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Saturday, January 31, 2015

A Walk Among The Tombstones - 鐵血神探

A Walk Among the Tombstones (鐵血神探) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Liam Neeson.

The movie stars Liam Neeson. And he kicks @$$ and ask questions after! Haha. Ok ok, I jest.

The movie starts with Liam Neeson playing Detective Matthew Scudder, all the way back in 1991. Matt enters a bar that provides free drinks to law enforcement. The bar is held up while he's there, leading to a gun fight where Scudder shoots all the bad guys. Fast forward to 1999, Scudder is no longer police, transitioning to private investigation work. A fellow AA member ask him to help his brother with a case. Reluctantly, Scudder agrees and goes down a rabbit whole chasing the bad guys.

The movie is dark, set in 1999, and Scudder's heroism shines. On the surface, we see a man that seems to have been broken and tells it like it is. Honest and no nonsense when he's working. The dark places he needs to go require him to remove his emotions and to put fear back on the bookshelf.

Liam's transition to hero roles is nothing short of amazing. From Taken all the way here, he's a bona fide action hero. If you like Liam, you'll like this film, but expect it dark.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - January 25, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: January 25, 2015

As of this writing, Box Office Mojo has not released the numbers for the Hong Kong Box Office for this weekend. So we to back to EntGroup, which is a weekly report vs. weekend report.

Weekend of January 25, 2015
Rank	Film Title
1	American Sniper (美國狙擊手)
2	Into The Woods (魔法黑森林)
3	寄生獸 (Parasyte)
4	Birdman (飛鳥俠)
5	撒嬌女人最好命 (Women Who Flirt)
6	Blackhat (黑客特攻)
7	小姐誘心 (S For Sex, S For Secrets)
8	Taken 3 (救參96小時3)
9	Big Hero 6 (大英雄聯盟)
10	Boyhood (我們都是這樣長大的)

Source: Ent Group and WMOOV - retrieved January 29, 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

The New Year Is Starting Slow

Oh boy, is January going to end soon? I thought I'd be back to blogging daily again by now. BUT life is getting in the way again. I have started over 50 posts without finishing them.

I go in spurts due to life constraints. But blogging is a release valve for me as well. However, the last few years has mainly been box office and USA based movies posts. I have very little patience to write up an drama series like I did in the past, which took hours. Movie posts vary due to how well I liked them. Box office post can be done while I sleep.

For 2015, I am going to try to post more Asian related reviews. Good luck to me.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - January 25, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: January 25, 2015

Weekend of January 25, 2015
Rank	Film Title
1	The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (霍比特人:五军之战)
2	重返20岁 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again)
3	Seventh Son (第七子:降魔之战)
4	Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb/Night At The Museum 3 (博物馆奇妙夜3)
5	智取威虎山 (The Taking Of Tiger Mountain)
6	暴走神探 (The Unbearable Lightness Of Inspector Fan)
7	功夫 (Kung Fu Hustle)
8	谍莲花 (Lotus Code)
9	熊出没之雪岭熊风 (Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter)
10	怪谈 (Tales Of Mystery)