As the time came to mid-October, the editing of "The Hangover" was completed, and the theatrical version was 118 minutes long, plus the opening and closing credits for a total of 125 minutes. The 125-minute footage was born from laughter from beginning to end, and the joyful set and the joyful editing room were all accompanied by laughter, and the soundtrack room was no exception.

A proper soundtrack that acts as an aura is very important for any type of movie, and many jokes in comedy become boring without music, David Lawrence, who has served as the soundtrack of the "Youth Musical" trilogy and "Juno", has focused on youth school movies in recent years, creating a sunny and brisk soundtrack, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have funny cells, if there is an original future, then the soundtracks of "American Pie" 1 and 2 are all written by him.

Wang Yang's requirements for the soundtrack are serious, don't treat those scenes as funny films, but like feature films to set off the psychology of the characters, creating different scene atmospheres, of course, it will be exaggerated a little bit, because the ultimate goal is still funny. The suspenseful place is suspenseful, and the exciting place is desperately exciting, and there are all kinds of quirky passages, such as winning money by counting cards in the casino, and spoofing "Rain Man" to be completely spoofed, and also using the style of soprano shouting.

David Lawrence seems to have been bored in school movies for a long time, and now he can play as much as he wants, and suddenly unleash his funny and funny side, musical instruments, electronic music, and the roar of a tiger...... In terms of color grading, Harry George and Wang Yang also let go of their attempts to adjust, and the time soon came to the beginning of November, just after Halloween, "The Hangover" was completed, and the production cost was exactly 25 million as expected.

sat in the company's screening room and watched "The Hangover", but Wang Yang, Harry George, David Lawrence and others all laughed and found that this 125-minute movie, which poured into the efforts, efforts and laughter of countless people, was actually played by them as a "cult film", with a lot of "messy" shots, editing and soundtrack techniques, and some screen TV techniques were used to try to innovate.

Is these 125 minutes funny? Can it be a super-grossing movie? Anyway, when their team watched it, even though they were extremely familiar with every detail, they still laughed non-stop, and then they all nodded and said, "Cult is cult, just fun and funny!"

Regardless of whether this is just self-appreciation, the theatrical version of "The Hangover" is a foregone conclusion, in addition to sending the copy to the MPAA for grading and review as soon as possible, the pre-release publicity work has already been carried out, this time the flame movie has no viral marketing plan, only Internet bombardment, and other magazine and newspaper covers and interviews, outdoor poster advertisements, theatrical screen trailers, TV 30-second promotional films, and so on.

But the 2 and a half minute theatrical trailer has disappointed many fans, not without funny, but also quite exciting. But the problem is that it hasn't changed much from the teaser of the early version, and there are two more new laughs when you count them, and the plot is still very unclear. Could it really be guessed by them, there are only so many jokes, all compressed in the trailer?

On the official website of "The Hangover" and Wang Yang's blog, more and more fans have raised this question. On his blog, Crysosa, whose avatar is a white girl's smiling face, commented: "The trailer is wonderful, but the content is too little! It's not going to be a dull and sad movie, is it?" Jason, whose avatar is one eye, said: "Fantastic Young, you don't think that saying some foul words and showing your ass is 'laughing dead'!"

This message was replied to by a lot of people, and a blonde girl, Immortlhc, wrote: "That set is so old and stupid! Isn't there anything funnier than a butt?" Dutt-J, a Garfield head, wrote: "Juno is humorous and original and funny, I've laughed many times, but the R-rated comedy is not Juno!

"Young, are you still in District 9? I'm worried about you and The Hangover!" wrote Christina, who looks like a girl with short hair, and DD-Li, an Asian boy in a headscarf, wrote, "My friends and I are planning to see The Hangover on Christmas, please don't waste one of our nights!"

However, there are also many fans who are confident in "The Hangover" who have spoken out, and Tanya Mi, whose avatar is a Hispanic girl, wrote: "I laughed several times when I watched the trailer! It will definitely be the funniest R-rated movie ever!" ......Simon John wrote: "I just thought Amazing Young would surprise us, and nothing new in the trailer doesn't mean anything!" rawww.xstxt.orgy, whose avatar is a teddy bear dog, will be different!" Seeing that his blog message board was occupied by this topic and Zach Galifeianakis's ass, Wang Yang made some replies, which is what he often does, and it is also the reason why he likes blogs and his blogs are very popular, and movie fans always like to talk and contact with celebrity idols at zero distance.

He replied, "There are butts, but not butts!" The trailer doesn't add content because I want the plot to be kept secret so that everyone can seem to have the most fun." Otherwise, if everyone knows what happened that night, why would they go to the cinema?" is exactly why he wants to keep it a secret, such as Will Smith's identity, which is definitely a "hilarious bomb", how can it be revealed in the trailer?

