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米兰九口径
362Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen. Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan... "Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don. The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours. -
胆包天
873Umberto 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! -
荒野大镖客
771墨西哥边境小镇来了一位大镖客(克林特·伊斯特伍德 Clint Eastwood 饰),他得知镇上势不两立的两大帮派罗霍兄弟和镇长巴克斯特相厮杀已久,便决定与两派斡旋,除去镇上恶势力,恢复小镇的平静。他目击罗霍兄弟劫杀了一队士兵并私占黄金,于是利用两具士兵尸体吸引巴克斯特来寻找罗霍兄弟的罪证。同时,他又将消息透露给罗霍兄弟,导致双方展开了一场激烈枪战。乔在两派激战时找到了黄金,并发现被罗霍兄弟囚禁的女人玛利索,他将玛利索交给巴克斯特,换回了在激战中被捕获的儿子安东尼奥。但后来他得知玛利索是被罗霍家的雷蒙抢占,于是设法救出了她,帮助她与丈夫孩子一起逃出镇子。深爱着玛利索的雷蒙发现心爱的女人被放走,便认定是巴克斯特一家所为,于是展开了疯狂的报复。究竟两大帮派谁胜谁负,作为中间人的大镖客能否实现恢复小镇和平的计划? -
英雄的崛起
553A journey from Suphan to the Kingdom of Ayothaya of a boy named "Kaew", he travels with hope to be enlisted in the army in the time of war, there he meets "Pim", his first love who is now engaged to a perfect man called "Chang". -
热天午后
549根据真实故事改编,美国历史上最不完善的银行抢案。 本该是10分钟完成的银行抢劫犯罪,却变成了12小时的拉锯战。桑尼(阿尔·帕西诺饰)算是美国历史上最倒霉的银行抢劫犯了。一个盛夏的下午,桑尼与同伴塞勒(约翰·卡扎雷饰)闯入纽约市布鲁克林银行,准备实施抢劫。怎奈银行刚刚完成交易,金库内根本没有现钱。倒霉的桑尼与塞勒转而劫持人质,与警方对峙提出要求。但4小时后,劫案现场被围观群众和手忙脚乱的警察弄得像游乐园一样热闹。桑尼走出银行对警察的质问居然赢得了群众的喝彩。8小时后,银行劫案登上了电视节目的实况转播,大家仿佛拍电影一样高兴。而这时夜色降临,人质亦出现了斯德哥尔摩症候群,究竟这场闹剧将以什么方式结束? -
AI 爱上你
909一个故障百出的 AI 机械人正面临被淘汰的命运,却因爱上一个女人而躲进一个男人的血肉之躯,用尽千方百计夺取芳心。 -
狼人
601劳伦斯·塔尔伯特(本尼西奥·德尔·托罗 Benicio Del Toro 饰)因幼时的悲痛记忆,离家多年并与家人鲜有联系。一日,在伦敦演出的劳伦斯被弟弟本杰明的未婚妻格温·康利弗(艾米莉·布朗特 Emily Blunt 饰)找到,康利弗告诉劳伦斯本杰明惨死的消息,并请求他回家乡黑色荒野进行调查。劳伦斯重新回到幼时生活的地方,此行他不仅想找出杀害弟弟的凶手,而且希望揭开母亲当年惨死父亲怀中的真相。记忆中宛如世外桃源般的黑色荒野因为接连有人受袭身亡而陷入恐慌,关于月圆之夜出现的怪物更是众说纷纭。调查中劳伦斯终于亲眼见到传说中的怪物——狼人,在追杀狼人的过程中,劳伦斯不幸被咬伤。伤愈之后的劳伦斯感到自己的体内开始产生变化,关于被狼人咬伤后将变成狼人的传说应验在了劳伦斯的身上…… -
米勒的十字路口
850美国一个小城市,当地的黑帮老大利奥和他的好朋友兼助手汤姆(加布里埃尔•伯恩 Gabriel Byrne 饰)同时爱上了黑道中人伯尼(约翰•特托罗 John Turturro 饰)的妹妹维娜(马西娅•盖伊•哈登 Marcia Gay Harden 饰),两个好朋友甚至为争夺维娜的爱的而反目。同时,当地的另一个黑帮老大卡斯帕极力拉拢汤姆,答应帮他偿还赌债,条件就是干掉伯尼。汤姆为了讨维娜的欢心,暗中帮助伯尼藏了起来,对卡斯帕却宣称自己已经杀死了伯尼。不料伯尼反咬一口,以此威胁汤姆帮他干掉卡斯帕,不然就重新露面。局面霎时变得混乱起来。