April 29, 2023

新龙门客栈 Dragon Inn (1992 思远影业 Seasonal Film Corporation)

新龙门客栈
Dragon Inn


《新龙门客栈》(英语:Dragon Inn)是1992年上映的一部香港电影,由李惠民执导,徐克监制,张曼玉、林青霞、梁家辉及甄子丹主演,翻拍自1967年胡金铨电影《龙门客栈》。剧情以明朝中叶景泰年间为背景,讲述乱世儿女之恩怨情仇。本片入围第29届金马奖及第12届香港电影金像奖共九项提名,最终荣获最佳武术指导。徐克后来制作《新龙门客栈》延续篇《龙门飞甲》,但主要角色名字全改。

New Dragon Gate Inn is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Raymond Lee and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Maggie Cheung, and Donnie Yen. It was released as Dragon Inn in North America. The film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1967). New Dragon Gate Inn was shot as a standard wuxia action thriller, with fast-paced action including martial arts, sword fighting and black comedy set in ancient China.

Starring
张曼玉 Maggie Cheung, 林青霞 Brigitte Lin, 梁家辉 Tony Leung Ka-fai, 甄子丹 Donnie Yen, 刘洵, 吴启华, 熊欣欣, 王彤川, 元彬, 徐锦江, 任世官, 袁祥仁, 陈志辉, 王伟顺, 郑希怡

Plot
This is a period film set during the Ming Dynasty in the desert region of China. Tsao Siu-yan is a power-crazed eunuch who rules his sector of China as if he were the Emperor and not a mere official. He is the leader of the Emperor's ruthless security agency known as the Eastern Depot (東廠 Dong Chang). He has built up an elite army of skilled archers and horsemen who receive intensive training and powerful weapons. When elements of his administration plot against him and his despotic rule, Tsao comes down ruthlessly. One such plotter is defence minister Yang Yu-xuan, who is executed along with his family. Tsao does spare two of the younger children and instead sentences them to exile in order to lure Yang's subordinate general Chow Wai-on into a trap. Escorted by a couple of rather poorly East Factory soldiers, the children are sent out into the desert. Rebels, led by Chow's lover, swordswoman Yau Mo-yan, arrive to free them, but are attacked by East Factory troops. Tsao later calls off the attack when he realises that Chow is not among the fighters, and instead orders his troops to pursue them to find where they will be meeting with Chow. The rebels and the children then proceed to the Dragon Gate Pass through which they will cross the border. They reach the Dragon Gate Inn, which is a meeting place run by brigands. The innkeeper, the lively Jade, runs a sideline in which she seduces and murders her guests. Jade also keeps whatever money the customer has, then drops them down a chute to the kitchen and have them served as the meat in buns. The cutting up is done by her cook Dao, an expert at stripping meat to the bones. Mo-yan and her followers arrive at the inn. She is disguised as a man, but Jade is not fooled, claiming that only a woman would pass her without so much as a glance. That night she confronts Mo-yan and the pair engage in a lively acrobatic fight with both women trying to remain clothed, while stripping the other. Rebel leader Chow arrives and is re-united with Mo-yan. They plan to cross the border with the children but the bad weather delays their departure. Furthermore, Jade takes a liking to Chow and resolves to get him for herself, also has in mind the reward offered for his capture. Things are made even more complicated when East Factory officials led by Cha arrive at the inn posing as merchants. The scene is set for a vicious battle of bodies and wits between both sides, with Jade trying to keep the peace and getting every advantage, monetary or otherwise, that she can get out of it. Meanwhile, the bulk of the East Factory forces, led by eunuch Tsao himself, are on their way to the inn. Chow believes that, like most den of thieves, the inn has a secret passage through which his comrades can escape. Jade agrees to show them the passage if Chow will sleep with her. He agrees if they marry first. Jade, a practical girl, is rather surprised at having to marry for a one-night stand but proceeds anyway, with Cha acting as host for the wedding. The heart-broken Mo-yan drowns her sorrows in drink. The growing tension inside the inn breaks out into open battle when Cha and his men realise that the rebels want to use the secret passage to escape. The fight that follows results in the deaths of all the Dong Chang at the inn and most of the rebels and brigand hosts. Mo-yan herself is seriously injured. Tsao and his army arrives and lays siege to the inn. Inside there is only a handful of survivors: Jade, Chow, Mo-yan, Dao the cook, and the children. They escape through the passage, but a loose ribbon gives them away and Tsao himself sets off in pursuit. A vicious one-on-three battle amidst a desert storm as Tsao fights Jade, Chow and Mo-yan. Weakened by her wounds, Mo-yan perishes in quicksand. Just as Tsao is about to finish off Jade and Chow, Dao suddenly appears and takes him on with his carving knife. He carves away at Tsao, leaving the warlord with a skeletal arm and leg. Chow then moves in for the kill and Tsao is finished. Chow and the children make their way to the border. Realising how much Chow meant to her, Jade and Dao decide to follow Chow after burning down the infamous inn.

