Chapter 886 886 Hot Reaction

The forced winning of the "New York Post" pushed the premiere of "Speed ​​of Life" to a new peak. Although it was a farce, it is undeniable that the inherent disadvantage of "Speed ​​of Life" and the embarrassing situation caused by the media blocking It made up for it, and it immediately became the most watched work in the United States since the summer of 1994.

The so-called media ban was silently ignored by everyone in the midst of the hot box office gambling boom. Just like the previous few times, the media slapped themselves in the face because of Hugo's strength before they had time to lay out the ban. , This time it came and went like lightning. "Speed ​​of Life and Death" only used the glory of a premiere to make the uncrowned kings twiddle their tails.

Now, in the face of the strength of the "speed of life and death", the media will not reveal their own scars. Now they only hope that everyone will focus on the "New York Post", holding the idea of ​​"dead Taoist friends do not die poor Taoists", Wholeheartedly shoved the New York Post above the crater where the magma erupted.

Hugo knew that he had to respond. Although he hated this kind of farce the most, because it was self-hype, it seemed very tragic not to read the "New York Post", but thanks to this farce, even if the "New York Post" was banned. Peers denounced, cursed, despised, but their newspaper sales were indeed soaring, and that's what's interesting about the news media, and it's also the beauty of hype.

It doesn't matter if the reputation is good or bad, what matters is that the readers like the farce.

So, Hugo gave a phone interview to the Los Angeles Times and responded, "Do you know how 'sorry' is spelled? I hope the Uncrowned King doesn't think he can play with public opinion and is above the law. above."

When Nicholas heard Hugo's answer, he was actually a little schadenfreude. Although he himself is one of the uncrowned kings, Hugo's words seem to have knocked everyone over, but Nicholas still absolutely Hugo's counterattack is too black and too powerful.

Although Hugo only said two sentences, the first sentence is to satirize the "New York Post" as the arrogant and arrogant person; the second sentence is to satirize the "New York Post" to play with right and wrong. , Self-righteous, but also satirizing the so-called "blocking" of many uncrowned kings. It can be clearly felt that Hugo was very dissatisfied with the "New York Post", and sneered and ridiculed Qi Qi to go into battle. This move was even more sinister than pointing at Colin Myler's nose. - As long as he refutes, it is equivalent to detouring himself.

It didn't take long for the witch trials to dissipate.

After the brewing and fermentation of major media, even if the "speed of life" box-office bet is truly set, this matter has become the most eye-catching focus in the United States almost overnight: the box office of a movie maintains the most powerful film in the world today. The dignity between the first actor and the top ten newspapers in the country is really exciting.

Every media is discussing who will win this gamble, and every reader who cares about Hollywood is discussing the box office of "speed of life and death". Before the movie was released, the atmosphere was generally not optimistic. After the crazy reaction of the audience after the premiere, it made everyone a little uncertain.

If it was said that "box office failure" had the upper hand before the release, it is now at least 50% to 50%. Some people think that the box office of "Life and Death" will still fail miserably, and there are too many movies that are not well received. What's more, a commercial film needs so many audiences to praise it, and it is not to hit the Oscars; some people think that "Life and Death" will rely on Hugo's strong appeal and the film's excellent reputation to achieve this impossible. Reversing the mission and breaking the $100 million box office.

All in all, the discussion about "speed of life and death" is instantly filled with eyes.

This evening, a total of three movie premieres were held, and two of them were extremely grand premieres, but the headlines of the major newspapers and magazines on the next day seemed to be agreed. The news of "Life and Death" hangs high, and the sensational premiere is reported from the perspective of surprise, excitement, and surprise, and then at the end of the news, he mentions the same night "The Hillbilly Conquers New York" in succinct language. , the premiere of "The Soldiers of Heaven".

This is obviously very unfair for two films, "Hillbills Conquer New York" that night. The National Theater mobilized more than 800 fans to cheer on the spot, and the premiere of "The General Mobilization of Heavenly Soldiers" called for more than 60 reporters to report on the spot, but all the limelight was stolen by "Life and Death". !

Although Universal Pictures and Disney have a large number of good media, at least in this respect they are definitely not inferior to 20th Century Fox, but the media is the media after all, and those media invited by Universal Pictures and Disney to write news will definitely Write about the premieres of "Hillbilly Conquer New York" and "The Soldier", but their main focus is on "the speed of life": the news that makes them sell the newspaper is good news, and makes them profitable friends are good friends.

The premiere of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" really had too many explosive points. Just to point out the five-minute applause at the end of the movie screening is enough to shock the world, and this can also be reported by major newspapers. news, not to mention the cheers on the premiere red carpet, the buzz after the premiere, and the movie itself. Therefore, it is not difficult at all to choose among the three movie premieres.

