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The box office competition on the first day of May Day has come to an end.
"There is nothing that can't be solved by a hot pot" only broke 30 million at the screening and pre-sale box office, and it seems that Yang Mi can't save the bad movie.
"Journey Through the Moon" starring Hu Xianxu and Zhang Zifeng only received 16.89 million box office, and is destined to become cannon fodder in the blockbuster competition.
"Howl's Moving Castle" has an average box office, but the Douban score is as high as 9.1, and the word of mouth has exploded.
Looking at the "results" on the first day, it is not difficult to guess that the box office champion of the schedule will be produced in these two movies -
"Peacekeeping Anti-riot Squad" and "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" (hereinafter referred to as "Kowloon Walled City").
One is carried by young actors such as Huang Jingyu and Wang Yibo, and won 136 million box office on the first day of release.
One is led by Sammo Hung, Louis Koo and other Hong Kong stars, with a cumulative box office of 131 million.
Looking at the box office, there is not much difference between the two dramas, but the word-of-mouth is not a star and a half-
"Kowloon Walled City": I watched it
Let's look at the comments of netizens first——
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a hearty martial arts design", "It's too enjoyable and too complete a Hong Kong film", "Hong Kong films are back to their souls", "It's really rare", "I must give praise to the setting"
After watching "Kowloon Walled City", I just want to say one thing: Hong Kong films have finally ushered in a new era.
The story of the film takes place in the 80s of the last century, when gangs are entrenched in the Kowloon Walled City in the notorious "Three Regardless" area, and the smuggling young man Chen Luojun (played by Lin Feng) broke into here because of his escape.
He was unexpectedly rescued by the boss of the walled city, Tornado (played by Louis Koo), and at the same time, the gang of wicked people who had coveted the walled city for a long time set off a round of fierce battles to seize the village, and a high-burning and bloody battle broke out immediately.
The core selling point of Hong Kong films is still action scenes, and "Kowloon Walled City" is refreshing.
The combination of "traditional Hong Kong flavor + comics" is passionate and exciting.
The tornado played by Louis Koo elbowed Chen Luojun a second ago, flicked the cigarette in his hand into the air, drew a perfect arc with a somersault, and stood firmly on the ground after closing his hand, picking up the smoke that had not yet landed.
Elegant, really elegant.
Sammo Hung, Aaron Kwok, Ren Xianqi and other older generation of Hong Kong stars are very restrained, neat and agile, and the audience has returned to the golden age of Hong Kong films in a trance.
Lin Feng, Wu Yunlong, Liu Junqian and other newcomers play more in line with the comic attributes in the original book, the impact of the motorcycle falling from the sky, people with shovels take off on the spot, and the "bang" is dizzy.
AK strafing, double knife opening, hot and cold weapons are all used, cool and exciting, beyond the real middle two parts, and reconcile the depression of pure play.
At the same time, director Zheng Baorui did not forget the inheritance of Hong Kong film feelings.
Some people say that the tornado and the big boss (Sammo Hung) in the film are too sloppy, but it is also the moving point of "Kowloon Walled City".
At the end of the film, the younger generation lives and dies together, and the eldest brother helps everything in the form of a tornado, which is very dreamy and beautiful.
And this ending also represents the status quo of Hong Kong films, when Sammo Hung , Jackie Chan , Jet Li and other stars grow old, it is time for newcomers to take over the banner of Hong Kong films.
Those seniors will also be like the "tornado", willing to retreat into the background to escort the newcomers.
"Peacekeeping FLO": lethargic
Similarly, let's look at the comments of netizens first-
"It's been a long time since I've slept so soundly in the rain of bullets", "The story is like a patchwork of sudden bursts", "A peacekeeping film comparable to an anti-Japanese drama", "Rotten from beginning to end"
The audience scolded louder than the explosion in the movie. But, I have to say, they scolded every sentence on the point.
"Wolf Warrior" and "Operation Red Sea" with the same theme are all about evacuating overseas Chinese from beginning to end, but the 101-minute duration of "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team" talks about three things without going to the beginning and end of the film.
This also leads to the fact that the movie has almost no main plot.
The square riot could not fight back, it took 10 seconds to defuse the bomb to save the hostages, and the escort card fought for a day and a night, and the three things were almost pieced together for 60 minutes.
The rest of the time is all for sensationalism and showmanship.
The members of the squad walked in uniforms in the streets and alleys, focusing on a handsome person, a translator teaching local children to speak the local language, and a nosy person.
If the theme is sublimated on inappropriate occasions, the pictures of the team members' families are interspersed from time to time, so as to show the difficulties of the peacekeeping police, and the audience is embarrassed to snap their toes.
And the real exciting battle scene is even more outrageous than the original comic of "Kowloon Walled City".
The team members do their own thing, obedience to the heart is their duty, and they can't do anything if they run around, so angry that the audience can't sit still and wants to punch him twice through the screen.
But don't say it, their physical fitness is very good, the sniper Yang Zhen (played by Wang Yibo) was shot in the shoulder and did not affect the shooting, it can only be said that he has good physical fitness, and the rocket launcher came to blow up the tower, and he was blown into the sea and there was nothing wrong.
After being caught by the thugs and tortured, he was not dead, the captain Yu Weidong (played by Huang Jingyu) went back to rescue him single-handedly, and there was nothing in the whole room to block the boat, but several people in the thug couldn't beat them with guns.
Yang Zhen, who was tied up just now, stood up with a chair in the next second, and hit the other party with his body, and the immortals used spells not as fast as you recovered.
Finally escaped from the hut, the two were besieged by a group of people, and they fell to the ground without strength, and they wanted to surrender with dignity when they saw the mob besieged them, so they stood up stiffly.
Even if we waited for our reinforcements to arrive, they would not lie down to protect themselves at this time, don't ask, asking is a bullet with long eyes.
This is also based on real events, but don't rub off on the popularity of peacekeeping police.
Not to mention that some reasons have led to the plot being greatly deleted and imperfect, since the choice is to be released, it is necessary to show a normal level, the audience spends money to watch it, and there is no need to tolerate this movie for some reasons.
Epilogue:
It can only be said that there is no harm without comparison, and the box office does not represent word of mouth.
"Kowloon Walled City" is good because it allows the audience to see the sincerity of the creators, and the veteran Hong Kong star plays in person, which is already very moving.
The crew also built and restored the Kowloon Walled City back then, and even the furniture, garbage, and tiles were carefully studied, making people feel that feeling.
And "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team" is to eat theme dividends, cut fans and leeks, and the patchwork plot is like a pot full of scraps, nothing is broken, but it is full of perfunctory.
Use traffic stars to attract attention, the box office is there, but the word of mouth is gone.
Which of the two movies do you prefer?
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