revenge of the drunken master. Molto drunken.

Sante budella di una vacca sacra! Ce n'era di quel po', di gente drunken, quando han fatto 'sto film!

Citando senza decoro Drunken Master con Jackie Chan, il sempre eccelso Godfrey Ho si dedica anima, corpo, e funzioni corporali assortite alla realizzazione di cotanto capolavoro del non-sense: Revenge of the Drunken Master!
Per farlo, si circonda di grandi professionisti, a partire dall'inguardabile (per tutta una serie di motivi) Johnny Chan che - nonostante il teaser del DVD - non farà mai altri film in vita sua. Grazie al cielo.

Allooora, vediamo di mettere ordine nel marasma: c'è questo tizio che di mestiere fa l'apprendista maestro drunken (sì, la tecnica dell'ubriaco - sempre una buona scusa per una sbronza).
Non pago di ciò, si dedica all'arte dell'agopuntura: con il suo bel pungiglione può far ridere anche i più disperati. Una sapienza da utilizzare con cautela: è infatti possibile far letteralmente morire dal ridere la gente, ed in effetti l'inetto apprendista rende SEMO un tizio di una qualche importanza. Credo.
Contro di lui un potente signore (amico e/o parente del neo-SEMO) ed un'orda di mercenari, che gli accoppano pure il maestro (as usual...)
Si mette dunque in cammino alla ricerca di un nuovo maestro, e pure io ne cercherei un altro: se quello vecchio si è fatto impallinare come un tordo un motivo ci sarà...

Nel suo peregrinare incontrerà uno dei tizi sulle sue tracce, che per svago si è dato allo stupro su una Bella Micicho Qualunque^® la quale - "culture differenti" o plateale misoginia? - si innamora del proprio violentatore. Ossignur, sempre peggio...
Sospetto che scelga tal campione di rettitudine come proprio maestro (benché il Piano A dello spensierato stupratore pare ancora essere l'omicidio dell'apprendista drunken-master), o quanto meno alla fine i due combattono uniti il mega-cattivo sulla cui natura il mondo si interroga.

L'empio figuro combatte usando dei piatti da batterista che tornano indietro legati a dei foulard. Arma non proprio letale, oltretutto facilmente cavalcabile (eh già!) dai nostri eroi, che si rendono protagonisti di una delle scene più trash dell'universo conosciuto, quando il Signor Stupraminchia^® infila il suo bel ditino unto nell'ombelico dell'altro, per un non meglio precisato scambio di energia: le facce che fanno, sono da antologia.

La Cina medievale era un luogo pittoresco assai, va detto.

Non chiedetemi altri dettagli: questo film delirante non l'ho visto, l'ho percepito.

Voto: 2. Ebbro. Solo per gente avvezza al genere (all'alcolismo, intendo! ) Trashometro^® 10/10:
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Johnny Chan

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Revenge of the Drunken Master (1984)

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Regista: Godfrey Ho
Scrittore: Danny Au
Genere: Action, Action
Valutazione: 4.7/10 (44 voti)
Paese: Hong Kong
Lingua: Cantonese

Cast:

• Johnny Chan
• Eagle Han
• Bruce Cheung
• Wang Sao
• Yuen Si-Fu
• Bob Chau
• Ling Chia .... (as Judy Lee)
• Ken Tong .... (as Kenneth Ting)
• Gary Lim .... (as Gary Kim)
• Frank Tam

Trama:
Accidentally discovering the operations of the Blood Ninja gangsters, a mischievous young man masters the skills of the Drunk Fist and proceeds to fight against them. But the gangsters join forces, vowing to kill him before the young master destroys them all.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Chan, Jackie

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Nome di battesimo: Chan, Kong-sang
Data di nascita: 7 April 1954
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Coniuge: Feng-Jiao Lin::(1 December 1982 - present) 1 child

Ultimi lavori:

• The Shinjuku Incident (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
• The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) .... Lu Yan [attore]
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) .... Master Monkey (voice) [attore]
• Wushu (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Yat kor ho ba ba (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Rush Hour 3 (2007) .... Chief Inspector Lee [attore]
• Bo bui gai wak (2006) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Changhen ge (2005) .... (chief producer) [produttore]
• Jing mo gaa ting (2005) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• San wa (2005) .... (executive producer) [produttore]

Biografia:
Apprenticed to the China Drama Academy (or "opera school") by his parents at the age of 6, Jackie Chan was rigorously trained in music, dance, and traditional martial arts. A visiting filmmaker offered Chan his first (tiny) role as a stunt player. Chan took the part, and soon left the Opera to pursue the world of film. Fellow Opera students Biao Yuen and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo would also have careers in film, and the three would star in several films together in the following years. Chan's talent and enthusiasm soon saw him taking larger and more important roles, graduating first to stunt coordinator, and then to director. Following the death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, the search was on for an actor who could inspire audiences to the same degree; every young martial artist was given a chance. Chan decided that rather than emulating Lee (and thus living forever in his shadow), he would develop his own style of filmmaking. His directorial debut Shi di chu ma (1980) was a milestone in martial arts films, being one of the first to effectively combine comedy with action. This set the tone for many of his future films, which combined slapstick humor with high-energy martial arts action. A self-confessed fan of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, Chan performs all his own stunts, quite often at his own peril. His later films include outtakes of his on-set injuries run under the closing credits. He is understandably number one on the insurance blacklist.

