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OneofthemostpopularTVminiseriesinitshomecountry,TheMeetingPlaceCan’tBeChangedisapoliceproceduralsetinpost-WorldWarIIMoscow.VladimirSharapov(VladimirKonkin),recentlydischargedfromtheRedArmy,joinsthehomicidebureauofthelocalpolice.Sharapov,whotendstodoeverythingbythebook,oftenclasheswithseasonedpolicedetectiveGlebZheglov(VladimirVysotsky).Thelatterissoconvincedthat"athief’splaceisinprison"thathedoesnotstopatplantingevidencehimselfifnecessary.Thetwomenlearntoworktogetherduringamurderinvestigationthatleadsthemtoagangofcriminalsknownas"theBlackCat."

http://oldhkmovie.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_18.html導演：梁湯美(即梁家樹)編劇：陳文貴!李登!乳仔!石仔監製：余允抗!劉鎮緯(即劉鎮偉)公映日期：一九八四年三月廿九日出品公司：五洲世紀影業无限公司票房紀錄：港幣七百六十三萬六千二百零四元演員：鄭高雅(飾Donna)!王青(分飾戴厚青/花仔榮)!廖偉雄(飾廖震)劉鎮偉提到「孖襟兄弟」,說起许多難忘之事。起首他與王家衛相識於此時,逐漸成為挚友,又因導演梁家樹办事太過放蕩,他身為行政人員也第一次落場拍攝電影,負責分鏡,還有初次演戲,客串一幕,與林建名飾演一對偷情的傭工。可能處女下海,印象難忘,本片有不少分鏡拍攝均重現在劉鎮偉的作品,笑料已經玩特異功效,哈哈。本片故事用一句就講完,窮小子掉業,重遇新發財的舊同學而求得一份任务,成為主僕的兩人同時鐘意一位美人,最後美人愛上心肠仁慈的窮小子。類似橋段拍過很屡次,片中王青廖偉雄分別飾演暴發戶跟窮小子,兩人的脚色明显對破,戲名卻叫「孖襟兄弟」,只因編導為暴發戶王青定下惡行的底線,每當窮小子廖偉雄被逼到絕路時便流淚訴苦,王青見狀就會收斂一下,還變成滑頭去安撫廖偉雄,為王青的脚色保存一點人道,並不凡事去到盡的傳統壞蛋脚色。廖偉雄飾演窮小子性情仁慈卻帶出缺點,办事有點懶惰又口不擇言,並非完善無瑕的傳統坏人脚色,片中人物性情寫得細緻,較貼近人道,不是單一性情的樣板人物。而兩位配角成為挚友,還有一個个性,就是喜歡耍小聰明。論喜劇風格,看看配角的名稱已知一二。影片初段,潦倒的廖震赶上銀行劫案,做了人質,萬念俱灰,便叫警员開鎗打他,不要放過劫匪,廖震便說：「開鎗啦。開鎗打廖震,打廖震呀。(即諧音打尿震)」。兩配角大玩諧音笑話及無聊的順口溜,理解廣東話也未必領會到當中笑點,因為笑話援用當年的著名廣告!戲名!政壇名流!粵語片紅星或老諺語等等,要在當年生涯過方可抓住笑點。後生仔看本片不必擔心,戲裏有许多一小段的笑話,看畫面已領會到笑點,笑話所玩的配景多數來自一样平常生涯,將大事化大來營造笑料,有些甚瘋狂戲謔,有些又會反应人道一面。八十年月,港產喜劇再次大盛,媲美粵語長片時期,出產了许多喜劇明星,二綫笑星王青跟廖偉雄也主演過不少精彩的小本喜劇,兩人很有個性的,各人當然熟习廖偉雄,而現在王青給年輕人的印象只是個合臨時演員,不知他也是精彩笑星。「大口青」王青人如其「混名」,大口可吞拳頭,成奎安未成名之前,喜劇中惡人多數由他負責,不要只記得電影「山狗」的荷蘭仔一角。本片的歡樂氣氛,亦有賴一班笑星客串,如林建名!劉一帆!吳孟達!胡大為!吳浣儀等等,笑片始終依附喜感充分的演員。

