《痞子英雄》:臺灣的"好萊塢製造"大綱
A helicopter shootout, street explosions and a hijacked airplane–these are common elements in Hollywood action films, but they are rarely, if ever, attempted by Taiwanese cinema.
直升機交火，街頭爆破和被劫持的飛機，這些都是好萊塢動作片中的慣用伎倆，但臺灣電影卻很少嘗試過這些元素，即使有也是鳳毛麟角。
That is, until now. Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault, an action blockbuster by Tsai Yueh-hsun, successfully turns up the heat with action sequences the like of which have never been seen in Taiwanese productions.
而到現在，我們終於可以這樣說：由蔡嶽勳執導的動作大片《痞子英雄首部曲：全面開戰》，成功地掀起一股動作熱潮，而在臺灣電影中這可謂是史無前例。
The fireworks are complemented by a star-studded cast led by Mark Chao and Huang Bo.
該片可謂衆星雲集，趙又廷和黃渤擔當領銜主演，上演一出激情迸發的戲碼。
The film is the prequel to Tsai's popular TV drama in 2009 Black & White. set in a fictional city named Harbor City, the story follows a young detective Hero Wu (Chao) who needs help from a retired gangster Xu Dafu (Huang) to solve a murder. Meanwhile, Xu finds he needs the cop to retrieve priceless stolen goods.
該片是2009年臺灣熱門劇集《痞子英雄》的前傳。故事背景被設置在一個虛構城市——海港城之中。故事講述了，年輕警員吳英雄（趙又廷飾）請求金盆洗手的黑幫成員徐達夫（黃渤飾）來協助偵破一樁謀殺案。而同時徐達夫也認爲自己需要這個警察幫忙追回自己價值不菲的贓物。
Naturally, fingers are crossed that the unlikely duo will save the day.
自然地，人物命運就這樣被交織起來，這個看似互不相干的二人組將最終成了救世主。
Mostly shot in Kaohsiung with a hefty budget of $12 million (76 million yuan), the movie is an ambitious project.
影片大多數場景都拍攝於高雄，斥資高達1200萬美元（約合人民幣7600萬），堪稱“雄心之作”。
Tsai and his team spent about $1 million to have an aircraft mock-up made in the US. Now based in Kaoshiung, the plane is Taiwan's first to be built specially for movies.
蔡嶽勳和他的團隊斥資百萬美金赴美打造飛機實體模型。如今這架位於高雄的道具飛機成爲臺灣首個飛機攝影棚。
Needless to say, the resulting movie is packed with adrenaline-pumping action, all undertaken without stuntmen.
毫無疑問，最終該片充滿令人心跳加速的動作場景，且全無替身。
Chao is definitely an action star in the making. He jumps from a bridge, spins a car at high speed and drives through explosions.
趙又廷無疑成爲一顆冉冉升起的武打明星。從跳橋戲，到旋轉飛車，再到駕車穿越爆炸現場，一個都不少。
There is sparkling on-screen chemistry between Chao and Huang as the righteous cop and the smart-mouthed gangster. The two partners progress through finely choreographed set pieces that make good use of the diverse landscapes that the port city offers.
銀屏之上，趙又廷飾演的正義警察同黃渤飾演的黑幫滑頭之間引發了一場化學反應。影片充分利用高雄這個港口城市的各色景觀，在精心設計的一幕幕場景中，這對搭檔勇往直前。
From industrial docks and ultra modern skyscrapers to a bustling urban center, Kaohsiung looks like an amusement park for filmmakers.
從工業碼頭，超現代摩天大樓到繁華市中心，對於製片人來說，高雄就像個遊樂場。
Though the action is top-notch, more often than not, the film prizes style over content. The story and the motives of the characters are not properly outlined, and plot lines appear and disappear without sufficient exposition.
儘管動作場面堪稱一流，但該片多半形式大於內容。故事情節以及人物的想法並未完全被勾勒出來，而且情節線索也忽隱忽現，不夠明瞭。
As a result, the film gets a bit baffling toward the end as to what groups of characters are involved.
所以，直到結尾，觀衆也沒弄清楚劇中人物角色的關係。
Nevertheless, Tsai and his team deserve a round of applause for producing a slick Hollywood-style production.
不過，能夠打造出這樣一部製作嫺熟的好萊塢式作品，蔡嶽勳導演和他的團隊理應獲得大家的掌聲。