Trivia random: Received his name "Jackie" from fellow workers on a construction site in Canberra, Australia who couldn't pronounce his real name.
Citazione random: "I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan".
Salario massimo: $15,000,000 + 15% gross, per Rush Hour 3 (2007)

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Jui kuen (1978)

Drunken Master

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Regista: Woo-ping Yuen
Scrittore: Hsiao Lung, See-Yuen Ng
Genere: Comedy, Action, Comedy
Valutazione: 7.6/10 (4113 voti)
Durata: 111 min
Paese: Hong Kong
Lingua: Cantonese

Cast:

• Jackie Chan .... Wong Fei-Hung (as Jacky Chan)
• Siu Tien Yuen .... Su Hua Chi / Sam Seed
• Jang Lee Hwang .... Thunderleg
• Ching Chiang
• Ging Man Fung .... Mr. Li
• Hsia Hsu .... King of Bamboo
• Chiao Lin
• Linda Lin .... Fei-hung's aunt
• Ying Li
• Chen Tien Loong .... Bully

Trama:
Two young students of a drunken master fight against an evil kung fu master and gang. Evil kung fu master had previously lost to the students' master. The movie is a set up for the incredibly long fight scene at the end of the movie.

Trivia random: For many of the more athletic sequences, the 66-year-old Siu Tien Yuen was doubled by his sons, Cheung-Yan Yuen and director Woo-ping Yuen.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Ho, Godfrey

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Nome di battesimo: Ho, Chi Kueng
Data di nascita: 1948

Ultimi lavori:

• Manhattan Chase (2000) .... [regista]
• The First Assignment (1995) .... (as Wallace Chan) [regista]
• Mr. X (1995) .... Godfather Ho [attore]
• Cui hua kuang mo (1994) .... (producer) (as Godfrey Hall) [produttore]
• Hei tai yang 731 si wang lie che (1994) .... [regista]
• Hong tian mi ling (1994) .... [regista]
• Catman in Boxer's Blow (1993) .... (as Alton Cheung) [regista]
• Ngam saat bing tyun (1993) .... (as Godfrey Hall) [regista]
• Hei tai yang 731 xu ji zhi sha ren gong chang (1992) .... [regista]
• Kickboxer Against the Odds (1992) .... [regista]

Trivia random: He is considered a master of B-movie Hong Kong actioners. However, a number of his movies are Z-grade movies made with a "cut-and-paste" technique. He would shoot footage for one movie, often using Caucasian actors for exportation, then edit the scenes into several other movies, mixing them with footage from old, unfinished or unreleased Asian movies (using Thai as well as Chinese or Filipino footage), then trying to make the story somewhat coherent through dubbing and voice-overs. He would then have four or five movies (of rock-bottom quality, of course) while having spent the budget of one.
Citazione random: "I used to be a movie maker. Now I am teaching people to make movies. It really makes me glad when my students are happily showing me their works. Only if you've been through the whole process, can you understand how satisfactory and delightful it is."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

green zone

Se visto preparandosi ad un film d'azione in zona di guerra, Green Zone fa anche la sua figura.

Nell'Iraq appena sconfitto dagli Americani, il comandante di un gruppo impegnato nella ricerca delle armi di distruzione di massa resta invischiato in un intrigo militare e politico che vede contrapporsi diverse sezioni dei servizi segreti, dell'esercito e dell'amministrazione; nodo del contendere, ovviamente, l'esistenza o meno di dette armi proibite.

Magari non molto realistico negli avvenimenti dei singoli protagonisti (a Matt Damon succedono davvero un po' troppe cose un po' troppo in fretta), il film ha il suo principale pregio proprio nell'azione: ben diretta e ben eseguita, mantiene alta la tensione dall'inizio alla fine. Pecca solo lievemente nel finale, dove diventa eccessivamente convulsa.
Tutto sommato non malvagia neppure la rappresentazione dei complessi giochi di potere e delle scelte errate che porteranno alle ben note conseguenze.

Voto: 7 - non annoia.
Tags: guerra, thriller, drammatico, azione, Iraq, esercito, servizi segreti, CIA, denaro, corruzione, wmd, armi di distruzione di massa, elicottero, inseguimento, imboscata, ricerca, mazzo di carte, generale, Matt Damon, morte, omicidio, collaborazionista, piscina, albergo, zona verde, tortura, prigione, prigioniero, amputato, gamba, sparatoria, green zone, Bagdad.

Green Zone (2010)

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Regista: Paul Greengrass
Scrittore: Brian Helgeland, Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Genere: Action, Drama, War, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (9557 voti)
Durata: 115 min
Paese: France, USA, Spain, UK
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Yigal Naor .... General Al Rawi (as Igal Naor)
• Said Faraj .... Seyyed Hamza
• Faycal Attougui .... Al Rawi Bodyguard (as Faical Attougui)
• Aymen Hamdouchi .... Ayad Hamza
• Matt Damon .... Miller
• Nicoye Banks .... Perry
• Jerry Della Salla .... Wilkins
• Sean Huze .... Conway
• Michael J. Dwyer .... MET D (as Michael Dwyer)
• Edouard H.R. Gluck .... MET D