But seeing the blogger's explanation, many fans don't buy it, and they want to keep it secret?! They have already been tricked in "District 9", and at first they thought it was a pure bloody and exciting sci-fi blockbuster, who knows! Many people just don't want to be spoiled, and they isolate themselves from all film reviews and reports before they are "fooled", if they know that it is a movie that can leave a psychological shadow, they have to consider whether to watch it or not.

"To be honest, I'm scared of secrecy right now, who knows if it's another conspiracy?" while Young promises there will be no sadness, but I don't want to see him say at the end 'Surprise, it's an April Fool's joke!'" wrote Luisa, who has a brown-haired girl, and Christopher Foson, who has a shrimp bug man, wrote: "A hint to everyone, the 9th District and Las Vegas are in the Mojave Desert. ”…… In the bright screening room of the MPAA headquarters, the members of the rating committee responsible for reviewing "The Hangover" are also ten, and they sit in chairs and look at the screen screen, recording the number of foul words from time to time, many, many **, and a bunch of vulgar and indecent slang, which have long exceeded the standard of the R rating. In the light electronic sound of Pac-Man, the quartet looking at the digital camera screen bounced away in surprise, covered their mouths and shouted, "Oh my God......" The fat man then laughed and shouted, "It's so classic!"

The credits scroll up: "Director: Young-Wang, Producer: Young-Wang......" and on the left, there are still pictures of Crazy Fun dancing with strippers at a crazy party, and Fat Zach smiling silly and riding a tiger...... The reviewers looked at each other for a moment, some with a smile on their faces, others with a calm face, and the team leader, Todd Morris, continued to pay attention to the picture on the screen, and said, "It must be R-rate." Karin Wald, who was next to her for the fifth review of the magic film, hummed, looked at the notebook in her hand, and said: "There is no sexual content, no drug images, but there is violence, lots and lots of vulgar and vulgar ......"

Thinking of the scenes used in the foul language just now, and the specific meaning of the lines, as a woman, Karin Wald couldn't help but laugh, she looked at her colleagues and grinned: "But it's really funny, that Hi Pi Wonder Young is back!" But Chris Rockey on the other side shrugged his shoulders calmly, and saw the dentist on the screen pulling out his teeth with forceps, Karin laughed a few more times and asked with a smile: "Don't you think it's funny?"

Chris Rockey shook his head and said, "Not very good. Maybe it's because he's focused on the review, it's just a lot of foul language, he spread his hands and said: "It's too bad compared to "District 9", this movie is like a stupid show." ”

"Come on, this is an R-rated commercial comedy!" Matt Stark, who laughed the most during the review process, leaned back on his chair with his legs crossed, he almost rolled over with laughter just now, and his heart ached when he thought of watching "District 9", he sighed and laughed: "It's incredible, my tears are coming out!" It's just tears of laughter, the imitation of "Rain Man" is too ...... It's cheap!"

He pressed his nose, which had been souring from laughter, and said, "Oh! That kid is going to make people cry and laugh for a year, crazy!"

"It's not as exaggerated as you say, is it?" Alec Harber was also one of the members who didn't laugh much during the review process, he just couldn't get into it, shook his head and said: "My opinion is the same as Chris, it's just very general, and the characters and stories are stupid." And those editing techniques, now it's not just shaking the camera, it looks messy! I still like Wang Yang in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". ”

A smiling Duane Elliot said, "I don't think so, those effects are so unique and funny! He thought about the performance of the actors in front of the scene just now, and couldn't help but praise: "Where the hell did Amazing Young find these guys? I bet that fat guy is going to be popular, and that dentist, oh that teacher handsome guy, that Doug, are going to become stars." ”

Jericho Joe next to him nodded approvingly and said, "Before watching this movie, I really didn't expect Michelle Rodriguez to be so funny; Matt Stark laughed, "Will Smith is such a big surprise! Karin Wald disagreed, smiling: "I think Magic Young is doing a good job, full of gamblers." ”

Seeing them turn into hardcore fan discussions one by one, Chris Rockey felt a little disdainful in his heart, isn't it just a, pee, and fart movie? What's funny? He glanced at the screen that was about to end, and just saw a picture of a teacher squirting vomit, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Anyway, I don't think this movie will do well, box office? Hmm...... 100 million in North America is a problem. ”

"Although I don't agree, you have to know that its production cost is only 25 million, and 100 million in North America must have satisfied the flame movie. Karin Wald had a smile on her face and seemed confident in Wonder Young. Alec Harbour over there shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's enough celebration for others, but now it's Amazing Young, don't you know that he averages 200 million at the North American box office per film?"

