伟大的逃兵

　　Out of the fifties &♯39;B&♯39; Science-Fiction monster movies, this easily ranks as the best. It&♯39;s most notable as the film that ALIEN is an unaccredited remake of, thus giving it a certain historical significance.
　　The intriguing plot is about the rescue of the only marooned survivor (Col. Carruthers) of an ill-fated expedition to Mars. The authorities, pig-headed as usual, falsely assume that he murdered his fellow crew members, so that he&♯39;d have more provisions to survive; hence he is being brought back to Earth to face court-martial for murder. (There is also a somewhat interesting plot reversal here: Most movies of this nature usually begin with the ship leaving Earth, enroute to its otherworld destination, while, in this case, the "story" is believed finished, and begins as the characters take-off from the other planet, returning to Earth). As the rescue ship is leaving Mars, a lurking, ominous shadow is seen in the lower compartment. (A frightening, atmospheric moment, accomplished through sheer economy and simplicity).
　　Carruthers insists of his innocence to his fellow captors, claiming that his original crew mates were slaughtered by a hostile, unseen presence on the desolute red planet, but three-guesses as to their reaction to his unusual plea. Naturally, he can&♯39;t prove it, and 50&♯39;s space authorities were not very alien conscience at the time. (As a side-thought, "unseen menace" may remind you of that highly "original" BLAIR WITCH).
　　As everyone sacks out, a hapless supporting charactor whose name is at the bottom of the casting list (guess what will happen to him?) hears something in the lower compartment. Despite your futile "don&♯39;t go down there, you jerk!" pleas, he does just that, and is appropriately killed (more like thoroughly obliterated) by the shadowy figure with insatiable blood lust on its mind. In the victim&♯39;s case, dereliction of duty and sheer cowardliness would have been the wise decision. The scene is actually well-directed (for a change) and develops much suspense, as the entire film surprisingly does.
　　The crew finally catches on that they have an unwanted ship crasher on board, and try every possible means at their disposal to eliminate it, but the unknown creature seems to copping an anti-death attitude. Proving to be an even more clever, worthy adversary, &♯39;IT!&♯39; also hides out in the ventilation shafts of the ship (now that should ring a bell). Cahn&♯39;s forceful direction generates considerable tension as the malevolent stowaway works its way up from one level of the confined ship to the next, eventually leaving the remaining characters trapped at the top. The movie&♯39;s suspense is blunt and right to the point: "IT!&♯39; has to kill them or starve, hence they have to kill "IT!" or die. Nothing like those "no two ways about it" choices. Rent it, or check for it on cable if you wish to know the outcome.
　　For a low-budget quickie, IT! is quite impressive and memorable. The dreaded sense of claustrophobic tension, rendering the characters&♯39; helpless entrapment, is highly effective. This is a production in which the limited budget and small sets actually work in favor of the plot&♯39;s scary ambience. The black & white photography (Yes, it&♯39;s one of those!) helps to enhance its dark, creepy mood, and the sense of apprehension is quite high. (Modern day color freaks never seem to take that into consideration). The plot is also somewhat cynically ironic: If the creature hadn&♯39;t stowed away on the ship, Carruthers would have most likely been found guilty of the charges against him.
　　The intelligent script (see what I mean about "rareity") was penned by noted Science-Fiction author Jerome Bixby (remember Twilight Zone&♯39;s "It&♯39;s a Good Life")? The picture&♯39;s taut editing eliminates any extraneous dross. (ALIEN tended to drag in its first hour with its sophomoric dialogue, and why did it have to include that stupid and ultimately counter-productive sub-plot of Ash being a robot, and further dragging the story down to another big bad conspiracy cliche? UNNECESSARY!!!)
　　Director Cahn astutely keeps the rubber-suited monster off-screen and in the shadows through-out most of the proceedings, keeping your paranoid imagination on constant alert. Unfortunately, perhaps at the studio&♯39;s commercial insistance, it is a little over-revealed at the climax, but I haven&♯39;t claimed this to be the perfect masterpiece. The performances, though nothing award-winning, are nevertheless cool enough so that one becomes sincerely concerned as to their fates. Not many movies in recent times ever come close to achieving that. They can be over-produced from here to eternity, and usually only succeed in being gloriously annoying.
　　This film&♯39;s story is not really totally original (what is?), for it is based on A.E. Van Vogt&♯39;s "VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE." All ALIEN fanatics should track down an old used copy to see where the initial influence came from.
　　As long as you&♯39;re not craving another CGI wind-ding, you may find it worthwhile. Just don&♯39;t expect the women to be Ripley precursors. This was still the sock-knitting fifties, sad to say.

　　片中描述一位股票经纪人在一次交易中，赔光了所有的资产，被迫转到了自行车快递这个行业，他原本也是个自行车爱好者，后来在商店里面埋了一辆自行车，开始快递生涯，影片中主要描述了当时作为快地工作的场景以及他们的生活画面。

　　同志Henry接到祖父病重的消息。他决定暂时放下自己在纽约颇成功的事业，回答家乡照料老人，然而，在家乡他又遇见了他，那个让他多年前心碎离开的好友：一个直男，已经离婚，带着两个孩子独自生活。
　　而这位直男慢慢也开始困惑于自己对好友的感情，到底是友情还是爱情。他尝试从爱情上去接纳他，最终还是失败，毕竟他是个直人。
　　男主角一直把心思放在直人身上，却不知镇上杂货店的印第安人老板已悄悄地爱上了自己。老板每天费尽心思地为他病重的爷爷调理饮食，却羞涩木讷地不敢向他表白（这小镇的同志还真多）。在本镇那些友善的居民朋友的撮合下，他和老板终于走倒了一起。
　　故事发生在美丽的蒙大拿山区，风景优美，民风淳朴。