Trama:
SPOILER. REVEALS ENDING! Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his men are charged with finding the so-called weapons of mass destruction,whose existence justified American involvement,according to the Pentagon and their man in Baghdad,Poundsgate. Veteran CIA operative Marty tells Miller that there are no weapons,it is a deception to allow the Americans to take over the country and install a puppet leader. Marty correctly anticipates that,despite Bush's gung-ho assurances, the policy is doomed to failure. Also suspicious of Poundsgate is Wall Street Journal reporter Lawrie Dayne,who lets slip to Miller that Poundsgate told her he had secret talks in Jordan with an important Iraqi,code-named Magellan,who told him about the weapons, though it now seems likely Magellan's true information was to the contrary. Miller deduces that Magellan is General Al Rawi, a close supporter of the deposed Saddam Hussain and, accompanied by his interpreter, Freddy, a decent Iraqi who only wants stability for his country, sets out to track down Al Rawi. However, Poundsgate's men are also on Al Rawi's trail,to stop him from talking. After an explosive showdown Miller emails Lawrie to tell her that there never were any weapons,relying on her and other journalists to inform the world of Bush's deception.

Trivia random: Director Paul Greengrass began his career shooting documentaries in war zones. Link this trivia

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Damon, Matt

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Nome di battesimo: Damon, Matthew Paige
Data di nascita: 8 October 1970
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Coniuge: Luciana Barroso::(9 December 2005 - present) 2 children

Ultimi lavori:

• Contagion (2011) .... Thomas Emhoff [attore]
• Happy Feet 2 in 3D (2011) .... [attore]
• Green Zone (2010) .... Miller [attore]
• Hereafter (2010) .... George [attore]
• Margaret (2010) .... Mr. Aaron [attore]
• The Adjustment Bureau (2010) .... David Norris [attore]
• True Grit (2010) .... La Boeuf [attore]
• Invictus (2009) .... François Pienaar [attore]
• The Informant! (2009) .... Mark Whitacre [attore]
• The People Speak (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]

Biografia:
Matt Damon was born in 1970. His father, Kent Damon, a tax preparer, and his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a college professor, are now divorced. His older brother, Kyle (b. 1967), is a sculptor. Matt's first film role was a one-line part in Mystic Pizza (1988). Hollywood's power brokers realized his potential as a serious actor when they saw him play a Gulf War vet-turned-heroin addict in Courage Under Fire (1996). One of Matt's closest childhood friends was fellow young thespian Ben Affleck, who starred in Chasing Amy (1997). Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), in which they co-star.

Trivia random: He gained over 30 pounds to play Mark Whiteacre in The Informant! (2009), which he dieted off as soon as the shoot was complete.
Citazione random: You've given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime. (On being named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2007)
Salario massimo: $10,000,000, per The Brothers Grimm (2005)

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

la battaglia dei tre regni

Premesso che non ho mai amato l'epica cinese (e, del resto, neppure il cappa e spada), partivo con buone aspettative per La Battaglia dei Tre Regni (anche Chi Bi oppure Red Cliff).
John Woo alla regia, ottanta milioni di dollari spesi in Cina, l'esercito messo a disposizione (tra un pestaggio tibetano e l'altro - devono pur riposarsi anche loro) per le scene di massa; tutto lasciava sperare in un film più che degno.

Sunto telegrafico: polpettone cinese. Due palle.

Nell'anno 208, la dinastia Han è retta da un imperatore giovane e debole; il primo ministro lo convince a muovere guerra contro i regni del Sud (o giù di li).
Sull'altro fronte alcuni signori - complice anche una plateale pulsione omoerotica - si alleano per resistergli.
Il film mette in scena una epica battaglia (più qualche scaramuccia d'antipasto) che segnò quell'importante momento storico: gli eserciti si raccolgono alle Scogliere Rosse-che-tanto-rosse-non-sono e si preparano a darsi sonore mazzate.

Le battaglie di massa sono interminabili e dirette senza infamia e senza lode (si ha il sospetto che il genere abbia detto tutto da un bel po' di tempo), con spadate, frecciate, balestrate e tutto il repertorio del caso. Nell'usuale eccesso di realismo, molti dei protagonisti sono sempre in prima fila nella mischia.
Negli intermezzi, momenti di alta sagacità, con fini strateghi intenti a far cadere dall'alto banalità sconcertanti stile: "davvero usare armi incendiarie quando siamo sottovento non è una bella idea?! Ecco perché abbiamo perso le ultime 357 battaglie! Tu sì che sei astuto..."
C'è anche un po' di passerina asian d'ordinanza, sia in ruoli d'azione (che fa tanto liberal) sia in quello della bella statuina da salvare.
Dopo quasi due ore e mezza di film coi suoi bei momenti romanzati sul piano tattico, ma in cui non si eccede in quanto a gesti atletici, si assiste ad una affascinante svolta finale, con alcuni dei protagonisti che per brevi istanti acquisiscono superpoteri e sopravvivono a quindici lance nel costato o afferrano al volo donnine cadenti con ginniche scivolate.
Prossimamente su questi schermi: Garibaldi ferma una pallottola destinata ad Anita con i denti - così, tanto per rendere più epico il tutto.

Va detto che questa è la versione per noi ignoranti e stupidi occidentali, che condensa quelli che in realtà sarebbero due film.
Devo dire che l'operazione è riuscita egregiamente: ci sono un cattivo ma cattivo-cattivo-cattivo che avrà il fatto suo e ci sono due buoni amiconi concentrato di tutte le virtù di questa terra più un terzo che fa una mossa a sorpresa prevedibile con ore d'anticipo. Nessuno si discosterà di un millimetro dal proprio stereotipo; d'altra parte immagino sarebbe stata lesa maestà in Cina, dove il tutto è romanzato e mitizzato fuor di misura.
Davvero bravi, bel lavoro: una trama così in effetti la riesco a seguire pure io, grazie...

