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  • 7 Hidden Clues/Humor You Might Have Missed in Knives Out.[Spoilers!]

    7 Hidden Clues/Humor You Might Have Missed in Knives Out.[Spoilers!]

    So far, the RunPee Family watched Knives Out 7 times combined to do the Peetimes. Yes, it’s that hard! The movie is filled with clue Easter eggs. Like one of the characters says, “This guy pretty much lives in a clue board.” Watching it the second time the next day, I noticed so many things…

  • Movie Review – Last Christmas

    This movie caters to a particular audience because it’s almost a textbook for its genre — rom-com. If you enjoy this genre, this movie will press all your buttons. By “textbook,” I don’t mean this is a dull movie. On the contrary, it’s packed with sarcastic British humor. You will laugh at least once. I…

  • Movie Review – Dumbo – A live action remake your kids will enjoy

    If you have a toddler, Dumbo is one of the few movies in the theater now that is specifically for your child. It’s PG-rated, so your kid won’t come home and ask you questions you don’t know how to answer. If you are worried about animal mistreatment with the circus background, by the end of…

  • Infographic – How Big Is Megalodon?

    Infographic – How Big Is Megalodon?

    <- return to: Meet The Real Megalodon <- return to: Meet The Real Megalodon     Vera TsienVera Tsien/Gardner. Software engineer, Sci-fi lover, Global Citizen born and raised in Southeast China. She stood still when the earth rotates and now she’s in Southeast America. 🙂 She does most of the movie Peetimes with Dan and very…

  • Infographic – how much did a Megalodon weigh?

    <- return to: Meet the real Megalodon <- return to: Meet the real Megalodon Vera TsienVera Tsien/Gardner. Software engineer, Sci-fi lover, Global Citizen born and raised in Southeast China. She stood still when the earth rotates and now she’s in Southeast America. 🙂 She does most of the movie Peetimes with Dan and very rarely writes blogs.…

  • 比正片梗还多的死侍2海报合集

    比正片梗还多的死侍2海报合集

    本月科幻电影可以说是高潮迭起。科幻迷们刚刚顶着剧透嗑完复仇者联盟,马上又迎来了全球星战外传汉索罗。这满足感,怎么说,可能刚刚够填补死侍2无缘大陆的空虚感吧。 虽然无缘正片,但是死侍2营销组的同学还是为我们带来了充满死侍幽默的系列海报。由于工作太出色,甚至收到了影迷们一致强烈要求的加薪应援。我们一张一张来,边看边解释: 1> “来自杀死了金刚狼的工作室” 这张海报是戏谑去年金刚狼系列最后一部《罗根》中,金刚狼领便当的结局。(如果你还不知道金刚狼系列已经领便当了,那应该也不会在意这剧透吧…)海报最上一行英文翻译过来就是“来自杀死了金刚狼的工作室”,也就是福克斯。X战警系列中的角色和漫威一直纠缠不清,其中种种在这里不详述,总之现在影院的死侍系列和X战警系列都是属于福克斯的,所以其实这是一个自嘲。另外瑞安·雷诺兹也一直很想让死侍和金刚狼出现在同一部电影里,这其实也是一个来自粉丝的呐喊。 当然这张海报里的玄机还不止这行字。首先一汪池水就不用多说,pool就是池子的意思。画面中央的死侍坐在一只充气天鹅身上,加之这是戏谑金刚狼之死,推测是暗喻“Swansong”,天鹅之歌,中文译为“绝唱”。 到这里,这张海报的梗还远没有结束。更多信息量需要结合这条官方Instagram一起来看: 官方发这张海报的时候写到:“我们所有人都在这儿了,甚至包括厨房水槽。” 先来看“所有人”,整个“X-Force”都在这儿了。角色名称中文翻译太扎心了,就不在这里重复了。但是大家注意到没,死侍左边一个漂浮的降落伞包。所以正片上映之前大家都猜到了,X-Force里面有一个隐形人的角色。至于这个隐形人是谁,看了电影之后,还真的小惊喜了一下,在这里就不剧透了。那么“厨房水槽”是什么梗?继续我们的英语小课堂……英语里有一句俚语是:“everything but the kitchen sink”。大致意思就是超乎想象,能想到的都有了。这张海报里用到了”everything and the kitchen sink”,比原句还厉害。所以海报里很字面地把厨房水槽放了上去,也是一个让北美人民们看到会心一笑的梗。 2>二度降临 这张海报不用太多解释,模仿米开朗基罗在西斯廷教堂“天花板”上的壁画《创造亚当》,来自圣经《创世纪》。还是把原画放上来直观感受一下: 这幅名画早已被一再解读,有兴趣可以自己搜来看。巧的是,这幅画在诺兰弟弟的剧《西部世界》里也出现过,就挂在CEO福特的办公室里。暗喻人类创造AI,如同上帝创造人类。 《西部世界》 有意思的是,画中上帝背景一直被解读如同一颗心脏,但自从人类在发明AI的道路上越走越远,这幅画被更多地用来类比人类和AI的关系之后,也有越来越多的解读认为上帝背景也可能是对人类大脑的描绘。 回到死侍海报,电索(Cable)背后一团像是离子云,也让粉丝们纷纷推测电索是不是穿越来的。 3>《The Goonies》Credit: Andy Fairhurst 这张海报是官方邀请粉丝画的,真的是让人笑出声来的同时,莫名很暖心(?)为什么呢?如果你看过《七宝奇谋》(《The Goonies》),应该还记得电索的扮演者乔什·布洛林(Josh Brolin)在其中扮演了小主角Mikey的哥哥Brand。其中有一段情节就是Brand骑着从小女孩那抢来的粉色小自行车(跟海报里的车一毛一样),被一辆跑车拖着走的情节。如果你没看过这片,推荐可以作为背景音放着看看。虽然是老片,但是编剧是斯皮尔伯格,放到现在看会有一种错时代的搞笑感。不仅可以看到青少年乔什·布洛林,Mikey的扮演者长大后还成为了《魔戒》系列里佛罗多最好的伙伴山姆哦。 言归正传,海报里的出租车明显就是印度小哥的车。这张海报致敬演员的老片子。可爱。真的是可爱。 4>《Flashdance》 恩,这个经典pose出自一部1983年的歌舞片《闪电舞》。主角是一个有着舞蹈梦的女孩。怎么说,姿势赢了。 5>感恩节系列 Norman-Rockwell 《Freedom from Want》-1943 上下一对比,大家来找茬。下面这幅画,也算是北美名画了,感恩节标志性画作之一。 死侍玩得也是很溜,感恩节和杂志《The Good Housekeeping》来了个跨界。封面就满满槽点,内页还有死侍的感恩节来信、死侍教你如何“切火鸡”等经典死侍幽默内容。 6>邀请粉丝版 上面《The Goonies》说到死侍官方邀请粉丝给死侍画的海报,还有其他4张如下: Credit: Patrick Brown Credit: Alice X. Zhang Credit: John Gallagher…

  • Movie review: Blockers

    Movie review: Blockers

    This is a typical popcorn comedy. If you enjoyed American Pie you will probably enjoy this one. It has fulfilled its purpose to make the audience laugh quite often. The plot is a cliche but really doesn’t matter that much to this movie. The acting is standard with the adults but impressive with the kids. I…

  • Movie review: Gringo

    Movie review: Gringo

    The ending of this movie reminds me a little bit of Guy Ritchie’s *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels*, only it isn’t nearly as good. I would give this movie a C for about the first 3/4, and B- for the last 1/4 — where there’s actual humor and action. The humor in this movie…

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