Nevermind that this week's selection is widely considered one of the best films of its type ever made, and that most viewers emerge from the theater in stunned silence after seeing it. Because it turns out that this masterpiece of cinema is neither bloody nor terrifying enough to impress our jaded Chinese audience as represented by Echo. "I could have used more terror," she said with a yawn after our screening ended. "Wasn't this supposed to be a horror film?"

If you're a film buff, join us today as we present another Chinese movie mystery. This is a game: if you think you can identify our mystery film from nothing more than the short clip we present that's been dubbed into mandarin, send your guess in to echo@popupchinese.com for a chance to win a free month of premium access to Popup Chinese, not to mention the adulation of the masses.
 said on
July 29, 2010
Oh man, I have missed film friday. I have no idea what the film is but will commit the new vocab to memory as I anxiously await the answer.
 said on
July 29, 2010
Brendan didn't think anyone would get this. The rest of us had more faith in you. :) That said, only two people have guessed correctly this week, so the odds are very good for anyone who can place the film.
 said on
July 30, 2010
Answer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/

As if further proof was needed Popup Chinese subscribers are the cream of the crop, two of you managed to guess this film. That said, there can only be one winner, and it is Nick from Australia. So congratulations Nick, we've extended your subscription by a month.

As for the clue about the director being in the news? You can read the details at http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/metr-s16.shtml. We're all looking forward to seeing the full cut... even Echo. :)
 said on
July 31, 2010
哎呀!我是那两个人之一。

So close! 下次大胜要到拉斯维加斯来了!
 said on
August 2, 2010
@dhinz23,

嗨,我也要在这里隆重地表扬一下我们的Dustin!这么难的Film Friday都猜对了,而且Dustin也是我们Film Friday的老听众了,几乎每次必猜!表扬一下!!不过,这次你比Nick慢了一点点...

下次继续加油啊!

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com