剧情
明朝中叶景泰年间,东厂提督秉笔太监曹少钦(甄子丹 饰),将兵部尚书杨宇轩陷害致死,并以流放其儿女为饵,欲引出杨的部下周淮安(梁家辉 饰),妄图将其旧部属一网打尽。江湖侠女邱莫言(林青霞 饰)受情郎周淮安之托,经过浴血厮杀,救出杨家儿女并相约在大漠边关的“龙门客栈”会合;岂知,乔装后的东厂三大档头带一众高手尾随而至。 以开黑店为营生的店主金镶玉(张曼玉 饰)风骚多情,对周淮安暗生情愫,可惜周郎早已心属莫言。与此同时,曹少钦的大队人马正向龙门客栈杀来,店内则有东厂高手的百般纠缠,加上大漠天气莫测,使周淮安等人苦苦无法脱身。周淮安探知客栈内必有一条出关密道,为救杨氏遗孤,周淮安不惜用与金镶玉结婚为条件查出密道所在,并与邱莫言等人相约新婚之夜由密道逃离;岂料,曹少钦的大队人马已然杀到……。 万里黄沙之间,这生、死、爱、恨交织之时,周、莫、金三人众志成城,联手抗敌,恶徒伏诛,邱莫言却也因此捐躯就义。周淮安决意远离中原,金镶玉一把火将客栈烧毁,追随周淮安而去……

Cast and Character 演员阵容与角色
张曼玉 Maggie Cheung 饰演 金镶玉
龙门客栈老板娘


林青霞 Brigitte Lin 饰演 邱莫言
侠女,亦是周淮安红颜知己。


梁家辉 Tony Leung Ka-fai 饰演 周淮安
兵部尚书杨宇轩部下,禁军教头


甄子丹 Donnie Yen 饰演 曹少钦
秉笔太监,东厂督主。


刘洵 饰演 贾廷
东厂三大档头之首


吴启华 饰演 路小川
东厂三大档头之一


熊欣欣 饰演 曹添
眉心有黑痣的东厂小头目,东厂三大档头之一


王彤川 饰演 刁不遇
龙门客栈店小二,鞑靼人


徐锦江 饰演 千户
雁门关守将,金镶玉老相好


任世官 饰演 贺虎
江湖义士,护行者之一


袁祥仁 饰演 铁竹
江湖义士,护行者之一


杨宇轩
兵部尚书


陈志辉 饰演 一抹红/穿山虎
通缉犯


王伟顺 饰演 江湖义士
江湖义士,护行者之一


郑希怡 饰演 杨玉英
杨宇轩之女

April 28, 2023

南北醉拳 Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979 Seasonal Film Corporation)

南北醉拳
Dance of the Drunk Mantis


《南北醉拳》是中国香港思远影业公司拍摄于1979年功夫喜剧片,由袁和平执导,袁小田、黄正利、元奎等领衔主演。影片讲述了南北两派用醉拳打斗故事。

Dance of the Drunk Mantis (Chinese: 南北醉拳) is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Yuen Siu-tien's real-life son Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Ng See-yuen, who also writer with Lung Hsiao. It stars Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Linda Lin, Yuen Shun-yi, Charlie Shek and Yuen Kwai. This was Yuen Siu-tien's final film appearance before his death on 8 January 1979 from a heart attack. The film was released on 27 June 1979.

