Chapter 105
It was a lot of fun watching the Los Angeles Times sing the praises of "Scent and Know a Woman."
Ever since the Golden Raspberry Awards, or more precisely, since The Eagles of the Hudson came out in May of 1991, the media across the United States have criticized Hugo, who they believe has completely put his talent on the table. Ruined by alcohol and poison. On top of the product, the talented actor who was originally glimpsed in the "Dead Poets Society" has completely fallen. Hugo's weeping at the Raspberry Awards brought this negative remark to its peak.
In this case, people almost forget that Hugo not only has a masterpiece of "Dead Poets Society", but his previous works "Diner", "Dune", "Silver Quick Hand", "Chocolate War" Wait, it's a very strong work - otherwise Hugo wouldn't have loyal fans like Alex and Meredith. You know, Hugo didn't rely on the appearance of the vase to become popular before, he relied on his own hard power to break through the sky.
But in the flood of bad comments, naturally no one would care about this. This has also affected the early publicity of "smell the fragrance and know a woman", which can be seen from the one-sided bad-mouthing of the media.
Now, the movie was released, and the media immediately changed their faces, because Hugo once again proved himself with his best performance, awakening people's memories of Hugo's past, and could not help but sigh, "Ah, we all forget that Hugo relies on A real actor whose acting skills are in sight", and the praise for the movie, for Al, and for Hugo naturally came flooding in.
"Smell the scent and know a woman" is like a huge slap in the face. All the media who have sung bad news took the initiative to send their cheeks up, slapped them willingly, and then sang the praises of the movie with satisfaction.
The first batch of reviews appeared after the premiere, while the second batch of reviews did not appear until after the film's official screening.
"Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" chose October 16th. On Friday, it was officially screened in 20 theaters. It continued from the 17th to the 19th. Comments from professional media came out one after another. The film was reviewed, and this time it continued the situation after the premiere. "Smell the fragrance and know a woman" ushered in one good news after another.
"Entertainment Weekly (Entertainment. Weekly)" film critic Owen Gilberman said, "At the end of the film, 'Scent of a Woman' is a little less powerful than 'Rain Man', and it can't be more profound. It's a pity that Pacino's performance is both rough and gentle, brutal and genial, but he is a master. Hugo also gave a long-lost dazzling performance, with Pacino Together they supported the whole movie!" In the end, Owen also gave it a high score of 80.
The other media that gave 80 points are the two professional magazines "Reel. Views" and "TV. Guide". The former commented that "If there is anything special about this movie If it is, it is Slade's authentic and credible image building, and Simmons' adherence to the principle of being detached from reality and rooted in reality"; the latter believes that "thanks to Al Pacino's wonderful performance in the annals of history, 'Scent of Scent Women' became a recommended film. And Hugo Lancaster's eye-catching performance made the film's two-and-a-half hour length acceptable - if the film was shortened to two hours, of course. Add in a stronger ending and that's even better."
The praise from the professional media has come one after another. The two professional media that are most valued in the Hollywood industry, "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter (The. Hollywood. Reporter)" also did not miss this prosperous time. These two publications are published in Almost everyone in Hollywood has one, and the influence within the industry is second to none.
"Variety" gave a fair evaluation of 75 points, "The whole film is actually Al Pacino's personal performance, although he plays a blind man, what we see from his eyes is more than There are far more of those with normal vision. If you had to add another reason to watch the film, maybe Hugo Lancaster could count for half."
"The Hollywood Reporter" commented very similarly, "Martin Brest gave the film a whole new meaning, but unfortunately the lengthy and cumbersome length of the film reduced the charm of the film in half. But luckily, Al Pacino and Hugo - Lancaster teamed up to make up the half, with Pacino contributing 70 percent of the power, which brought the film back into the 'worth watching' list." The same goes for ratings It gave a good evaluation of 75 points.
In addition, the professional film magazine "Village Voice (The. Village. Voice)", which is based in New York, also expressed its own point of view, "A wonderful tango is enough to make this film a classic, if you want to do it again Plus a couple of reasons, a drag race, a speech would be a good choice; and of course Al Pacino and Hugo Lancaster." An eighty-point rating is excellent.
