Louis Koo's new movie was well received, predicting that the box office would break 700 million but it would lose money, Wu Jing's words were right

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2024-05-07 15:01Posted in Sichuan Entertainment Creators

In this May Day movie, "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" starring Louis Koo and Lin Feng has become a dark horse, and the box office has been rising for 7 days after its release, and now it has reached 360 million, with a predicted box office of more than 700 million.

This predicted box office is not bad in both the same period and Hong Kong films in recent years, but the cost of "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" is too high, it is rumored to be around 300 million, and the box office will be about 900 million to recover the cost, that is to say, this movie that can be called "Hong Kong films are not dead" may end up losing money.

Aside from the box office, the movie "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" can be called a rare and excellent work of Hong Kong films in recent years, and it also has a score of 7.5 on a certain platform.

The reason why this movie has been recognized by many audiences is that the biggest attraction is no longer the Hong Kong star lineup and feelings, but the down-to-earth "Hong Kong flavor".

First, the script is supported by the original comics, which avoids the nihilistic plot background of some previous Hong Kong films.

Second, the movie focuses on "action movies", and the whole movie is very careful in the length and design of "action", and the fighting scenes of several masters are very exciting, allowing the audience to return to the heyday of "Hong Kong martial arts films", which is also one of the biggest advantages of Hong Kong films.

In particular, the "hard qigong" setting of "Wang Jiu" in the movie is also explained to be "God Fighting", and the duel part of "Wang Jiu" and "Four Sons of the Walled City" is also the most interesting fighting scene.

Although there are still sensational parts in the movie, it will not take much time to describe the so-called "brotherhood" and so on.

Third, Hong Kong films will finally not only "sell feelings", there is no shortage of "old faces" in Hong Kong films in recent years, and even it is very common for three or four actors to appear in a movie, but like Louis Koo's "Anti-Drug" series, "Anti-Corruption" series, etc., show that even if you get Aaron Kwok, Leung Ka-fai, Andy Lau and other actors, "bad movies" are "bad movies".

It's better to focus on the script like "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City", if you want to talk about big-name actors in this movie, it is Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Ren Xianqi and Lin Feng.

But in fact, except for Lin Feng, the other three in the "Four Sons of the Walled City" are not well-known, but it does not hinder the attraction of this movie to the audience.

But it's a pity that although the reputation of this movie is getting better and better, it is still facing a crisis of losing money, and it also reminds people of what Wu Jing once said, "Wolf Warrior 2" had a box office of over 5 billion that year, but Wu Jing said that a high box office does not mean that the level of the movie is high.

For example, "Man Jianghong", which has received a box office of 4.5 billion, and "Hot and Hot", which has a box office of nearly 3.5 billion, have mixed word-of-mouth, and the ratings on a certain platform are only 7 and 7.7 points.

Of course, "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" is still in theaters, and I don't know if it can create another box office miracle with the fermentation of word-of-mouth.

And this movie not only let the audience see the charm of Hong Kong films again, but also let the audience see the way out of the "middle-aged actor" from the 44-year-old Lin Feng.

Louis Koo is 53 years old and Lin Feng is 44 years old, but in the movie, Louis Koo's "Tornado" and Lin Feng's "Chen Luojun" have completed the ritual sense of "alternating between the old and the new".

Lin Feng, as the "fourth son of the walled city", is indeed a little young, but he is already his best "role". Compared with the "domineering president" he played in "The Sea of Stars" before, the role of "Chen Luojun" can be said to be eye-catching.

Lin Feng in the movie has a shaved head, tanned skin, sloppy appearance, no idol baggage, and this part of the meal has been praised by many audiences.

In Lin Feng's body, the audience can see the "fight" of an actor, which is also the "dilemma" of many middle-aged idol actors, that is, they are not fighting enough, they can't even eat well in the play, and they can't talk about other acting skills.

In any case, "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" can be said to be another surprise for Hong Kong films to the audience, and everyone has seen the hope that "Hong Kong films are not dead".

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