20世纪80年代伊始，春暖位于中美洲北部的小国萨尔瓦多爆发长达12年的内战。政府军和游击队连年激战，春暖人民流离失所，国家破败不堪。11岁的男孩恰瓦（Carlos Padilla 饰）和母亲、姊妹生活在一起，他的父亲背井离乡，杳无音信。家中的生活困苦不堪，死亡也随时威胁着他们。本该在学堂求学的恰瓦，却被迫成为了一名端着冲锋枪的娃娃兵。从此，死神成为这群懵懂孩童最亲密最恐怖的同行者……本片荣获2005年墨西哥金像奖最佳化妆、最佳特效和最佳女配角（Ofelia Medina）三项大奖；2005年柏林国际电影节水晶熊奖、2005年圣地亚哥影评人协会最佳外语片奖；2005年西雅图国际电影节最佳影片奖。
回复 :乾隆年间，俄国沙皇派遣特使来华，明为向皇帝贺寿, 实则包藏祸心，勾结朝廷权臣, 探听中国边防虚实。为了解决此事，朝中各位大臣共商对策，中国军机处大臣福大人亦觉事有蹊跷，派出朝中命臣司马章察探此事。但不料却被对方先下手一步，司马章死于非命。福大人深感事态严重，立即急召大内乾探朱啸天进见，明查暗访观察动静。因俄人有洋枪, 三百步之内就能致人于死地，朱啸天为此邀请师弟飞刀手高华助阵。高华虽然生性顽劣，胸无大志，但他的飞刀比枪还快,而且还是个神偷。高华有个小兄弟叫小豆子,为人机灵,懂得缩骨功,偷技也高,二人搭档天衣无缝。俄国特使在中国肆意妄为，欺压中国人，但当地官吏为巴结他们不仅不给予严惩，还举行庆典为俄国特使杜斯托等人压惊。高华和小豆子混入表演队伍，并从俄人身上偷得鼻烟壶一只。朱啸天凭此线索追寻，猜出此物可能是杜斯托与朝内奸臣的交易信物，并不顾生命危险，亲自前往奉天府镇远大将军盛同府邸他以求证实。没想到却被盛同看出来意，招来杀身之祸。高华遭人偷袭，身受重伤，险些废掉双手，就在千钧一发之际，朱啸天赶了回来，救下师弟，并将其托付给小豆子照料，自己去寻找郎中。没想到，杀手再次找来，小豆子为救病重的高华，多处受伤。高华死里逃生，当朱啸天赶回时，小豆子已气断身亡。二人悲痛万分，誓为小豆子报仇雪恨。朱啸天明查获奉天府镇远大将军盛同勾结俄人，阴谋夺国，并得知盛同将军和杜斯托将会在次日交换沿海兵力布置图。朱啸天和高华立即前往阻止，双方大打出手，最后终于使奸臣正法，师弟高华壮烈牺牲。精彩视点：《神腿铁扇功》的武打场面引人入胜，首要功臣当然还是刘忠良，他干净利落的动作，甚至在第一时间里就勾起人们对黄飞鸿、方世玉、陈真的美好回忆。影片运用了不同的剪辑手法来表现不同场次的武术交战，有效避免了节奏单调可能带来的枯燥感。影片的许多故事情节是在武打场面中同时讲述的，所以在这些场面中，拳脚不仅仅是“打斗”，更是双方无声的“对话”。本片一经上映就大受好评，是一部难得的佳作。
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回复 :民国时期，国内最大的兵工厂发生离奇命案，死者被“幽灵子弹”所杀——犯罪现场找不到弹头。一时之间，疑云密布，人心惶惶，此案堪称民国第一奇案。此案交由警局内负责管理档案的政务警察松东路调查（刘青云 饰），担任文职的松东路既不会拳脚功夫也不懂如何开枪，却思想缜密，对破疑难杂 案有独特方法。一心为民除害的热血警探郭追（谢霆锋 饰）不容于警局贪污腐败氛围，联手松东路调查此离奇命案。如何开枪不用子弹？如何让子弹在穿入肉体的时候消失？松东路和郭追在枪和子弹上做了各种各样的研究，包括向猪身体发射盐子弹、冰子弹等等，却没有任何满意的结果。随着案情调查深入，两位警探抽丝剥茧地发现恐怖阴森的杀人密室和离奇的造弹装置，其诡异程度让经验丰富的松东路也瞠目结舌。就在“幽灵子弹杀人”真相揭开之际，松东路、郭追却接二连三遭人追杀，警察小五（井柏然 饰）在开枪掩护松东路、郭追逃亡之时惨死。结案期限迫在眉睫，算命姑娘小云雀（杨幂 饰）不经意间透露出“幽灵子弹”惊天秘密……
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回复 :Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
