Zhong Guo Box Office - April 27, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 27, 2014

Weekend of April 27, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	同桌的妳 (My Old Classmate)
2	冰封:重生之门 (Iceman/Ice Man/The Iceman Cometh)
3	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美国队长2:冬日战士)
4	魔警 (That Demon Within)
5	Transcendence (超验骇客)
6	Rio 2 (里约大冒险2)
7	最佳嫌疑人 (Best Suspects)
8	笔仙惊魂3 (Death Is Here 3)
9	百变爱人 (Delete Lover)
10	整容日记 (Zheng Rong Ri Ji/The Truth About Beauty)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 29, 2014

變身 - 變身超人 - Machi Action - The Action Zero

變身/變身超人 (Machi Action/The Action Zero) is an 2013 film out of Taiwan. Directed by the acclaimed Jiu Ba-dao (九把刀), the movie stars Wilson Chen, Chen Ting-hsuan, Puff Kuo, and Owodog. The movie includes many cameos from Taiwan's stars of the past and present. LA Boys to Jaycee Chan, to Vannes Wu.



Wilson is a superhero in costume. He's played this character for 10+ years now. In recent years, the ratings for the show are dismal. But the owner of the TV station says that its the heart of the show that matters. Giving voice to the weak. When the owner dies, the station is taken over from his daughter whom recently returned from her studies in the good ol' US of A. Armed with modern stats and experts from Japan, they set out to revamp the show. First things first though, they have to kill off Wilson's character and his good buddy the monster. Without a job, Wilson trys to make ends meat and eventually finds success hawking items on a local infomercial type program. But the things he says of the items are fabricated. Causing him and the public to dislike him. With a renewed sense of propose, he tried to get back into the superhero business. Will he succeed?



This movie was super fun to watch. Mainly because of the who's who of Taiwan entertainment showing up for cameos. The story was straight forward. The main problem for me is that the protagonist wasn't very likable. The love interest was also a little off. Plus, Chen Ting-Hsuan and Puff Kuo looked too much alike. So much so that I got them confused. Yes, their hair is a bit different, but their facial features are not and very similar. With close ups, the hair is often left out.



I do recommend this film even with all its flaws. It was an enjoyable watch.

Taiwan Box Office - April 27, 2014 - 台灣票房榜

Weekend of April 27, 2014

Rank	Film Title	Weeks
1	The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (蜘蛛人驚奇再起2:電光之戰)	1
2	The Other Woman (婦仇者聯盟)	2
3	Divergent (分歧者)	3
4	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士)	5
5	The Grand Budapest Hotel (歡迎來到布達佩斯大飯店)	3
6	嘉農 (Kano)	9
7	Noah (挪亞方舟)	4
8	Occulus (鬼遮眼)	3
9	Rio 2 (里約大冒險2)	4
10	媽祖迺台灣 (Mazu Procession)	1
11	Anyday Now (愛回來)	1
12	3AM Part 2 (鬼三驚2)	2
13	魯邦三世VS名偵探柯南劇場版 (Lupin The 3rd Vs. Detective Conan: The Movie)	4
14	The German Doctor (親愛的德國醫生)	1
15	Non-Stop (空中救援)	7
16	The Butler (白宮第一管家)	2
17	Le Grand Cahier (惡童日記)	3
18	白米炸彈客 (The Rice Bomber)	4
19	一代茶聖千利休 (Ask This of Rikyu)	4
20	武士的菜單 (A Tale of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story)	3

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 28, 2014

Casino Raiders - 至尊無上

Casino Raiders (至尊無上) is an 1989 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Andy Lau and Alan Tam. The supporting cast include Idy Chan and Rosamund Kwan. The movie was based in both Hong Kong and the US of A. The movie may have played well in 1989 when it came out, but in todays age. It seems a bit of cheese.

Andy and Alan are top casino experts. They are invited to the states, Nevada maybe, to help a old friend that's in charge of security. They help their friend figure out. Tam goes straight and Lau gets in trouble. The two go in very different life paths. Tam climbs the ladder while Lau grinds it out. When Lau pleads for Tam's help one more time, all hell breaks loose.

This was very typical HK flare for that era as it took many genres of bro-hood. Gambling movies were still rare at the time, but the movie's focus wasn't gambling but the bromance between Tam and Lau. Tam was in the twilight of his monster fame while Lau was on the way up. In the end, the cheezy acting, bromance, and low quality filmmaking prevent me from recommending this film.

