It's time for the "Cinema Preview" to help you choose good films and stay away from bad films.
Recently, there have been many good movies in the theater, but what I can't imagine is that "A Story More Sad Than Sad" is still at the top of the box office, winning the Japanese crown for 10 consecutive days, and "Captain Marvel" will tremble three times when it sees it.
The most regrettable thing is that high-scoring works such as "Long Days on the Ground" and "Over Spring" have gained good word-of-mouth on the one hand, but on the other hand, they only have a little box office, how long will the spring of a good movie wait?
This preview is for reference only, welcome to share.
Dumbo
Directed By: Tim Burton
Writers: Iren Kruger
Starring: Eva Green / Colin Farrell / Michael Keaton / Danny DeVito / Lucy DeVito
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure
Country of Production: United States
Language: English
Release: 2019-03-29
Disney has focused on bringing its classic two-dimensional animation into live action and CG in recent years, with "Sleeping Curse" subverting traditional stories, "Cinderella" creating a dreamy blue princess dress, and "Beauty and the Beast" becoming the global box office champion of the year in 2017.
This live-action version of "Dumbo" is adapted from the Disney classic animation of the same name launched in 1941, and the story is similar to before, telling the story of Dumbo, who was born with a pair of big ears and was ridiculed, and gradually embraced his own difference with the help of everyone and achieved the story of flying against the wind, which is very heartwarming.
Compared with the old 1941 animation, which mainly revolved around the plot of small animals helping each other, the new version may be to make the real people more drama, and become a human help to Dumbo.
Dumbo's own acceptance of its own distinctive theme is also very much in line with the current American theme, and it is worthy of being produced by Disney, which pursues political correctness and universal values.
The director is Hollywood's famous Tim Burton, he should also be one of the most familiar foreign directors for Chinese audiences, "Big Fish", "Edward Scissorhands", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" are very classic, and his Johnny Depp is especially popular with the audience.
Tim Burton has a personal style, the story is eerie and full of fantasy, the dark style of painting praises truth, goodness and beauty, like grotesque protagonists and gothic backgrounds.
And this is not the first time he has reproduced the Disney classic, the previous two "Alice in Wonderland" are also directed by him, I don't know if he can give some personal style to the story of Dumbo this time.
After "Dumbo", there are new versions of "Aladdin", "The Lion King" and "Mulan", on the one hand, admiring the superiority of special effects technology, on the other hand, I also lament the decline in original ability.
I'd rather see some new adventures than older stories with more elaborate graphics.
mirage
Director: Oriol Paul
Writers: Lara Sendim / Oriol Paul
Starring: Javier Gutierrez / Chino Darling / Adriana Ugat / Miguel Fernandez / Nora Navas
Genre: Sci-fi / Suspense / Thriller
Country/Region of Production: Spain
Language: Spanish
Release: 2019-03-28
"Mirage" at first glance thought to be a mediocre disaster film, but on closer inspection the director is The Spanish director Oriol Paolo, who made "The Invisible Guest".
Douban's 8.8-point "Invisible Guest" is regarded by many viewers as a brain-burning god because of the suspenseful setting and the constant reversal of the plot.
As a film in recent years, it is very rare to enter the Douban TOP250 side-by-side to 65, which is inseparable from the execution ability and narrative skills of director Oriol Paul.
His new film "Mirage" is still a suspense film with constant reversals, but also adds science fiction elements, which looks even more brain-burning.
The protagonists, who tell different time and space, communicate through a television set on a thunderstorm night, but trigger a series of chain reactions that rewrite each other's fates.
There have been a number of on-demand screenings in the past two weeks, and the evaluation on Douban is also very good, although it is slightly inferior to "Invisible Guest", but it currently has 7.9 points.
And most of the reviews compare it with films such as "Butterfly Effect", "Horror Cruise", "Your Name" and so on, and it feels like it is going to become the rhythm of word-of-mouth explosion.
This kind of suspense film must be seen early, otherwise it will be very unpleasant to be spoiled.
The Triple Threat of Transnational Rescue
Director: Jesse Johnson
Writers: Zur O'Brien / Paul Stehely
Starring: Chen Hu / Lu Jingshan / Tony Ja / Iko Uas / Scott Arkins / Michael Gar White / Michael Bispin / Jejay Yanin / Ron Smudenberg
Type: Action
Country/Region of Production: Thailand / Chinese mainland / Hong Kong / United States
Language: English / Mandarin Chinese / Thai
This co-production of China, the United States and Thailand, can be seen from the poster and title of the film is a hardcore action style, and it is also known as the Asian version of "Daredevil", which is very confident.
The film opens with the goal of turning a billionaire's daughter into a crime syndicate, and the only people who can protect him are two unlucky thugs and a third who vows to avenge others.
Except for Lu Jingshan, who played "Wolf Warrior 2", the other protagonists are very capable of fighting.
