, has become more and more courageous. He can be called a desperate Saburo, a model worker in the film industry. This year he has made more than a dozen movies in one go. If you count them down, his sixth work is coming soon. , That is the "Crime Scene" which is scheduled for October 12.
briefly review the film works and box office results of Louis Koo this year.
At the beginning of the year, Qiu Litao directed and starred in Wu Zhenyu's "Family and Everything Surprise", which won 32.63 million at the box office. This is a family comedy. The reason for the low box office is the volume of the film;
was released in February and April. "Anti-Corruption Storm 4" has gathered Zheng Jiaying, Lin Feng, Lin Jiadong and other cast companies, and the box office of the country has been blasted at 795 million. At that time, the box office of this film set the highest box office record since the filming of Gu Tianle;
3. Then, it was released in June. "Chasing the Dragon 2", a crime action film directed by Wang Jing and starring Liang Jiahui and Lin Jiadong, received another 300 million box office. As the first "Chasing the Dragon" was a big success at the box office, Wang Jing wanted to make quick money. The script was not carefully polished, and the screen was released in a hurry, so that the word of mouth collapsed, and the box office would naturally not be too high;
4. Entering the summer file in July, it is again directed by Qiu Litao, and Gu Tianle co-starring Andy Lau and Miao Qiaowei's crime action film "Anti-drug 2 Tiandi" Showdown, which hit 1.297 billion at the box office. This film directly broke the record for the highest box office release in mainland Hong Kong films held by Wushuang. This is also the highest box office film ever since Andy Lau and Louis Koo’s personal movies;
May and August, and "Shanghai Fortress" was released at the same time, and Louis Koo's fifth work, the Hong Kong suspense action film "Apostle Walker 2: Operation Espionage", co-operated again with Zhang Jiahui and Wu Zhenyu, had a total box office of 699 million. I have watched all of the 5 works of Louis Koo that have been released this year on the big screen. Although "Walking Walker 2" has a satisfactory Douban reputation and box office performance, I personally like this film very much. In my opinion, this film is this year. The best commercial action movie in Hong Kong.
Let’s talk about the sixth work of Louis Koo, which is about to be released. There are only a dozen hours before the release of "Crime Scene". Currently, all major platforms have opened pre-sales. The deadline for is at 12:30 on October 11. The total pre-sale box office was 7.73 million, and the first-day pre-sale was 7.01 million. From the perspective of the pre-sale box office, it ranked second only after the National Day blockbuster "My Motherland and Me".
After the National Day file, three blockbuster films still survived. "My Motherland and Me", "Captain of China" and "The Climber" still dominate most of the theater lineups, and "Crime Scene" pre-sale results are preempted. With 23.2% of the theaters lined up, it is not easy to win 51,000 shows nationwide. Now we can rely on the word-of-mouth after the release to build the box office to grab more theater lines to achieve box office explosion. The odds of winning the box office of
commercial films come from almost three aspects: the main creator (producer, director, screenwriter), story, actors and acting skills, and reputation.
1. The main creator of
, the movie "Crime Scene" was supervised by the famous Hong Kong director Yee Dongsheng. As soon as Yee Dongsheng was famous, no one knew it. The representative works were "Eavesdropping 3", "Shinjuku Incident", "Disciples", "Mong Kok" "Dark Night", etc., after consulting Douban Er Dongsheng's information, I feel that the Hong Kong Academy Awards is his own. Over the years, various awards have been softened. He is the producer of "Crime Scene", which at least guarantees the quality of the film.
Next is the director and screenwriter. The director and screenwriter of "Crime Scene" come from the same person, Mr. Feng Zhiqiang, who is it? Most of the audience may not know him. After all, the Hong Kong director circle has not heard of this title. It is true. He was born as a screenwriter and has participated in the scriptwriting of many movies by Stephen Chow, including "Shaolin Football" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" From this point of view, they are basically Stephen Chow’s queen screenwriters, and they are also known as Hong Kong’s gold medal screenwriters. This is not a blow. The films that participated in the screenwriting include “Natural A Pair, "Wen Sparrow", "Comedy on Earth", etc.