Poi per carità: le sue due ore e mezza trascorrono senza particolare sofferenza ed è sempre un piacere rivedere Tony Leung e Takeshi Kaneshiro, e suppongo quindi che possa soddisfare gli amanti del genere.
Di mio, non riesco a togliermi di dosso la puzza di polpettone auto-celebrativo di Stato, e preferivo di gran lunga John Woo quando dirigeva iper-cazzuti film d'azione in una Hong-Kong che forse non c'è più.

Voto: 4.5.
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Woo, John (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Wu, Yusen
Data di nascita: 23 September 1946
Altezza: 5' 4½" (1.64 m)
Coniuge: Annie Woo Ngau Chun-lung::(1976 - present) 3 children

Ultimi lavori:

• Second Sight (2011/I) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Red Circle (2011) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Jianyu Jianghu (2010) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Jian guo da ye (2009) .... Liu Wenhui (scenes deleted) [attore]
• Chi bi (2008) .... (chief producer) (producer) [produttore]
• Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (2008) (V) .... [attore]
• Ekusu makina (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Stranglehold (2007) (VG) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Tian tang kou (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]

Biografia:
Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before Ying hung boon sik (1986) (aka "A Better Tomorrow") established his reputation as a master stylist specializing in ultra-violent gangster films and thrillers, with hugely elaborate action scenes shot with breathtaking panache. After gaining a cult reputation in the US with _Dip hyut shueng hung (1989)_ (aka "The Killer"), Woo was offered a Hollywood contract. He plans to stay working in the US.

Trivia random: He uses doves as a symbolic device. They represent the character's soul as being saved.
Citazione random: I'm not a master; I'm just a hard-working filmmaker. I would like everyone to see me as a friend rather than a master.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Chi bi (2008)

La battaglia dei tre regni

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Regista: John Woo
Scrittore: John Woo, Khan Chan
Genere: Action, Drama, War, Adventure, History
Valutazione: 7.3/10 (6031 voti)
Durata: Singapore:150::(PG version) min
Paese: China
Lingua: Mandarin

Cast:

• Tony Leung Chiu Wai .... Zhou Yu
• Takeshi Kaneshiro .... Zhuge Liang
• Fengyi Zhang .... Cao Cao
• Chen Chang .... Sun Quan
• Wei Zhao .... Sun Shangxiang
• Jun Hu .... Zhao Yun
• Chiling Lin .... Xiao Qiao
• Shido Nakamura .... Gan Xing
• Yong You .... Liu Bei
• Ba Sen Zha Bu .... Guan Yu

Trama:
In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his million soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the Wu strategist Zhou Yu sees that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea, which may just give them a chance if they can exploit this weakness properly.

Trivia random: During post-production, a 23-year-old stuntman was killed when fire broke out after a small boat rammed into a larger warship, while filming miniatures.
Citazione random: Liu Bei: Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other, Cao Cao likes to play this game, both with friends and foes.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Kaneshiro, Takeshi

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Data di nascita: 11 October 1973
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia (2009) .... Zhuge Liang [attore]
• Waiting (2009/I) .... Kong Lin [attore]
• Chi bi (2008) .... Zhuge Liang [attore]
• K-20: Kaijin niju menso den (2008) .... Heikichi Endo [attore]
• Suwîto rein: Shinigami no seido (2008) .... Chiba [attore]
• Tau ming chong (2007) .... Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng) [attore]
• Seung sing (2006) .... Detective Yau Kin Bong [attore]
• Ru guo · Ai (2005) .... Lin Jian-dong/Zhang Yang [attore]
• Onimusha 3 (2004) (VG) .... Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi (voice: Japanese version) [attore]
• Shi mian mai fu (2004) .... Jin [attore]

Biografia:
The 1/2 Chinese (of Taiwanese nationality) and 1/2 Japanese Takeshi Kaneshiro may have started out as a puerile teen idol in the Chinese entertainment scene, but he's since become a proper film star in his own right. Whether by his own design or not, the boyishness that marked his first steps into showbiz has evolved into a cool, somewhat reticent demeanor that has now become his trademark. Despite being effortlessly good-looking, he chooses to strike a sometimes-uneasy balance between the commercially pleasing and the quirky in his choice of film roles - a move that's unusual for Asian leading men. But whether he's the faithful lover in the Japanese AIDS drama "Kamisama mousukoshi dake" (1998), the canned pineapple-eating cop in _Chung hing sam lam (1994)_ or awkward in his role in _Misty (1998)_, a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Rashômon (1950), Asian audiences love his style. Other memorable roles include his turn as a lovelorn student in Sam dung (1999), an angel in Fan yi cho (2000) and the leader of a trio of robbers in Supêsutoraberâzu (2000). Of course, there hasn't been an Asian actor quite as versatile as Kaneshiro, who is able to straddle the Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japanese film industries because of his proficiency in various languages. Still, one wonders if the reason why he's so sought after is because he is so elusive. No one really knows what he does outside of film commitments, and his reluctance towards being in the spotlight is legendary.

