太空戰士3 - 傳說的LV99,雙重武器+防具及打爆初回最後大佬 (1990)

小學時代我玩得最瘋狂既一隻game,唔使講,一定係Square隻太空戰士3.
同當時既死敵,Enix既勇者鬥惡龍系列(Dragon Quest)相比,的確前衛性及革新性係無對手咁好,轉職系統呢家野係88年DQ3已經率先推出,但Square要去到90年隻FF3先加入轉職系統,予人感覺好似跟住DQ後面走咁;不過,撇除系統革新,FF既畫面同視窗,甚至係戰鬥時既流暢度都遠比DQ優勝,尤其係戰鬥畫面時個職業LV越高,hit數越多(左右手熟練度高),DQ系列就做唔到呢一點.

而當時既FF3最令一眾機迷(包括我!!)津津樂道既,當然係佢既"99秘技"----即係LV99,武器防具99個及道具99個.而post呢個"不可能的任務"既果位日本仔就係用哂上述3個秘技,先有可能隊林呢個FF3既最後大佬暗雲既第一形態...因為呢個第一形態以正常遊戲進度係無可能打得底,因為佢第一形態既HP成七十幾萬,兼且每一次攻擊既同時會恢復9成體力(自己),如果唔係用99秘技,基本上無可能破呢個bug.


p.s.順帶一提,主角每一次既攻擊其實唔止扣9999咁少,只係因為Square當時整FF3果陣既最大output得4位數,所以只會顯示9999.(但其實以我所知係扣萬幾!)

Come Back

0岩0岩泰國回家中......09年,有一個唔錯既開始.

Continue.

Girls Just Want To Have Fun (飛出校園) (1985)

Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985)

趁住呢排狂聽Aloha From Hell隻Girls Just Want To Have Fun既cover,加上呢套戲今年迪士尼確定會再重拍remake版本,令到呢個24年前既原版更覺珍貴.(當年拍呢套片既時候,童星出身既Sarah Jessica Parker都只不過係20歲,另一女主角Helen Hunt都係22左右.)

成套戲故事我唔多講(要睇故事請搵wikipedia),我要講既,反而係套戲本身---其實有咩吸引?點解咁多套青春片唔睇,要睇呢套?原因好簡單,就係因為套戲入面角色同埋個drama所散發出果一種現代teen movie冇既青春活力同埋氣息感染到我.你睇返而家既High School Muiscal, Step Up(舞出真我)等同類型片種,係根本無果種"無悔青春"----一種不惜追求夢想而敢於挑戰現狀既態度.而家既新世代對"無悔青春"既定義,係認為人生苦短,不如就有咁合皮去盡佢,呢個唔係厭世,而係一種逃避既態度.(雖然我都不得不說明一下,80年代既青春片都唔係套套都係咁.呢套係其中一套mainstream既異數)

再者,而家D戲既故事背景好多都設定到男女主角非富則貴,基本上一開始就已經唔需要面對任何困難.咁既劇本可能會好0岩而家既新一代,但對於我地呢D屋村仔出身睇完就會覺得荒謬...邊可能有說服力?

如果你覺得而家既青春片好睇既話,你一定要睇返呢套經典更正返你既思維.我亦希望迪士尼今次翻拍唔好過份地將套戲變成一套流於庸俗既溝女片.(<----過份妄想)

p.s.附圖為2008年reissue version既DVD cover

Little Women (小婦人) (1994)

Little Women (1994)

最近鐘意睇D美國經典文學作品改編既電影,呢套94年既"Little Women",就最合我心意.

改編自美國著名文學作家Louisa May Alcott係美國內戰時期發表既同名作"Little Women",內容講述March家既四朵金花-----天生麗質既家姐Meg(Trini Alvarado飾),同樣都係靚但男仔頭性格既二家姐Jo(Winona Ryder飾),體弱多病既三妹Beth(Claire Danes飾)及自私既四妹Amy(Kirsten Dunst飾)佢地既四姊妹感情(同親情)同埋Jo同Laurence家既準當家---Laurie(Christian Bale飾)既一段患得患失既感情故事.(呀,同埋Jo之後做左作家同佢恩師Bhaer結婚果段.)

