The Magic Blade



在楚原的電影中,才有機會見識狄龍的大俠風彩,電影版仍然是古龍+楚原+邵氏的出品。天涯明月刀的小說,雖然故事比較straight forward,但越看越好看,改篇成電影跟原著出入不大。主角博紅雪,在"邊城浪子"層經出現過,本身是一個很repressed的人物,從小到大被灌輸復仇的思想,背負著沉重的包袱成長。本身亦有缺憾,是破子兼患羊癇病,卻練成江湖中最炔的刀。感覺上古龍云云男主角中,博紅雪最有性格。到天涯明月刀中,他已是第一男主角,整過故事是他的adventure,也是不同的challenges。包括他的武功、生理、還有心理。最後是戰勝逆境,但仍能保持自我,不受名利的吸引。

狄龍在電影中的造型獨特:掛起麻披肩,留鬚根,有一柄設計特別的旋轉刀,很像奇連伊士活的西部牛仔造型,可能是受了荷理活的影響。故事反而比較平舖直述,由大俠狄龍過五關斬六將。缺少了的是小說中的內心爭扎至克服心魔的過程,取而代之的是一幕幕,當年邵氏片埸的富麗堂皇的佈境。女主角有純潔的井莉和風騷的恬妞。另一男主角是羅烈,飾演風度翩翩的燕南飛,外型實在不討好,聽說他初拍片時是演忠義角色,後來才漸漸輪為奸角,看罷不無道理。反觀狄龍樣貌英偉,而且造型較酷,大俠實不作他人選。

聽說徐克計劃過拍這個故事,之前他監制過一本叫明月刀的漫畫,內容與故事大有出入,令人失望。若明月刀有新的電影版,也未必是件好事。

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

大戰氣氛濃厚,但漂亮的埋門卻不多。早段龍格保單刀被擋,應該判罰球甚至紅牌,球証冇落手可能係怕左曼聯的主場氣勢?始終紅魔鬼有李奧費狄南復出後,後場比較穩定,阿仙奴的小組滲入顯得處處受制。2:0賽果尚算合理,第一球十二碼雖然有些不值,但在大禁區內踢跌朗尼無話可說。第二球在加時,其實大勢已去,若阿仙奴不是全隊在前進攻,應該冇咁容易入。

最開心的似乎是雲佬,去年射不進十二碼,係完場仲比人跳起襟佢個頭。這場雖然不大搶鏡,但射入十二碼總算吐口烏氣。

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Boston Red Sox


I was on my way to airport last week when Boston Red Sox was still in game 4 of the ALCS, which they already lost 3 games in the best of seven series. Eventually, they won it in extra ending making the series 3-1 verus NY Yankee. While no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, Boston's fan still kept their faith. In my mind, I predicted the Yankee and St. Louis will go to the pay-off this week.

I didn't have a chance to follow the game after I came back from SF. Its a shame cable tv carry ESPN no more, which is the only channel in HK would show the baseball playoff series. To my surprise, I just heard the news about Boston winning game one of the world series. Wow, this is pretty incredible. I guess they did play the game one step at a time and finally won the NY series coming back 4 games to 3.

Although I don't follow baseball now, this is still very incredible. Congratulation to Red Sox and it'll be an interesting World series. Too bad I don't have ESPN or should I reconsider joining NOW.com?

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Belated happy B-day to you. Hope you have a nice one!

Haha I noticed the blog similarity ... one of these days ... I'll update the blog appearance ... another procrastination :-)

BTW,你已有干炒牛河,送多一碟揚州炒飯比你啦.

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I was shock at the scene. Argyle street was blocked over an hour. Anyway, I am glad nobody got really hurt, especially when the 15M light pole fell down.

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拖拖拉拉

Last night, I have the strangest dream. Somehow, I was in a singing contest and I did not prepare for any song to sing. So, I consulted with my teacher and the pianist and they've recommended a song that I don't know. Then, I find some lyrics on a paper, which is Anita Mui's song and I thought I should be able to sing this one. So, I stop what they're playing and try to sing this song. Unfortunately, the lyric is not complete so I still can't finish the whole song. At this point, the pianist, who is also the judge(!), told me I got zero points. "Zero?!" as I screamed. "Yes, zero".