"I don't think 200 million is a problem at all. After all the accompanying pictures of the cast and crew were played, Todd Morris, who had been silent, expressed his opinion, he looked at his colleagues with different opinions, and smiled: "Personally, this is definitely a classic movie." If you use IMDB's rating, guys, I give it an 8.5. ”

The next day, the MPAA passed the review of "The Hangover", and the rating unsurprisingly received an R due to "a lot of foul language, vulgar language, violence." ”

And as 2002 draws towards the end of the year, one of the biggest events in the film industry is about to begin: the annual awards season. After all, the Oscars are still far away, and the awards of major trade unions and film critics associations are not the first to be listed, and now the focus of the media is focused on the first award held every year, the "Golden Globe Awards for American Film and Television".

The 60th Golden Globe Awards will announce the list of nominees on December 20, and there are a lot of hits in the media predictions this year, and it is still the academic drama film, but it can be described as chaos.

Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," starring Adrien Brody, was the biggest hit, and the World War II drama has already won awards including Best Picture (Palme d'Or) at the Cannes Film Festival, to rave reviews, with almost all critics giving it a thumbs up. If it weren't for Polanski's drug-raped 13-year-old underage girl, then absconded to France on bail, and was asked for extradition by the US police for many years, it would have been a flawless classic.

The lesbian film "All the Time" directed by Steven De Ori and starring Nicole Kidman and others is also a big hit, although it will not be released until December 18, but it has proved its charm in film festivals and test screenings, including Best Picture in the Drama category, Best Director, Best Actress and other awards, which have been considered by many critics to be "it must be the big winner this year".

At the same time, there is also the song and dance drama "Chicago" released on December 27, which is also considered one of the most important films of the year, "Gangs of New York" directed by Martin Scorsese, "About Schmidt" starring Jack Nicholson, and the fantasy masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings 2" are all popular, and there are also some voices that support the release on December 27, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Jim Carrey, "Mr. Hughes", which cannot be ignored.

Of course, the media and the public have not forgotten the "9th District", which has been recognized as "the best film of the summer of 2002", which was praised a few months ago as if it would have swept all the awards, if the awards were awarded every six months;

Although more than 60% of the media's prediction list, the best drama film, best director, and best actor all have a place in this sci-fi film that makes the whole earth depressed and uncomfortable, but now facing a group of academics and a fantasy masterpiece that no one is easy to mess with, the 60% of the media believe that it will eventually win the best picture The proportion is zero, the best director is 10%, and the best actor is also 10%.

What is 10 percent?

However, the Chicago Sun-Times, a major newspaper predicting Wang Yang's selection of best director, explained: "In recent years, the Golden Globes have consciously wanted to get rid of the influence of the Oscars and go out of their own style, and Ang Lee's winning of best director two years ago was a breakthrough." So what's more innovative than putting the Golden Globes in the hands of a 22-year-old director? ”

However, the 40% of the media who did not choose "District 9" said: "Sorry, Magic Young won't even have tickets, it's not that it's not good enough, it's just that there are too many academic masterpieces this year." ”

Roger Albert, who listed "District 9" as a candidate for three awards in the prediction, ridiculed that part of the media: "They seem to have forgotten that the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars both pursue ratings interests, and the Golden Globe Awards have five positions for Best Picture in the Drama category, three for the Academy, one for the fantasy world, and the last one for the science fiction cult, isn't it more interesting?"

"The 6 best director positions, how can there be no magic young? Don't they want the ratings of teenagers? But don't say teenagers, if all the positions are for the academy, even an old guy like me is not interested in turning on the TV. ”

In addition to the drama category, "Chicago" and "My Grand Greek Wedding" are big hits in the Golden Globe Award for best musical or comedy film, while "The Hangover," which has no media preview and remains mysterious, is not mentioned by name.

In order to build momentum for the promotion of the Golden Globes, because there will be a great stimulus to the box office if there are nominations, and to reassure those fans who have lost confidence, Wang Yang agreed to the plan of the distribution department to arrange a test screening for film critics for "The Hangover", and invited some media film critics from Los Angeles, San Francisco and other places to participate.

The results revealed the same as the members of the MPAA, with some critics giving a thumbs up with smiles on their faces: "Great, this is the best comedy of recent years!", "It's so new, it really makes people laugh!" and some critics gave it a terrible review: "It's all stupid and exaggerated, with only a few laughs in 120 minutes." Can you imagine that after District 9, Wonder Young would get a bunch of vulgar pee and farts out? ”…… This has made fans even more confused, it seems that "The Hangover" does not have any "sad easter eggs", and Miraculous Yang is not deceiving, but the question is whether it is funny or not? Now it is novel and fun, and it is stupid and disappointing, and in the end, you have to go to the theater to see it in person to know the answer.

