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"I think action movies still have to be made in China, and what they shoot is different, so smooth and silky and exciting. This Wu Jing, I didn't know much before, I only saw his performance on "Pacific Rim", but I didn't expect the action scenes to be so good. โ
"Wu is China's generation of stars after Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and he is one of the most capable stars with Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo."
"Detroit is a terrible place, it feels like hell there, may God bless his people."
"Why doesn't the federal government do it? Why let Detroit fall? โ
"Hey, man, I heard a Chinese friend talk to us. In China, if someone makes this kind of film, it is not allowed, because there are no gangs in China, not to mention gangs, even if there is a major criminal case, the whole country will pay attention to and condemn officials and police. Therefore, their government is afraid of being scolded, and will actively stop crime, there is no gangster, and anyone who intends to commit crime will be stopped. So, their filmmakers say it's not free, why don't you let us make gangster films.
In the United States, on the contrary, gangsters are legal, so crimes are legal. Movies can expose gangsters, they can criticize the Federation, and then the people say, look, how free our speech is, you can criticize at will. But after so many years, have the gangs been regulated? Is it wiped out? No, it's getting bigger and bigger.
I decided to go to China, where it's safe to walk alone on the street at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and you don't have to worry about anyone doing you badly. โ
"Oh, impossible, even the developed countries of the West can't do it, you say China can do it? They must have covered up the facts, and I saw that the news and presentations were not like that. Brother, don't be brainwashed. โ
"Yes, what I learned about China is not like this, say that it is very chaotic there, be careful of being deceived into going to China and then hmm......"
"How dark is it? Is it darker than the United States? Here I feel like I'm surrounded by drugs, armed robbers, and all sorts of violent people...... Darker than that? โ
"Of course, you can learn about the organs that sell over there, refining human bones, refining human oil......
"Hey, brother, selling organs is Southeast Asia, refining human bones is India, refining human oil is South America, none of them are China's ......"
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Rotten Tomatoes has a popcorn index of 67% and a tomato freshness of 64%.
Some professional media people also gave some comments, some good and some bad.
Chris Klimke, The Village Voice: "Movies don't just catch your eye with enough crazy fights, it also gets your brain to think, why?" Why did Detroit become this? โ
Liam Lacey, TWA: "It can be wilder, it can be wilder, it's funner, it's crazy, and that's America." โ
Claudia Pouilly, USA Today: "I've heard that there is some chaos in Detroit, but this movie is completely malicious and imaginary, and I think this kind of movie is ridiculous, it's not in the United States, but like the current situation in China, why maybe use the United States to reflect China?" โ
Adamge Raham, Detroit News: "One of the most wrong things we did in Detroit was to let He come here to make this film, and it exposed the truth of everything. This fact is painful and infuriating. Ho, it's best not to come back to Detroit in the future, be careful that there will be black guns pointed at you. โ
Newsday Guzmรกn: "Only a very benevolent person would describe this inclination of God as anything but stupidity, or at least incredibly forgetfulness." โ
Kyle Smith, New York Post: "A D-grade action movie with nothing to recommend other than a whole bunch of mind-numbing, generic action sequences." โ
The Hollywood Reporter Bernard Besseglick: "There's plenty of parkour, and there's plenty of fights, shootouts, car chases, and thrilling violence that should satisfy hardcore action fans." โ
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In the next few days, the box office of "Violent Block" was very stable, and the domestic May Day holiday won a box office of 330 million yuan in three days, and a total of 450 million box office in five days of release, is this still called Waterloo?
Of course not.
It's not bad in North America and the rest of the world, although the daily box office in North America is only five or six million dollars, and the rest of the world is only a little more than $10 million, but what more can be asked for a movie that costs no more than $20 million?
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"Dallas Buyers Club" was filmed very quickly, it was filmed in 50 days, and it was filmed on May 4, He Fang's birthday, of course, He Fang didn't have any concept of birthdays, and he used to have a grand celebration, and then went to work for American readers for eight years, and basically faded away from birthdays.