套戲得2個鐘都唔夠,基本上實有D野係漏左冇講:例如Jo點解會拒絕Laurie既求婚?Laurie話會等Jo返黎,但點解後尾會同佢細妹Amy結左婚.....雖然係咁,但整體上故事拍得仍然相當流暢,唔會忽然"無啦啦"整個scene出黎唔知講咩,又承接唔到上段故事......

不過,講到戲班,呢套戲既演員陣容真係絕對無敵(咁滯).Trini Alvarado就唔使講,佢係屬於貴精不貴多果一種"精英",淨係一套Time Square就已經夠照,加上稍後我會講既Stella(90年)佢入面出色既精湛演技,實在令我印象深刻...當時既佢,係一線actoress既實力派;Winona Ryder又係唔使講,Edward Scissorhands(90年,香港譯"幻海奇緣")同Dracula(92年,香港譯"吸血殭屍驚情四百年")呢兩套就已經係佢當年既生招牌,睇睇下,而家既Keira Knightly都真係有幾分似佢(可惜01年撻野之後,就一沉不起,唉...);Claire Danes則係90年代超級靚女一名(但係Little Women入面唔覺,奇怪??),佢同Lenorado DiCaprio係96年套Romeo + Juliet一片成名,直到而家都仲係咁省鏡;Kirsten Dunst就唔使我講了...冇錯,佢就係而家既"蜘蛛女"(即係Spiderman演主角女友),估唔到當年得12歲既佢係真係咁可愛!(冇錯佢同我一樣係82年出世!)而男主角Christian Bale....哈哈,唔使我多講掛!??!(又係估唔到佢後生果陣咁英俊)

高水準傑作誠意推薦!

p.s.點解94年我仲係懵盛盛咩都唔識????灰!!!

No Pants Subway Ride 2009 in NY

1,200 New Yorkers ride the subway without pants in a snow storm. OMG O_O

Coming Up Reviews

01. Stella (1990)
*受到Beachs(情比姊妹深)同Times Square既影響,愛上左Bette Midler同Trini Alvarado既演技,咁0岩呢套Stella係佢地同台演出既一套現代論理劇,故事感人,尤其係Bette演既老媽子果種為個女既前途甘心交托俾前夫養果一下真係會令人落淚.

02. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (舞出校園) (1985)
*色慾都市(Sex and the City)女主角Sarah Jessica Parker後生時成名作之一,亦係一套非常經典既青春愛情片,個電影title係同Cindy Lauper係83年隻超hit作"She's So Unusual"入面既超級主打"Girls just want to have fun"一模一樣,因為呢一首歌係80年代真係hit到無人唔識,而Cindy Lauper係首歌既MTV入面既舞姿俾電影商睇中,係2年後食住個潮流,咁就拍左呢套片.....不過,呢套片唔係爛片,係真係幾好睇,劇入面既搞鬼場面係幾好笑(又勾起童年回憶...)

03. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
*80年代最正既青春愛情片,夠搞笑,夠浪漫,亦夠天真;加埋貓王首經典名作,冇可能唔睇!

04. At Close Range (義不容情) (1986)
*Sean Penn除左係Bad Boys入面演到七情上面,估唔到係呢套當時美國賓夕法尼亞州(Pennsylvania)發生既真人真事改編電影都相當有描頭:獸性老豆姦殺左佢女朋友不特止,之後仲因為個仔要大義滅親,迫佢最後興起殺機諗住隊林埋個仔...呀,仲有一樣,就係套片既插曲(or主題曲)係Madonna其中一首我至愛既"Live to Tell",真係好襯套戲個feeling,首歌既含意亦都夾部戲...I long live 80's.

05. Sex, lies and videotape (1989)
*原來呢套係史提芬蘇德堡(Steven Soderbergh)既成名作,初初我睇呢套戲果陣都係因為個大膽內容先去試,點知原來係咁正...如果你鐘意睇上年活地亞倫套"情迷巴塞隆拿"(Vicky Cristina Barcelona)既話,呢套片你一定會愛上.

06. Arachnophobia (小魔星) (1990)
*肯定當年明珠台有做過呢套蜘蛛做驚嚇題材既搞笑(?)片!!而家睇返,都真係覺得幾無聊....隻蜘蛛又唔係成個變形俠醫咁大,咁都可以拖成個幾鐘講一家三口點樣搞掂佢,係咪羅黎搞丫你話...
但就唔知點解細個就好鬼鐘意睇呢D.