Trivia random: Resides in Tokyo
Citazione random: "Just forget me... No reason. When it ends, it ends." - When asked how he would like to be remembered at the end of his career.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Leung Chiu Wai, Tony

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Data di nascita: 27 June 1962
Altezza: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Coniuge: Carina Lau::(21 July 2008 - present)

Ultimi lavori:

• The Grand Master (2010) .... Ip Man [attore]
• Chi bi xia: Jue zhan tian xia (2009) .... Zhou Yu [attore]
• Chi bi (2008) .... Zhou Yu [attore]
• Se, jie (2007) .... Mr. Yee [attore]
• Seung sing (2006) .... Detective Lau Ching Hei [attore]
• Han cheng gong lüe (2005) .... Lam [attore]
• 2046 (2004) .... Chow Mo-wan (as Tony Leung) [attore]
• Dei haa tit (2003) .... Ming [attore]
• Hung wun chiu yun (2003) .... Lai Liu Po [attore]
• Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (2003) .... Chan Wing Yan (as Tony Leung) [attore]

Biografia:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on 27 June 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Lu ding ji (1983) or Jue dai shuang jiao (1979). However, he didn't limit himself to television and began showing his versatility in films like Sha shou hu die meng (1989) and Bei qing cheng shi (1989). After he starred in several movies directed by 'Kar wai Wong'; such as Chung Hing sam lam (1994) and Chun gwong cha sit (1997), he gained more respect as an actor and finally received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for his outstanding performance in Fa yeung nin wa (2000). In addition to his acting career, he is also known as a singer.

Trivia random: Often goes on skiing vacations in Japan with longtime girlfriend Carina Lau.
Citazione random: "I wanted to take a different approach. I wanted this character to be very optimistic, always with a smile on his face, but I just wasn't able to put it into the scenes. I don't know why." (On his character Chan Wing Yan in Infernal Affairs)

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

avatarro

Ehi, è Balla Coi Lupi coi Puffi!

Ok, ok, seriamente...
Negli extra di un filmetto quale 2001: Odissea Nello Spazio, un tale che di nome fa James Cameron argomentava: "[...] as our films get ever more spectacular 2001 reminds us that it's the ideas behind the spectacle that are still the most important special effect of all".
Non si può dire che con Avatar abbia del tutto mantenuto fede alle sue convinzioni.
Intendiamoci: non è neppure quella catastrofe che alcuni vorrebbero far credere, ma d'altra parte non vedo come possa meritarsi tutte le lodi ricevute (al netto che ognuno ha i propri gusti...)
Il mio problema fondamentale con Avatar, infatti, rientra nella categoria "ah, cosa avrebbe potuto essere, se solo...", che inevitabilmente tende a far perdere molti punti a qualsiasi film che sia inciampato proprio a metà (o forse ancora sulla linea di partenza) della corsa per diventare una ottima pellicola.

La storia la sanno anchei sassi: sulla luna Pandora c'è abbondanza del solito Unobtanium (stavolta così letteralmente nominato, scelta discutibile: posso essere trattato in maniera un poco più adulta, nella scelta dei McGuffin?) e la solita Evil Mega-Corporation vuole estrarlo; sfiga vuole che l'atmosfera sia velenosa, la vita particolarmente ostile ed anche i nativi siano un poco incazzosi, specie se gli si chiede di sloggiare dall'albero su cui nascono-vivono-copulano-muoiono.
Un approcio "soft" viene tentato attraverso il progetto Avatar: dei tizi pilotano degli ibridi umani/nativi grazie ai quali possono inserirsi nella loro società.
Come prevedibile i risultati sono nulli, e la cosa passa in mano ai militari che combinano l'usuale casino.

Storia banalotta, ma ci si potrebbe anche passare sopra; in fondo nelle sue due ore e 42 minuti "accadono cose" più o meno costantemente (per quanto tutte prevedibili con ampio anticipo) e mediamente non annoia.
Il vero difetto è la caratterizzazione dei personaggi: passi per i buoni che fanno tutto ciò che ci si aspetta da un Buono Tormentato^®, ma i cattivi sono niente meno che atroci.
Sia gli uomini della compagnia che i militari sono ridicole macchiette, del tutto inadeguate a sostenere un confronto, neppure contro dei buoni da operetta morale come questi.
Ed è questo che fa rabbia: strutturato meglio, tagliandolo meno con l'accetta, il conflitto tra le parti poteva sostenere un film tanto lungo e dare uno sfondo adeguato ai messaggi che intendeva presentare.

A proposito dei messaggi: sì, certo, c'è il tema ambientalista (che onestamente sembra essere spiattellato in maniera un poco datata, forse a causa dell'eterna gestazione del film), ma francamente è talmente ostentato da suscitare più sbadigli che interesse.
Poteva anche starci se fatto bene, ma qui a tratti pare di sentir parlare un Verde italiano, che tutte le volte che aprono bocca ti vien voglia di dar fuoco ad una pila di copertoni...
Poi c'è l'antimilitarismo e la pseudo-critica sociale, ma fatta con delle parodie perde tutto il suo valore, scusami James.
Insomma, a tratti sembra di assistere ad una lezione per bambini deficienti (cielo, che cosa politicamente scorretta... )
Discutere se i Na'vi rappresentino questo-o-quello è francamente ridicolo: per quanto sono delineate le parti in causa, Jake Sully può benissimo essere il Borghezio locale che si oppone alle orde d'invasori che gli vogliono imporre la loro Cultura Differente.