He Fang, who traveled from another time and space, also has no concept of birthday, what birthday he has as an old bachelor, it is rare to get more and more sad.
But this May 4th is his 30th birthday, this ...... Do you want to be grand?
Celebrate the birthday party with the Dallas Buyers Club's finale party, it's a party anyway, and the most you can do is light a candle and cut a cake at the party.
But in fact, he underestimated the thoughts of the people who organized the birthday party for him, and at the party that night, He Fang saw Zhang Qian and Jiao Guoxiong who came from China, as well as Liu Yan, Fan Bingbing, and Yanran, Pan Zhilin, Tian Yusheng, and Li Xiaojiang......
Well, quite a few people came, of course, all of whom were close and available to work with him.
And Leonardo also invited some celebrities from New Orleans, and even brought in an acting team and many supermodels......
This moment felt less like a simple finale feast and blowing out a candle, more like a larger party.
Fortunately, He Fang has been saying that he wants to keep a low profile, and more people have not been notified, and there is no intention of making a big deal.
"Thank you, Bingbing, you came from China and lost a lot of notice fees, right?"
"Hey, you're begging for a fight, aren't you? What does it matter to you whether I lose the notice fee or not? โ
"Thank you, Liu Yan, for letting you come over on purpose."
"Can't I come over?"
"Yes, of course."
"Thank you, ......"
"Thank you, Zhilin......"
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Of course, He Fang was very happy, drank a lot, and he only knew that he was forced by many people to play games, and then he sang and danced, and then ......
When he woke up, he slept alone in his hotel room, and when he got up, it was already past eleven o'clock in the afternoon.
When I picked up my phone and looked at it, I saw that many farewell text messages were all back.
Including Leonardo, too, went back to New York, he said that he was going back to take care of his body, he still likes to be fat himself, it's too thin and feels uncomfortable, although it feels like the guy has gotten bigger, but the bone headache is still unpleasant.
Seeing this text message, He Fang smiled knowingly, this guy is still so.
Fan Bingbing left him a message, asking if he was ready to bring a grandson back to his mother......
He Fang was stunned for a moment when she saw this, how did she know?
So, he sent a text message to ask, but there was no reply, it should be on the plane.
As for the others...... Needless to say, I replied one by one.
After getting up, he began to pack his things, and after packing up, he asked Tong Weidong and Du Chunsheng to leave the room together, and then went to the airport, found something to eat at the airport and flew directly to Los Angeles.
When they arrived in Los Angeles, He Fang and several people went to the company's villa together, and the next step was to prepare for "X-Men".
Is it true that the work of the other side is so repeated? Wouldn't anyone know what he'd do next?
Don't say it, it's true. Isn't that what many people do? Cycle.
For example, every day when a restaurant is opened, it is to get up early in the morning to buy vegetables and side dishes, and then start stir-frying at noon, and then take a little rest in the afternoon, and start stir-frying again in the evening, and be busy until the evening, some are busy until eight or nine o'clock in the evening, and some are busy until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening. After cleaning up, I went back to bed, and it was like this again the next morning......
I also go to work, squeeze the bus early in the morning, or drive in a traffic jam, and when I get to the company, I am busy with those old customers, fighting openly and secretly with colleagues who have not dealt with each other, and then eating and bragging with colleagues with good relationships. If you accidentally do something wrong, you will have to argue in front of the leader if you are caught by a colleague who does not deal with it. However, people will always make mistakes, so don't worry, at most in a few days you will be able to catch the handle of a colleague you don't deal with, and then fix him well.
In addition to fighting with colleagues, that is to deal with those old customers...... New customer? It's so hard.
In addition to work, it is to go home, and those who have families like to sit downstairs and smoke two cigarettes before going up, because once they go up, they have to face another lot of trouble, and they can't live in peace.
If you don't have a family, it's cool, what kind of dating, drinking, singing K, foot washing and massaging and playing cards......
