Chapter 732： Can such a war movie enter the theater?

As the biggest investor in "Air Combat Heroes", David Ellison held a grand premiere for this movie. Perhaps the money is really just a digital game for him. The premiere is absolutely luxurious in terms of luxury. Ranked first among all movies released in Hollywood this year.

The premiere was not only selected at the Kodak Theater at the junction of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Boulevard, but even at the entrance of the theater, there were five vintage propeller airplanes produced in the 1920s and 1930s. These are not model props, but Larry ?Ellison's collection of genuine old-fashioned planes.

David Ellison and Larry Ellison, father and son, are avid airplane lovers.

In addition to the big scenes, there are not a few Hollywood celebrities and well-known Americans who participated in the premiere.

Although Larry Ellison is a famous big mouth, his reputation in the media is not very good, but like Ryan, accepting his invitation, there are not a few rich people who come to join in.

For example, David Geffen, one of the Big Three of DreamWorks, Summer Redstone, the media giant of Viacom, Tim Cook, the current Apple, and so on.

Even Larry Ellison's old opponent, Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft, appeared on the red carpet.

In fact, to put it bluntly, just like the companies they control, these rich people have competition and a certain degree of cooperation. In this trivial matter, it is more face-saving.

Walking quickly across the red carpet, Ryan also heard Larry Ellison's iconic loud voice when he was holding Taylor through the interview area.

"What? The first week of the box office of "Air Combat Heroes"?"

This Silicon Valley madman is being interviewed by the media, just like the words in the past, so proud, "As early as the last century, I said that David is a film genius who can match Ryan Jenkins. Of course, he is talented. It’s just getting started, but it’s certainly not a problem to get $60 million in the first week of "Air Combat Heroes" in North America."

"Don't you go over and say something?" Tyler whispered to Ryan. "Oh, the movie genius who is next to you."

"Don't be naughty."

Ryan pulled her, and the two quickly walked into the Kodak Theater, and under the guidance of several receptionists, they headed straight to the hall.

They were almost the latest to come. When they entered the theater hall where the giant screen was installed, the front row belonged to the guests, almost full of people.

David Geffen, Summer Redstone and Tim Cook, who reached out in the same order, shook hands, and Ryan walked to his seat, except for Taylor on the left. On his right is Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft.

The two are not particularly familiar, but they have always met on other occasions before and greeted them casually. Paul Allen's topic directly turned to Walt Disney's increasingly obvious acquisition activities.

"Your people have been in contact with me, Ryan."

"Are you interested in Disney's proposal?"

This is a purely commercial transaction, and Ryan doesn't make a detour, "Paul, Disney is bound to win the DreamWorks Animation Studios."

As early as the beginning of DreamWorks in the last century, Paul Allen was one of the investors of DreamWorks. Later, after the separation of DreamWorks Animation Studios, he was also a shareholder second only to Ryan and DreamWorks Big Three.

"If you look at the investment level, my investment in the year has achieved more than five times the profit." Paul Allen also showed the nature of a businessman, "but. Ryan, I will transfer the shares of DreamWorks Animation Studio in my hand. To Disney, what good is it for me?"

"I heard that your Seattle Seahawks have always been interested in New Englanders quarterback Tom Brady?" Ryan said without giving him a chance to answer. "He is a signed player under the sports department of kk agency, and her girlfriend Gisele Bunchen is also kk's signed model, and Miss Theron is still a friend. So..."

Ryan gave Paul Allen an expression you understand.

After just thinking about it for less than ten seconds, Paul Allen stretched out his hand to Ryan, "Happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation." Ryan shook his hand gently.

The addition of a Tom Brady is enough to make the Seattle Seahawks more attractive. This New England quarterback was not only the NFL’s most valuable player last year, but also beat Tiger Woods on the Forbes Celebrity Rankings. , Became the number one celebrity in American sports last year.

For American football, the nation's largest sport, the importance of quarterbacks, even a layman like Ryan, knows something.

Since it wants to acquire DreamWorks Animation Studios, Disney will naturally make targeted preliminary preparations. Take Paul Allen, one of the shareholders, for example. Since he bought the Seattle Seahawks in 1997, he has always wanted to Winning the Vince Lombardi Cup in the Super Bowl, he wanted to sign Tom Brady several times, but failed for various reasons.