If you're a Lau fan from his gangster days, you'll like this. He's trying to be cooler than cool. Like ice cold.

Jeremy Lin - Roll Player In The Playoffs

Jeremy Lin's Houston Rockets limped into the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets ended up losing their first two games. Mainly behind their two super stars, James Harden and Dwight Howard showing up for some of those games but fading at the end. In game three last night in Portland, the Rockets pulled one out with the help of a semi-no look pass to Troy Daniels by Jeremy Lin. Broken play resulting in a game winning shot.

Good job Jeremy Lin, playing a role players game and doing what was needed to help.

Hong Kong Box Office - April 20, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 20, 2014

Weekend of April 20, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	魔警 (That Demon Within)
2	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2)
3	Rio 2 (奇鸚嘉年華2)
4	那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN (The Midnight After)
5	豪情 (Ho Ching 2/Naked Ambition 2)
6	魔女宅急便 (Majo No Takkyûbin/Kiki's Delivery Service)
7	Kano
8	Heaven Is For Real
9	Yves Saint Laurent (聖羅蘭)
10	Noah (挪亞:滅世啟示)
...	...
12	愛 - 尋 - 迷 (Enthralled)
...	...
29	北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)
...	...
30	盜馬記 (Horseplay)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved April 23, 2014

The Four II - 四大名捕2

The Four II (四大名捕2) is an 2013 film out of Hong Kong with Mainland Zhong Guo investment. The same cast from the first movie make their return, starring Anthony Wong, Collin Chou, Crystal Liu, Deng Chao, Jiang Yiyan, Liu Yi Fei, Liu Yifei, and Ronald Cheng. Ada Liu joins the cast to add some drama as a villain.



We're not left with the Four in good graces, but they discover a building with a lot of dead bodies. They lead them on a goose hunt that dives into the history of Zhuge Zhengwo and Emotionless. As they dig deeper, we see the extent of the corruption. But that's handle by a badly with Mystique like qualities to shape change into other people. When the leads and history are dug up, we see that Zhuge was holding back on Emotionless. As the four, they must figure out the mystery and clear their name.

This movie was much more on the action of back story. A very confusing back story too. As the explanation went, I was scratching my head going, "what?!" And these mysterious figures that control others are also lifted from the shadows. I think the addition of Ada Liu will give this a little more of a international audience as she's bring some major sex appeal you won't get from Crystal Liu.

If you enjoyed the first movie, this isn't more of the same. Its more confusion. But still watchable.

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 20, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 20, 2014

Weekend of April 20, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美国队长2:冬日战士)
2	Rio 2 (里约大冒险2)
3	Transcendence (超验骇客)
4	魔警 (That Demon Within)
5	The Legend of Hercules (大力神)
6	百变爱人 (Delete Lover)
7	整容日记 (Zheng Rong Ri Ji/The Truth About Beauty)
8	最佳嫌疑人 (Best Suspects)
9	追爱大布局 (Campus Confidential)
10	笔仙惊魂3 (Death Is Here 3)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 22, 2014

The Four - 四大名捕

The Four 四大名捕) is an 2012 film out of Hong Kong with mainland Zhong Guo investment. The movie stars Anthony Wong, Collin Chou, Crystal Liu, Deng Chao, Jiang Yiyan, Liu Yi Fei, Liu Yifei, and Ronald Cheng. The cast is pretty big. With a successful launch, 2 sequels were approved.



A team of misfits are put together to investigate more "abnormal" stuff than the regular detectives. The leader is a experienced detective with lies to the governor of the region. The four have their special abilities. Deng Chao as Cold Blood, who is good with the sword and has a monster within, literally. Liu Yifei as Emotionless who is crippled to her super powered wheelchair. Ronald Cheng as Life Snatcher, an expert with his feet. Collin Chou as Iron Hands, an strong brute with hands of steel. These four are up against a mysterious person putting out counterfeit coins. When they dig deep, they uncover a sinister plan that goes to the top of the government.



This movie is the Zhong Guo version of a comic book super team. They have special powers much like a mutant would. They are put together by an even more powerful man that's been around the block a few times. Which make for an interesting watch. It's an entertaining movie, but not a very good one. Many plot holes and way too many characters to keep track of. However, I enjoyed my watch and have recommended out to friends and co-workers as the "Chines X-Men" or "Chinese Avengers". Let it be known it is true. But just don't get your hopes up for an excellent movie.

