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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 (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!!!
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.
*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...)
*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!
*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.
*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.
*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.
*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......
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.
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/
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.)
2年前初識阿paul果陣佢俾我睇既cult經典,去到09年既今天,終於有DVD版!!
成套戲,其實好Q簡單:男主角本來係一個結他超廢而且無咩作為既後生仔,被樂隊踢左出黎之後巧遇一個巫婆,個巫婆同佢講可以達成佢任何心願,但條件係要用佢既靈魂黎交換...不過男主角諗都冇諗就即刻應承!而佢既心願,當然係要成為世界上最勁既結他手,結果巫婆真係幫佢達成願望(連個look都執正埋!神奇!),佢手野即刻去到Steve Vai級數,最後更加如佢所願,佢隊band開始出名,越來越多人因佢既驚人技術慕名而來......正當男主角名成利就之時,先被佢發現一樣事實:佢係永遠唔需要食野,當佢感覺到飢餓既時候,佢食咩野都冇用,只會嘔返出黎;唯一可以填肚既食物,就係食人!!
初初睇完成個故事,係真係覺得好戇9:柒,係柒在故意內容,畢竟劇情真係9唔搭8;但真,又真在片入面果種對搖滾同重金屬既果種執著,又真係頗能演繹出一眾80's metal manic既心態,令我呢D粉絲又愛又恨,睇完一次,唔知幾時再睇,唔睇又會好似錯過左一個rock influence / culture既戲....
不過,我都推薦D fans去睇呢一套野,但大前題一定要:
1.)你係一個cult movie既狂熱fans
2.)你自問係一個鐘意睇rock culture movie既人
3.)你係一個rocker / metalhead
4.)你係一個80's music lover,尤其係rock / metal果邊
以上4種是但一樣.唔係你睇完實屌到仆街.
p.s.屌還屌,唔好炸板,haha!
繼續80年代電影回顧中.
今期翻睇左呢套"Satisfaction"(中文譯名幾乎搵唔到咁滯,無他,據阿paul講,香港上畫時間都少...但最尾問過佢D朋友先知!),第一原因,唔使講一定係Julia Roberts:當年茱姐未拍Pretty Woman之前,星運真係非常麻麻,要去到呢一套戲先至有一個比較似樣D既角色,而佢係89年先憑一套Mystic Pizza(中譯:芳心情濃)打開知名度,之後既事,大家應該好熟的了.
不過,係劇入面我仍然都係比較欣賞演阿Mooch既Trini Alvarado(即係之前講Times Square演Pamela果位)...80年都仲係13歲得意妹個樣,去到呢套片(88年)已經係21歲大個女了,雖然佢呢套劇戲份都係唔多,但勝在佢真係好有性格,但可惜,相比起其餘3個,都係唔係好出名....佢要去到94年既"Little Women"先至成名.遲來的春天.
呢套片係網上睇極度唔清晰,遲下返左隻DVD,再做一個詳細review.
p.s. HMV價都只係$85.真係進入Blu-ray的年代了!(開始冇人睇DVD!)
(1980年英國Promote Poster)
(81年Movie雜誌Vol.81內頁)
原本舊blog一早想寫好耐,但始終認為自己文筆太渣,唔夠料去寫呢套super cult-classic,但重複睇左2-3次,越睇就越有感覺,因為套戲入面Nicky呢個角色,實在係一個rocker既生活寫照:拾荒,流浪,低下層工作----總之就係爛撻撻既生活,而呢種生活文化亦係吾輩搖滾,重金屬既精神核心所在,所以對於我呢個以前都體會過既過來人,尤其是係阿paul呢一個同我有相同經歷,都係23-4,5歲左近週街盪既"前輩"級rock友黎講,會更加身同感受.
故事內容,大致上係講一個鐘意rock music但玩結他都幾屎下既少年犯Nicky(Robin Johnson飾),係一次搞事之後被人送左去精神病院,機緣巧合之下遇到議員個女Pamela(Trini Alvarado飾)---一個其實冇咩問題,只不過係因為細個果陣父母離異,加上內向性格,所以被老豆誤以為佢精神有事...後黎Pamela係病院入面一直有寫匿名信去一間名為WRJD既電台表達自己既心聲,從而認識到電台入面既DJ Johnny(Tim Curry飾);及後Pamela跟Nicky係病院相識,初時Pamela對Nicky果D癲癲得得既性格冇咩好感,但經歷一齊"逃院",一齊生活過,捱過之後,漸漸地,佢開始打開左自己既心窗,開始嘗試活出自己既人生,之後更加同Nicky組成隊band Sleaze Sister係Johnny既電台玩live;不過,Nicky之後為左要提高自己既知名度,不斷係街頭週圍大樓"掟"電視,Pamela勸阻無效,之後搞到不歡而散..Nicky大受打擊,係失去好拍檔兼好友之後,Nicky先知道原來Pamela係佢心中不知不覺間已經成為佢既精神支柱,而2人大家最後都知大家缺一不可,最後終於再走埋一齊,成功係紐約既Times Square出show,完成Nicky既心願(之不過Nicky都仲未唱完一首歌,警察就已經上門捉人,Nicky即刻跳入人群中閃人...);Nicky同Pamela,佢地都永遠互相記住對方.
成套戲最深刻印象既,一定係Robin Johnson呢個後生女(當時)入形入格既演技,真係完全演活到一個係80年代成長既一群----一班係越戰後出生,但又經歷過70年代文化運動,滯漲帶黎既經濟不景,佢地都感到無助,徬徨,好似DJ Johnny係電台讀出Pamela寄俾電台既匿名信中透露心聲一樣:"我感到冰冷,既沒有朋友,又不懂運動,我好像被社會拋棄了."而音樂,係佢地唯一一個途徑,可以將不安,憂慮甚至係憤怒都完全拋開既容身之所---你可以話係發洩,你可以話係逃避,whatever...而片中Nicky既角色,就係阿paul, Ricky佢地果一輩既縮影;雖然係香港黎講,打爛車頭燈,掟電視落街係過份左D,而我亦都唔係提倡D人去做一個有破壞,冇建設,但D人,其實知唔知呢D行為,係有一種作為對社會反抗既意識係度?而呢個,亦係搖滾同重金屬既精神所在.
而另外一點,就係Nicky果一種流浪既rocker生活:街頭流浪,打工只係為左應付生活,熱衷於音樂,不受拘束...好多以搖滾,重金屬為題材既movie,大部份都係以呢種生活作為藍本,但時代唔同,而家好多既rock movie唔係個character家景富裕到可以俾條蛋散可以係度扮rock溝女,就係成日脫離現實,下下有奇蹟出現,根本就冇說服力可言;而且,呢一種蒼桑,飽經風霜既look及feeling,已經俾人濫用.(係直頭搞亂攤檔,整到個分界線非常模糊:例如個rock友係真係好tough,但外人就會覺得佢扮野).我覺得,可以拍出果種raw感,同埋真係"prototype"最基本,最原始既rocker feel,都係呢套Times Square.
所以,阿Paul睇完,都要我搵返隻俾佢----因為呢D生活,就係佢後生時既寫照.
p.s.寫完,都係覺得文筆不佳,始終我都係一個講野叻過寫野既人.haha