It can be seen that the opinions of the entire industry are basically the same. Al's brilliant, Hugo's recovery, the length is too long, and these comments are almost all over and over. However, in addition to praise, there are also many critics. In addition to "USA Today", there are several media outlets that are not optimistic about "smell the fragrance and know a woman".
The Austin. Chronicle gave it a mere fifty out of 50, saying "There's no denying Pacino's performance is memorable, but otherwise, the whole movie is a bunch of boring shots. grouped together meaninglessly."
And "Rolling. Stone", which made its fortune in music and now has grown into a comprehensive magazine, expressed its disgust for the film with a bad review, "Useless crock." The poor score of 38 points is even worse. eye.
The Globe. And. Mail, a newspaper from Toronto, Canada, also posted a deficit of thirty-eight points. "In this film, you can only see a symbolic study. , meaningless wonderful performances and beautiful scenes without reference, there is a narrative vacuum in the performance and scenes, as if the empty work of the Ice Age filmed."
Regardless of whether it is praise or criticism, the attention of many media on "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" is still unexpected. I originally thought that this would be an art film that no one cares about, but now it seems that everyone is still projecting their eyes. .
In this era without the Internet, the comprehensive rating of the media has become the most direct criterion for judging the quality of a movie. In the end, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" won the rating of 18 media, with a comprehensive rating of 72 points, which is not too much. High, but also very good.
In addition, corresponding to the media score is the audience score. The cinema score (Cinema. Score), which was born in 1978, is the public score that is different from that of professional film critics. Generally speaking, professional film critics tend to dominate the public's views on movies, and critics' comments often emphasize the meaning of the movie, not the audience's feeling of watching the movie. Many popcorn movies are difficult to please with professional movie critics, but It is still attractive to the audience, and film critics only provide a single perspective to look at the film, which is unreasonable. Therefore, the cinema score was born. This score is completely scored by the audience after entering the movie theater. It has nothing to do with professional film critics, and only represents the audience's personal feelings.
At present, the theater score is also the only audience word-of-mouth score that professional magazines such as "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", "Variety", and "The Hollywood Reporter" will cite. The theater score is not a hundred-point system, but like a school transcript, starting from A+ and going all the way down. When it is lower than C-, it can be considered a terrible work.
In terms of theater scores, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" won a "B+", which can be said to be better than the media's comprehensive evaluation. It can be seen that the audience still likes this movie more.
From the praise of the media to the support of the audience, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" swept away the underdog posture before its release, and won the recognition in an all-round way, but the good news is still not over here. With the release of the movie, it is inevitable that we must pay attention to it. Locked in at the box office.
Although "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" is only screened in 20 theaters, and it is also an art film that does not have much box office competitiveness, as long as the film is released, how to recover the cost and achieve profitability is every film. The company's ultimate goal. Art films do not have a strong box-office driving force, but the outstanding single-house box office is still worthy of attention, not to mention the broad prospects of the video rental market after the film has won an excellent reputation.
After the release of "Scent and Knowing a Woman" on October 16, Universal Pictures was overjoyed by the news of the continuous flow of people in 20 theaters. After the opening weekend, the single-house box office of up to 25,000 US dollars was really a big hit. It's eye-catching - compared to the $8,000 single-hall box office generally predicted by the media before the movie was released, it has tripled. This data easily kills all media! This also means that "Scent and Know a Woman" earned half a million dollars at the box office on the weekend of its first week of release.
Although the weekend box office of $400,000 is not enough to make "Scent and Know a Woman" into the top ten in the box office rankings in the third week of October, it is still welcome to take the first place in the box office of all movie theaters this week. There was praise from the media, and Universal Pictures did not shy away from its joy. To know that the final investment cost of this film is only 8 million US dollars, it can indeed be said to be gratifying to have achieved such an excellent result in the first week of screening.
Professional film critics, audiences, box office... After the release of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", good news spread frequently, and it made an exceptionally good start on the big stage of the autumn film market in 1992. This is a situation that no one had expected before, and what is even more interesting is that the literary and artistic work "Love in the River", which just became the focus of attention last week, immediately became the object of comparison. The two young supporting roles have become the focus of the topic.