Chapter 811： Gold Showdown

811 Gold Showdown

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"This is a spy thriller that eclipsed James Bond. This chapter is updated by netizens]" This is a one-sentence review of "The Bourne 2" by the Los Angeles Daily News.

At the same time, the "Los Angeles Daily News" also praised "Mechanical Enemy", "Within two hours, this film tells a thrilling, poignant, and thought-provoking story, which is very impressive. Incredible."

In the "Dallas Morning News" review, they considered "Bourne Identity 2" to be "more standard than the first", while for "Enemy Robot", they said "this is a work beyond imagination" A commercial blockbuster, worth savoring.”

The "Toronto Stars" gave more praise to "The Bourne Bourne 2", who believed that "the film is good enough to restore some confidence, such as spy movies, such as sequels." Relatively speaking, Their comments on "Mechanical Enemy" were even more bland, "The film is really good, but there are too many things the film wants to express, which makes the film a little bloated."

However, in the comments of "Rolling Stone", they are more optimistic about "Mechanical Enemy". They believe that "a wise, meticulous and delicate movie, whether it is a scene or a theme, is a work that makes people shine." As for "The Bourne 2", "Rolling Stone" has a more mediocre view, "compact structure, clear theme, but lost the surprise brought by the first part."

Looking at the "Premier" magazine, as expected, they were not interested in "Mechanical Enemy", "The plot is old-fashioned, the fight scenes are not enough, and the excavation of Asimov's classic works is superficial, which is disappointing. ." They have a lot of praise for "The Bourne 2", "Matt Daméng's charm is still the same, maybe in addition to James Bond and Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne can also become a representative xìng. agent."

And the famous British film magazine "Empire" has a more balanced review, "This is a witty and attractive thriller", which is a review of "The Bourne Bourne 2"; and the view of "The Mechanical Enemy" is, "Sci-Fi Movies That Come Out of People". In a detailed review, "Empire" praised the quality of both films.

Of course, there are also people who don't like the two films, like the Chicago Reader, and have given negative reviews.

It can be seen from the comments of the media that the reputation of "The Bourne Bourne 2" is not weak at all. This is a very outstanding sequel film, and it has basically maintained the level of the first film, and has been praised by professional film critics. Unanimous praise. The competition between the two films has intensified as "Enemies of the Machine" has also received rave reviews.

Twenty-seven media outlets rated The Bourne Bourne 2 at an average of 7.4, while 34 outlets rated Public Enemy at 7.6. Overall, Public Enemy Slightly prevailing, mainly because the "Mechanical Enemy" has excavated and logically deduced the three laws of robotics, which has sublimated the profound theme of science fiction movies.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the freshness of "The Bourne 2" is 71%, and the freshness of "Enemies" is 72%, which is almost negligible. From the comments on Rotten Tomatoes, it can be seen that the two films have their own supporters. Among them, the loyal fans of Isaac Asimov's science fiction are also more concentrated on the "mechanical public enemy". Some loyal readers believe that this film The adaptation of the film was not successful, because it did not show the essence of the original novel, and some readers thought that the finished film was significantly higher than expected, and Alex Proyas avoided weaknesses. The discussion of the topic is so far off the mark without losing depth, which can be said to be very funny. In general, there will be more discussions and more disputes about the "Mechanical Public Enemy".

If you come to imdb's audience rating system, you can see the gap. The provisional rating of "Enemies of the Machine" is 7.6 points, while the score of "Bourne Bound 2" is only 7.2 points. This gap is It's not the real difference between the two movies, it's mainly because of the audience's personal preferences. Evan Bell and Matt Daméng are both actors that are loved by the audience, but Evan Bell, who is in full swing now, has won the love of countless movies because of his flamboyant personality. The most important thing is "Pirates of the Caribbean". Zhong-Evan Bell has made a name for himself by relying on his extraordinary image, and now his personality has naturally become the reason for the audience to support him. Therefore, the reputation of "Mechanical Enemy" among the audience is relatively cheap.

On the whole, the word-of-mouth of the two films, "The Mechanical Enemy" and "The Bourne Bourne 2", are completely comparable, and the similarity in word-of-mouth also makes the box office competition between the two films more brutal.

The North American summer program has become fully active, driven by films such as "Shrek 2", "Spider-Man 2", and "Harry-Bōt and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Last week's top three North American box office charts were "Spider-Man 2", "The Ace Announcer", and "The Notebook". Everyone knew this week that "The Mechanical Enemy" and "The Bourne Bourne 2" will be in North America. A new shuffle of the box office charts.