Setinanundergrounddungeoninhabitedbybundled,raggedhumanbeings,afterthenuclearholocaust.Thestoryfollowsthewanderingsofaherothroughthesituationsofsurvival.PeoplewaitfortheArktoarriveandrescuethemwhiletheirhabitatfallsapart.Delvingdeepintothedustyandlongabandondedvaultsofb-cinemainsearchoflostgemsalwaysleavesmewithabittersweettaste.Ononehandthediscoveryofunexpectedgemswherenoonewouldthinkthempossibleisarewardingexperience.Ontheotherhandthoughitmakesonewonderhowmanyoftheseremarkablelow-budgetoddities,personalloveaffairsofdirectorsneverquitefamousandnowallbutforgotten,havealmostforeverslippedfrommemory?nanycasewhatwehavehereisalittlepost-apocalypticgemfromPolandthatisreallybetterthanithasanyrightto.ThedystopiannearfutureofO-BI,O-BAfindsagroupofsurvivorsofthenuclearwarthatravagedtheEarthinhabitinganunderworldconcretebunkerandbidingtheirtimeastheywaitforthemysteriousArk,anairshipofsomekindthatwillcomeandsavethem.TheArkprovestobeanelaboratehoax,carefullydesignedtogivehopetothemalnourishedanddesperatedenizensofthebunker,whileinthemeantimethedomethatseparatestheirmiserableexistencefromthenuclearwinteroutsideisslowlycavingin.Whatfirststrikedmeaboutthemovieisthedesignofthebunkerandthedepictionofthesurvivors.Thesurvivorsaregaunt,filthyandterrible-lookingpenitents,dressedinragsandaimlesslywanderingtheneon-lithallsofthebunkerlikeautomatons.Thebunkerisarundown,seedyplace,withbrightneonlightspeeringfromallsidesliketheeyesofmalignantbeasts.Ononehanditisaslightly80’sdepictionofthedystopianfuturebutthemovieneverstoopsdowntoMADMAXcheese.Insteaditcombinesbitingpoliticalsatirewiththebleakoutlookofaworldwithnofuture,blackcomedywithbarbsonapathy,religionandpower.Thesurvivors,forexample,arefedsomekindofflourdroppingfromatubethathoversintheair-lateronwediscoverthefoodsupervisorusesbooksandtheBibleitselfasfillerforthismeagremeal.Therearemanysuchshortsymbolictouches,perhapsnotlife-changingorfaith-restoring,yetplayful,cleverandinspired.Onethingisforsure;O-BI,O-BAisnotyourrun-of-the-millsci-fischlock.Itovercomesitsmodestbudgetwithcreativityandhasgenuineartisticaspirationsbothfromawritinganddirectingperspective.Myopinionisthatitshouldhavebeenfilmedinblackandwhiteinsteadofcolourthough.Thedirectorusesatmosphericlightandshadowtogreateffectanditwouldhaveregisteredevenbetterinstarkblackandwhite.Theblue-greenneonontheotherhandoutstaysitswelcomeafterawhile.Justaminorgripeinanotherwisesolidb-moviewithitsheartsetinalltherightplaces.ImaginealessbleakTHEROAD(CormacMcCarthy)beinginjectedwiththesatireandhumourofDR.STRANGELOVEandyou’regettingthere.Seeitifyoucanfindit.

TwoGermancomputerpioneerswhogotocourtinthefightagainstanapparentlyinvincibleopponentinordertoberecognizedastheinventoroftheGoogleEarthalgorithm.Theseriesilluminatesboththehackersceneinpost-reunificationBerlininthe90s,aswellastheidealisticworldofearlySiliconValleyandtheharshrealityofamulti-milliondollarprocess.

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

U.S Postal Inspectors are called in when asuburban couple are killed by a mail bomb. Suspicion immediately falls on the couple'sestranged and heavily in debt son, whoalso just happens to be a Navy munitionsexpert. But investigations reveal that he ison the run from a past event in his life that is associated with the bombings.

Inspiredbytruelifeevents,intheOyoEmpireinthe1940's,ElesinOba,theking'schiefhorseman,succumbstothelureofbeautyandsexualdesireontheveryeveningheissettodieinordertofulfilhislifelongdebtofritualsuicidetoaccompanythedeadAlaafintotherealmoftheancestors,hederailsfromaveryimportantgenerationalandspiritualtransaction.Thissetsinmotionaseriesofcatastrophicconsequences,inaspell-bindingfilmofemotions,humour,andtragicrolereversalsthatputsancientbeliefsandcustomsontrialinaneverincreasinglypost-modernandWesternworld.

StoryofIzzyKlein,ayoungwomanfreshoutofcollegeasshestrikesupandruinsrelationshipswithseveralmen,andstrugglestonavigatethefailuresofpost-collegeadulthood,leaningonhermotherandoldersisterforsupport.

BillSaunders,disturbedex-soldier,killsamaninapostwarLondonpubbrawl.Fleeing,hehidesoutintheapartmentoflonelynurseJaneWharton.Later,despitemisgivingsabouthisviolentnature,JanebecomesinvolvedwithBill,whoresolvestoreform.Shegetshimajobdrivingamedicalsuppliestruck.ButracketeerHarryCarter,whowitnessedthekilling,wantstouseBill’stalentsforcrime.

SomewhereinBerlin.Butnotjustanytime,thisishereandnow.Apostmandeliversaparceland,soonafterwards,everythingchanges.Aterroristattackrocksafamilytothecore.Maxi–wholoseshermother,herbrothersandherhome–triestolookforward,butisstilldeeplyinsecure.Nothingseemstowork.HerfatherAlexisastraumatisedassheis.Thecertaintiesofthepasthavebeenwipedoutandthegriefthatcomeswiththeirlossobscureseverything.MeetinganotheryoungpersonseemstohelpMaxi.Karlliberatesherfromherparalysisandurgeshertoconquerherfear.HehasorganisedameetingofEuropeanstudentswhoarelookingforsolutionstothecatastrophicsituationonthecontinent.ThetaskheassignsMaxicouldbethedecidingfactorinthesuccessofagrandplan.ByjoiningforceswithKarl,Maxiisdancingonaknifeedge:todayinBerlin,tomorrowinPrague,sooninStrasbourgandeventuallyalloverEurope.JesuisKarl–apoliticaltakeover.