This is an obvious exchange of benefits.

"This is how we manipulate the fate of others?"

After Ryan turned back, Tyler whispered in his ear, "Without the other party's knowledge, did he decide his future path?"

"Our people will only persuade." Ryan also lowered his voice, "and won't help anyone make a decision."

The latter words, even if he does not say, Taylor will understand.

Like those football stars in the European League, in addition to the temptation of enough money for a sports star to change the club, the persuasion of agents and people around them often plays an extremely important role.

Not to mention the kk brokerage company signed by Tom Brady, his current girlfriend and future wife Gisele Bunchen are definitely a smart woman.

As the screen lit up, Ryan shifted his energy to the movie.

In his previous life, he had heard of the movie's name, but he had never watched it, because people who had watched the movie always told him that the film was beautiful, and then...there was no more.

After watching it calmly for a while, Ryan couldn't help sighing. If the propeller planes in the movie were replaced by horses, it would be a hodgepodge of sci-fi and cartoon elements.

For example, the pilot played by the film’s first actor, James Franco, escaped to France on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean with his back on his back and escaped to France, which also brought the free and loose style of cowboys to the uniform army. , Even he can ride... I'm sorry, but drove a fighter plane to go on a date with a French girl...

Like a lone cowboy in a western movie, he calmly landed the plane on a battlefield that should have been plowed into a sieve by the artillery of both sides, and rescued his comrades who were trapped in the crash in the distance without any damage, making people feel like they are facing them. It was not the Germans armed with a large number of Maxim machine guns and heavy artillery, but Indians with throwing axes and bows in their hands.

As for the last part where he killed the German pilot with a pistol at high altitude, although he borrowed from real events in history, it looked like a cowboy playing on horseback, except that his hip was replaced with a speed of 100 per hour. Miles of biplane fighter, and the classic laws of physics and mechanics will not have any effect on such a ruffian and scientifically blind cowboy.

In fact, from a good point of view, the director and screenwriter of the film understand that this subject matter has natural flaws. If it is shot according to the real scene of World War I, it will be difficult to please those born after the 1980s.

They tried their best to use the lines and behaviors of the new generations born in the 1980s to package the characters that belonged to their great-grandfathers in the film, but in the film, regardless of the protagonist, the protagonist, the protagonist and the contradiction, the characters and the related plot are either too old to fall. Ya, or it is ridiculous to the point of ridiculousness. Judging from the laughter from the audience in the back row from time to time, this is not like an aerial combat movie about courage and courage, but a pure comedy.

Of course, movies are movies after all, not history. They are commercial entertainment movies after all. As long as the audience is willing to pay for it, these problems are not a problem.

The question is, will the audience buy it?

Perhaps the comments on the Internet are representative.

"The lackluster plot, the completely mentally retarded screenwriter, the formulaic performance without surprises, and what's more, such a **** war movie has entered the theater?"

"A film that is totally unnecessary."

"Except for the special effects shots of air combat, it is a totally boring French movie that makes people unable to watch it normally."

"Whether it is a wartime adventure story or a love story, this film is not very good. Even the special effects set in the historical context are boring and lethargic, and it cannot save this too long and tedious film. ."

"I think that battle back then must be more exciting than the movie."

"Watching all the movies The real impression that can be left is neither the starring actors nor the planes and air combat inside, but the sturdy pet lion..."

This is not the opinion of film critics, but the opinion of ordinary audiences. Except for a few female audiences who made idiotic remarks like "James Frank is so handsome" and "I am going for James Frank", the film suffered The unanimous bad reviews, and even the bad reviews lasted less than two days, because there were too few viewers to watch the film later.

As for Larry Ellison's first week of box office of 60 million US dollars, even if the whole number of 50 million is removed, there is no shadow of the box office number of the film "Air Combat Heroes" in the first week.

The film opened in North America with 3,033 theaters. The box office number for the first three days was... 6 million U.S. dollars, and it quickly dropped to more than 2 million U.S. dollars in the second week.

The disastrous loss of the North American box office directly led to the end of the film’s ongoing overseas distribution negotiations. Even if Larry Ellison made a phone call in person, Paramount Pictures still refused to become an overseas distributor of the film.

Perhaps David Ellison can only negotiate with one of the second and third-tier release labels. (To be continued...) ()