Then, I woke up worrying get 0 points in the contest.

I kinda suspect its out of pressure, which I need to prepare for couple of presentations for clients next week. Because of the holiday, I don't really want to work, but then I know I have no choice. I have these type of examination dreams once a while, most often is I forgot all the answers during a test. And, just try to scramble whatever I could thing of and scribble on the shinny white test paper. What a relief to wake up finally and realized that its just a dream and I am out of school for good.

This time, no more procrastination and back to work.

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除了很久之前的John Grisham小說外,能令我捱更底夜,就係呢本Da Vinci code.由巴黎的羅浮宮命案,發展到天主教皇庭的大陰謀,加上神祕宗教組織,耶穌身世之謎,作者想像力天馬行空之餘,一切又合情合理,亦有歷史根據,一個又一個的謎語和答案,簡直令人難以把書本放下。

比小小spoiler大家,其中書內提及Da Vinci的名畫The last supper,座在耶鯀旁邊的並不是聖徒若翰(John)而係耶穌的"老婆"(that`s right!),Mary Madgelen,睇落又真係幾似女人... :)

The last supper

JesusMan or Woman?

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樓下的漫畫店宣告快要結束營業,覺得十分可惜,畢竟我也算是個長期顧客。小本經營的書店缺乏宣傳,客戶數量小,沒有盈利,長久下去也只有賠本而已。我跟店員談過,其實店舖也可有點作為,不過老板意興闌珊,不想再賠下去,寧願早點離埸而已。忽發奇想,接手這店來做,花點錢來做裝修,改變一下營業方針,也許可扭轉乾坤。而且做個小書店的老板,亦算滿足個人願望,像台灣的書屋,恬靜的在喝茶看書,有種浪漫的感覺。但此idea很快被友人打沉,不境是一盤生意,力不到不為財,自已正職忙碌,不可能全力打理。此外租書生意也是雞肋,付出多,盈利少,相信很快便會無癮。

同一時間,舊同事決心往北京創業,他本身對體育已很有興趣,碰巧公司裁員,便"挺身而出",下月開始到大陸約見投資者,全力發展他的健身院計劃。這實在是一個大project,不單止要集資,還要離鄉別井,與嬌妻搬到大陸。不過時下北京正在大力發展,找對了合作伙伴,不難有一番作業。

無論小生意或大計劃,都要全力以赴,出錢出力才總有成功的希望。以前試過一腳踏兩船,結果失敗收場。心裏羡慕友人不畏風險和創業的決心,希望他的生意能蒸蒸曰上。

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Its one trip after another, I don't feel like having the energy to write my blog for awhile. Anyway, now I am back to HK. This is like my third day in this new office, even though I've moved couple weeks ago. Really, I don't like my cubical. I used to have a window sit. Now, I am next to a printer :(

People will pass by my cubical so often, and they'll stick their head to see what I've on my desk, so now I have the pressure to keep my stuff all neat'n tidy. Now I've to clean up the pile of work accumulated during the past week.

Anyway, its good to be back.

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Central

DAY

工作的地方一直都是在港島區,最早在銅鑼灣,之後是灣仔、側魚涌。三年前曾在中區的business center一段時間,後來又轉到灣仔,兜兜轉轉,想不到今天又隨著公司搬回中環。

中環的感覺:
-好多鬼佬,菲庸
-靚女多
-Lunch好難搵位
-蘭桂坊,soho
-Landmark
-西裝領呔
-庸記陸羽
-escalators...

Night

Central, I am back.

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Motorola E398

My friend showed me his E398. I falled in love with its external speakers and MP3 player asap. Checked with Organe the next day and traded up my old phone. Got it.

Now, there is one draw back with E398.

Maybe nobody has ever mentioned.

