Chapter 353： 2 polarized word of mouth

"The Hollywood Reporter" is not a newspaper with high sales, but it is rooted in Hollywood. After decades of operation, it has made a lot of contacts and can often get first-hand information about major Hollywood companies.

Therefore, many authoritative newspapers, such as "New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", "Wall Street Journal", like to reprint the news of "The Hollywood Reporter".

Dunn chose "The Hollywood Reporter" for an exclusive interview, just to see its influence in the industry.

As in the past, the reporter's questions were prepared in advance, and Dunn had read the answer many times.

"Unsinkable, produced by Dunn Pictures, didn't seem to be very good at the box office in its first week, and was overshadowed by "Pearl Harbor", which was impossible in the past. Mr. Walker, what do you want to say about this? ?"

Although it was just a newspaper interview, there were still cameras.

Tang En was dressed in a formal suit and looked upright, and glanced at the little secretary Ella Fisher at the door of the office. She was holding a small blackboard with the two keywords "normal" and "word-of-mouth" written on it.

"The movie market is inherently unpredictable. The audience's preference for watching movies is the biggest problem faced by many filmmakers. "Pearl Harbor" surpassed "Unsinkable" at the box office last week, and it was only ahead of the box office. It's important. "Unsinkable" has received good reviews in terms of word of mouth, isn't it?"

Dunn smiled slightly and nodded at her.

The reporter asked again: "What is the reason that made the two blockbusters "Pearl Harbor" and "Unsinkable" choose to be released on the same day? It is really the same as many people guess. Do you have a conflict with Disney?"

"Contradiction? This is completely nonsense. I have clarified this issue many times. Here I will say it again for the last time. Hollywood has a good competitive atmosphere, and all kinds of speculation from the outside world are very irresponsible."

Dunn smiled and continued: "In this regard, Mr. Michael Eisner, chairman of the board of directors of Disney, and I have communicated many times, huh, we are very good friends, it's really not as much as the outside world guessed. unbearable."

The reporter asked: "But Disney has been making high-profile claims that "Pearl Harbor" will be the second "Titanic", and even the box office... It can break the record of "Titanic", what do you think of this?"

"Breaking the box office record of 'Titanic'? It's probably not possible based on the box office results of more than 50 million US dollars in the first week." Dunn smiled lightly, "But they said that 'Pearl Harbor' will be the second 'Titanic' Nick, this has always been a doubt in my mind that I can't solve."

"Oh? Can you be specific?"

At this time, Ella Fisher had replaced the keywords on the small blackboard with "creation", "deception", and "inheritance".

"As we all know, the producer of Titanic is James Cameron, I am the director, Leonardo Ricaprio is the male lead, Kate Winslet is the female lead... and Pearl "Hong Kong", to be honest, no one in that crew participated in the production of "Titanic", I really don't quite understand what that movie has to do with "Titanic", it's a completely different creation. "

"The "Pearl Harbor" crew and Disney have been comparing "Titanic" during the promotion period. I don't quite understand the reason behind it. Maybe it's just publicity needs? I don't think so. Disney is a conscientious company, and they don't Will use the guise of 'Titanic' to lure the audience into the cinema. I guess... there should be another purpose? It's up to them to explain."

"As for "Titanic"... Hehe, speaking of it, "Unsinkable" is the sequel to "Titanic" in the true sense. From the producer, director, to the crew, the two films The main creators haven't changed much, which is a real inheritance."

"Moreover, the core of the story of the two films is the sinking of the ship. "Titanic" is the tragedy of the sinking ship and the love of the century; "Never Sinking" is a miracle of life staged after the sinking of the ship, and it is a great personal love!"

The reporter immediately bridged him and immediately said: "Mr. Walker, can I understand that "Unsinkable" is the real second "Titanic"? You and Director Cameron are trying to save 4 years ago. The scene of the shipwreck tragedy?"

Dunn said sternly: "Of course, there is no doubt about it! "Titanic" is a work directed by me and Cameron, if someone in this world says to make a movie imitating "Titanic", it must be us Two, not Mr. Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay."

"'Unsinkable'...is it really as good as 'Titanic'?"

"Of course! Whether the director James Cameron is the director, or the actor Mel Gibson, they are the guarantee of the quality of the film. And, I am the producer of "The Unsinkable", and I am very concerned about my work. Confidence!"

