爱情战争

 本片改编自罗尔德·达尔深受喜爱的故事，讲述富翁亨利·休格（本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇 Benedict Cumberbatch 饰）决心掌握非凡的赌博作弊技巧。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　狄武周天授元年，岭南潞州城司马孔成业迷恋修道炼丹，传闻找到了长生不老丹的药方，只缺一味名叫彼岸花的奇草。传言这是来自地狱的死亡之花，常年生长在坟冢幽谷之中，能致人产生幻觉，中幻觉者如妖邪附体般，发狂发癫，死状凄惨。　　孔成业发出悬赏，采到彼岸花者，赏百金。山民猎户等纷纷进山寻找，连孔成业也带人到处扒坟冢、探幽谷。忙活的孔成业突然惨死，死前发狂。连他的几名参军也死相极惨，都说孔成业采到了彼岸花，被妖邪附身杀死，闹得满城风雨。潞州刺史陆英杰上报朝廷，恰逢狄仁杰巡查岭南诸州，女皇武则天命其前往潞州，全权调查此案.。

　　在现代都市里，居然出了奇怪的大事。某日从天降下一位怪人，而且自称财仙（谭咏麟），为了逃避群众追赶，而凑巧遇上了茶室老板及其女儿爱玲、儿子彬彬。随即他变被打扮成时代青年财仙，替老板解决了不少难题，更积极传播真理，让身边的人人都能幸福快乐。后来，财仙为救汽车失事的爱玲，使用法力抢救但似的自己变成凡人。而后更遭太空署人员围捕，幸得众人齐心救援，方才遇难呈祥、逢凶化吉。　　香港天皇级的歌手谭咏麟早期80年代的电影作品。谭咏麟虽然凭《假如我是真的》夺得第十八届金马奖男主角，但是要数出他的代表作也不容易。因为他所主演的片子大多走搞笑路线，观众大多笑完即止。不过其中《小生怕怕》、《少爷威威》、《恭喜发财》也算得上当时优秀的喜剧作品，而且对于在乐坛上作全力冲刺的谭咏麟来说，能出演40多部电影，也可算是一个神话。延续了此前《小生怕怕》、《少爷威威》等片的商业热力，本片推出后也大获成功，赢得了接近两千万的高票房，站到了年度卖座电影的前五名之内。故事的结局和所有的贺岁片如出一辙，同样是皆大欢喜。乐呵呵的看完电影，但演员们的精彩表现还是让人津津乐道，至今翻看起来仍旧能回味无穷。