A few days ago, the new film "Vanguard" , directed by Tang Jili and starring Jackie Chan, officially announced that it will be released on New Year's Day in 2020, and the poster says "Join hands to create new heights in action movies"! The last collaboration of the
"Tang Long" combination was "Kung Fu Yoga" the year before, and defeated "Journey to the West" with 1.75 billion yuan to become the champion of the Spring Festival.
There is no new work for the Spring Festival in 18 years. This year, he will use "Detective Pu Songling" to fight the Spring Festival. However, the film was hit by Waterloo, with a box office of 152 million in 29 days, setting a record for Jackie Chan's film in the mainland for 8 years.
That's not even counted. The "Mystery of Dragon Card" released in the summer file once again set the lowest record, with a score of 18.45 million, "topping out", becoming the lowest box office of Jackie Chan's film in the past decade. Big brother's movie box office has repeatedly hit record lows, and people can't help but ask: "Where is Jackie Chan's appeal?" Stephen Chow's "The New King of Comedy" has a box office of 624 million. This is not the reason why he did not appear in the movie, but he was just behind the scenes as a director. Chow Yun-fat, the other "Single-Monday Success", also won 1.273 billion box office with "Wu Shuang" in the National Day file last year. Of course, it is also important to choose a good script and a good team, and the big brother has obviously been a bit "overshooting" in recent years. Up.
"Kung Fu Yoga", "Blood of the Machine", "Detective Pu Songling"... The movies that my eldest brother plays are becoming less and less innovative. Only one "British Showdown" is considered a breakthrough in performance, and the overall production of the film is considered serious. Some people say that the brilliant period of Jackie Chan’s movie came to an end in 2012. , "Zodiac" is still the Jackie Chan movie we are most familiar with from beginning to end, with its signature actions and jokes, it was still a rigorous narrative. It no longer exists now.
"Delivering cultural relics to the country" Although it is an old story that was consumed by "Myth", fortunately, Jackie Chan directed it personally, controlling the overall situation, and the overall quality is still qualified. "Myth" is a work directed by Tang Jili in 2005. The person who consumes it again is Tang Jili himself. "Kung Fu Yoga" directed by him tries to evoke memories of "Myth", but the sincerity of the year has long been lost. The overall production It is rather rough, which makes Man Tanjun more and more miss the "Myth" 14 years ago.
"Pioneer" director Tang Jili is Jackie Chan's golden partner. He used to be an action director and later turned to be a director. In 1990, the filming of his debut "Devil's Flying Dragon" attracted the attention of the industry and later became Jackie Chan's queen director. The two collaborated in classic works such as "Police Story 3, 4" and "Red Zone" in the 1990s. Now that the two fight the Spring Festival file again, can they still get the 1.75 billion box office of the previous "Kung Fu Yoga"? I find it a bit difficult.
Let’s take a look at the opponents in the same period as Vanguard. Although they are all younger brothers, they are all outrageous: Director Chen Sicheng, "Detective Chinatown 3" starring Liu Haoran, Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Zifeng;
Hong Kong action film director Lin Chaoxian's "Emergency Rescue" after "Mekong Operation" and "Red Sea Operation"; the third part of the "囧" series directed by
Xu Zheng-"囧 Mom"; "Chinese Women's Volleyball" directed by
Chen Kexin and starring Gong Li;
After "Nezha", the "Fengshen Universe" added another general-"Jiang Ziya"
Looking at these different forms of movie themes, especially the last two, now the more mature Spring Festival file is no longer an action Movies and comedies are in the world, and all kinds of genres are blooming. Every year’s box office title theme is uncertain. Last year’s "Red Sea Action" and this year’s "Wandering Earth" are neither action nor comedy movies. Jackie Chan’s old routine is now this The times may no longer be popular, but fortunately, the eldest brother is still making movies, and there are always people willing to watch.
Finally, let's go back to the Spring Festival in 1995, when a Hong Kong action movie named "Red Fan District" landed in mainland theaters simultaneously in North America. The director of this film is Tang Jili, and the starring role is Jackie Chan.
The box office sales of "Red Fan District" officially opened the Spring Festival file (or Lunar New Year file) of mainland movies, that is to say-it is the habit of the mainland audience to make New Year's movie watching by the big brother. Only then did Feng Xiaogang's series of New Year films.
Big Brother’s opponents had "RealLies, "Life and Death", "The Lion King", and "Forrest Gump", in the end, they won 95 million box office with the wonderful action scenes and storyline, becoming the second-place box office of the year (and the first place in "True Lies" "Only a few million gaps).
"Red Fan District" is the peak moment of Jackie Chan's film career. With this film, he also successfully entered Hollywood and became an internationally renowned action star.
Twenty-four years have passed. Tang Jili and Jackie Chan are fighting again for the Spring Festival. It is heartbreaking to watch the 65-year-old Jackie Chan continue to accompany the young people to beat and beat. Sometimes people don’t have to force the older brother to produce another classic, as long as he is still Acting is also a blessing to us. After all, he has filmed enough classics for us. If the reality is disappointing, then look for the goodness of the past in the memory.
