Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The next day, various film reviews were finally released.

Director Ronald's "Dragon Boy Part 2" received completely different reviews. The Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the New York Post, etc., film critics that Columbia and Weintraub personally spent their efforts on, have all given favorable reviews.

But elsewhere in the country, local newspapers and media have had mixed results.

Perhaps because their quality is inherently poor, or perhaps in order to attract attention with unique reviews, many film critics began to criticize the plot of the box office champion.

"This movie is like the sequel to countless classic movies, following the formula of the first movie. It tries to build on the success of the first movie. So he has more powerful karate tricks, more violent fights, There are also exotic styles, but all upgrades have diminishing returns..."

"The performances are convincing, but the narrative of the film itself is 'purposeless'... the climax is cliche to the point of being repetitive. The actors, especially Miyagi-san, make it feel comfortable with their successful performances. Best for children.”

“Isn’t it a contradiction in terms that these film critics are really interesting?”

Ronald complained to his agent Richard, who called to remind him to read the movie review.

On the one hand, let’s talk about some of the reasons for the success of "The Dragon King Part 2", such as maintaining the style and story of the popular first part, adding more better-looking martial arts, new heroines, and more exotic scenery. The entire movie is also mainly aimed at children and teenagers, and some of the stories have been simplified.

These are all factors that make movies successful at the box office.

But on the other hand, they criticize the movie, as if its box office success is something treasonous and must be criticized theoretically, otherwise Hollywood would be dominated by such movies that smell like copper.

"Isn't that what film critics are like? They can only find fault with the box office champions. This is the situation in the entire industry. If you want to make money, you have to make sequels like this. Do they still want every sequel to be like The Godfather Part II? Likewise, it was a double success both artistically and at the box office."

"Hahaha," Ronald said angrily, "Richard, but when you say this, does it imply that I can't make a film that is both artistically and commercially successful?"

"I didn't say that. How can anyone in this industry predict things? Being able to succeed in one aspect is already very impressive. Of course, if you can only choose one of the two, I still hope you will succeed in business. "

"Have those two Chicago buddies done any movie reviews?"

Ronald joked with his agent.

He has discovered that self-deprecation is an effective way to relieve stress in the face of critical criticism.

"Their newspaper film reviews generally don't comment much on sequel movies or Redford's purely old-fashioned commercial film. But they will talk about your movie on the show."

In the evening, Ronald sat in front of the TV and watched the TV film review column of two Chicago film critics broadcast on PBS.

"Welcome to Sisko and Albert's film review show." After a funny beginning, the two film critics began their routine reviews.

Like the first film, Roger Ebert was full of praise for the performance of Noriyuki Morita, the actor who played Mr. Miyagi in "The Kid".

He believes that although the second part is not as good as the first one, which was one of the best movies of the year, it is also a very good sequel movie and is worth recommending to the audience to watch it in the cinema.

“I feel very regretful that Daniel-san’s mother didn’t have more scenes, that the relationship between Master Miyagi and his father wasn’t explored more deeply, and that his scenes with his old flame weren’t explored more.

What would have been a great opportunity to tap into the depth of two characters who were so impressive in the first film, director Ronald Lee gently passed up.

Moreover, Ali, played by Elizabeth Shue, whom we loved so much in the first part, only appeared briefly in the second part. I understand that sequel movies tend to introduce fresh heroines, but wouldn't it be more interesting if something happened between Daniel's two girlfriends? "

Ronald nodded in agreement. Albert was actually quite objective this time.

"But I don't have that much time. The movie is already close to two hours long." Ronald felt that these film critics actually had some points in their opinions, but he had never made a movie, so he didn't know many regrets. The product of comprehensive choices and compromises.

"The final battle is an improvement compared to the first part. Compared with Daniel's gymnastic crane kick in the first part, the final duel in the second part looks more like a real street fight. But I think it is better than the first part." There is no structural improvement at all, it’s still the same old recipe and the same old taste.”

Sisko was a bit more demanding. He had very high requirements for "The Dragon King Part 2", so he did not recommend it to the audience.

"Bald brother, I want to sell it for money." Ronald drank Coke and ate the biscuits baked by his aunt. My movie is meant for children to watch, so why do you want such in-depth character analysis?