Tony Jia is probably the most familiar Thai kung fu star for Chinese audiences, having starred in films such as "Boxing Bully" and "Tom Yin Gong", and his performance in the Chinese films "Kill the Wolf 2" and "Kill the Wolf and The Wolf" is also impressive.
Another martial arts actor from Indonesia, Iko Uas, known as "Indonesian Tony Ja", naturally does not need to be said.
There is also China's Chen Hu, whose name may be unfamiliar, but he has won the San Francisco International Wushu Invitational Championship all-around champion, the National Karate Competition 60 kg champion and other honors, and has served as the action director of "The Matrix" and the action creator of "Thunderbolt Baby" and "Kill Bill", and his strength should not be underestimated.
It can be said that the three people who can fight the best in all of Asia have come together, and the highlights of this movie are also on them, really immortal fighting.
North America has been released last week, the current IMDb 7.1 score, decent bar, the evaluation is also said to play OK, the story is not worthy of scrutiny.
Action movie fans can pay attention to it.
Elf Monsters: A Journey of Madness
Director: Holger Thapae
Writers: David Safari / Catalina Juncker
Starring: Emily Watson / Jason Isaac / Nick Frost / Jessica Brown Findlay / Celia Imry / Catherine Tate / Ewing Bailey
Genre: Comedy / Animation / Family
Country/Region of Production: Germany / United Kingdom
Another elf-themed family animation, I feel that this one has a richer variety of elves than "Elf Hostel".
The family, which was not happy enough, was turned into various monsters by witches because of a conspiracy, mothers became vampires, fathers became Frankenstein, sisters became mummies, and brothers became werewolves.
In the end, relying on the concerted efforts of the whole family to complete the adventure, he finally changed back to his original appearance, and also understood the meaning of his family, and was full of family fun.
Moreover, the mid-life crisis and growth problems discussed in the film are also quite universal, which is in line with the life issues of most urban families at present, and finally resolves it with love.
The shape of the family is also strange and cute, the vampire is beautiful, Frankenstein is cute, the mummy is fashionable, and the baby werewolf is simply a small milk dog, cute and fried.
Parents and friends can take their children to choose this one to see.
warn
Director: Daniel Karpatho
Writers: Chris Sparlin / Passy Amizuga
Starring: Raul Arevaro / Ola Garrido / Hugo Abs / Belém Cuesta / Antonio Desente / Ethor Luna
Genre: Drama / Thriller
This week'snother Spanish movie, also a suspense thriller, claims to be a number of puzzles that no one believes, and the four words "number puzzle" feel very brain-burning.
The film tells the story of a convenience store at a gas station, where murders occur every once in a while, and a genius mathematician finally discovers the secret of reversing his fate, hidden in a string of numbers.
He follows mysterious digital clues to discover the truth, trying to save the life of his next victim, a ten-year-old boy.
The film was released in Spain in March last year, the current Douban 5.5 points, IMDb 5.9 points, domestic and foreign word of mouth is almost the same, it seems that it is impossible to blow into god.
Students who are interested in numbers can go to the theater to feel it.
Human comedy
Director: Sun Zhou
Writers: Cao Peng / Geng Hongming / Sun Zhou / Zhang Zonglin
Starring: Allen / Wang Zhi / Runo / Ren Dahua / Jin Shijie / Pan Binlong / Zhou Xianxin / Jiu Kong / Dong Lifan / Shi Hang / Luo Jingmin
Genre: Comedy
Country of Production: Chinese mainland
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Originally scheduled for the end of last year, the ugly daughter-in-law finally wants to see her in-laws, starring Allen and Wang Zhi is the "big spring x autumn Ya" combination in "Charlotte Troubles", and this time they cooperate with comedies, and some people may think that it is a happy twist work, but it is not.
On the one hand, ordinary couples cannot pay rent due to wage arrears by the company, and on the other hand, the rich second generation is not favored by their fathers, and a huge amount of money owed to the underworld big man has nowhere to repay.
The three people who were forced to the end of the road by money met, simply staged a kidnapping case of the second generation of the rich, the couple who confessed all the way turned into fake kidnappers, and the poorest and rich second generation became dummies, and the film is to show how the three people deal with all this.
The comedic effect of the stupid big man on Allen is still quite popular with everyone, but over the years, I don't know who gave him the confidence, from "Shy Iron Fist" to "The Richest Man in Xihong City" to this one, he was actually given a flesh-revealing scene.
In addition, there are Ren Dahua and Jin Shijie to help, but the level of these two films in recent years does not dare to be complimented, or dare not expect too high.
The biggest variable in the film should be the director Sun Zhou, who has filmed "Pretty Mother" and "Zhou Yu's Train" in that year, and is also an old director who has won many awards.
But the resume of these years really makes people dare not compliment, completely do not believe that it is from his hand, Douban 3.8's annual bad film "Inconceivable" is even more difficult to see the jaw dropped.
As the domestic comedy in the largest minefield, everyone must be cautious and cautious when choosing it.