Chapter 866： bad movie era

Head to head Hollywood 866 author Qian Duxue Full text 3590 words

If you want to comment on the best live-action movie this summer, it must be "Ghost Rider" by Marvel Studios. Not only did it sell well at the box office, but it also exploded in word of mouth! So far, Ghost Rider has grossed $220 million in North America, $320 million overseas, and $540 million worldwide. The freshness on Rotten Tomatoes bucked the trend, with a total of 402 professional media and film critics evaluating it. Among them, the freshness index is 325, the rotten film index is 77, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is as high as 80%. Last year, Nolan's Daredevil showed fans around the world the depths of Marvel. This year, Zack Snyder's Ghost Rider once again gave audiences a taste of what Marvel Studios can achieve. However, in occasional interviews, Dunn always expressed his position, saying that this summer, the movie he is most looking forward to is "Pirate Alliance 2: Gathering Souls". Now, the premiere of "Pirates League 2: Man's Chest" is over. In the imax giant screen hall, more than 200 professional media and film critics from the United States watched the film. Word of mouth is polarized. The movie has given the audience an audio-visual addiction. The most thrilling thing is the huge monster octopus of "Ghost Captain", when it was raging on the Royal Battleship Edinburgh, its super destructive power, in the subtle cg special effects Next, the presentation is vigorous and breathtaking. From beginning to end, the film is like the fog on the sea, with a mysterious atmosphere, the tone is a little darker than the first episode, the seafood is gone, the gypsy witch's incomprehensible prophecy, Jack The captain's uncertain fate is confusing, but it is exciting and eager to find out. However, compared to the surprise brought to fans by "Pirates League 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl", this sequel movie still has many problems and makes many mistakes that will exist in sequel movies. For example, the plot is too obscure and complicated, and a few points are too loose or even not explained. Compared with the smooth flow of "Pirate Alliance 1", there is a big gap. The stunning visual effects are very good, but there is a suspicion of "dazzling skills". The whole movie is like a carnival or trade fair of CG technology, gorgeous and ostentatious, but lacks a real and heavy core. After the ban on Rotten Tomatoes was lifted, "Pirate Alliance 2: Coffin of Souls" has collected a total of 182 reviews, of which 122 are fresh, 60 are rotten, and 67% are fresh. There is a big gap between the 78% freshness of "Pirate League 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl". In mixed media reviews, the $210 million "Pirates League 2: Death Man" appeared to be experiencing some market turmoil. It's not terrible that the movie fails. However, Dunn has said publicly in public that he is very optimistic about this movie! His judgment on the film has never failed. This time... I'm afraid there will be an accident. "Dawn, what happened to that pirate movie?" Michael Eisner, chairman of Disney, called Dunn specifically to express his concern and condolences. Tang Enqi said: "Problem? What's the problem?" Michael Eisner said: "Have you not read the newspaper? The movie "Pirates League 2"... The reputation is not very good, you have hired a new director, the risk is real It's too big." "Oh, is it?" Dunn's response was very indifferent. This film was quite controversial during the shooting, production and promotion period. The production cost was as high as 210 million US dollars. Throughout the film history, it is second only to Warner Bros. "Terminator 3". But found a mv director Gore Verbinski... Dunn seems to particularly love the mv director. Before that, he had poached Zach Snyder and Francis Lawrence from the MV field. However, Zach Snyder first filmed "Chainsaw" and then "Resident Evil" before he had the opportunity to direct "Ghost Rider". Francis Lawrence was even directly arranged by Dunn to the crew of the TV series "The Walking Dead". As soon as this Gore Verbinski appeared, it was "Pirates Alliance 2: Gathering Souls", and the stage was too big, right? The step is too big, it is easy to pull the egg! Michael Eisner sighed, "Director Verbinski... I also know that he made a "Midnight Bell" in the US, and I heard that it was not bad. But it was only a very low-cost small production, To ask him to make a super blockbuster with a production cost of more than 200 million US dollars... is too rash." Dunn said coldly: "Why, in your opinion, my words are not as good as those of the film critics?" "Huh?" Michael Eisner was taken aback. But he was used to Tang En's strength, and quickly said with a smile: "I didn't mean that. At least the current situation is not very good. We can think of some solutions and urgently carry out public relations." Tang En's attitude was better. He thought it was Michael Eisner's continued courtship. Just like a few days ago, Disney adjusted the schedule of "Princess Diaries 2", just like Paramount's film "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch". "How do you say?" "That's right, you must know that in Disneyland... isn't there a section called Pirate Adventure Park, where the concept of pirates has many similarities with "Pirate League". If you can let pirates take an adventure Combining the elements of Garden and "Pirate Alliance", releasing the news is a wave of shocking marketing." Tang En almost laughed. Dare to love that he has this idea! "Michael, you are trying to trick me." Dunn said