Taiwan Box Office - April 20, 2014 - 台灣票房榜

Weekend of April 20, 2014

Rank	Film Title	Weeks
1	Divergent (分歧者)	2
2	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士)	4
3	The Other Woman (婦仇者聯盟)	1
4	The Grand Budapest Hotel (歡迎來到布達佩斯大飯店)	2
5	Noah (挪亞方舟)	3
6	嘉農 (Kano)	8
7	Occulus (鬼遮眼)	2
8	Rio 2 (里約大冒險2)	3
9	3AM Part 2 (鬼三驚2)	1
10	魯邦三世VS名偵探柯南劇場版 (Lupin The 3rd Vs. Detective Conan: The Movie)	3
11	Non-Stop (空中救援)	6
12	The Butler (白宮第一管家)	1
13	Sabotage (震撼殺戮)	2
14	Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box (魔幻冒險王:消失的黃金盒)	1
15	Le Grand Cahier (惡童日記)	2
16	Silver Spoon (銀之匙)	1
17	豪情 (Naked Ambition 2)	2
18	白米炸彈客 (The Rice Bomber)	3
19	一代茶聖千利休 (Ask This of Rikyu)	3
20	Cheap Thrills (絕命賭局)	1

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 21, 2014

True Detective - 真 偵探 - Season 1

True Detective (真 偵探) Season 1 is an HBO television series starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Season 1 ended a little more than a month ago. I didn't have HBO, but I caught parts of the first episode during a free preview weekend in January. The first two to three episodes were very slow and I wasn't sure if I would want to finish. So I watched bits and pieces of it to before episode 4 and 5 really got me hooked that I actually wanted to binge watch episodes 6-8.

The series is about two detectives working a homicide in 1995 all the way up to present times in 2012. A "satanic" ritual murder happened and they go looking for killer or killers. When they "solve" the mystery in 1995, they got a heroes send off. However, years later, while working another case, they find that they may not have gotten the right guy. Along the way, the show gives us a glimpse into the lives of these two detectives. It spans 17 years so it is a mini-epic of sorts.

In the end, the chase of not only their primary suspect, but how their lives are changed by this chase is just as fascinating. The series doesn't do that much gore, but the subject matter is grotesque of human nature and how low it can go.

Not a lot of Asians in this series. Not a lot of people in general, but they were generally white and black folk. The two detectives chat about the case in a banh mi sandwich shop during the season, pretty much nothing else.

Suits - Season 3

Suits just ended its third season a few weeks ago. It's the story of a high powered attorney in Manhattan with the likes of Michael Jordan as his client, named Harvey Spector. When he makes senior partner at his firm, he gets to choose a protege first year law student. However, Harvey's firm only hires Harvard graduates. When the people at his is interview keep on coming as duds, he's about to cut out early. Enter Mike, running from a drug deal, he makes he way into the interview room with Harvey. Mike impressed Harvey with his photographic memory of the bar exam. Impressed, Harvey takes him on and the deception starts.



Now that's were into the third season and roughly a year into the deception, the stakes are higher than ever when Mike's make waves in the lawyer world. The season saw it split into two arcs, one at 10 episodes all broadcast in 2013 and the last six in 2014. The first arc is the jockeying of Darby and Spector against Pearson along with trying to keep the company afloat. Love is in the air as well. Mike and Rachel get serious. Harvey says he cares for Scottie. Litt proposes to Sheila.

The ending has some major ramifications for season four. With the decreasing rating for this season, my guess that Season 4 will be its last. I hope they go out with a bang. This series was innocent in its premise, but how long can you keep it going. We're finding out now. The first season only had 12 episodes and kept it short and sweet. Season's two and three went to 16 episodes each with long running battles. Hard for a casual observer to come in and catch on.

I caught up on Season two and three last summer when it became available on Amazon Prime. I than caught up on Season three as it was broadcasting.

As for the Asian in this series. Pretty sparse. You'll see them every once in awhile. But no main players are of the Asian persuasion.

