战鼓轻悄
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战鼓轻悄
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简介:故事发生在纽约,一个专业棒球队里两个球员的故事。Henry是明星投手,Bruce Pearson是普通投手,Bruce和其他球员十分友好,但与Henry投手却十分隔漠,这甚至开始影响球队的命运……  ◎简  介  Henry Wiggen是纽约长毛象队( New York Mammoths based on NYY)的明星投手。  (那是自由球员制还未施行的年代,球员的薪水并不高,即使像Henry Wiggen这种明星球员,还得兼营一些副业。在电影中,可看出他还是保险经纪人,而且对理财颇有一套,另外,他还是曾出过书的作家——这就是他 Author 这个绰号的由来。)  而他的室友——也是他保险的客户—— Bruce Pearson,则和他刚好相反。他球技普通,生活习惯又差,平时一副蠢样,在队上根本没人理他。(Henry 本身也很讨厌他,有一次,Henry 逮到Bruce在洗手檯便溺,气得向总教练Dutch投诉。)  但,就在这一年春训之前,一切都改变了。  因不幸而变成好友  Bruce感到身体不适,经医师诊断是何杰金氏淋巴瘤(Hodgkin's disease, or Hodgkin's lymphoma),这在当时是绝症。Bruce的保险是向Henry投保的,在Henry 的陪伴之下,他们一起到专门的医院做进一步诊疗,并得到医院的确认。  Henry听从Bruce的要求,保守著这个秘密。两人回到春训集训地,当时 Henry 和球团的谈薪陷入僵局,Henry 正在「罢训」。但不久他得到消息,球团打算要释出Bruce,於是他接受球团提议的薪资,只不过要加入一条附加条款——他的命运必须和Bruce绑在一起,球团不管要交易还是释出Bruce,都得连他一块送走。  球团答应这个条件。但总教练觉得事有蹊蹺,如之前所述,Henry曾向他抱怨Bruce的不良生活习惯,但怎么突然间,又像是情人一样不可分离呢?总教练私下想尽办法要查个水落石出。  总教练一直找线索,想要知道之前Henry和Bruce到了什么地方、做了什么事,而 Henry就不断扯谎,想出各种理由来掩饰他和Bruce去过医院。  脱胎换骨的表现  Henry还以他的理财知识当条件,和一位老爱奚落Bruce的队友达成协议,希望他不要对Bruce那么刻薄。Henry告诉这位队友Bruce罹患绝症的秘密,并要他守口如瓶。  但这种「秘密」,很快就在队友之间秘密流传,没多久,大多数球员都知道了。忽然间,大家对 Bruce 都特别包容,人人都愿意与他交友。原本这支球队,充满了球技一流的球星,但人人各自为政,谁也不服谁,现在因为Bruce的不幸,球队的向心力竟因而凝聚了起来,此后球队连战连胜。  Bruce原本只是替补捕手,上场机会不多,表现也不理想;因为队友的接纳,他开始有了自信,各项表现都创下生涯新高,到了七月,他已是主战捕手了。  球队最终拿下第一,季后赛一路横扫,夺得世界大赛冠军。而Bruce在球季结束前,就因病重离队,於不久后便病逝了。  电影在Henry的旁白中结束。Bruce的丧礼,球队只有送花,没有代表到场。  ◎幕  后  Bang the Drum Slowly ,中译名为「战鼓轻敲」。不过首先要说明的,这个Drum,并不是战鼓,而是送丧时的哀鼓;Slowly,也非「轻」敲,而是「慢」敲。这个鼓声,就像是丧鐘,沉重地、缓慢地敲击著,像是死神逐渐走近的脚步……  本片改编自 Mark Harris 的同名小说 Bang the Drum Slowly 。Mark Harris 总共写了四本棒球小说,这「四部曲」分别是:The Southpaw (1953)、 Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)、A Ticket for a Seamstitch (1957),和 It Looked Like For Ever (1979),书中的主角,都是投手 Henry Author Wiggen。  Bang the Drum Slowly 这个书名,是从一首美国的传统牛仔歌曲 Streets of Laredo (或称为「牛仔悲歌」 Cowboy's Lament )中的歌词改编而来,这首歌,唱的是一位垂死牛仔的临终遗言,原先的歌词,有些用语比较古老一点,而在电影里,歌词有小小的更动,以下是和书名有关的副歌部分:  O bang the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,  Play the dead march as they carry me on,  Put bunches of roses all over my coffin,  Roses to deaden the clods as they fall  啊,哀鼓慢慢击,横笛低声奏,  当他们抬我灵柩时,演奏那送丧曲,  在我棺木上,覆满成束玫瑰,  让那玫瑰,舒缓落下的土块。
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1973
战鼓轻悄
胆包天
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胆包天
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简介:Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately; Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction; but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.  The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average; but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!
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1975
胆包天
江南平寇记
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江南平寇记
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简介:明朝嘉靖年间,嘉靖皇帝求仙炼丹无心朝政,奸臣严嵩独揽朝政勾结祸乱。京城朋党林立人人自危,东南沿海倭患尤甚猖獗一时。虽有戚继光、俞大猷奋力抗敌平息倭患,但溃败的倭寇趁朝政不举天下大乱,勾结恶霸汉奸,流窜于江浙一带,致使民间百姓深受其苦。  在浙江某府,流窜倭寇一夜杀尽万朝观,穿上道服假扮道长,于观内后堂暗设机关,专门暗算前来求签算卦的小姐夫人。一时间,坊间失踪的小姐夫人多达数十人。江浙倭患惊动朝廷,嘉靖皇帝颁旨,着柳远山为钦差大人,以监粮为名,暗查镇南王与倭寇勾结篡乱之事。  柳大人带府内护卫石头秘密前往江南,千金小姐柳飞燕因思念石头尾随而来。柳大人下榻钦差府不便露面,石头拜访天下镖局,请来同门师弟王天虎,以天下镖局走镖为名,暗中进入万朝观。柳飞燕不知其中秘密,任性行由险些落入倭寇于观内后堂设下的机关暗窟。  此行万朝观,柳大人断定万朝观就是祸害失踪小姐夫人的罪魁祸首,至于万朝观是否与镇南王有勾结,还待继续查探。柳大人正思量如何试探万朝观与镇南王的关系,柳飞燕因急于营救暗窟里的姐妹惹下大祸,天下镖局王天虎为营救柳飞燕丧命。飞燕惹下大祸,秉性仗义的石头不甘心师弟如此送死,遂夜闯万朝观,一举荡平万朝观。  铲除万朝观的倭寇,引起镇南王的不安。在朝廷颁旨柳将军密切关注镇南王时,镇南王铤而走险孤注一掷,设下鸿门宴,意欲陷害柳远山。剑拔弩张之际,石头杀将而来,在督抚刘将军的援助下,一举拿下拥兵自重的镇南王。柳远山回京复命,朝廷念其此番有功,晋升为二品大员,石头升为御前护卫,择黄道吉日,与柳飞燕结莲理之好。
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2007
江南平寇记