The next day, there were 17 press releases on "The Hillbilly Conquer New York" and 18 related news on "The General Mobilization of the Soldiers", but there were 36 news reports on "Speed ​​of Life and Death", of which even Eighteen more are front page or entertainment headlines. This difference is truly a world of difference.

Not to mention, there are still more than 50 reports on the "speed of life and death" box office gambling, which can almost be said to be everywhere.

Where did the ban of the uncrowned king go?

This is really an interesting picture. The "Heavenly Soldier Mobilization" that everyone is looking after has been ignored. The "Hills Conquer New York" led by Ron Meyer is like a wisp of green smoke, ignored, despised, and ignored by everyone. The "speed of life and death", which was spurned and even banned, turned out to be a sudden rise, and eventually became the biggest winner after the premiere that night.

The "Chicago Tribune", which has been in the limelight many times in the past six months, ridiculed it, "At this time, I think the 'Wolf' crew must be in a cold sweat."

Originally, "Wolf" just wanted to see "Speed ​​of Life and Death" as a bully, so it was hard on the schedule ahead of schedule. As a result, 20th Century Fox lacked confidence and adjusted the schedule. As a result, "Hillman Conquers New York" and "Several Soldiers" unfortunately became the premieres of "Speed ​​of Life". The victim, and "Wolf" escaped, Columbia Pictures breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Columbia Pictures, which has cooperated with Hugo many times in recent years, has experienced the value of Hugo as an actor in another way, which really surprised them.

The premiere of "Speed ​​of Life" was the first to show its might in major newspapers and magazines, making reporters slap themselves in the face, becoming the most topical work since the opening of this summer's program, but this is just the beginning. The first reviews of the films that followed took the craze to a whole new level.

Apparently, the film critics agreed with the audience this time: they were also very satisfied with "Life and Death"!

This doesn't seem to be good news for the New York Post, because immediately after the audience, the critics also fell, and one sign after another seemed to imply one thing: the box office explosion of "Life and Death" Explosive possibility! Now the "New York Post" no longer talks about "crossing the cost line", they just pray silently that the final box office of the movie is 70 million or 80 million yuan. It doesn't matter if it makes a profit, as long as it is not 100 million US dollars, as long as it does not cross the 100 million threshold, it is a perfect result.

This time, the first film review to appear in front of the audience is not the "Los Angeles Times", but from their biggest West Coast rival, the "San Francisco Chronicle."

"Classic!" At the beginning of the film review, the "San Francisco Chronicle" summed up the entire film with such a concise and powerful review, "The entire 115-minute viewing process is thrilling and in one go!

The perfect cop played by Lancaster. The image of the police fascinates all beings, brave and witty, handsome and charming, calm and dedicated, obviously a lonely hero but not alone, the whole hero image is realistic and credible, flesh and blood, as if he is a strong detective living in the Los Angeles Police Department Members, the movie brings Lancaster's tough, sunny, courageous and powerful charm to the extreme!

The storyline of the film is compact and exquisite, and the style is like flowing water. It breaks the inherent mode of current action movies and returns to the traditional retro style. Not cumbersome, the three-paragraph story structure works perfectly. Except for the slightly weak villain, the whole movie is impeccable as an action movie! "

The San Francisco Chronicle's short and powerful review is undoubtedly the best compliment for "Life and Death", and the final ninety-point rating is even more rare for a popcorn action movie. From their reviews, it can be seen that, This film fulfills all expectations of an action movie.

Not only the "San Francisco Chronicle", but other media are also very excited, and they rushed to express their views on "Life and Death" at the first time. What's more interesting is that only more than 30 media entered the premiere of "Life and Death". The Los Angeles Theater, which means that other media have no way to write film reviews. They can only wait until the weekend for the full release, but even so, the media are not willing to miss this feast. By reporting on the screenings, reporting on the audience's reactions, and participating in the "speed of life" wave in this way.

This huge momentum is not much less than the "Terminator 2" that caused a sensation two years ago, even 20th Century Fox himself did not expect it. At least from the perspective of momentum, "Life and Death" should not be weaker than "True Lies" that will be released in the future, which is another advantage-for the "Life and Death" crew, and the "New York Post" is already a Frightened.

Following closely behind the "San Francisco Chronicle", the "Los Angeles Times", which has made a big splash in the box-office gambling game, reported on the movie for the first time, which was different from the competitors' comments on the theme of the movie. Nicholas McKellen, who has become "the reporter closest to Hugo", can show a different perspective every time to comment, and this time is no exception!