844 "Lunar Eclipse" premiere
On the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, a star-studded cast led by Jenny Jackson, all the singers put on a spectacular show in honor of the top star. Of course, in the brilliance of the stars, Lee Joon-yi's outstanding performance still attracted a lot of attention.
But this craze, after all, was drowned in the heat of the World Cup in South Africa, and did not stir up too many waves, and everyone was more concerned about who the team was in the quarterfinals, rather than the sad anniversary.
After Li Zhunyi's performance ended, he had to take his energy back, because "Lunar Eclipse" was about to be officially released. With "Twilight" and "New Moon" in front of them, the attitude of professional critics has changed a little, not because they have expectations for the quality of the film, but because they are no longer surprised by the madness of the ladies, and they no longer shout "strange things".
The premiere of "Lunar Eclipse" was even grander than the previous two. Not only because the movie is becoming more and more influential around the world, but also because Summit Entertainment is rich, so this premiere is a simultaneous release in nearly 20 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, China, South Korea, Japan, etc., although it has not premiered simultaneously in the world, but it is already a big breakthrough for Summit Entertainment, a company that relies on the "Twilight" series to make money.
It is not difficult to see from the choice of premiere country that Summit Entertainment finally has a clear understanding of Lee Joon-yi's appeal, especially in Asia, they will naturally not let go of the three important markets of China, Japan and South Korea, not to mention that Japan is also one of the most important entertainment markets in the world. So, this time, "Lunar Eclipse" also held simultaneous premieres in these three Asian countries for a breakthrough, and it seems that Summit Entertainment has a lot of confidence in the box office of the movie.
The iron triangle of Lee Joon-yi, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner finally chose to attend the premiere in Los Angeles. The grand premiere is the most lively and spectacular of Lee Joon-yi's current films, and the fans who came to support the scene formed an endless sea of people, which was even more spectacular than Lee Joon-yi's concert on the streets of Seoul, which gathered more than 50,000 spectators. Such popularity is not only the popularity of the "Twilight" series, but also the popularity of the three leading actors of Lee Joon-yi, of course, from the heart-rending voices of the audience who kept shouting "Yi", you can still hear who is the most popular.
In fact, after the unprecedented success of "Twilight" and "New Moon", the position of "Lunar Eclipse" is somewhat awkward, and professional film critics scoff at the movie, but female audiences are highly sought after for the movie, which makes the movie present a strange state of affairs where eggs and flowers fly together. But for professional film critics, whether it is eggs or flowers, they always have to watch the "lunar eclipse" after entering the cinema to make a comment, otherwise they can only roll their eyes and ignore it directly.
In addition, at the beginning of the promotion, "Lunar Eclipse" played the momentum of the best action scenes, even surpassing the limelight of the love triangle that touched countless women in the "Twilight" series. Therefore, this time, many male viewers still have a critical attitude and try to enter the cinema.
Therefore, unexpectedly, "Lunar Eclipse" received a lot of attention before its release, and the momentum did not fall at all because of the bad reputation of the first two films.
The beginning of the movie is very dark in the style of David Slade, a young man is killed and turned into a vampire, and there is actually a bit of a thriller dark movie in a trance. This beginning, both in terms of color and the use of lenses, is undoubtedly the best in the "Twilight" series so far, the girls in the cinema are still focused, and the slightly distracted men are secretly surprised: the movie seems to be more interesting than the bad reputation of the first two films. Just one beginning decided the different fate of the "lunar eclipse".
The story of "Lunar Eclipse" begins in Isabella's senior year of high school, and Isabella, who is about to graduate from high school, falls into a love triangle between Edward and Jacob after experiencing the story of "New Moon", and this choice is very likely to trigger a war between the Cullen family and the werewolf clan. In the face of love, Isabella still chose Edward, she hoped to use death to stay with Edward, but before they got married, Edward did not allow such a thing to happen. On the other hand, Jacob went berserk after learning that Isabella had chosen "death" to transform into a vampire, which further deteriorated the relationship between the vampire Cullen family and the werewolf group.
But the accident happened at this time, Edward found that a vampire had stolen something from Isabella's room, and after connecting the various accidents, Edward finally understood that Victoria, from the legendary Crane family, was the mastermind behind everything. In order to avenge James's death in the "twilight", Victoria is gathering a gang of accomplices and hurrying to the small town of Fox, posing a huge threat to the lives of Edward and Isabella.