07. Batteries Not Included (鬼使神差) (1987)
*又係另一套明珠台既classic...呢套史提芬史匹堡當年既科幻溫馨喜劇,細個睇果陣未識睇,而家睇返,噢,又唔同feeling.
咁點解我會咁有印象呢套野?就係因為我第細個玩過佢地出既玩具囉!尤記得果陣時屈臣氏仲係賣緊變形金剛既年代入面買咖(不過可惜老早送哂去堆填區!真係陰功!)



仲有好多,暫時係睇住/review住咁多先......

Satisfaction (我愛樂與怒) (1988) - Review

原本好期望呢套片會係一套都幾rock下既drama片,因為上網睇過下個trailer感覺極佳(開頭intro果幾個女主角個feel真係入型入格),就算唔係Rock Star,又或者係Rock N' Roll High School果種,都起碼似School Of Rock,但套野到左手之後先知原來班後生女(加個keyboard仔,上圖右下...)係一班翻玩5~60年代舊歌既cover band,係一次機會下識左個酒吧老細,個老細原本唔係好想俾佢地演出,但最後都係俾佢地玩出名堂,更加識左個label經理人,可以帶佢地去歐洲tour,不過就係呢段時間隊band內部就發生唔少問題,最後係差D冇埋個機會...到左最後,先知道原來個經理人只係睇中左個女主角(vocal),當佢要求女主角放棄成隊band跟佢一齊返歐洲果時,女主角一口拒絕,認為冇左成隊人玩黎都冇咩意思,結果成隊人都係返番去老家,繼續cover band既生活...

本來套野唔係真係咁差,只不過係自己寄望過高....片入面大量翻玩經典到痺既舊歌包括Rolling Stone既"Satisfaction",亦即係本片既main title(多謝阿paul指出...如果唔係我都唔知!!),Johnny Cash首"Lies", Roxy Music首"For you to Come"....全部都係名曲;只係我想要睇既,唔係呢D......

不過,作為80年代既rock movie黎講,呢套算係叫做有紋有路既其中一套...
我期望有remake版本係不久將來.

Moonlight and Valentino (月光情人) (1995)

Rebecca: Thanks Syl....You guys!

Alberta: I have got a really big surprise for you today, and I think it is just arriving.

(Everyone going to the windows)

Lucy: You got her a dog?

A: No, wait.

R: Oh, cos you know, I really don't know about dogs.

S: Oh everybody knows about dogs.

L: Oh MY GOD...it's the painter!

R: "The" painter?? What is he doing here?

A: Well he's here to paint your house...that's my surprise. That's the big birthday present.

R: That's a big present.

A: And I thought it'd be nice to have a something fresh to come home to a new house.

R: Wow.

A: Well listen....stay here, and I'll handle everything, okay?

A: Oh I understand he doesn't speak any english, but his boss says it's okay to point. He's supposed to be fabulous.

(Opened Door)

A: Ah, don't say a word, we know you don't speak english, and your boss explained it. It's perfectly okay. We like to point. Actually, when it comes to men, I prefer to point...Come on in.

A: (Looking at painter's back)Oh, What a grear ass.

L: Alberta!!

S: I can't believe you.

R: I really hope he understood that.

A: So do I. (Take a sheet from painter)Now, honey, what I was thinking was a kind of a cheery yellow, something like this, only without so much green in it.

R: I don't think the house needs to get painted, but that's a great color.

A: That's good... Alright then. (Say to painter)Um....this color,but with less.....green....(To rebecca)I don't think he understands. (To Syl) So would you get some butter?

S: Butter? Stick or tub? It doesn't matter, does it?

L: Alberta I hope you're not playing or doing anything disgusting with the butter.

A: Lucy, don't be ridiculous.

R: You know I think this is kind of too much, Alberta. I would have liked a nice sweater, or....

S: Butter, butter. He'll get it now.

A: So, this color but more like this. Now you go mix paints. Bye bye!

Painter: You know, I guess you guys were expecting Umberto.

