Made in Hollywood

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Billy Emerson couldn't count how many yawns he had yawned after the film was shown for more than two hours. If it weren't for the occasional explosion, he might have fallen asleep, and his two companions, a Borely bowing his head to play mobile games, one simply concentrates on coke and popcorn, obviously lacking the slightest interest in the movie that is being shown.

As a fan of air combat movies, Billy Emerson is one of the very few people around who can insist on watching the movie seriously. Although this movie is not as boring as "Kingdom of Heaven" to make the audience exit early, it is worth watching. Sex is also normal.

For Billy Emerson, after these two long ordeals, there was nothing but disappointment.

The screening was drawing to a close, and when he turned back to think about the plot he had seen earlier, Billy Emerson couldn't help but pouted. There were very few things that people liked about the whole film, but there were too many things to hate.

For example, some plots and lines, although the screenwriters tried their best to use the lines and behaviors of the post-80s generation to package the characters in the film that belonged to their great-grandfather's generation, but in the film, regardless of the protagonist and supporting roles, protagonists and antagonists, in the characters and related plots. It's either too old or too absurd to handle, not like an aerial combat film about courage and daring, but a hodgepodge of Western, sci-fi and cartoon elements.

In Hollywood, hodgepodge is often synonymous with bad movies.

For example, the various performances of the pilot Rollins played by the film's first actor James Franco make people feel that "Air Combat Heroes" is actually a Western.

This bad boy escaped to France on the other side of the ocean with the criminal record of beating others and absconding, and also brought the cowboy's free and loose style to the "Lafayette Air Force" that should respect military orders.

He could ride, no... He drove a fighter jet to go on a date with a French girl, and then smuggled the girl and her three nephews and nieces out of the German-occupied area. But the commander even let him pass the border easily; he was like a lonely cowboy, calmly landing the plane on the battlefield that should have been ploughed into a sieve by the gunfire from both sides, and rescued his comrades who were trapped in the crash in the distance without any damage. , It makes people feel that they are not fighting against the Germans equipped with a large number of Maxim machine guns and heavy artillery, but only the Indians with flying axes and bows and arrows.

As for the scene where he finally killed the German pilot with a pistol at high altitude, it looked like a cowboy playing on horseback. It's just that his crotch is a 100-mph biplane, and the classic laws of physics and mechanics won't work for such a ruffian and science-blind cowboy.

And the lackluster performance of the actors is also evident.

Although "Air Combat Heroes" was supposed to be a group play, except for the male lead, Franco, all the other pilot shots were pitiful, and the portrayal of the characters was insufficient. thing.

It's just that the male No. 1 James Franco has obviously lived up to the director's high expectations, and the performance is also considered hard. But it is still superficial, and Joseph Fiennes, who played with him, is a bitter and vengeful person, his face is full of the heavy and gloomy caused by the war, but it is a pity to stand with the ruffian and cowboy-like Franco. At the same time, no matter how you look at it, it looks like you threw the newly lit match into the nitrogen bottle. Can't get any reaction.

Of course, Billy Emerson doesn't deny that James Frank looks really handsome in the film, but he's even more attractive than Leonardo DiCaprio. Can't save the boredom of this movie alone.

Throughout the screening of the film, David Ellison was a little restless. From time to time, I will look back to see if this is the first work he raised to shoot, or if it was a big production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. It must be a lie to say that he is not nervous. However, what reassured him was that from the screening to the end, he did not see a phenomenon like the large-scale exit of the audience at the premiere of "Kingdom of Heaven".

It's a good thing isn't it?

Perhaps this is the beginning of success.

Just when David Ellison thought so, the subtitles slowly fell, he turned his head slightly and looked back, his eyes were full of anticipation.

The expectation is naturally the applause, the kind of applause that is like thunder and continuous like waves.

David Ellison has heard from many people that Duke Rosenberg's films will always attract spontaneous applause from the audience at the premiere and at the end of the screening, and the applause can even last for nearly ten minutes.

He also wants applause, which at least means the audience's recognition of the film at the premiere.

However, the subtitles had run out, and the hum of discussion could be heard in the theater, but there was no applause that David Ellison expected.

David Ellison frowned slightly, but he was not in a hurry. It is said that after many wonderful films were shown, they always attracted the audience's endless aftertaste, and the applause was inevitably long overdue.