half-jokingly. Michael Eisner categorically denied, "How could that be?" Dunn said: "Universal Studios and Disneyland are bidding for big projects in theme parks in China. As far as I know, the theme of "Pirates League" is very popular there. What, are you trying to use my movies to steal my business?" The development of tourism and vacation business is a major strategy of New Universal this year. At present, New Universal has successfully reached an agreement with the Liverpool City Government to build a Harry Potter theme park. It is expected to break ground in September, and the park will officially open in two years. The investment in this project will reach 750 million pounds. New Universal Group will undertake all the funds in the form of "cash + loan", and will also own the entire equity of the amusement park. However, China's project is different. This is the world's most populous country, and the future tourism prospects are limitless. A mere Harry Potter theme park can't satisfy my appetite at all. New Universal and Disney will bid for this big project with a total investment of more than $4 billion. Even if according to China's policy requirements, only 50% of the shares can be held, New Global has to make an investment of 2 billion US dollars! In the design drafts that have been submitted, Universal Studios will include four major parks, namely "Marvel Theme Park", "Jurassic Park", "Pirate Alliance Adventure Park" and "Transformers 3D Park". Also includes Pixar Park, Hollywood Boulevard, Universal Hotel, Hogwarts Castle, Hogsmeade Village Station, Hippogriff, Hogwarts Store, Kings Cross Station, Escape from Gringotts, Diagon Alley , Madagascar, the Kingdom of Shrek...Because the co-distributor of DreamWorks is Universal Pictures, the distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation are in the hands of Universal Pictures, and naturally it must be promoted to Universal Studios. It can be said that this is a very large theme park project, and once completed, it will become the first in the world. For the sake of face, the number one in the world is the performance of officials. With this title, it is easier to promote the progress of the project. However, the efficiency of the Chinese side is too slow. Although this is a cooperation with the Magic City government, it is very troublesome to go through layers of review by many national ministries and commissions. Large-scale projects of more than 4 billion US dollars also involve US capital, and they will be finalized within two years, even if they are soon. Regarding Dunn's doubt, Michael Eisner smiled and said: "You are too sensitive, that project in China... Hehe, Dunn, I think you must know that although Universal Studios is developing well, it is similar to Disneyland. In comparison, there is still a big gap." "So what?" "You can't win that project." "Then wait and see." Tang En was not polite at all. For now, the reputation of Universal Studios is indeed difficult to compare with Disneyland, and there is a gap of at least 20 years. Even if the turnover of New Universal is similar to Disney, the brand value... Disney is more than 54 billion US dollars, and New Universal is only 20 billion US dollars. This is the essence of Disney. But that's okay. Fortunately, the efficiency of the Chinese government is very poor. This tourism and vacation project will take a year or two to discuss, or even longer. This is enough for Dunn to make some preparations. ...Friday, July 9thPirates League 2: Soulcatcher" officially opens in North America. Then came a scene that shocked all the film critics. On Friday, "Pirates League 2: Dead Man's Chest" grossed $55.83 million in a single day at the North American box office! The momentum continued on Saturday with a North American box office of $47.82 million! In just two days, the North American box office of "Pirates Alliance 2: Gathering Souls" successfully exceeded 100 million! This broke the three-day North American box office record of more than $100 million held by "Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace", "Spider-Man 1", "Spider-Man 2" and "The Matrix 2". Just two days! On Sunday, "Pirates League 2: Death Man" took another $35.36 million at the box office. In the first three days of the first weekend, the North American box office reached 139 million US dollars! You must know that "Ghost Rider", which is very popular among film critics, has been released for more than two months, and the North American box office is only 220 million US dollars. This is already the best live-action film in North America this summer. But I didn't expect that the results of "Pirates Alliance 2: Gathering Souls" would be so amazing! It is conceivable that next week, the North American box office of "Pirates 2: Gathering of Souls" will surpass that of "Ghost Rider" and dominate the summer season! Even, it is very likely to compete with DreamWorks' animation "Shrek 2"! When this transcript appeared, the professional film critic media in the United States were collectively dumbfounded. what's going on? How could "Pirates League 2: Soulcatcher" have such an amazing box office? Although it can't be called a bad movie, it is by no means a classic. As a result, it broke the box office record? Breaking 100 million in two days? I can't understand... Times have changed, so have the audience's tastes? Critics were shocked by this. The appearance of "Pirates Alliance 2: Gathering Souls" seems to have subverted their understanding of the film. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "Hollywood", WeChat pays attention to "Youdu Literature", chats about life, and finds confidants~