A: Oh no I would expect..... (stopped)

P: No no no you see, Umberto was on the schedule, and he's the one who doesn't speak any english...Well, he got sick, so you got me...here. I think you chose a great color, and I'm flattered you like my ass. If it's okay, I'll come back tomorrow morning and get this going, alright? Bye Bye.

(All Laugh)


Great debut performance, Jon!!! \m/

Skid Row - 18 and Life (HQ) (1989)

80年代經典樂隊多如星數,Queensryche無可否認一定係音樂性同埋思維上影響我最深,唔係佢地,我而家同一般只識喊打喊殺既無腦邊緣/頹廢青年無咩分別,亦唔會有而家今時今日咁既劇變;但精神上,影響我最深既,一定係Skid Row.

Skid Row呢一隊band雖然係出碟唔多,得3隻正式大碟,不過佢係云云眾多80's 主流Hair metal之中,極少數進入90年代仲可以更加aggressive既一隊之一;我最佩服既,係佢地91年隻"Slave to the Grind",不但繼承左80年代重金屬l既melody,最重要既,係佢地消化左當時Machine Head, Pantera等玩groove,節奏感極重既新派曲風,加上自己原本為hair metal果種"街頭金屬"既風格,形成一種獨樹一格,既富有新派金屬之攻擊性又同時保留80年代優良傳統既新樂風.我係覺得,Skid Row果時呢一種更加aggressive既曲風其實係一個新既創作出路,而當時亦有唔少既樂隊都去嘗試(Warrant, Winger, Europe, Icon, Accept.... etc etc)只可惜,時間唔容許佢地變,加上當時grunge既熱潮真係勁到不得了,幾乎冇人唔聽Nirvana, Peral Jam, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins等等grunge既leader band,係Krut Cobain死左之後更加全世界都係grunge既天下,"Slave To The Grind"果一種原本可以打救成個mainstream既新風格,就咁無聲無息地胎死腹中.....

而Skid Row作既曲,亦都係咁多隊之中我感受最深既一隊,尤其係呢一首"18 and life",係真係無論我何年何月再聽返,都會有果一種共鳴-----一種身為草根地底泥既metalhead同rocker既果種為理想痛苦地付出既艱辛;果種無人會明白,有苦自己知既辛酸;果種搵唔到知已/知音,長期孤軍作戰既寂寞;果種無悔燃燒青春既衝勁.....呢一切一切,若果你唔係有相當經歷,又底者身處其中,點會感受得到?80年代既樂隊,就係大部份成員都係出身自中下,甚至係低下階層,佢地就係明白到有好多野唔係咁簡單,唔係咁容易得到,係切身體會到咩野叫做捱,咩野叫做三餐不繼,佢地就將佢地既經歷係作品果度抒發出黎,希望聽既人會感受到...

我唔係話現代音樂完全唔掂,我絕對無咁既意思;相對比以前,而家既音樂類型,的確係多左好多,好多類型既創作內容甚至更勝從前變得更加pro,例如係描述人既精神狀態及內心描繪既歌詞,而家係已經去到另一個層次;亦都由於科技既進步,音樂既表現更加豐富,編排更加嚴謹,更加有深度......不過,始終而家戰爭離我地發達國家好遠,生活亦比以前大有改進,70/80年代果種描繪少年時代刻苦生活既歌曲,已經唔多,甚至絕無謹有...

Tough,始終都係要八十年代先搵到.

p.s. "18 and Life"入面演Ricky果個,真名係叫Patrick Sullivan,係一隊叫Forgotten Child既band入面既主音,indie時代同Skid Row關係好好,係Skid Row上左地面之後,帶挈左佢地拍"18 and Life"既video成名.(片入面演佢既fd都係Forgotten Child既結他手,不過搵唔到資料叫咩名.)

China works to prevent cultural faux pas

Yesterday my english teacher play the video in lesson for our topic's discussion: Good manners and Bad manners, East meet West.

Interesting topic, and it makes me laugh when the reporter put the chopstick upright into the rice... yeah, it's really like an incense sticks on the grave. HOHOHO

Jeff Loomis - NAMM 2008 Clinic (Pt.1)

Ricky:"全盛期既Cacophony果兩個都冇咁勁."

係,真係超人都冇咁勁.而家Metal scene入面佢同Steve Smith (ex-TESTAMENT)肯定係guitar couple最勁果3 pair.我唔係講笑.