I recommend this movie
lunetta
August 11, 2007, 08:30 AM posted in General DiscussionYesterday I got a Chinese movie from the library just to see how much I would actually be able to understand after 6 weeks here on ChinesePod. The movie was 20 30 40 and I did watch it with subtitles but I'm still surprised at how much I did understand. It's always great when you can tell that the 'good girl' in the subtitles is a translation of 乖 which I learned from the lesson My Dog! I think this is an good movie to watch because it's using a modern day setting and the language used is more or less normal everyday speech. In the extra material they call it a romantic comedy but don't let that frighten you if you're a guy. That's just to convince a western (American) audience to go see it but it's not a Hollywood romantic comedy. If anything it reminds me more of modern Italian cinema like Pane e tulipani or Le fate ignorati.
wei1xiao4
August 12, 2007, 08:53 PMAbout a year ago I read the book "Foreign Babes in Beijing" by Rachel DeWoskin and really enjoyed it. Does anyone know how to get a hold of the Chinese soap opera that the book is about? I think it would be fun to watch having read the book.
leviathan
August 14, 2007, 10:34 AMPeople on IM always give me this link, Sex and the City Clips http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/ There is a great search engine, I've Forgotten the name. Begins With B???? And it's logo is a dog Paw ?
shiwenjie
August 14, 2007, 03:15 PMAre you thinking of www.baidu.com ?
leviathan
August 14, 2007, 05:15 PMYes thats the one, Thanks so much :-) They have Video and mp3 Search mp3.baidu.com video.baidu.com
azerdocmom
August 16, 2007, 12:50 AMI looked for this on Amazon, but apparently it's not produced in a format that works in DVD players in the US : (
leviathan
August 16, 2007, 01:36 PMIt's such a funny film. Lili whacks her tennis guy, cause she can't keep up with his “Exercise regime" lol
lunetta
August 18, 2007, 09:49 AMLeviathan, I'm happy to hear you liked it. :-)
leviathan
August 11, 2007, 09:28 AMYay Thanks Lunneta, I am going to order it from amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/20-30-40-Sylvia-Chang/dp/B0007LYDH8/ref=sr_1_1/203-7933157-2393515?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1186825423&sr=8-1 i watched the one armed swordsman last night, understood tons of the language in it. ：-)