Effetti speciali: niente da dire. Non si brilla in quanto ad originalità né per gli avatar né per le creature (e neanche per il mecha-design), ma la qualità dei pervasivi effetti è impressionante; di fatto non c'è scena che non sia stata ampiamente rimaneggiata al computer.
Si potevano sfruttare le enormi risorse a disposizione in maniera più creativa? Sì certo, ma impressiona anche così, e lo dico da persona che non ama a morte il fantasy, specie a livello visivo.
Sì, fantasy: pur ammantandola con quasi tutti i crismi della fantascienza, Cameron ha fatto un film che a livello estetico è in tutto e per tutto un fantasy (per la distinzione tra i generi rivolgersi al compianto Arthur C. Clarke); scelta che a me suscita un po' di noia, ma che ha senza dubbio i suoi vantaggi commerciali: ad oggi, la fantascienza pura al cinema non la vendi, punto.

Alla regia Cameron non aggiunge nulla a nessun genere, ma fa il suo discreto lavoro; sulle prove attoriali non mi esprimo: quelli in carne ed ossa sono mediamenti ridicoli (sì, anche Ribisi e la Rodriguez), ma restano talmente poco sullo schermo che non ha molta importanza.

[3D]
Sì, sì, amanti del 3D, l'ho visto con gli occhialini.
Continuo a pensare che questa tecnologia non aggiunga davvero nulla al cinema - prezzo del biglietto a parte. In un film di 2 ore e 42, costato 280 milioni di dollari ed a cui hanno lavorato l'ILM e la Weta, non c'è un momento in cui il 3D abbia assolto ad una qualche funzione. Ed il film è interamente in 3D.
Anche qui, abbiamo visto qualche fucile puntato contro il pubblico, qualche felce nella foresta e creature alate assortite. E quindi? Speravi mi distraessero dalla prevedibilità della trama?
Aggiungiamoci che costa di più, può risultare fastidioso per alcuni e che si vede peggio, e davvero continuo a non capirne la necessità per il pubblico.
Sì, si vede peggio: la luminosità ne risente eccome (e stiamo parlando di un film che ha i colori di un cartone animato) e ti costringe a tenere la testa ferma e gli occhi fissi sul centro dello schermo; anche così, poi, di tanto in tanto qualche pezzo di scena risulta fuori fase.
E che cazzo, bel cesso di tecnologia: va bene se devi mostrare un giro in giostra, ma se devi anche raccontare una storia, lasciamo perdere.

Conclusione: tornando all'inizio, non è che annoi a morte nella sua estenuante lunghezza, quindi alla fine non si può dire che sia una tragedia. Peccato non ci abbiano però messo una storia e dei personaggi degni di nota.

Voto: bah. forse siamo dalle parti di un 6.5 o giù di lì.
PS: non riesco a smettere di pensare alla larghezza di banda necessaria per il link bidirezionale tra pilota ed avatar: come minchia funzionava, quella baracca?

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Dances with Wolves (1990)

Balla coi lupi

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Regista: Kevin Costner
Scrittore: Michael Blake, Michael Blake
Genere: Drama, Adventure, Western
Valutazione: 8.0/10 (67715 voti)
Durata: 181 min
Paese: USA, UK
Lingua: English, Sioux, Pawnee

Cast:

• Kevin Costner .... Lieutenant Dunbar
• Mary McDonnell .... Stands With A Fist
• Graham Greene .... Kicking Bird
• Rodney A. Grant .... Wind In His Hair
• Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman .... Ten Bears (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
• Tantoo Cardinal .... Black Shawl
• Robert Pastorelli .... Timmons
• Charles Rocket .... Lieutenant Elgin
• Maury Chaykin .... Major Fambrough
• Jimmy Herman .... Stone Calf

Trama:
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.

Trivia random: Because of budgetary overruns and general industry reluctance to invest in a Western, Kevin Costner was forced to dig deep into his own pockets to make up the film's $18 million budget. As it then went on to gross over $100 million, he himself earned an estimated $40 million from his original investment.
Citazione random: Wind In His Hair: [watching Dunbar dance around like a buffalo] His mind is gone! Link this quote

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Avatar (2009)

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Regista: James Cameron
Scrittore: James Cameron
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 8.5/10 (193084 voti) [#53 nella top250]
Durata: 162 min
Paese: USA, UK
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Sam Worthington .... Jake Sully
• Zoe Saldana .... Neytiri
• Sigourney Weaver .... Dr. Grace Augustine
• Stephen Lang .... Colonel Miles Quaritch
• Joel Moore .... Norm Spellman (as Joel David Moore)
• Giovanni Ribisi .... Parker Selfridge
• Michelle Rodriguez .... Trudy Chacon
• Laz Alonso .... Tsu'tey
• Wes Studi .... Eytukan
• CCH Pounder .... Moat

Trama:
In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.