Starring
袁小田 Yuen Siu-tien, 袁信义 Yuen Shun-yi, 黄正利 Hwang Jang-lee, 元奎 Yuen Kwai, 林瑛 Linda Lin Ying, 石天 Dean Shek, 任世官, 袁振洋 Brandy Yuen

Plot
One year after training a young Freddy Wong (Jackie Chan) in Drunken Master, Beggar So / Sam Seed returns to find that his wife has adopted a son named Foggy. Sam takes a disliking to the boy and tortures him mentally and physically. Devastated, the boy runs away and takes a job at an inn, where he meets Rubber Legs and his student. He overhears that they are looking for Beggar So and want to kill him, making Rubber Legs' Northern 'Drunk Mantis' Boxing supreme. However, Foggy returns home to warn Beggar So, who has been injured by Rubber Legs. Beggar So sends Foggy to a sickness teacher for herbs to cure him, and the doctor teaches him a dreaded style called 'Sickness Boxing'. Now, armed with this sick form of fighting, Foggy is ready for Drunk Mantis. In the end, Foggy goes berserk and kills Rubber Legs. Unable to escape from his trance, he sees Rubber Legs when he looks at Beggar So and attacks him. The film closes with a freeze frame as Foggy leaps after his adopted father as the doctor watches on.

剧情
醉拳,原本不分南北,后来逐步演变,分为南北醉拳,南醉拳的首领是苏花子,讲究一套炉火纯青的醉八仙,纵横湖广一带,从未遇到敌手;北醉拳的佼佼者是沧州千醉翁,他有一套醉螳螂,凌厉狠毒,而为人心高气傲,不服苏花子,于是决计带着徒弟专程南下寻找苏花子决一死战。苏蒙是苏花子的义子,为人忠厚老实,但是笨头笨脑,没有灵性,苏花子认为他不是学武术的料,于是不愿意教授他武功。苏蒙只得外出,在一家酒店打工当服务员,一日,千醉翁带着徒弟来住店,顺便打听苏花子的下落,第二日早晨,千醉翁的徒弟叫苏蒙打水给他洗脸,苏蒙不愿意去,两人动手打斗起来,结果三脚猫功夫的苏蒙被打得半死,千醉翁为了引出苏花子,故意放走苏蒙,苏蒙回到家中,千醉翁也跟踪了去。千醉翁于是邀请苏花子赴会,两人在餐桌上打斗了一番,千醉翁越战越勇,眼见苏花子就要被击毙,苏蒙推开门,丢了一把凳子过去,千醉翁才退避一下,苏花子急忙拉着苏蒙逃走了。负伤的苏花子躺在家中养伤,苏蒙去给他抓药,归途中遇到了一个睡在棺材中的人,那人叫“病君”,他把苏蒙抓的药掉了包,苏蒙拿着药回去煮给父亲喝,谁知苏花子喝了之后,上吐下泻,苏蒙得知可能是被掉包了,于是跑回去找病君算账,两人打斗一番,苏蒙才知道原来病君是“书、卜、病、酒”四大高手之一,是苏蒙的师叔,苏蒙请求病君教授他武功,病君于是开始把克制醉螳螂的功夫“病拳”教授给他,苏蒙练成之后,杀掉了千醉翁和他的徒弟。

Cast and Character 演员阵容与角色
袁信义 Yuen Shun-yi 饰演 苏蒙
苏花子的干儿子,病君的弟子,击杀千醉翁和他的徒弟。


袁小田 Yuen Siu-tien 饰演 苏花子
南醉拳高手,精通一套醉八仙,败给千醉翁。


黄正利 Hwang Jang-lee 饰演 千醉翁
北醉拳高手,精通醉螳螂,苏花子的敌手,被苏蒙击杀。


元奎 Yuen Kwai 饰演 北醉翁徒弟


任世官 饰演 病君
苏蒙的师傅,有一套“病拳”。


林瑛 Linda Lin Ying 饰演 苏母
苏蒙的干娘,苏花子的老婆


 石天 Dean Shek 饰演 钱掌柜
钱庄的老板,吝啬抠门,侵吞私人财产。


袁振洋 Brandy Yuen 饰演 假苏花子