He believed that the applause would sound spontaneously.

Time passed by second by second, and the discussion in the theater became louder and louder, causing David Ellison to look back. Many audience members had already stood up and were about to leave the stage, but they did not intend to applaud.

"This is..." He groaned inwardly.

At this moment, sparse applause suddenly sounded from all parts of the theater. This applause seemed to remind the audience that applauding after the premiere is a kind of movie-watching etiquette. They finally clapped their palms, but the applause counts as it is heard. Not loud, seems to be routine in general.

The loudest applause still came from the first few places and the positions of the front row guests.

David Ellison's face became a little ugly. The front row was full of VIPs attending the premiere. How could these people be disrespectful in public, and the initial applause was not an ordinary audience at all, then It's been arranged a long time ago!

Driven by Tuo, the applause was still so sluggish, could it be that the film...

Thinking of this, David Ellison shook his head, an idea jumped into his mind naturally, this is just a premiere, and it doesn't explain the problem, doesn't it?

"David, what a wonderful movie."

"David, well done."

"This movie is sure to sell."

Amid the applause, many people came over with bright smiles and congratulated David Ellison. David Ellison also cheered up and thanked him with a smile on his face.

Perhaps these people's faces were filled with sincere praise, and David Ellison gradually regained his confidence. So many people praised the film, which shows that "Air Fighter" always has its merits.

"what do you think?"

Standing up from her seat, Erin Lauder asked Duke, "Will it be a threat?"

"What do you think?" Duke asked.

Irene thought for a while and said, "The special effects are very good, but I can't hide the flaws in the plot. There are so many special effects films now, and the audience may not buy it."

When she finished, she stared at Duke.

Duke understood what his friend meant, so he had no choice but to say, "In my personal opinion, the quality of the film is below average."

"Lower-middle?" Irene tilted her head and walked forward beside Duke, "To David Ellison, an investor and producer who has recently entered Hollywood, your moderate evaluation is simply a compliment. "

In the film industry, even if you count him as a cheater, there are very few directors and producers who can succeed in their first work. Even James Cameron, there are not so outstanding like "Piranha 2". Beginner production.

In Duke's eyes, "Air Combat Heroes" seems to be full of various elements that audiences like to see, such as nostalgic cowboys, such as battlefields full of personal heroism, such as bully protagonists, such as idealizing the air combat of World War I To bring a sci-fi style, but these elements combined, but will not please the audience.

The simple reason is that in nearly two decades of Hollywood history, a hodgepodge of movies has never really been a big hit.

Maybe other people don't know this, but Duke is well aware that the only really successful hodgepodge of A-level Hollywood productions is "The Avengers", and the success of this film is how many years and how many films it took to make it. bedding?

In fact, after seeing the cluttered style of the film, Duke knew that the film might have a certain box office appeal, but it was very, very difficult to imagine the super hits that David Ellison and Walt Disney expected. It even takes miracles to happen.

Although many people are walking towards David Ellison and others, Duke is not interested. He has seen the film with his own eyes and has learned the true appearance of his competitors. There is no need to ridicule them.

Even a few words of ridicule are probably of little use to the Ellison family. The other side of arrogance is often thick-skinned.

Besides, words are the least powerful way to fight back.

What he has to do is to use various means to combat "Air Combat Heroes" in the market, so that the two father and son who don't seem to care about money can experience the pain in the flesh.

Even if the Ellison family is rich, and even if the film is funded through various channels, David Ellison will definitely invest a lot of money in this project. If the box office fails, the number of losses will definitely make this film. Annoyed at father and son.

Compared with the unsalty ridicule in the past, this kind of counterattack is more powerful.

After walking out of the theater, Erin Lauder and Duke got into the car one after another, the car started in a flash of flashing lights, Duke glanced at the rearview mirror, some paparazzi had followed, obviously wanting to see if Erin would be able to get off.

Duke whispered to the driver, "Go to the Upper East Side."

He had no plans to go back to the hotel. He wanted to send Erin Lauder home first, and then go to his mother's place. Although her mother was in Europe now, she came to New York, so she had to go home to see it.

The Rolls-Royce gradually picked up speed, Duke took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, and said lightly, "It's ready to start." (To be continued ~^~)