Some of the commercial blockbusters have a good reputation, with a box office of more than one billion, and the cumulative total box office has exceeded 5 billion. However, from the director's point of view, Feng Zhiqiang can only be regarded as a newcomer in transition. Whether the film looks good or not depends mainly on the story. As a screenwriter for decades, he still has the basic ability to control the script. Therefore, the story of "Crime Scene" must be very exciting.
2. Story
So, what kind of story does "Crime Scene" tell?
Gu Tianle plays Wang Xinyuan, a cruel criminal gang leader. In a jewellery shop robbery, all the stolen goods disappeared in his comrades’ corpse building unit. There was only one living evidence, one meeting. The talking parrot, Wang Xinyuan was accused of distributing the spoils unevenly and killing his accomplices as the number one suspect. However, the police officer Lin Faliang, played by Zhang Jicong, conducted an in-depth investigation and found that the truth of the case was not simple.
Judging from the type of film, it must be a suspense film, a story of finding the truth and capturing the real murderer. It is a typical crime film about police and criminals. The traditional police film is nothing more than street racing scenes and intense gunfights. I have worked hard, but the suspense story reversal is generally a strong point. In recent years, the best films are only Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok "Wu Shuang". I don’t know if this film can give us a way to clear the clouds and see the sky. How does it feel? This is the foundation of screenwriting.
3. Actors and Acting Skills
is left with actors and acting skills. The most anticipated are the two heavyweight cast of "Crime Scene", Gu Tianle and Xuan Xuan. They are the combination of the movie actor and the actor, and this pair of CP The image has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Gu Tianle’s most acclaimed Hong Kong drama is the 2001 traversal drama "Xun Qin Ji". In the play, Gu Tianle and Xuan Xuan play Xiang Shaolong and Wu Tingfang respectively. How much is this pair of happy friends? The gods and goddesses in the hearts of drama fans.
Wu Tingfang is innocent and lively, dare to love and hate, has a persistent side to love, and always like Xiang Shaolong in her heart. After being refused marriage, she gave up everything and walked away. She danced with a rose in her mouth and turned her head fiercely. It's amazing.
Nowadays, fans are even more sighing. The male unmarried, the female unmarried, no longer form a family, and want to wait a few more eighteen years. Fans sincerely wish the two can become real couples. Back then, Xiang Shaolong owed Wu Tingfang a marriage contract. Recently, it was revealed that they were going to get married, but they were finally denied by the agents of both parties with rumours. These are all digressions.
did not expect that 18 years later, they would fit together again. Prior to this, their acting skills had already conquered the audience. After both of them were viewed by the actor, I wonder if this time they co-starred in "Crime Scene", can they be regained by the actor? In addition to the combination of Louis Koo and Xuan Xuan,
also has a number of TVB big names joining, including Zhang Jicong, Tan Yaowen, Xue Kaiqi, Tan Jiaquan and so on.
4. Word of mouth
"Crime Scene" has not opened nationwide screening activities and movie viewing groups before, and no word of mouth has been exposed. Douban scores and their ticketing platform scores have not been lifted. Fans of Gu Zai and Xuan Xuan may go to the theater for support at the first time. Fans who want to watch the movie will probably wait for the major ratings to be exposed before making a choice whether to enter the theater. I'm still looking forward to the combination of
, a gold medal screenwriter + actor behind-the-scenes, but from the perspective of the main creator and story, the box office winning geometry is still not favored after all. Due to the limitations of the film subject matter and the size of the film, Hong Kong films are here. There are too many kinds of themes. In the words of the audience, they can't get out of the category of police and criminals. They are all badly filmed, and the audience is tired of watching them. If there is no big scene with a good suspense reversal effect, the box office is basically There will not be a big outbreak, and it is estimated that the total box office volume will not exceed 400 million.
Gu Tianle and Xuan Xuan's "Crime Scene" do you have the urge to watch it?
