似乎圣诞节越来越流行,很多人都提前到圣诞来抒发年终感受了。对于这个宗教节日,我热情一直有限,出国后更是如此。现在看反而国内过圣诞过的很火热,多数人不会去理会“圣诞”的含义,多一个狂欢的日子总是好的吧。今年的圣诞夜,是在维也纳机场度过的。从开罗飞了几个小时后在晚上7点到达维也纳机场,没有签证只能在不大的国际部转来转去,店铺都已关门,只有一家饭店还开着。圣诞夜,就窝在休息室,躺在硬硬的座椅上,不过倒没有之前想象的悲凉,呵呵,大概是因为要从美好但混乱的埃及回到相对来说hassle-free的美国,觉得轻松舒适了?照片照了1000多张,游记让俺慢慢写吧。
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby [3/5], Nacho Libre [3/5], Step Up [2.5/5], The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift [1.5/5]
// December 25th, 2006 // Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
这部喜剧片得到的评价颇高,只是我个人不是特别喜欢 Will Ferrell,所以上映时也没有太大动力去看。故事讲 Ricky Bobby 从小就受父亲教诲“If you ain’t first, you’re last!”,终于撞到一个机会当起了职业赛车手,而且极为成功,再加上从小的好友Cal的无私帮助,更是在赛场上所向披靡。不过所谓天有不测风云,何况Ricky同学也越来越自负,终于在和一个法国车手的对决中翻车。人是没受伤,可是精神受到了刺激,有了对速度强烈的恐惧,赛车是不行了,还被老婆踹出了家门。当然,喜剧励志片嘛,主角总是会克服万难东山再起的。片子是挺搞笑的,而且演法国车手的就是在之后Borat里大放异彩的 Sacha Baron Cohen。整部片子没什么不好的,但也没有太让我喜欢的,还不错的喜剧片吧。
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
3/5
Nacho Libre
Nacho从小就梦想成为一个拳击手,但却只能在一家修道院当厨师。为了修道院的孤儿们能得到更好的食物,也为了自己的梦想,Nacho戴上面具,登上拳击场。这片子肯定不会得到所有人的喜爱,毕竟它真的是傻的要命,看海报就知道,整部片子都无厘头傻到爆,但好的就是它从头到尾特别一致的傻,不拔高不娇情,所以我还挺喜欢。
Nacho Libre (2006)
3/5
Step Up
两个年轻人,一个是混街头不学无术的街舞猛男,一个是读艺术学校坚持跳舞梦想的芭蕾现代舞猛女,这两人碰到一起肯定是激情挡不出哈。还记得几年前看的一部街舞电影 You Got Served,我觉得狠好看,再到前段时间看的国标结合街舞的 Take The Lead,再到这部 Step Up,这类电影我觉得故事可以不出彩,但舞蹈一定要好看。这部电影的舞蹈最开始还是不错的,中间一段群舞很不错,只可惜最后的压轴舞实在是太一般,两个主角掩盖了很久的不专业的舞步是彻底暴露了。可惜可惜,虎头蛇尾。
Step Up (2006)
2.5/5
The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift
活脱脱《头文字D》的翻版,而且还翻的很烂。情节首先就很烂,而且衔接混乱。演员的表现基本都很差,本来对主角 Lucas Black 还留有些印象,因为之前看 Friday Night Lights 觉得他很有个性,后来还看到新闻说他坚持不改自己浓重的南方口音,可惜这片子的角色大概不是特别适合他,他虽然表演的不能说烂,但也不怎样,何况其他演员一致的烂演技也多少会让他近墨者黑吧。当然这片子虽然烂,但一些赛车镜头还是不错的,尤其中间一段在东京街头的飚车,从人群中穿过,很有感觉。
The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
1.5/5
From Library of Alexandria
// December 21st, 2006 // Life, Travel
Ha, I’m in Library of Alexandria right now. The ticket comes with 1 hour free internet in the library. This newly built library (finished at 2002) is very cool. It is the 8th biggest libarary in the world and has the largest open reading area. Unfortunately our driver is waiting outside to have sea food diner, and I’m starving. So, again just say hi from Alexandria, ha!
From Luxor
// December 18th, 2006 // Life, Travel
I’ve been staying in Luxor for the past two days. I visited many tombs and temples and they are all wonderful, especially Karnak Temple which is just phenomenal. This morning I did a hot balloon trip over the west bank of Luxor and it was very exciting. My cruise will keep sailing to south this afternoon. Just say Hi from Luxor, ha.
From Cairo!
// December 15th, 2006 // Life, Travel
Ha, I’m at an internet cafe in Cairo right now! Yesterday I went to see the great Pyramids and they are really amazing. Cairo is a kind of scary city, but in a way very similar to Beijing-_-. I will visit Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo etc. today and will head to south tonight. Ha, just say hi from Egypt! yoyo.