The reporter smiled and said: "So...the box office performance of "Unsinkable" should rebound in the next few weeks?"

Tang En said lightly: "Of course! Back then, "Titanic" also experienced a rebound at the box office. It's the same sentence. This time, director Cameron and I joined hands to replicate the miracle of the year!"

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"Shrek" is very exciting, but this is a cartoon, and it has entered its third week. In the entire box office market, the two major commercial blockbusters "Pearl Harbor" and "Unsinkable" are mainly watching. .

"Hello everyone, this is the "Movie Watch" column of nbc TV. I'm Hannah, the host. I'm currently at the amc theater on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Next, we will interview a few random audience members."

Among the three major public television stations in the United States, the NBC television station, which lacks the support of media giants, has been getting worse and worse in ratings. If it does not transform, it will be overtaken by the rising star Fox Film Station.

However, as a well-known outdoor program, "Film Watch" has always had good ratings. Of course, this is also related to the beautiful blonde hostess Hannah Wilmot.

Soon, the recording team saw a few friends who had just walked out outside the cinema. They looked very excited, and were shouting and discussing something.

Hannah walked over with a smile, briefly introduced herself, and asked, "Excuse me, did you watch a movie just now? Can you tell which movie you watched?"

"'Never Sinking'!"

A black guy stood up first, looking very flamboyant.

The female reporter Hannah is very beautiful, and she always has a smile on her face. It is easy to gain the favor of others, "Why did you choose to watch such a movie?"

"Cool!"

The black guy answered casually.

A white guy next to him stood up with a smile and said quickly, "Mel Gibson is the star, he's a real superstar! But this isn't an action movie, but it's also very exciting, hehe."

"And Dunn Walker!" Another friend stood up, "The producer is Dunn Walker, as written on the poster! And the director is Cameron, a very good director, I like his very much Terminator. Of course, this movie is better, I love Unsinkable!”

"You all seem to like watching action genres...why didn't you watch Pearl Harbor? I heard that the film was very intense..."

Before Hannah's question was finished, the black guy took a sip, "That movie is just a pile of shit!"

"That's right, we went to see it yesterday, and I almost fell asleep! My friend told me that the director of that movie was the same person as the director of "Brave Island", completely different, so boring, a bit Like a French film!"

"No!" A little friend stood up and said, "The reason we watch Pearl Harbor is because they say it's a movie similar to Titanic, and of course we all like Titanic. what!"

"Yes, yes, after reading the results, I really want to scold people!"

"Yes, we were cheated, I would definitely refund the ticket if possible!"

"But the heroine is quite beautiful, haha..."

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One group of interview subjects ended Hannah went on to interview several groups.

The audience's main viewing choices are "Pearl Harbor" and "The Unsinkable", followed by "Sklay" and "The Mummy Returns."

She has interviewed about a dozen groups of audiences one after another. Most of them have praised "Unsinkable" after watching it. She believes that the film has both moving emotions, shocking special effects, and ups and downs in the plot. very exciting.

And most...or all of them, after watching "Pearl Harbor", the fans cursed seriously, and to a lesser extent complained of disappointment, "This is not "Titanic" at all, if that movie is rated 10 If you score, this movie can only get 1 point! No, 0.1 points!"

When she asked the audience if they would buy a ticket and watch the movie again, there were two distinct factions.

Most of the movie fans who have watched "Unsinkable" said that if they had the opportunity, they would watch this movie several times. Even if they can't go back to the cinema to buy tickets to watch, they will definitely pay more attention when the disc is released or broadcast on TV;

And for fans of "Pearl Harbor"...

"Watch it again? Are you kidding me? It's a miracle that I can hold on to a movie of more than three hours. Do you want me to watch it again? Challenge the Guinness Book of Records?"

"Watch it again? It's impossible! This movie is so disappointing, even if I waste my time reading teaching supplements, I won't watch such a bad movie again."

"Watch it again? You mean "Pearl Harbor"? God, please forgive me, I really don't want to suffer a second crime. The love scene in this is so embarrassing that I'm almost sick, I'm sorry , I don't have health insurance."

"Look at it again? You might as well just kill me, come here happily..."

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