In addition to "Enemies Robot" and "The Bourne 2", there is another new film released this week. Last year, Hilary Duff, who won countless favorites with "The Queen of Civilians", once again attacked the summer season and launched "Cinderella's Glass" Cell Phone", although it is a modern version of the story of Cinderella Cinderella, it still attracts a lot of attention.

Amid the attention of the media and the acclaim of the two films, both of them showed amazing energy at the box office.

July 15, "The Bourne Bourne 2" showed its ambition in the box-office battle with $18 million on its opening day on Thursday; July 16 , "The Mechanical Enemy", which was released on Friday, won $25 million at the box office on its premiere day, and Evan Bell's huge appeal made people see the movie's huge potential at the box office. .

Although "The Mechanical Enemy" was released one day less than "The Bourne 2" in the first week, judging from the current box office trend on the first day, "The Mechanical Enemy" is not at all worried that it will be released one day later than "The Bourne 2", and it is still the same. Showed a strong momentum, so that this 2004 most watched gold showdown retains suspense.

On Saturdays and Sundays, all the movies ushered in a great opportunity for the box office to soar. All major theater chains in the United States have said that the theaters have ushered in the biggest movie viewing since the summer season this year**. Because of the golden showdown between the two films, "The Mechanical Enemy" and "The Bourne Bourne 2", it also attracted a large number of audiences to express their interest in the film. The era was more prosperous. Obviously, the huge energy that the two movies burst out, and the real sword and gun battle also stabbed the audience to the maximum extent, and they entered the cinema one after another.

The North American movie box office rankings in the third week of July finally came to an end. The most watched war drama in the whole summer of 2004 appeared the final winner. The competition between Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox made the two sides bloody. Fei, then for the box office of the movie, both were affected by the diversion of the audience, and the box office was sluggish; or one side won a tragic victory and the other side sacrificed heroically; or it was because of the thorns of competitors, the box office broke out all together, and achieved more than Expected results, a win-win situation... Anything is possible!

"The Bourne Bourne 2" premiered for four days in the first week. Relying on the appeal of the previous work and the reputation of this work, it won a strong box office of 74 million US dollars! Although such a result is not as strong as "Spider-Man 2", "Shrek 2" and other films, which had a box office of over 100 million in the first week, it is enough to win the box office championship for a week in the summer season with strong enemies: the premise is not to encounter "monster". Shrek 2" such a box office giant.

This premiere box office result makes Universal Pictures happy. It is indeed a happy thing that "The Bourne Bourne 2", which only invested 75 million US dollars, can burst into such an amazing box office level. Universal Pictures swept away the slump in the first half of the year and raised its eyebrows. But what about the "Enemies of Machinery"?

Public Enemies premiere week, three days in theaters, amid controversy among proponents of Isaac Asimov's science fiction, and the appeal of Evan Bell and Alex Proyas Next, grab the $78 million box office in the North American box office market!

When 20th Century Fox sees such a box office report card, it can also celebrate with champagne! Twentieth Century Fox chose to trust Evan Bell over Will Smith, and now their bold attempt has paid off. The plot and quality of the works of "Enemies of the Machine" have been well received by professional film critics, and now they are bursting with great energy at the box office shows Evan Bell's outstanding appeal, it is indeed worthwhile celebrate.

The results couldn't be clearer. "The Bourne 2" and "The Mechanical Enemy" stabbed each other, and no one was left behind. Both films showed great potential at the box office, and achieved even more impressive results than expected. The result, this is also the best result, makes the North American film critics hooked, and also makes the audience in the North American film market applaud and celebrate. Such a showdown of high-quality works is a welfare for the audience, and it is a happier welfare. .

The results of this golden showdown came out. From the box office numbers alone, "The Mechanical Enemy" surpassed "The Bourne 2" with four million results, and this was still one day less than the release time of "The Mechanical Enemy". The thickness of the box office is more and more obvious; but from the perspective of cost and box office ratio, "The Bourne 2" only invested 75 million, while "The Mechanical Enemy" invested 100 million US dollars, and now the box office of the two is not the same. In contrast, it can be said that "Bourne Bourne 2" is a representative of small investment and high return.

"Mechanical Enemy" and "The Bourne Bourne 2" continued the confrontation in word of mouth to the box office, and the two sides each won!

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