What is a "living guarantor"? As long as the movie script is good, even if you change a wave of actor movies, it can be great, such as "Infernal Affairs", even if you let Huang Bo and Xu Zheng star, you can also fire.
What is "people to protect life", for example, Guo Degang's many cross-talk in qianshang performances are all supported by fame and experience, if you have not specifically noticed which movie is "people's protection life" in the movie before, hey, now you see it.
It is said that the Hong Kong film "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon" that was launched on the Internet on June 21, this movie got more than 200 million box office in the May 1st file, not high or low, if it is high, it is because the main actors and supporting roles of the film are relatively cattle, if it is low, it can only be said that the script of the film is too general, belonging to the typical "people to protect life".
If you evaluate the film in one sentence, fortunately, I didn't go to the cinema to see it!
First, the high imitation of the plot is too serious
About the lame hao movie author has watched a lot of movies, about Xu Le (Leiluo) movies are only a lot more, Xu Le plus lame hao movies also have several, you say, "Chasing the Tiger and The Dragon" how to play?
Wang Jing's good films in the past decade include one called "Empire of Money", which mainly tells the story of Xu Le (Xu Legong) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and there is also a film called "Chasing the Dragon", which mainly tells the story of Xu Le and lame Hao. The reputation and box office of these two films are good, and they are very watchable.
It is estimated that Wang Jing took these two films apart and saved a little, and finally made "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon", which mainly tells the story of Xu Le, Lame Hao and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
And interestingly, the character settings and some bridges in "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon" also directly copied "Money Empire", for example, in both movies, there is a rotten gambling ghost police officer, who was beaten by the underworld because of gambling debts, and finally woke up to join the ICAC, and in the process, they also ate a bowl of porridge at a stall.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why "Chasing the Tiger and The Dragon" also has a name called "Money Empire 2".
Honestly, I've seen a lot of remakes, and I rarely see this type like "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon", you say it's called plagiarism, it's definitely not, and even if you copy it, you copy yourself. You say it's called a remake, it doesn't seem to be quite like it, after all, many supporting roles and plots have changed.
Therefore, the author calls "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" a high imitation drama, of course, Gao Imitation is also a imitation of Wang Jing himself.
Netizens' eyes are also bright, and the score of "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" is lower than Wang Jing's previous "Money Empire" and "Chasing the Dragon", after all, it is the two movies that have been saved.
Second, the plot and characters are too peaceful
Gao imitation, if the movie is good, it can also be, such as "Money Empire" starring Eason Chan, although the theme is also Xu Le and the Icicru Commission Against Corruption, but the plot of this movie is very entertaining, and many bridge sections are still fresh in memory.
The biggest problem with "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon" is that the plot is not very good, the whole story is too flat, and some plots such as the corrupt police collective smashing the ICAC have been filmed in "Money Empire".
Xu Le and Lame Hao have nothing new about the section where ICAC agents retaliate, and the audience does not have to be aggregated to know what is going to happen, killing the girl's dog in "Money Empire" and sexually assaulting female journalists in "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon".
There are also criminal groups killing witnesses and other bridges, for most viewers there is almost no suspense, Jiang Haowen downstairs everyone knows that Huang Bowen is going to die, the plot has no new things how to do ah.
What makes people a little speechless is that in the face of such a large criminal group as Xu Le and Lame Hao, what is the most crucial role in solving the case in "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon"? A lighter, a lighter embedded in a bugging device, which is probably borrowed by the crew from "Eavesdropping Storm".
In fact, the plot of "Chasing the Dragon" is also flat, but the two characters of Xu Le and Lame Hao in that movie are not even, plus lard boy, the characters of several main characters stand very well, it seems that at least the characters are very textured.
What's worse is that the characters in the movie "Chasing the Tiger and the Dragon" are almost all faces like the plot, and the slightly more three-dimensional characters may be the lard boy played by Zheng Zeshi and the seventh brother played by Jiang Haowen.
What makes people cry and laugh is that the heroine in "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" is also very flat, think of Liu Yang and Meng Yao in "Money Empire", Xu Dongdong in "Chasing the Dragon", and the rabbit in "Chasing the Dragon 2", alas, a sigh.
Third, the original plot is not new
One of the sections that left the deepest impression on the author in "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" is the original plot of the film, in which the thugs of the criminal gang collectively besiege the ICAC agents who are trapped and surrounded.
This scene is very burning, very tense, very bloody and violent, and it looks very police film-like.
However, how does this picture feel more and more like a zombie siege? If you only intercept this scene and show it to a strange audience, maybe he will think that this is the Hong Kong version of "Busan Trip".
The movie said earlier that "this story is purely fictional", so in "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon", Xu Le did not run away, but was caught by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which is where Wang Jing is more up-to-date, which is worthy of recognition.
There is another place where Wang Jing is more up-to-date, there is a looming "anti-ghost head" complex in the movie "Chasing the Dragon", and "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" has inherited this style of play again, and still spits "ghost head" everywhere in various lines.
Fourth, the protagonist and supporting roles are very powerful
After complaining so much, is "Chasing the Tiger and Catching the Dragon" really not have any advantages?
Hey, people keep alive, in terms of actors, "Chasing the Tiger and The Dragon" can be described as a sufficient cost, and although the role is relatively flat, the actors' acting skills have nothing to say.
Let's take a look at the list of protagonists: Liang Jiahui, Wu Zhenyu, Gu Tianle, Lin Jiadong, and then look at the supporting characters: Jiang Haowen, Zheng Zeshi, Liu Haolong, Huang Baiwen... Basically, they are Wang Jing's favorite team and the most capable box office holder in the Hong Kong film market.
Even the dragon set is Huang Haoran and Gong Ci'en, such an actor group really has nothing to say.
It is worth mentioning Leung Ka Fai, who played a rampant Xu Le in "Money Empire", played a crippled Hao in "Chasing the Tiger and The Dragon", in Hong Kong films, everyone who can play these two roles is basically a big name, and the only one who can play both roles is probably Liang Jiahui alone.
The author is more impressed by the lame sitting posture, like to cross the legs of Erlang, but when walking, you also have to use your hands to take down the leg that is not easy to make, the design of this action can be described as ingenious.
In short, if you are watching "Chasing the Tiger and The Dragon" with the actors, there is nothing wrong with it, and the acting skills are very good. If you want to see a good story... Let's look at principal Gu.
This is probably a typical "people to live" film.