Hong Kong Box Office - April 13, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 13, 2014

Weekend of April 13, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN (The Midnight After)
2	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2)
3	豪情 (Ho Ching 2/Naked Ambition 2)
4	Yves Saint Laurent (聖羅蘭)
5	愛 - 尋 - 迷 (Enthralled)
6	Kano
7	Noah (挪亞:滅世啟示)
8	十二夜 (Twelve Nights)
9	Divergent (分歧者:異類叛逃)
10	Non-Stop (直航殺機)
...	...
15	女神愛揀宅/愛情無全順 (Campus Confidential)
...	...
16	盜馬記 (Horseplay)
...	...
24	北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved April 16, 2014

The Monkey King - 西游記之大鬧天宮

The Monkey King (西游記之大鬧天宮) is an 2014 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie stars Donnie Yen. The other stars include Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen, Peter Ho. Cameo appearances by Kelly Chen, Gigi Leung, and Faye Wang.



A heavenly fight between the Jade Emperor and the Bull Demon King sends the heavens into ruins. The the Bull Demon King is defeated, Nu Wa Goddess sacrafices herself to save the heavenly kingdom from ruin. All the while, her powers create Sun Wu Kong. When he is released, he's taken in by Pitu and learns to protect his monkey kingdom. When the Bull Demon King comes onto the scene, he tricks the Sun Wu Kong to attack the heavens. The Jade Emperor now has to take action again.



This movie had lots of special effects. Basically, everyone could fly. Everyone had powers. Nice. Let the party begin.



Faye Wang was listed in the credits but I recall seeing her in the film. I doubt I'll rewatch just to get a small glimpse. With that said, the movie was entertaining, but Sun Wu Kong isn't a particularly likable character. Sure he was created out of a sacrificial act and he wants to protect his clan. But he's proud, rude, and gets himself in trouble. I guess the story wouldn't have gotten anywhere without his troublemaker attitude. But you gotta have a likable purpose for doing it. In this case, it was just lame.



Donnie was in make up practically the whole time and I could barely make him out. I know the producers don't want to bring him back due to his large pay day. But the promotion was largely based on him and the story. What's stronger, the story or Donnie. Donnie is of course. He's the strongest in the universe!



The movie was released during Chinese New Years and enjoyed an epic run at the box office. Currently sitting pretty with around ~$175 million USD. The movie is scheduled stateside in the fall from the USA region distributor Global Star Productions. The fall time is pretty far away and the date could move. But from the trailer, it looks like an English dubbed version. That'll be interesting.

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 13, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 13, 2014

Weekend of April 13, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美国队长2:冬日战士)
2	Rio 2 (里约大冒险2)
3	整容日记 (Zheng Rong Ri Ji/The Truth About Beauty)
4	Mr. Peabody And Sherman (天才眼镜狗)
5	The Legend of Hercules (大力神)
6	笔仙惊魂3 (Death Is Here 3)
7	百变爱人 (Delete Lover)
8	Need For Speed (极品飞车)
9	白日焰火 (Black Coal, Thin Ice)
10	特工艾米拉 (Amera)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 15, 2014

Jeremy Lin - 2013-2014

The 2013-2014 regular season concludes tomorrow. The season of lost for Jeremy Lin and his fans. Unjustly relegated to the bench, Jeremy Lin's been a team member and accepted the demotion in light of an less talented replacement. For casual basketball fans, you listen and hear the announcers spiel there ignorance. But for a person that has watch almost all of Jeremy Lin's playing time since Linsanity, we will tell you other wise.

I hope for Jeremy to leave the Rockets and goto a team that can appreciate his talents. Anywhere but Houston or the Knicks. I can only dream of Jeremy Lin going to the Lakers or Spurs.

Jeremy Lin will head into the post season of which I predict almost no playing time. If Jeremy Lin is allowed to play, please make it out of the first round. If he doesn't, I hope the Rockets get swept.

Taiwan Box Office - April 13, 2014 - 台灣票房榜

Weekend of April 13, 2014

Rank	Film Title	Weeks
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士)	3
2	Divergent (分歧者)	1
3	Noah (挪亞方舟)	2
4	Occulus (鬼遮眼)	1
5	嘉農 (Kano)	7
6	Rio 2 (里約大冒險2)	2
7	Sabotage (震撼殺戮)	1
8	魯邦三世VS名偵探柯南劇場版 (Lupin The 3rd Vs. Detective Conan: The Movie)	2
9	Non-Stop (空中救援)	5
10	The Grand Budapest Hotel (歡迎來到布達佩斯大飯店)	1
11	豪情 (Naked Ambition 2)	1
12	Le Grand Cahier (惡童日記)	1
13	白米炸彈客 (The Rice Bomber)	2
14	一代茶聖千利休 (Ask This of Rikyu)	2
15	武士的菜單 (A Tale of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story)	1
16	The Way Way Back (三分男孩)	1
17	Frozen (冰雪奇緣)	17
18	12 Years a Slave (自由之心)	5
19	The Lunchbox (美味情書)	2
20	Need for Speed (極速快感)	5

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 14, 2014

白米炸彈客 - The Rice Bomber - Upcoming

白米炸彈客 (The Rice Bomber) was released in Taipei last weekend and showed up in the top ten.

