Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 703 The best way for film critics to comment
The next day, various film reviews were finally released.

"Longwei Boy Part [-]" directed by Ronald received completely different evaluations.The Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Post, etc., and film critics from Columbia and Weintraub who took the effort to manage it personally gave favorable comments one after another.

But in other parts of the country, local newspapers and media are mixed.

Maybe it's because their level is already very poor, maybe it's because they want to use maverick evaluation to attract attention, and many film critics began to criticize the plot of the box office champion.

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

"The acting is convincing, but the narrative of the film itself is 'meaningless'. The cliché climax is just clichéd repetition. The actors, especially Miyagi, make one feel comfortable with their successful performances. Best for children. "

"These movie critics are really interesting, isn't that paradoxical?"

Ronald complained to his agent Richard who called to remind him to read movie reviews.

On the one hand, I will talk about the reasons for the success of "Longwei Boy Part [-]", such as maintaining the style and story of the first blockbuster, adding more and better martial arts, new heroines, and more exotic scenery, The whole movie is also mainly aimed at kids and teenagers, some stories are simplified.

These are the factors that make the movie a hit at the box office.

But on the other hand, they criticize this movie, as if the success of the box office is something outrageous, and it must be criticized theoretically, otherwise Hollywood will be dominated by this kind of movie full of money.

"Isn't that what movie critics are like, they can only find fault with the box office champion. The whole industry is like this. If you want to make money, the sequel has to be made like this. Do they still want every sequel to be like the second part of Godfather Same, both artistry and box office success."

"Hahaha", Ronald became more angry, "Richard, but if 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 know foresight? Being able to succeed in one aspect is already very powerful. Of course, if you can only choose one of the two, I still hope that you will succeed in business. "

"Did those two Chicago buddies come out with movie reviews?"

Ronald joked with his agent.He has discovered that self-mockery is an effective way to relieve stress in the face of critical criticism.

"Their newspaper critics generally don't say much about sequel movies, and Redford's pure old-fashioned commercial. But they will talk about your movies 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 on PBS.

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

Roger Ebert still praised the performance of Morita Noriyuki, the actor who played Mr. Miyagi in "Longwei Kid", just like the first one.

He believes that although the second film is not as good as the first film, which was one of the best films of the year, it is also a very good sequel film, and it is worth recommending audiences to watch it in theaters.

"I am very sorry that Daniel-san's mother did not have more roles, and the relationship between Master Miyagi and his father was not explored deeply, and the scenes between him and his old lover were not explored more, which makes me feel very sorry.

Originally, this was a good opportunity to explore the depth of the two impressive characters in the first film, but director Ronald Lee gently let it go.

And Ali, played by Elizabeth Sue, who we loved very much in the first part, only appeared in the second part.I understand that sequel movies tend to introduce fresh heroines, but wouldn't it be more interesting if there was something going on 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 nearly two hours long." Ronald felt that these film critics could actually say something about some opinions, but he had never made a movie and didn't know many regrets. The product of comprehensive trade-offs and compromises.

"The final fight is an improvement over the first one. Compared with the gymnastic crane kick in the first part, Daniel's final duel in the second part looks more like a real street fight. But I think he is more like a real street fight than the first one. There has not been any improvement in the structure, it is still the old formula and the old taste."

Sisko is a bit more demanding. He has high requirements for "The Second Part of Longwei Boy", so he didn't recommend it to the audience.

"Brother bald, I want to sell for money." Ronald drank Coke and ate biscuits baked by his aunt.My own movies are originally made for children to watch, why do you want such a deep character analysis?
Ronald has become a box-office hit director, and unless he wants to win an Oscar for director, there is no need to pay too much attention to film reviews.

But watching two of America's most influential film critics criticize their films on TV is still uncomfortable.

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

Fortunately, the two ended their comments in time, and started to comment on the second-grossing new movie.

"The French Open star, Debra Wenger, is the star, she's on the screen with Redford, and the audience just loves to watch it.

But I have to say that the case in this movie is too complicated, the villain is too playful, the villain is too mediocre, and there are many plot holes that make people play.

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

"This? Can't you?" Ronald is not a lawyer. He really doesn't know that there is such a system of recusal, but is it important?Many TV dramas and movies act like this. Otherwise, if the hero and heroine don’t have a love scene, who would watch it?

It's a pity for Debra Winger, who is about to give birth to a child and leave Hollywood for a while.There's also a scene in the movie where she talks to a visiting police officer one morning, throwing up.I don't know if the actor's real morning sickness was preserved.

"This movie has a man, two women and three stars. There are too many stars! If the role of Hannah is removed, this is a good movie worth recommending. The director is still immersed in the success of "Ghostbusters" and cannot extricate himself ( Ghostbusters has three protagonists).

Debra Winger is smart and beautiful, and audiences absolutely love seeing her on screen.All superstars have a career stage, and audiences like to watch how they play.

But other than that, I agree with you about the film, and overall it's nice to have Redford back in rom-coms" Sisko would have given French Condor a better recommendation.

What Ronald said about their reviews of other people's movies made a lot of sense.

It seems that film critics are like pimples that are better off on someone else's face.

The best way for film critics to comment is to comment on other people's movies.

The two deserve to be the most influential film critics, and they know a lot about the development history of Hollywood.They also said that the French Open Condor was influenced by a series of court TV dramas and movies.

Their criticism of the film also hit the point. All three stars need to play time, so there are too many constraints when allocating the plot, and the story cannot be told in the most audience-friendly way.

But thinking about my own situation, this is what people outside the crew have seen to make some understanding.What is the real situation, you may not know if you are not on the set.

The way of thinking of film critics is different from that of directors, and the experience of the two and the audience is another matter.

Since the audience bought tickets to see the top two movies on the list, it means that they have received the most extensive praise, but the film critics did not take it seriously.

Anyway, when the movie is shown, the complete process of creation is completed.However, film critics only have some role in attracting audiences during the publicity and distribution links.

Ronald still firmly believes that film reviews cannot accurately reflect the quality of films, especially under the premise that Hollywood can fully influence film critics.It is more practical to measure it with the enthusiasm of the audience to buy tickets.

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

"The classic Good Cop, Bad Cop partner. But the actors performed a very special feeling, we can still be moved by the performance when we expected all the twists and endings..."

For this small-budget and small-scale production released by MGM, the two film critics praised it very much. Both of them made a recommendation decision, but it was the best of the three films reviewed.

"I haven't seen this movie before." Ronald went to find the leaderboard.

It turns out that the box office of "Deadly Gunfire" has not yet entered the top five.It is also a large-scale movie screened in 1300 movie theaters. The box office of the single hall is only less than one-third of that of Longwei Boy, and the overall weekend box office is less than 400 million.

"What is this? Doing charity? Anyway, if the box office is not good, you recommend it."

Ronald really doesn't know what these film critics think.

Perhaps in the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards, and the awards of the Film Critics Association in various cities, the evaluation 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.

(End of this chapter)