This has been an uneven year for Chinese cinema. On the one hand box-office revenues are expected to reach a new high, on the other hand mediocrity still reigns supreme. This makes it a daunting task to pick 10 shining examples of cinematic excellence.
The film industry took big strides considering all the things that happened in 2008 and might conceivably have hampered its clout, such as the Sichuan earthquake and the Beijing Olympics.
We know big news events that keep audiences glued to the tube are not good for the cinema, but we cannot be certain whether an economic downturn will do more good or harm.
Judging by the year-end crowds at the nation's multiplexes, however, people are unfazed by bad news, or perhaps, any news can be turned into a good excuse for spending two hours in a dark hall with hundreds of others.
Ah, the magic of the celluloid has not died away. Not yet!
The following 10 releases were not selected on artistic merit, but by the equally elusive yardstick of "enjoyability". We embrace the big moneymakers instead of snobbishly snubbing them.
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2016年中考英语词组辨析:boat/ ship
2016年中考英语词组辨析:begin/ start
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2016年中考英语词组辨析:as/ because/ for/ since
2016年中考英语词组辨析:at/ in
2016年中考英语词组辨析:blind in / blind to
2016年中考英语词组辨析:certain/ sure
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2016年中考英语词组辨析:calm/ quiet
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be used for/ be used as/ be used by
2016年中考英语词组辨析:as soon as/ hardly…when/ no sooner…than
2016年中考英语词组辨析:because/ because of
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be sure/ make sure
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be amazed at (by) / be amazed to do sth
2016年中考英语词组辨析:besides/ but/ except/ beside/ except for
2016年中考英语词组辨析:both/ either / neither
2016年中考英语词组辨析:bank/ shore/ beach/ coast
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be good at/ do well in
2016年中考英语词组辨析:beach/ bank/ coast/ shore
2016年中考英语词组辨析:animal/ beast
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be sure of/ be sure to do/ be sure that
2016年中考英语词组辨析:broad/ wide
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2016年中考英语词组辨析:alike/like
2016年中考英语词组辨析:be pleased with/ at/ to
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