Hey, ahem, no...... Why are single people happier? This is not in line with the principle that happiness can only arise when you have a family, what's wrong......
It's far away, anyway, it means the same. That's how the filmmakers work, after filming one and then preparing to shoot the second, and so on. Everyone is like that, so don't feel like it doesn't make sense to work in a different way, that's the point of making different films.
Moreover, in addition to making movies, there are other benefits, that is, He Fang is a little too busy.
It's like getting a new toy with Anne, and having a lot of fun. And Liu Yan is an old friend, and the reunion after a long absence is not a different taste.
Even Yui Aragaki, an actor from that island country, came, and she kept eyeing him all the time, as if she had wanted to eat him in one bite for a long time.
It's like getting a salary of 3,000 yuan a month, and you can't spend it all, you can't spend it at all.
"He, what do you think of the opening action design?" In Fox's studio, action director Qian Jiale asked where he was.
He Fang watched the actors' drills and shook his head and said, "The sense of power is stronger, the destructive power is not enough, and this fight is not like a fight between mutants and 'sentinel robots', but like a few small gangsters." The destructive power is greater, so that the audience can enjoy watching it, and the blood is boiling, don't chirp the girls, be fierce. โ
"We are filming superheroes, beyond ordinary people's abilities, the audience is here to watch the fight, and the success or failure of your action design is related to the success or failure of half of the box office of this movie. If the audience is allowed to see the wonderful fights, if they are made to watch the blood boiling, how to make these help them raise their throats? โ
"I agree with the movement design plan you submitted to me before, and you have trained them in this way during this time. But I didn't see enough. More destructive, more hot-blooded. โ
He Fang said to Qian Jiale.
Qian Jiale nodded, "Okay, I understand, it's like a beast grabbing territory in a primeval forest, right?" โ
He Fang gave a thumbs up: "That's right, I want to be like that." I want a sense of power, a sense of destructiveness, not blood, not disgusting, don't make it too bloody and disgusting. โ
"For example, the character of Flash, Flashing emphasizes a speed, she comes to break the space, and then comes in to sneak attack, and she can also save people. So how do you make her features look good? Of course, it was when she broke the space and escaped, or rescued people. Don't be slow like an old cow pulling a broken car, is that still called flashing? โ
"In the same way, the Steelman has the characteristics of the Steelman, such as destructive power, and then it is still okay to be knocked away, and the fight between the sentinels is more fierce and destructive, which can show the ability of the Steelman. They can't be mutants like weak chickens in front of the sentinels, and they will be cleaned up by the sentinels in three or two. โ
"Match the characteristics of each mutant, highlight their strengths, fight inextricably, and the situation must be intense, hot-blooded, and good-looking. You have to let the actors do it, or you're going to find a way to help them do it. โ
He Fang is very annoyed by the flickering skills in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in another time and space, the human body is slow, and the speed of opening space is also slow, just to show off special effects.
In the area of action scenes, Hollywood is really a few streets behind Hong Kong, and the level is too bad.
And that sunspot fights with the sentinel, grinding there for a long time, this is a big superhero movie, not an inferior TV series to last up time, a fight and grinding for a long time?
Even if the sentinel wants to attract sunspots, it can be absorbed while fighting.
You said that the two of them fought earth-shattering, shattered everywhere, and then the destructive power was extremely strong, and finally the sunspots turned into ice ballast, and the fire man sentinels came out, isn't this more shocking?
Anyway, who thinks that the fights in "X-Men: Future Past" in another time and space are really disgusted even by dogs in the East, and they are not as good as the five-cent fighting special effects in Chinese TV dramas.
In the last ten days, He Fang discussed with the creators how to shoot, and at the same time led everyone to open the script to read, and even stared at Qian Jiale to revise the action scenes.
Of course, in the evening, he went to two actresses to relieve the fatigue after training during the day, which is also one of his jobs.
(End of chapter)