在老谋子被寄予厚望的复出之作《三枪》频频被观众“声讨”之时，《十月围城》也加入了贺岁档电影市场争夺。相当一部分人认为随着这部口碑相当不 错的“诚意之作”的亮相，刚刚上映一周的《三枪》会因为“恶评”如潮而被“冷落”。但同样也有人认为《十月围城》会走《三枪》的老路——高期待带来大失 望。

　　三枪拍案惊奇是否会被十月围城全面压倒，人气暴高的小沈阳是否会不敌李宇春呢？让我们拭目以待吧！

　　Background information：

　　The comedic thriller A Simple Noodle Story is Zhang Yimou's firstfilm since his Oscar-nominated film Curse of the Golden Flower in 2006.The plot is adapted from Joel and Ethan Coen's 1985 crime film BloodSimple. However Zhang Yimou says his version is very different from the original。

　　"Blood Simple is a tough style thriller. I added lots ofcomedic elements in A Simple Noodle Story for I thought this might beinteresting. I also set the story in ancient China, which provided mespace to develop my own ideas."

　　A Simple Noodle Story revolves around a noodle restaurant owner who hires a killer to murder his cheating wife and her lover, which leads to an unexpected ending.In addition to the hype surrounding Zhang Yimou, the film is alsoappealing for its all-star cast。

　　大话生词：

　　version  版本

　　original  原著，原作

　　revolve 围绕

　　murder 谋杀