈少白被擒，与阎孝国相见，师生决裂。独子游行好友被擒等变故，使李玉堂投身革命，引得探长史密夫(曾志伟 饰)查封报馆。其间，李玉堂帮车夫阿四(谢霆锋 饰)与恋人阿纯（周韵 饰）订婚。月茹夜会沈重阳，要他弃暗投明。打女方红、小贩王复明(巴特尔 饰)、乞丐刘郁白(黎明 饰)等人也先后加入护孙行列。一场惊心动魄的全城追杀由此展开……本片投资1.5亿人民币，史上首度以 1：1的比例，在上海重铸了1905年的香港中环。

明熹宗时，司礼监秉笔太监魏忠贤得宠专权，独揽朝政，并晋封其心腹太监田尔耕为惜薪司大太监，提督东厂，兼领锦衣卫，残害忠良，朝廷文武百官多怯其权势，奔走门下，仰承鼻息。杨都御使、参军杨涟父子上书参奏魏忠贤，魏忠贤与锦衣卫大太监田尔耕假传圣旨，将杨氏父子二人削职为民，杨氏一家人从此隐居。一年后，大太监田尔耕率东厂大挡头、锦衣卫北镇抚司一干人等不期而至，杨氏父子、杨涟之妻惨遭杀害，只有杨涟之子杨尚勇侥幸逃生，被少林寺方丈收留，在香积厨打杂，同时拜掌灶师父为师，苦练少林功夫，终将少林绝学融会贯通。掌灶师父本是少林寺罗汉堂主持，因违反戒律，到香积厨掌灶。十年戒刑期满，掌灶师父恢复罗汉堂主持身份，杨尚勇也奉师命离开少林。途中遇见锦衣卫追捕陈文瑞大人一家，杨尚勇出手相助，击退锦衣卫，田尔耕得知大为震怒。田尔耕义女筱芸主动请缨，前往捉拿杨尚勇，杨尚勇与筱芸交手后，轻松脱身。北镇抚司亲自出马抓捕陈文瑞大人一家，杨尚勇再次出手相助，仇人相见，分外眼红，一番交手后，杨善勇手刃北镇抚司。田尔耕命大挡头、筱芸前去捉拿杨尚勇，筱芸已对杨尚勇萌生爱意，暗中相助，使杨善勇大破天罗阵，田尔耕得知后大为不解。筱芸本名左芸兰，是御史左光斗之女，左光斗因参奏魏忠贤被田尔耕抓到东厂，受尽凌辱而死，左芸兰被世叔司马康所救。司马康设计，牺牲自己性命，换取田尔耕对左芸兰的信任，使左芸兰成为田尔耕义女，得以在东厂提督府安身，锻炼武功，以图他年觅机报仇。杨尚勇寻得机会，在北镇抚司练功时将其杀死，田尔耕认定东厂出了内奸，正要与左芸兰挑明之际，左芸兰先行出手，行刺田尔耕，两人交手，左芸兰处于下风，杨尚勇及时出手，解救左芸兰。杨尚勇、左芸兰设计引出田尔耕，一番苦斗，两人联手杀死田尔耕，大仇终于得报。