The movie is quite dark and enters the land of domestic terrorism. The story of a trained bomb disposal specialist with roots back to his rural taiwan. When developers want to take the land from his father, he decides to join the government to try stop it. But it doesn't help and he turns to something else he knows. Bombs.

On the fence about this movie. If there's easy access with English subs, I'd watch it for sure.

Beijing Love Story - 北京愛情故事

Beijing Love Story (北京愛情故事) is an 2014 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie is an ensemble cast including Tony Leung, Carina Lau, Wang Xuebing, Yu Nan, Chen Sicheng, and Tong Liya. The movie is broken up into 5 different stories.

In Beijing, the party is going strong while some men pick up on some gals. A man falls for a gal and they hook up. Gal is preggers. In another story, married couple that has problems when the man goes out at night and sleeps around. Wife cracks cell phone to find his dirty deeds. Another story is of high school crush. Another story is of an aging couple madly in love dealing with death. Another couple with a kid try to rekindle their marriage with some roll playing.

All five story present a "LOVE" story of sorts. It seemed a big hit in Zhong Guo and Hong Kong as it cracked the top ten. Even in the US, the movie played for 6 weeks.

However, the movie was a major disappointment for me as the stories were trying present "love". It could be a culture thing as I noticed this in many drama series from Zhong Guo recently, the "love" they present seems more like a contract. Maybe its because I grew up in the states and that the "love" stories of wuxia lore are more inline with my Americanize Taiwanese upbringing. In the US, in the mainstream culture, only the old couple and high school couple would fall into the "love" category. But America's definition of love isn't keeping people married nor getting people to marry too. Marriage are down and divorces are up.

If you are a FOB, watch it. You might enjoy it. If you grew up in the US, I'd recommend you to pass.

Hong Kong Box Office - April 6, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: April 6, 2014

Weekend of April 6, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2)
2	豪情 (Ho Ching 2/Naked Ambition 2)
3	Noah (挪亞:滅世啟示)
4	Kano
5	Non-Stop (直航殺機)
6	Divergent (分歧者:異類叛逃)
7	十二夜 (Twelve Nights)
8	The Grand Budapest Hotel (布達佩斯大酒店)
9	Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 (性上癮 (前篇))
10	盜馬記 (Horseplay)
...	...
18	黑色喜劇 (Black Comedy)
...	...
20	北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved April 10, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn Makes It Out Alive

The Walking Dead's Season 4 finale was a couple of weekend ago. I ended up watching it with a couple of friends. Dang, totally didn't want the season to end. Terminus was not what we expected. There are no more safe havens. From the looks of things, they eat dead ppl. Like the Thinns from GoT. Maybe, I haven't read that far in the comic books.

However, Glenn's time this season was pretty sparse. He ended up being sick and almost dying. In the second half, the story arc didn't focus on him all that much. But he's alive and reunited with Maggie.

Looking forward to Season 5 and they better let him live!

Zhong Guo Box Office - April 6, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: April 6, 2014

Weekend of April 6, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美国队长2:冬日战士)
2	Mr. Peabody And Sherman (天才眼镜狗)
3	整容日记 (Zheng Rong Ri Ji)
4	Need For Speed (极品飞车)
5	The Monuments Men (盟军夺宝队)
6	白日焰火 (Black Coal, Thin Ice)
7	笔仙惊魂3 (Death Is Here 3)
8	我在路上最爱你 (On The Way)
9	盗马记 (Horse Trader/Horseplay)
10	英雄之战 (Fighting)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved April 9, 2014

2014 April Offbeat Movie Guide

April's Blockbusters may get all the attention, but there also are those that dare to walk the path less traveled. You might be one of them. Here's a few "offbeat" movies for you to chew on. This list is based on USA release dates.

Some of these releases are already available via VOD or iTunes.

