Although "Ghost Record 2" still adopts the DV shooting method of pseudo-documentary, "Ghost Record 2" uses a multi-point shooting switching method to make the film more smooth. At the same time, the horror and responsibility of the film have also risen.

As the audience in the theater was scared again and again, whether it was a professional film critic or an ordinary audience, they were frightened to the pale, and they once again appreciated this kind of supernatural horror film that is completely different from traditional American plasma horror films.

A horror movie that really uses scary horror elements to make you scream!

This time, although it did not reproduce the supernatural storm that swept the United States that year, "Ghost Record 2" still has very bright results, landing at the top of the North American box office list - in just three days in the first weekend, the box office has exceeded 40 million US dollars!

This can be said to be a terrifying box office result, once again confirms that excellent DV movies can also win the favor of the audience, more than a year after Sid's "Ghost Record", a large number of shoddy DV pseudo-documentaries are rampant in the market, including both new films from small studios and "masterpieces" from large manufacturers.

Even the Sundance Film Festival, a mecca for independent films, was quickly flooded with DV pseudo-documentaries. In fact, the influence of "Ghost Shadow" on the film industry is far more far-reaching than most people think.

Because it was not only a great success as the first successful DV pseudo-documentary, but also, its quality is quite good!

Compared with "Blair the Witch", which is suspected of cheating money in "history", the horror level and filming level of "Ghost Record" are much higher.

As a result, ultra-low-budget commercial DV movies swept the world overnight, and it seemed that everyone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, but during this period, whether it was a large studio or a small manufacturer, they were all wiped out.

Until this year's Halloween schedule, the much-anticipated "Ghost Record 2" was born again.

The second week was $16 million, and the third week fell out of the $10 million box office line, closing $7 million.

Although this work is compared with the previous work directed by Sid himself, the total box office "dives seriously". However, it still achieved a revenue ratio and box office results that other companies have never forgotten.

The applause and popularity of this film can be said to be a matter of course.

The Los Angeles Times exclaimed, "DV movies are just a tool for cost reduction and opportunism for others." But in the hands of Fire Lion Pictures, they were able to turn DV movies into new horror elements, making people rush into the cinema like addicted time and time again, indulging in these shaky, dizzying movies. This is something that only Fire Lion Pictures can do, incredible!"

Registered users of the Yahoo portal rated Ghost Log 2 a B-overall and a B- for the media review.

"USA Today" is unsparing in praise — few of the horror franchises have a sequel more intimidating than the original. But "Ghost 2" has more innocent victims and more horror elements than the previous part.

FilmsInRevie introduced the audience in the most concise terms: "[Ghost Record 2] is cleverly arranged, impressive, slow, intimidating, and does not disappoint the audience. ”

The famous "Rolling Stone" magazine said directly: "For viewers who want to seek evil fun this Halloween, "Ghost Record 2" can give them goosebumps the most. ”

The Bangor Daily News newspaper said that this excellent prequel proves once again that in horror films, the less the audience usually watches, the more tense the story.

The Daily Mirror also said: "A pretty scary film with at least five scenes in it that is enough to make the audience jump out of their seats." ”

As for LarsenOnFilm, it is very "exaggerated" and blunt - as a picture of the American family being repeatedly attacked by supernatural forces, "Ghost Record 2" can proudly be next to "Ghost Exorcist".

Of course, in the rave reviews, there are also some "less gregarious" minorities, some of whom speak in a light tone, and some even praise and disparage.

One of them, News of the World Newspaper, which is owned by News Corp. (Fox), said: "[Ghost Record 2] is lacking in all aspects that makes the first film even better." ”

"Words of a Family" said that (this film) exceeded the audience's expectations, but inevitably, the law that the sequel is not as good as the original is proved again.

As for the Mercury, it also said: "If the horror of the 'Ghost Record' family brand works for you, then you'll find a lot of similar ingredients in the sequel." ”

And the Britain's Birmingham Post even said: "The plot (of this film) is too slow and repetitive, lacking the tension and surprise of the first film." ”

But in any case, the acclaim of "Ghost Record 2" not only allowed Fire Lion Pictures to officially have the second low-cost and high-yield film series after the "Youth Musical" series.

And so that Fire Lion Pictures can finally start their second plan - DV Movie Project!

Under the leadership of Shirley, the production department and distribution department worked together to plan a series of horror and thriller films with DV pseudo-documentary shooting techniques as the highlight.

And the earliest in the plan, in addition to next year's 2001 Halloween schedule "Ghost Record 3", in the middle of next year, Fire Lion Pictures will also launch a new DV pseudo-documentary horror film - "Death Video"!

After following the demon theme of the "Ghost Record" series, Sid once again wrote a new classic theme - zombies!

DV pseudo-record filming technique of "zombie horror film".

This theme alone has already made a lot of Fire Lion Shadow owners and managers extremely excited.

After several years of tireless cultivation by Sid, the members of Fire Lion Pictures from top to bottom finally began to have some confidence in the age-old topic of what period of audiences and what period of movies they would be interested in.

And as a perennial popular movie genre in Hollywood - horror films.

Excellent script quality and excellent horror atmosphere are definitely the only way to succeed in this type of film, and now that there is a script written by Sid himself, all that remains is to find a director who can realize Sid's script, and most importantly, the heroine.

Although "Death Video" is also a horror film with DV pseudo-documentary, it is different from the intermittent shooting technique of "Ghost Record", and this film can be said to run through the principle of "one shot to the end".

Because, this movie tells the story of Angela, a reporter who is the heroine, and her cameraman partner when she and her cameraman partner are making a documentary program about the daily work of New York firefighters, following the "zombie incident" encountered by New York firefighters when they rescue an old woman in their apartment.