E398 used a new kind of memory card: TransFlash or T-flash. The phone only came with 16M T-flash. There is only 2 places in HK you can buy 128M T-flash card:
1. PCCW (Only sell with phone together)
2. Motolora shop (out of stock)

Oh my gosh ... I got this nice MP3+speaker phone but can load about 3 songs :(

Impluse buying gave me the rush. Now ... there's also consequenses. >SIGN<

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Best of Delerium

I like impluse buying.

Its hard to find something to buy these day because of thinking too much:

I look at it. Then, I think about it. Checking the product on the web.

Think about it couple more days. Where to find the best price?

What's other user's comment? Well, maybe a new model is coming up.

Should I wait another 2 months or so?

End up with empty hands.

Anyway, I heard this song in the airport store. Sounds like enigma's album at first but it carried a differnt tune. I don't know anything about this band but they gave me a Gothic tone with rock. I knew its quite expensive buying at the airport store, but what the heck. If I wait till going back to HMW, I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna buy anything. So, I end up listening to this album while moving over this weekend. Its not bad. Recommended. :0

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Movie Review: Killer Clans

邵氏版

「流星」代表剎那光芒，「蝴蝶」代表愛情，「劍」代表權力。只有古龍的小說才有這麼酷的名字。

早期的邵氏電影經過了數碼修補,重新發行DVD,最想看的是楚原的武俠電影,由期是改篇古龍的小說。邵氏出品,古龍作品,楚原導演,聽說還是當年的黃金組合。

流星蝴蝶劍,是古龍以電影教父作藍本的小說,雖換上古代人物,但是故事程節仍是沿著背叛和復仇發展,其中的人物性格複雜,懸疑的劇情,令人著迷。小說很多年前已經看過無數遍,楚原的電影版卻是頭一次看。數年前程小東導演的版本,有楊紫瓊,梁朝偉及王祖賢等主演,還有身手敏捷的甄子丹,cast雖然夠強勁而程小東式的武打也好看,故事卻是亂改一通,令古龍迷看得氣憤。記憶中電視劇也好像做過,現在印象已比較模糊。

女主角井莉

楚原的電影版比較忠於原著,而且劇情涉及裸露、做愛和強暴影象也照樣搬上銀幕,對當年的電影尺度能如此放鬆,實在有一點驚訝。主角宗華是刺客孟星魂,奉命暗殺谷峰飾演的組織首領老伯,卻愛上了老伯的女兒小蝶。當然,還有當年一群年輕的邵氏演員:羅烈、徐少強、王鐘、李修賢等等,都是擔演一些小角色,但重看舊片,便成為趣味的發現。宗華的演出比較木口木面,難怪他做主角的机會不多。女主角井莉一身白衣,在全片勾心鬥角,爾虞我詐之下,唯一代表純潔無邪的角色。井莉在七十年代已出道,但感覺上井有點像已故的翁美玲。全片演技最好的,就是岳華,演活了背叛老伯的律香川,舉手投足都很有名星風彩而且淡定。影片由唐佳擔任武術指導,和各樣的兵器設計,加上漂亮的佈境場面襯托,是港產片的classic.

程小東版電視劇

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本來想re TungPo兄的blog,越寫越多,不如post埋出來...


曼聯

我都覺得曼聯賽前被比吹捧得太厲害,不過朗尼風頭實在太勁。費格遜唔知點解會放奧沙打中堅,其實基巴臣彧贊巴都會幾好,奧沙去年打後衛可帶球上前攻擊,能充份發揮,今年中埸位置卻欠缺了最重要的創造能力,沒有第一時間傳球,白白浪費兩位幾仟萬英磅的前鋒。同樣堅尼亦欠缺活力,所以全埸只見傑斯和C朗拿度左右傳波,沒中路攻擊。唯有祈望史高斯早日康服。米保用青年軍上場都可以同MU打和,佢點去砌車仔同兵工廠?而Asmith似乎是做左後備殺手,位置同受傷的穌絲克祡一樣,唔駛旨意會有正選:(


Liverpool

同樣利記亦令我失望。不止欠缺了隊型,攻擊能力永奇弱,點解又會出番戴奧?百思不得其解。沙比艾朗素罰球三次在同一位置都"斬"出界外,有冇可能呀?今天賓尼狄斯表示要回收奧雲,我也希望成功,但最快要在明年夏季,in the mean time,唔該你執番好D隊波。

