A: In addition to “Mission: Impossible 8,” what other new movies are in theaters?
B: “Final Destination: Bloodlines” and “The Wedding Banquet” are out. The French film “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” will also open soon.
A: The Final Destination horror movie series is so scary that I don’t dare watch it.
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B: Then how about “The Wedding Banquet,” which is a 2025 remake of the 1993 classic of the same title? Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung’s performance in it is highly anticipated.
A: But as a fan of British writer Jane Austen, I’m more interested to see how her works can wreck my life.
A: 除了《不可能的任務8》，最近還有什麼新電影？
B: 《絕命終結站：血脈》、《囍宴》已上映了，法國片《珍奧斯汀誤了我一生》 快上映了。
A: 恐怖片《終結站》系列實在太可怕，我完全不敢看。
B: 那翻拍自1993年經典的2025年新版《囍宴》呢？奧斯卡最佳女配角尹汝貞的演出真令人期待。
A: 身為英國作家珍奧斯汀的書迷，我倒想看她會如何誤了我一生！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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