When Isabella's life was in danger, Jacob chose to compromise and decided to unite with the Karen family to deal with a common enemy, just to protect Isabella.
At the same time, the Volturi family, who pose a direct threat to Edward and Isabella's lives in the Crescent Moon, also seem to appear at any moment to test whether Isabella has transformed into a vampire.
In the midst of many dangers, Edward and Jacob teamed up to defuse all of them and succeeded in saving Isabella's life. Jacob, who was wounded in battle, finally learned to bless, and although he still loved Isabella deeply, he also understood that the love between Isabella and Edward was destined to go on forever, and Isabella finally chose Edward.
The story of the "Lunar Eclipse" slowly came to an end as Edward and Isabella sweetly planned their wedding.
As the movie said at the beginning of the promotion, the action scene part is indeed a major attraction of the movie, although because of the shortage of production funds, it is not as delicate as those big-budget movies, but in terms of action design and scene control, it is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough. The movie's focus on love triangles and action scenes is equally divided, which not only satisfies the hobbies of the ladies, but also makes the expressions of the men in the cinema a lot brighter: there was not much expectation, and although the current level is not good, it is also a big surprise.
Perhaps the quality of "Twilight" and "New Moon" has been declining, and everyone has lost hope for the "lunar eclipse", so after the film came out, the unexpected upward curve in quality surprised everyone. The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment, and it is easy to meet without expectations, which is a common sense. This is the case with the "lunar eclipse" this time.
The evaluation of professional film critics the next day actually showed a lot of praise, which is the first time that the big girl has been in a sedan chair among the three movies currently released in "Twilight". Not only is there praise, but it also occupies most of it, "the best movie in 'Twilight' so far", this is a review from "Vanity Fair", and it also represents a piece of most of the media: this is only the best film in the series, not the quality of "Lunar Eclipse" itself, which naturally has been mostly recognized.
I still remember that when "Twilight" was released, because there was no pressure, and Catherine Oliveeri went off the rails, she explained a different story from a female perspective, which received some praise, but overall it was mostly eggs. But I didn't expect that after experiencing the trough of "New Moon", "Lunar Eclipse" actually rebounded strongly and achieved the best review in the "Twilight" series.
The Hollywood Reporter commented, "The teen vampire series is finally starting to get interesting." In the New York Post, it gave a three-star rating - which is very rare for the "Twilight" series of movies, and the review said, "The action scenes are quite good, an unconvincing love triangle." ”
The New York Times commented simply, "The actors performed as expected, and the directing skills exceeded expectations." "Obviously a positive review as well. In the review of the "Hollywood Times", the action scenes were also praised, "The fight scenes are wonderful enough for men to go into the cinema and enjoy a 'visual feast'." Of course, this so-called "visual feast" is still mixed with water, and the subtext is that Li Zhunyi's three youth idols are also very eye-catching.
The "Premiere" magazine, which only gave a one-star review in "New Moon", finally turned a little pale, "Yi and Taylor's excellent performances in the fight scenes can make us forget the clumsiness of the love triangle." "The rating is also two and a half stars, which is a big improvement.
Among the comments in all aspects, the praise for the action scenes can be described as "like a tide", and as for the "idol love that deceives little girls", I dare not compliment, which is a continuation of the criticism of the first two films. But on the whole, this time, professional film critics did not have any expectations, and the performance of "Lunar Eclipse" exceeded expectations, so it was praised.
"Lunar Eclipse" actually won most of the praise from professional filmmakers? Flowers are higher than eggs? This is also news. Especially compared with the overwhelming scolding of the "new moon" at the beginning, what is the matter with the ubiquitous praise of the "lunar eclipse". Of course, in everyone's praise for the action scenes, the criticism of the weak plot and the blood of the love triangle is not so dazzling, and it is even ignored by many people.
In this way, the film reviews of "Lunar Eclipse" are like a cheer, which really makes people laugh and cry.
But in any case, "Lunar Eclipse" became the most well-reviewed work in the "Twilight" series, and for the first time, it was not scolded by professional film critics for being useless, which can also be said to be a good thing. At the very least, the audience will choose to buy tickets to watch it because of the rebound in the quality of this movie, which is the biggest good thing.