Chapter 53 Media Reactions
The box office success of "Nightclub" also attracted the attention of the media, and the newspaper began to report on the film on Monday, although it was mixed, but this did not stop the box office from selling well, on the contrary, it increased the box office blowout.
"Nightclub" does not put any energy into the sad and joyful life of the little people, the difficulty of survival, the alienation between people in the urban background, and other seemingly more meaningful themes, although this somewhat makes the story less "chewy" after reading it, but it is better than twisting and fabricating for a long time and not doing a good job. The current "Night Club" is a pure drama conflict story, twists and turns, although the degree of absurdity has exceeded the experience that you and I may encounter, but each character and his (her) encounter can basically be established alone, and what the director did was just to gather these people together. ----- "Sing Tao Newspaper"
The small-budget movie gives me the feeling that he is a swordsman holding a rusty sword, fast and light, and walking alone in the rivers and lakes. You may run out of entanglements and quickly become a grass coward, or you may become famous all over the world with a sword like a rainbow. "Night Club" mixes the elements of contemporary life, mahjong, horse betting, dream of fame, crush, robbery, debt collection, and discounting in two reading spaces of a 24-hour convenience store, like a chaotic and fatalistic billiard ball, knocking each other and settling the dust. ---- Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly
bypass the pretentious style of literary films, avoid the bloated and vanity blockbuster model, play money in the low-cost fence wall, and ask for a possible surname. Even if you are planted, you will not be left with internal injuries or hidden diseases. Scratch the stomach, and you can also sew and mend it back. Positioning comedy, the jokes basically don't follow the clues of plot development, relying too much on the lines, but unfortunately it's not well written enough, a bit clumsy. Coupled with some stupid body movements, it feels like the director is trying to tickle your whole body most of the time, but forgot to put on the crosshair. ----- Ming Pao
To everyone's surprise, the box office of "Nightclub" did not grow like theirs, but suddenly there was a blowout. The whole movie did not gradually fall back after the box office surge in the first few days like other movies, but from the fifth day, the number of moviegoers continued to increase, even during the day, the attendance rate did not fall, and it was even more difficult to find a ticket at the night gold field.
"Nightclub", which was released for only one week, temporarily stood in the fifteenth place of the 1984 Hong Kong film box office list with a box office of 10.88 million Hong Kong dollars.
For "Nightclub", there is still a way to go, and people in the Hong Kong film industry have begun to speculate about what kind of box office results this low-budget film of Longsheng Pictures will achieve.
Li Yihua can't predict what kind of results "Nightclub" will achieve in Hong Kong, but the first film can achieve such results, and it can win 10.88 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in one week of release, which already makes him very excited and happy.
In the second week, the box office blowout speed of the dark horse of "Nightclub" gradually eased down, but it still won 12 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, and in the two weeks since its release, "Nightclub" has won a total of 2288 Hong Kong dollars, temporarily standing in the sixth place in the 1984 Hong Kong film box office list.
For the good results of "Nightclub", Li Yihua's friends in the circle called to congratulate, and even the screenwriter of "Martial Arts" called to congratulate, and as a Hong Kong media, they shouted and cheered.
A nascent director, a young company, "Nightclub" changed the Hong Kong film landscape and saved the sluggish Hong Kong film industry! -- Ming Pao
Zhou Xingxing, the king of comedy of the new generation! ---- "Sing Tao Newspaper"
Genius screenwriter, genius combination, genius "Nightclub" ----- "Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly"
A beautiful vase adds color to the film! ---- Wenyuan Newspaper
The madness of "Nightclub" shocked all film companies and entertainment media in Hong Kong, and the small production of 1 million Hong Kong dollars, Li Yihua, a young director with no previous experience, instantly attracted the attention of many media. Even though Li Yihua is very low-key, it has made many entertainment media dig up a lot of material.
Li Yihua's various deeds began to appear in the public, what genius writers, what genius screenwriters, what directors king, all began to appear on Li Yihua's head, it is really good to be famous and even all kinds of deeds.
"If I had to use one word to describe the movie "Nightclub" and the filmmaking team, it would be - miracle!" Hong Kong's famous film and television writer Jun said.
"At the age of 19, he single-handedly picked up the box office of 10 million, and the young boy Li Yihua taught a lot of bad movie kings with his lens and lines, what is a movie!" The famous Hong Kong director Luo Wei commented.
"'The Club' is a successful film because it incorporates real-life care and thinking into the film, which many low-budget films don't notice. It is said that the total investment of this movie is less than 1 million, but it has received the highest praise and the love of a wide audience, so it is a success. Hong Kong media commented.
"Although the film "Nightclub" does not have superstars, under this ordinary lineup, it gives me a feeling of being close to life. Among them, the performance of the acting actors is memorable, and the addition of newcomer director Li Yihua has also attracted the attention of many young fans. Although I can't comment on a movie from the perspective of an expert, as a movie fan, I think this insight is indeed the real feeling left on me after watching "Nightclub". The Hong Kong media reprinted the sentiment of a movie fan.
Another well-known film critic in Hong Kong, Wang Long, said: ""Nightclub" looks like a boring farce, with idiot plots, exaggerated performances, and things without connotation, everything is a duel between idiots and idiots. Although the lines are relatively new, everything has no connotation. 19-year-old director Li Yihua is now temporarily attracting people's attention, but how far can this boring and vulgar thing go? A year? Two years? Decade? Twenty years? Some people still remember "Nightclub", but no one will remember this "brilliant" young director for a while. ”
Despite some criticisms, "Nightclub" continues to win at the box office, and the box office has reached 29 million before the third week of release, and it is likely to become the first film in Hong Kong history to break 30 million. Whether it is Longsheng Pictures or the media, they are paying close attention to the movie "Nightclub".
After four weeks of release, "Nightclub" finally received a total of HK$30.2 million at the box office, becoming the real champion in Hong Kong history.
The Taiwan market has also gained a lot, although it was bought out by a surname, but it also made a profit of 5 million Hong Kong dollars for the company. Thinking of this, Li Yihua felt that he had lost a lot, if it wasn't for the initial establishment of the company, he would never agree to such a way of sharing.
For this reason, Li Yihua happily held a grand celebration banquet, and everyone who could be invited was invited, and even the media invited a lot.