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茶杯時代終於劃上句號,商台以新節目頂上。以蔡文堅頂替大班,是濫竽充數。週末才聽完蔡文堅在有線講波,星期一便在phone-in節目"為民拯命",始終覺得格格不入,把茶杯結束是明智決定。施南生初做電台,始乎要有段時間才能適應。其他兩位主持張楚勇和盧浩榮都不熟悉,一本正經,客客氣氣,聽落都幾悶。節目當中有三分鍾的陶言無忌,高手出招,立分高下,都係留番在晚上聽光明頂…

CR2有林海峰加上君如,都有D期待,但正值番工時段,我想冇乜機會收聽。但係仲有杜文澤呢條友仔,吾係丫馬?

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903 new crew 

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小說


一本頗為容易閱讀的小說,因為文字比較簡單和暢順,題材也很特別。有一段很長的時間沒有看小說了,因為懼怕艱深的文字,又怕悶。亦有幾本買了回家後,沒看得上幾個chapter便放下,也是因為覺得沉悶。

Curious Incident以一宗狗的謀殺案作開始,由一位類似rainman的15歲主角敘述整個故事。主人翁就讀特殊教育學校,天賦對數字演算,解決邏輯問題等天份,但對解決日常的生活,待人接物等卻是弄得一團糟。感覺上有點像catcher in the rye的特殊版。內容有很多小故事說明主角的思路,譬如The Monty Hall problem,福爾麼斯故事內的線索,或人腦的結構等,富邏輯性,亦很有趣味。故事由特殊小孩的觀點出發,角度新鮮,也帶出他身邊的父母、老師等和他相處所產生的問題和苦惱。這是英國作家Mark Haddon第一本小說,這本書的成功,應該在日後看到他更多的作品。

Mostly fiction's review

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我不喜歡長途機。由期是一個人面對孤單的旅程,狹小、冰冷的的空間,坐在旁邊的永遠不會是美女…幸好機倉的電影還算不錯,欣賞到三套可說是本年度最好看的電影。

哈里波特3(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)

從來未試過坐定定由頭到尾看完第一和二集,因為自已不是Harry Porter叢書FANS,所以亦沒有買票觀看的衝動。第三集聽說是由位新晉導演所拍,風格跟前兩集果然不一樣。好看的地方便把整個故事變得很DARK,滲入了人性的衝突,怨恨和復仇等,氣氛也營造得很好,可說是跌出小孩子電影的層面。影片開始時Harry已表現出罕見的憤怒,脫去小孩子的型象而步入青少年人的反叛。雖然有熟悉的學校場境,但Harry還是遭追狙者的不斷襲擊,而且氣氛陰深恐佈。最後還有時光倒流,其實是成人世界常見的self help,作為成年觀眾,我看得很有味道,反而小孩子只可能當作驚悚片來觀看。

史力加2(Shrek 2)

喜劇不容易拍,每個gag的timing要掌握得很好。史力加的笑料可說是層出不窮,還有Eddy Murphy繼續為隻多口驢仔配音,為全片生色不少。續集玩盡不少童話故事人物,故事流暢亦有喻意,全片計算準確,絕對是老幼咸宜之作。

無痛失戀(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

PK_兄早陣子亦介紹過這齣戲,據說是跟Adaptation同一編劇,不過還未有機會欣賞。在"無痛"內,有這麼一個診所,可以offer抹掉記憶的服務。Jimmy Carrey 因為失戀決定把愛人的記憶洗掉,但在進行當中才後悔這決定,結果在動彈不得之下,在腦袋之內帶著謹有的記憶與醫生玩捉迷藏,企圖阻止記憶被清洗。Eterntal Sunshine,大前題是抹掉不開心的記憶,我們會活得更好。就如神答允每一個禱告,是否人便會變得快樂了嗎?這套戲可說是喻意無窮,也是今年的最大驚喜,估計不到這麼吸引!故事原創性很高,愛情片可以拍到這樣好玩,實在值得推薦!

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