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Taurean 2023-01-13 02:44:07
Mengdi, a second-rate baseball player, when he was the most destitute, his uncle's $300 million inheritance fell from the sky. As long as he spends the first $30 million within a month, he can inherit it, so various ways of spending money have appeared one after another. The story of this film is like a modern fairy tale, which mocks the modern people's concept of money. The most interesting part is that Mengdi spent a lot of money to participate in the election of New York governor, but the...
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Terrill 2023-01-07 17:10:47
Happy twist copied this...
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Tiara 2023-01-06 09:07:22
From Xihong City, in contrast, from any angle, this film is far from Tomatoes a few streets away. Although Tomatoes bought the copyright of this film, they copied it so badly. The original was a great dark comedy with far more depth and breadth of sarcasm than tomatoes, and the tomatoes turned out to be downright yellow humour, albeit a bit sarcastic but more overshadowed by vulgar...
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Libbie 2023-01-06 04:08:14
In addition to the election, the richest man in Tomato is really copy this version in most plot directions and details. Fortunately, the copyright has been bought, otherwise he will be scolded to death! There are two previous versions, 1921 and 1945. It is estimated that the similarities and the minor differences should not be looked for anymore. This kind of comedy creativity is really good. It’s a pity that the two male protagonists have almost no theatrical talents. They have almost no...
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Jean 2022-12-25 15:23:19
The plot is too compact, the lines are too dense, and the existing translations of the lines are really too spicy, but the idea and creativity in that era are also unbelievable. I hope to remake more such movies that few people have seen. Make people known. I just saw that the two male protagonists are no longer...
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Wayne 2022-12-14 08:15:39
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" may make this film known to more people, but it is not as ironic as this film. As a comedy film, the former will pursue more comedy effects, while this film interprets the plot themes most profoundly....
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Bianka 2022-11-28 18:18:50
In general, the elections in the latter stage are more interesting. "Xihong City" is indeed a remake of this longevity IP, and many original scenes have been...
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Tyson 2022-11-12 16:51:04
In 1902, George Barr McCutcheon wrote a novel called "Bristol's Millionaire Windfall", including "The Richest Man in Xihong City", which has been adapted into movies 13 times. Among them, 5 times in Hollywood, 4 times in India, 2 times in the United Kingdom, 1 time in Brazil, and 1 time in China, the richest man in Xihong...
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Keenan 2022-10-26 14:59:19
More elegant and decent than "The Richest Man in Xihong...
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Sherwood 2022-10-25 00:56:39
7/10 points. The idea is very good, and satirizes many people and things through this wonderful story: snobs kneel and lick when they see others are rich, and stay away when they see others going bankrupt; after thinking of so many ways to burn money, they ended up burning it in elections Fastest; "Who will spend 10 million for a job with an annual salary of 60,000, unless he intends to steal it back with profit". PS. Haven't seen it? The richest man, I don't really want to see it. Because one...
Brewster's Millions Comments
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Monty Brewster: Gentlemen, do you think I'm a lowlife?
Tailor: Oh no, Mr. Brewster. Not with these clothes.
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Rupert Horn: [speaking to Monty in his recorded will] Brewster? Greetings from the grave! Don't look so surprised. Did you know your great-grandfather was a honky? My old man married twice. One wife, white, produced me. One wife, black, produced your grandmother. Checkered family you might say. I've outlived them all Brewster, except you. They tell me you're my only living relative and I have to say, I'm disappointed. Look at you! what have you made of yourself? A failed baseball pitcher. I believe in being honest, Brewster. No bullshit. I'm stuck with you. But... we're gonna have some fun...
[starts laughing only to be overtaken by terrible coughing for a moment before calming down]
Rupert Horn: Let me tell ya a little story, Brewster. When I was seven years old, my daddy caught me smoking a cigar. Locked me in a broom closet for two days and two nights with nothing more than a box of cigars and a book of matches. No food, Brewster. No water, just those god damn cigars. Wouldn't let me out till I finished every last one of them. Taught me one HELL of a lesson! I'm gonna do to you what my daddy did to me. I'm gonna teach you to HATE spending money. I'm gonna make you so sick of spending money that the mere sight of it will make you wanna throw up!
[pause]
Rupert Horn: So, here's my proposition: you have thirty days in which to spend thirty million bucks. If you can do it, you get three hundred million!
Monty Brewster: [more to himself] There's gotta be a catch.
Rupert Horn: Of course there's a catch! You have to spend the thirty million, but after thirty days you're not allowed to own any assets. No houses, no cars, no jewelry. Nothing but the clothes on your back! Now, you can hire anybody you want, but you have to get value for their services. You can donate five percent to charity and you can gamble another five percent away, but you can't give this money away, and that includes buying the Hope Diamond for some bimbo as a birthday present.
[pauses for a beat]
Rupert Horn: oh, I know what you're thinking, you'll buy yourself a dozen Picassos and use them for firewood, right?
Monty Brewster: [nods his head somewhat, still stunned]
Rupert Horn: Wrong! You must not destroy what is inherently valuable, that's instant disqualification. Oh, I almost forgot. You're not allowed to tell anybody WHY you have to spend this money.
Monty Brewster: But why can't I tell my friends?
Rupert Horn: Because I don't want anybody helping out! Nobody helped me out in that closet with those cigars! I never had any friends. So, Brewster what do you think? You got the balls for it?
[pause]
Rupert Horn: I doubt it. That's why I put a special wimp clause in my will. You can have a million dollars right now and forget the whole thing. Or you can go for the big one, Brewster. The three hundred million. But if you fail, you don't get didley!