Dom Hemingway



Under the Skin



Only Lovers Left Alive (噬血戀人)



Joe (絕地重生)



Hateship Loveship



Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Comingsoon.net
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
Taiwan Yahoo! Movies
WMoov Hong Kong

Taiwan Box Office - April 6, 2014 - 台灣票房榜

Weekend of April 6, 2014

Rank	Film Title	Weeks
1	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士)	2
2	Noah (挪亞方舟)	1
3	Rio 2 (里約大冒險2)	1
4	嘉農 (Kano)	6
5	魯邦三世VS名偵探柯南劇場版 (Lupin The 3rd Vs. Detective Conan: The Movie)	1
6	Non-Stop (空中救援)	4
7	Need for Speed (極速快感)	4
8	白米炸彈客 (The Rice Bomber)	1
9	一代茶聖千利休 (Ask This of Rikyu)	1
10	12 Years a Slave (自由之心)	4
11	Frozen (冰雪奇緣)	16
12	The Lunchbox (美味情書)	1
13	The Broken Circle Breakdown (愛的餘燼)	2
14	Vampire Academy (吸血鬼學院)	3
15	300: Rise Of An Empire (300壯士:帝國崛起)	5
16	Sunshine on Leith (愛在陽光燦爛時)	2
17	Labor Day (一日一生)	4
18	Short Term 12 (她和她的小鬼們)	2
19	Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (性愛成癮的女人-上集)	5
20	Nymphomaniac - Part 2 (性愛成癮的女人-下集)	5

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved April 7, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 23, 2014 - 香港票房榜 - Updated

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 23, 2014

Last week, Box Office Mojo didn't have the March 23 report for Hong Kong. They added it this week. Here's an updated box report from Box Office Mojo.

Weekend of March 23, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Divergent (分歧者:異類叛逃)
2	Non-Stop (直航殺機)
3	黑色喜劇 (Black Comedy)
4	Need For Speed (極速激戰)
5	The Grand Budapest Hotel (布達佩斯大酒店)
6	Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
7	300: Rise of an Empire (戰狼300:帝國崛起)
8	北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)
9	Her (觸不到的她)
10	The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街狼人)
...	...
25	金雞sss (Gam Gai 3/Golden Chicken 3/Golden Chickens)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved April 4, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 30, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 30, 2014

Weekend of March 30, 2014

Rank	Film Title
1	Noah (挪亞:滅世啟示)
2	Non-Stop (直航殺機)
3	Divergent (分歧者:異類叛逃)
4	盜馬記 (Horseplay)
5	Kano
6	The Grand Budapest Hotel (布達佩斯大酒店)
7	3 Days to Kill (3日限殺令)
8	黑色喜劇 (Black Comedy)
9	3點終再勾魂 (3AM Part 2)
10	Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
...	...
13	北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved April 4, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 美國隊長2:酷寒戰士 - 美國隊長2 - 美國隊長2:冬日戰士

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson. The supporting cast include Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson. There's even a appearance by UFC legend Georges St-Pierre as Batroc. The normal Marvel cameo from Stan Lee is also there. This is a sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. Very much like Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is more sequel to the Avengers movie.



Captain America starts after the events of the Avengers movie. Steve Rogers works out in DC and befriends Sam Wilson, a former paramilitary trooper working at the VA helping veterans get back on their feet. When sent on a hostage rescue mission, we find out something a bit sinister is in the air when Nick Fury is attacked and killed. When Captain America is questioned, the ranking SHIELD agent Alexander Pierce decides Rogers is not telling the truth and goes after him. With some help from the Black Widow, they track a lead to a military base where they find out the Hydra has been masterminding a global takeover. On the run again, they enlist the help of Sam Wilson who's now turned into the Falcon via a high tech exoskeleton. The Winter Solider is the muscle for Hydra and dukes it out with Captain America on a few occasions. When they find out that SHIELD is being use, they set out to stop them, but now with the help of Maria Hill.

Whew! That was a mouthful and that's not even much of the movie. There was so much action! Car chase, helicarrier fight, bombings, etc. Wow, there were still moments, but not much. The continuation of the Hydra story from Captain America: The First Avenger was all over the place. Once Zola got involved, the storyline totally opened up and the mastermind was revealed. It was a great ride. Steve Rogers is man that does the right thing, but the 1930s/1940s and the 2010s are very different eras. The introduction of new comics heros in The Falcon and Sharon Carter was very welcomed. The two easter eggs also make the anticipation for Avengers 2 all the more feverish.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe just got a lot bigger with this movie and its Easter egg.

If you're a Marvel fan, comic fanboy, Cap lover, Avengers groupie, you MUST watch this movie. Do it, don't hesitate.