Ronald has become a box-office hit director, and unless he wants to win a directing Oscar, there is no need to pay too much attention to movie reviews.

But it’s still very uncomfortable to watch these two most influential film critics in America criticize their own films on TV.

"Listen to what they say about the French Open Condor."

Fortunately, the two of them ended their comments in time and started commenting on the new film that ranked second at the box office.

"The French Open's eagle, Bola Winger, is the brightest star. When she appears on the screen with Redford, the audience loves to see her.

But I have to say that the cases in this movie are too complicated, the villains are too childish, the villains are too mediocre, and there are many plot holes that make people laugh.

When Redford's character was sleeping in the same bed as Daryl Hannah, the police broke in and took Hannah away. With such a relationship of interest, would they still let Redford be Hannah's defense attorney? "Albert did not recommend the French Open Condor and said a lot of bad things. It seems that the high-level turmoil at Universal is still going on and no one is going to take care of them.

"This? Isn't it possible?" Ronald is not a lawyer. He really doesn't know that there is such a system of avoidance, but is this important? Many TV series and movies are acted like this. Otherwise, if there is no love scene between the male and female protagonists, who would watch it?

It's a pity that Deborah Winger is about to have a baby and leave Hollywood for the time being. There's also a scene in the movie where she's talking to the visiting police and vomiting one morning. I don’t know if the actor’s real morning sickness was preserved.

"This movie has one male, two female and three stars. There are too many stars! If Hannah's role was deleted, this would be a good movie worth recommending. The director is still immersed in the success of "Ghostbusters" and cannot extricate himself ( Ghostbusters has three main characters).

Deborah Winger is smart and beautiful, and audiences love seeing her on screen. All superstars have a career stage, and the audience will love to see them no matter how they perform.

But other than that, I agree with your assessment of the movie, and overall I'm glad Redford can go back and do romantic comedies." Sisko gave Roland Garros a better recommendation.

Ronald felt that what they said about criticizing other people's movies made sense.

It seems that film critics are like pimples, which are best found on other people's faces.

The best way for a film critic to review is to review other people's movies.

The two are indeed the most influential film critics and know a lot about the development history of Hollywood. They also cited the influence of French courtroom dramas and movies.

Their criticism of the movie is also to the point. All three stars need screen time, which puts too many constraints on allocating the plot and cannot tell the story in the most audience-friendly way.

But when I think about my own situation, this is what people outside the crew see, so I can make some understanding. What is the real situation? People who are not on the set may not know.

A film critic's way of thinking is different from a director's way of doing things, and the two and the audience's viewing experience are completely different.

Since the audience bought tickets to see the top two movies on the list, it means they have received the most widespread praise, but film critics disagree.

Anyway, the complete process of creation is completed when the movie is screened. Film critics only play a role in attracting audiences during the publicity phase.

Ronald still firmly believes that film reviews cannot accurately reflect the quality of movies, especially under the premise that Hollywood can fully influence film critics. It is more practical to measure it by the audience's enthusiasm for buying tickets.

The last movie they reviewed was "Running Scared," starring Gregory Hines, the black star of "The Cotton Club," and Billy Crystal, a white comedy star. .

"A classic good cop, bad cop pairing. But the actors performed it with a very special feeling. Even when we anticipated all the twists and endings, we could still be moved by the performance..."

The two film critics praised this low-budget production released by MGM, and both of them made the decision to recommend it. In fact, it was the best of the three reviewed films.

"I've never seen this movie." Ronald looked for the ranking list.

It turns out that "Gunshot" has not yet entered the top five at the box office. It is also a big-ticket movie shown in 1,300 cinemas. The box office in a single theater is less than one-third of that of Long Wei Boy, and the overall weekend box office is less than 4 million.

"What is this? Doing charity? Anyway, you just recommend movies that don't do well at the box office."

Ronald really didn't know what these critics were thinking.

Perhaps in the Oscars, Golden Globes, and the awards given by film critics associations in various cities, the evaluations of film critics can play a very important role. But if you just look at the box office, their role is only to influence the first batch of audiences who go to the cinema, and their role is very limited.

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