But in terms of the box office predictions fed back to the flame movie, most of the critics' voices are "not optimistic". With the fame of a magical director who has never missed a beat, "The Hangover" will certainly not have a problem recovering its costs, but can he continue to be magical? Film critics have put a question mark, predicting that most of the North American box office will receive 100 million, and very few will reach the "expected" 200 million.

Because in addition to the quality of the film itself, we also have to consider the entire market environment and historical data, the current market is very hungry for wedding comedies, and the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history is "District 9" with 325 million in North America and 750 million in the world, so what about R-rated comedies?

It is the former R-rated film champion "Beverly Hills Detective", this action comedy was released on December 1, 1984, 234 million in North America and 316 million worldwide, the second is the romantic comedy "Pretty Woman" released on March 23, 90, Julia Roberts's famous work, 178 million in North America and 463 million worldwide, and the third "I'm Crazy for Mary" released on July 15, 98, 176 million in North America and 369 million worldwide.

Then came "Screaming", which was released on July 7, 00 and had 157 million in North America, followed by "American Pie 2" on August 10 last year...... However, they are all summer vacation schedules, and few people dare to put an R-rated comedy on the Christmas file, not to mention the age-old "Beverly Hills Detective", the most recent blockbuster film is "The Straight Dancing Man" released on December 10, 99, with a cost of 17 million, 65 million in North America and 92 million worldwide.

R-rated comedies don't mix well in the Christmas schedule, does "The Hangover" have what it takes to become "Beverly Hills Detective"? Another reason critics are not optimistic is that this year's Christmas schedule is not easy at all.

On December 6th, Warner Bros. invested 60 million in the R-rated crime comedy "Boss Flash 2" to be released, daring to arrange it in the Christmas file, it is naturally full of confidence, and it will directly compete with "The Hangover" to seize the cake of the comedy market.

On December 13th, Hollywood began to get serious. In addition to the release of "The Hangover", "The Lord of the Rings 2", which must be a box office monster, will also premiere, as well as Paramount's 60 million cost sci-fi film "Star Trek: Nemesis", the 20 million cost musical comedy "Drum Hotline", and the romantic comedy "Manhattan Cinderella" directed by Chinese director Wang Ying (Wayne Wang), with a production fee of 55 million, starring Latin diva Jennifer Lopez, is equally ferocious.

In addition, "Transforming into a Spice Girl", a fantasy comedy starring Rob Schneider and Rachel McAdams, which has not announced the production fee, will also join the ranks of the competition for laughter.

On December 20, there will be Sandra Bullock's 60 million cost romantic comedy "Personal Lover", as well as "Gangs of New York" and "Wild Adventure", and on December 27, "Get Away", "Chicago", "All the Time", "The Pianist", and "Mr. Hughes" of the Fire Movie.

There are a total of 6 comedies of various genres released this Christmas schedule, 2 R-rated and 4 PG-13-rated, and the media has been looking forward to this Christmas comedy battle for a long time, and they are completely out of news this year.

Because Magical Young alone can give birth to a bunch of topics, such as "Drum Hotline", which followed the music school film, two Chinese directors who have worked with Natalie Portman, and of course, the "showdown" between the magical director and Rachel McAdams, who is popular.

"There's a good show to watch!" Tyler Del looked at the movie release on his computer screen and laughed with his colleagues, "Guys, let's not make a bet, who will be the big comedy winner this year?"

"The Hangover. Emma Sgrock, who was sitting at the desk opposite, smiled as she played with the pen in her hand: "Amazing Jan is like a lion, and the other five films are a flock of sheep." I always thought that "The Hangover" could sweep these movies and become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy movie? ”

David Klein, who sprayed a pot of verdant spider plants on the windowsill, joined in, pressed the watering can and said with interest: "I'm betting on "Personal Lover" first, "Manhattan Cinderella second, and "The Hangover" third, I heard it sucks and stupid." ”

"Who said that? How did I hear it was hilarious?"

※※Looking at the picture on the large flat-screen TV screen in front of him, listening to the tick-tick music, Joshua on the sofa laughed and convulsed, he clutched his stomach uncomfortably, and said intermittently: "It's so funny! No...... Jesus ......"

Wang Yang and Jessica sat next to them, both of them looked at Joshua rolling on the sofa with strange expressions, Wang Yang asked suspiciously, "Do you think it's funny?" Jessica also asked, "What's so funny about this paragraph?"

"Funny...... Joshua was about to gasp, he wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "It's so classic...... Haha!" he said and burst into laughter: "I don't know, everything! ha, look at them, oh ......"

(To be continued)