Trivia random: Michael Biehn was considered for the role of Col. Quaritch. Cameron rejected him because he'd already cast Sigourney Weaver, and he didn't want people to think it was Aliens (1986) all over again.
Citazione random: Trudy Chacon: Yeah, you know what that is. Down, all the way down. Link this quote

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Rodriguez, Michelle (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Rodriguez, Mayte Michelle
Data di nascita: 12 July 1978
Altezza: 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Ultimi lavori:

• Battle: Los Angeles (2011) .... Corporal Adriana Santos [attrice]
• Machete (2010) .... Luz [attrice]
• Avatar (2009) .... Trudy Chacon [attrice]
• Avatar: The Game (2009) (VG) .... Trudy Chacon (voice) [attrice]
• Fast & Furious (2009) .... Letty [attrice]
• Los Bandoleros (2009) (V) .... [attrice]
• Trópico de sangre (2009) .... Minerva Mirabal [attrice]
• A Cat's Tale (2008) (V) .... Jujube (voice) [attrice]
• Gardens of the Night (2008) .... Lucy [attrice]
• Battle in Seattle (2007) .... Lou [attrice]

Biografia:
Known for tough-chick roles, Michelle Rodriguez is proof that there is a cross between beauty and brawn. Born in Bexar County, Texas on July 12, 1978, Michelle always knew she was destined to become a star, she just didn't know how to get there. Michelle lived in Texas until the age of 8 when her family moved to the Dominican Republic where she lived for two years before moving to Puerto Rico. At 11, Michelle's family relocated for the last time to Jersey City, New Jersey. Although she has been working since 1999 as an extra in such films as Summer of Sam (1999) and Cradle Will Rock (1999), it only took a magazine ad announcing an open casting call in New York for Michelle to decide to finally step into the spotlight. The role was the female lead, the movie was Girlfight (2000). Despite the lack of experience in film and boxing, Michelle auditioned, along with another 350 girls. After various trials inside an actual boxing ring and five arduous months of training in Brooklyn's Gleason's Gym, she was finally chosen to portray the role of Diana Guzman. As soon as the independent film began making the rounds at various film festivals, Michelle began gaining critical acclaim for her performance earning her awards like the Deaxville Festival of American Cinema award for Best Actress and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society for Female Breakthrough Performance. As Girlfight (2000) continued to gain notoriety with its September 2000 release, Michelle was already hard at work with films like 3 A.M. (2001), the blockbuster hit The Fast and the Furious (2001), and Resident Evil (2002). With Hollywood calling her name, the future for this feisty Jersey girl is as strong as the punches she throws.

Trivia random: She beat out 350 other girls for the role of Diana Guzman in Girlfight (2000).
Citazione random: My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I know how to use it.

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Clarke, Arthur C.

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Nome di battesimo: Clarke, Arthur Charles
Data di nascita: 16 December 1917
Data di morte: 19 March 2008
Coniuge: Marilyn Torgenson::(15 June 1953 - December 1953) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• Rendezvous with Rama (2003) (V) .... (novel) [scrittore]
• The Colours of Infinity (1995) (TV) .... (writer) [scrittore]
• Trapped in Space (1994) .... (short story "Breaking Strain") [scrittore]
• Arthur C. Clarke: Before 2001 (1993) (V) .... (co-writer) [scrittore]
• 2010 (1984) .... (novel) [scrittore]
• Baddegama (1980) .... Leonard Woolf [attore]
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) .... (screenplay) (story "The Sentinel") (uncredited) [scrittore]
• "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" (1949) .... (unknown episodes) [scrittore]

Biografia:
Arthur C. Clarke was born in the seaside town of Minehead, Somerset, England in December 16, 1917. In 1936 he moved to London, where he joined the British Interplanetary Society. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the BIS, write the BIS Bulletin and science fiction. During World War II, as a RAF officer, he was in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment, the Ground Controlled Approach, during its experimental trials. His only non-science-fiction novel, Glide Path, is based on this work. After the war, he returned to London and to the BIS, which he presided in 46-47 and 50-53. In 1945 he published the tecnical paper "Extra-terrestrial Relays" laying down the principles of the satellite com- munication with satellites in geostationary orbits - a speculation realized 25 years later. His invention has brought him numerous honors, such as the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship, a gold medal of the Franklin Institute, the Vikram Sarabhai Professorship of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, the Lindbergh Award and a Fellowship of King's College, London. Today, the geostationary orbit at 42,000 kilometers is named The Clarke Orbit by the International Astronomical Union. The first story Clarke sold professionally was "Rescue Party", written in March 1945 and appearing in Astounding Science in May 1946. He obtained first class honors in Physics and Mathematics at the King's College, London, in 1948. In 1953 he met an American named Marilyn Torgenson, and married her less than three weeks later. They split in December 1953. As Clarke says, "The marriage was incompatibe from the beginning. It was sufficient proof that I wasn't the marrying type, although I think everybody should marry once". Clarke first visited Colombo, Sri Lanka (at the time called Ceylon) in December 1954. In 1954 Clarke wrote to Dr Harry Wexler, then chief of the Scientific Services Division, U.S. Weather Bureau, about satellite applications for weather forecasting. Of these communications, a new branch of meteorology was born, and Dr. Wexler became the driving force in using rockets and satellites for meteorological research and operations. In 1954 Clarke started to give up space for the sea. About the reasons, he said: "I now realise that it was my interest in astronautics that led me to the ocean. Both involve exploration, of course - but that's not the only reason. When the first skin-diving equipment started to appear in the late 1940s, I suddenly realized that here was a cheap and simple way of imitating one of the most magical aspects of spaceflight - weightessness." In the book Profiles of the Future (1962) he looks at the probable shape of tomorrow's world. In this book he states his three Laws: 1."When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." 2."The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." 3."Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." In 1964, he started to work with Stanley Kubrick in a SF movie script. After 4 years, he shared an Oscar Academy Award nomination with him for the film version of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He co-broadcasted the Apollo 11 , 12 and 15 missions with Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra for CBS. In 1985, He published a sequel to 2001 : 2010: Odyssey Two. He worked with Peter Hyams in the movie version of 2010. They work was done using a Kaypro computer and a modem, for Arthur was in Sri Lanka and Peter Hyams in Los Angeles. Their communications turned into the book The Odyssey File - The Making of 2010. His thirteen-part TV serie Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World in 1981 and Arthur C. Clarke's World of strange Powers in 1984 has now been screend in many countries. He made part of other TV series about the space, as Walter Cronkite's Universe series in 1981. He has lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka since 1956 and has been doing underwater exploration along that coast and the Great Barrier Reef. So far it has been to over 70 books, almost as many non-fiction, as science fiction. In March 1998, his latest, and probably last, novel: 3001: The Final Odyssey was released.