　　为了筹措争取女儿明蒂监护权官司的资金，理查在怀抱星梦的女演员莎夏的介绍下，加入一场长达24小时的舞台剧演出，希望借此获得高额的奖金，但理查却万万没想到，他即将参与一场真枪实弹的血腥屠杀秀……。

　　杰西（理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰）是一个桀骜不驯又特立独行的青年，过着放荡不羁的生活。杰西在拉斯维加斯偷了一辆车，并和警方发生了交火，意外中，杰西杀死了一名警察，成为了通缉犯。无奈之下，杰西只得踏上逃亡的旅途，他的目的地是洛杉矶。
　　在洛杉矶，杰西找到了之前结识的女孩莫妮卡（范蕾丽尔·卡帕里斯基 Valérie Kaprisky 饰），对莫妮卡一见钟情的杰西希望前者能够和他一起去墨西哥生活。莫妮卡出生在一个非常保守的家庭之中，过着循规蹈矩的生活，杰西的大胆建议让她心动不已。然而，最终，莫妮卡发现了杰西的通缉令，意识到自己一直和一名杀人犯在一起，慌乱之中，莫妮卡报了警。

　　Follows a group of girlfriends from Assam and Meghalaya, north-eastern states in India, gathering in the back streets of Delhi to throw a secret wedding party for a soon-to-be bride. Terrorised by their rottweiler of a landlady and with their boyfriends utterly useless as help, the group&♯39;s already disorganized plans soon go further awry. As the women cook the traditional Axone wedding stew (a pork stew with pungent local herbs), neighbors complain about its powerful smell. However, they are determined to prepare the aromatic dish. With the challenges brought on by cultural difference and the pressures of being migrants in a seemingly unfriendly city, is food and love enough to save the day?

　　讲述失踪25年的妹妹“有真”重返家中后家人逐渐出现了变化，对此感到异常的哥哥“书振”追查妹妹隐藏秘密时发现令人惊讶事件的推理悬疑故事。

　　塔克（崔沃•摩尔 Trevor Moore 饰）和贝尔（扎克•克雷格 Zach Cregger 饰）是一对发小儿。一次，塔克在贝尔哥哥的储藏柜里翻到了一本《花花公子》，从此对性着迷，一发而不可收拾。他对着癫痫病女孩吹口哨，从而招致了对方的拳打脚踢。与塔克不同，贝尔是一个羞涩内向的男孩，他对于女生还是发乎情至于礼。但是由于被损友坏名声拖累，贝尔被暗恋的女友三振出局。两个谈性正浓的家伙，在一次舞会上结识了大亨人物埃匹克（克雷格•罗宾逊 Craig Robinson 饰），对方左拥右抱美女的霸道，深深影响了他们。后来，一次偶然的机会，两人坐上了他的豪华房车，但却在美色前纷纷败下阵来……

　　影片以一个警察自杀的场面开始。接着一个冷漠粗暴的男子在夜总会里痛殴黑帮小喽罗，却被该黑帮的老大看中请他做事，他很快成了帮会里的红人。与此同时他又和该帮会的死对头频繁接触，引发了两派之间的激烈斗争。原来这一切都是由于那起自杀事件所引起。

　　一个男孩被绑架，他的爸爸麦克尔·斯台格警官陷入绝望之中。他没有钱，他妻子刚刚离他而去，他作警察的工作也前途暗淡。更让他不安的是，他没有接到绑匪的信或电话。为什么？因为绑匪搞错了。他本想绑架斯台格的上司警察局长马滕斯的儿子。绑匪为了了结和马滕斯的陈年旧帐，索要五十多万元的赎金，马滕斯不给。为什么？因为那不是他的儿子。可是他低估了那个倒霉的上司。斯台格发誓不管涉及到什么人，他都一定要救出儿子。

　　史蒂夫（比尔·默瑞 Bill Murray 饰）是一名海洋纪录片导演，他的作品曾经为许多孩子的童年披上了梦幻的色彩。在一次拍摄中，史蒂夫的老朋友死于美洲虎鲨之口，这让史蒂夫深受打击，他发誓要找到虎鲨，为友报仇，并且将此作为新片的题材。在发布会上，史蒂夫遇见了自称是自己儿子的耐德（欧文·威尔逊 Owen Wilson 饰），他遂邀请这个年轻人加入他的创作团队。史蒂夫要面临的难题很多，资金短缺，和妻子的感情不和，并且，他所拍摄的纪录片已经渐渐的失去了吸引力。
　　一位名叫珍妮（凯特·布兰切特 Cate Blanchett）的记者加入了史蒂夫的团队，她要为他写一本个人传记，然而，她和史蒂夫的相处并不融洽，倒是和耐德越走越近，这让史蒂夫醋意大发。同时，耐德的真实身份也让史蒂夫心寸怀疑。一群海盗的光临让史蒂夫的计划彻底破产，一名船员也惨遭绑架，面对这样糟糕的境况，身经百战的史蒂夫能够完成他的复仇计划吗？

　　在东京新宿黄金街的小酒吧工作的真理子（伊藤沙莉 饰），作为调酒师的她，还有另外一个身份——侦探。有一天，真理子接到一个组织的委托，要求她“寻找混入歌舞伎町的外星人”，她便开始与自称是忍者的恋人MASAYA（竹野内丰 饰）合作进行搜索。