Trivia random: According to a 1980 issue of "Science Digest," the Flat Earth Society credits him for scripting the allegedly fake moon-landings.
Citazione random: A well stocked mind is safe from boredom.

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Cameron, James (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Cameron, James Francis
Data di nascita: 16 August 1954
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Suzy Amis::(4 June 2000 - present) 3 children, Linda Hamilton::(26 July 1997 - 1999) (divorced) 1 child, Kathryn Bigelow::(17 August 1989 - 1991) (divorced), Gale Anne Hurd::(1985 - 1989) (divorced), Sharon Williams::(14 February 1978 - 1984) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• Battle Angel (2011) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Untitled James Cameron Project (2011) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Sanctum (2010) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Avatar (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
• The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Exodus Decoded (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Aliens of the Deep (2005) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Last Mysteries of the Titanic (2005) (TV) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Titanic Adventure (2005) (TV) .... (producer) [produttore]
• Terminator 3: Redemption (2004) (VG) .... (characters) [scrittore]

Biografia:
James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.

Trivia random: On the 14 March 2004 episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994), Kate Winslet claimed her nude portrait for Leonardo DiCaprio in the Titanic (1997) was drawn by Cameron. She also said the artist's hand shown in a close-up was Cameron's.
Citazione random: If I did Titanic (1997) today, I'd do it very differently. There wouldn't be a 750-foot-long set. There would be small set pieces integrated into a large CGI set. I wouldn't have to wait seven days to get the perfect sunset for the kiss scene. We'd shoot it in front of a green screen, and we'd choose our sunset.
Salario massimo: $115,000,000 ($600k for screenplay + $8m salary + backend participation), per Titanic (1997)

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Ribisi, Giovanni

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Nome di battesimo: Ribisi, Antonino Giovanni
Data di nascita: 17 December 1974
Altezza: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Coniuge: Mariah O'Brien::(18 March 1997 - 3 November 2001) (divorced) 1 child

Ultimi lavori:

• Columbus Circle (2010) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Other Side (2010) .... Sean Splinter [attore]
• The Rum Diary (2010) .... Moberg [attore]
• Avatar (2009) .... Parker Selfridge [attore]
• Avatar: The Game (2009) (VG) .... Parker Selfridge (voice) [attore]
• Middle Men (2009) .... Wayne Beering [attore]
• Public Enemies (2009) .... Alvin Karpis [attore]
• Espíritu del bosque (2008) .... Cebolo (voice: English version) [attore]
• Gardener of Eden (2007) .... Vic [attore]
• Perfect Stranger (2007) .... Miles Haley [attore]

Trivia random: Was born at 8:15pm.
Citazione random: (On getting into character) I do have a certain technique that varies from part to part because everybody is different. But I don't want to have a viewpoint in terms of fame or being a leading man. I feel like I'm on a certain path as far as my technique and I'm trying to get better and better and better. I want to maintain that and be more committed every time out and learn more about myself.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: Odissea nello spazio

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Regista: Stanley Kubrick
Scrittore: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Genere: Mystery, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 8.4/10 (150828 voti) [#75 nella top250]
Durata: 141 min
Paese: UK, USA
Lingua: English, Russian

Cast:

• Keir Dullea .... Dr. Dave Bowman
• Gary Lockwood .... Dr. Frank Poole
• William Sylvester .... Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
• Daniel Richter .... Moon-Watcher
• Leonard Rossiter .... Dr. Andrei Smyslov
• Margaret Tyzack .... Elena
• Robert Beatty .... Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
• Sean Sullivan .... Dr. Bill Michaels
• Douglas Rain .... HAL 9000 (voice)
• Frank Miller .... Mission controller (voice)

Trama:
"2001" is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and human (Bowman) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be.

Trivia random: In honor of the book and movie, NASA named a Mars orbiter: 2001 Mars Odyssey. This was not the first time NASA had a connotation with the film; the Apollo 13 command module's callsign was Odyssey during the ill-fated mission.
Citazione random: Dr. Frank Poole: [playing chess with HAL, Poole studies the chessboard] Let's see, king... anyway, Queen takes Pawn. Okay?
HAL: Bishop takes Knight's Pawn.
Dr. Frank Poole: Huh, lousy move. Um, Rook to King 1.
HAL: I'm sorry, Frank, I think you missed it. Queen to Bishop 3, Bishop takes Queen, Knight takes Bishop. Mate.
Dr. Frank Poole: Huh. Yeah, it looks like you're right. I resign.
HAL: Thank you for a very enjoyable game.
Dr. Frank Poole: Yeah, thank you. Link this quote

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