Luo Dahua's character sets up a situation for a person.
Dozens of gangsters gathered in the slaughterhouse.
Bano, played by Shi Yanneng, was hoisted high, and everyone was waiting for the master to enter the game.
A beauty is chopping meat. She is so cool and gorgeous that people want to look at her more unconsciously.
But in fact, she is a top killer, and she is waiting for a competition.
The protagonist Zhou Ke, played by Chen Guokun, always wears a suit to perform tasks and is called a suit thug. However, because he "killed" the gangster's brother, the brother was arrested and waited for him to take the bait.
Shi Yanneng: He will sneak in and kill you all.
Luo Dahua: I am the hunter.
It was too early to speak. As soon as he finished speaking, the lights went out.
He is coming.
At the first line of defense outside the house, everyone shot randomly, and the thugs in suits evaded in a roundabout way.
Gunfire is dense and you can’t escape? He picked up a pig leg and threw it, hitting one person and breaking the formation.
Others were about to shoot. Chen Guokun quickly reached out to grab the gun. The camera cut to a close-up -
dismantled the gun, pulled the safety, and pushed the bullet clip.
Extremely fast editing, "click, click" sound effects, thugs in suits dodge and shoot at the same time, moving like a wave of light steps.
This scene is the switch that turns on the whole scene.
The touch of lightning and flint gives you an early start. The first line of defense is to destroy the group.
Next, the rhythm is tighter.
The beauty alone formed the second line of defense. Without saying much, she sprinted quickly and stabbed with a dagger.
Push and block, dodge, aim at the right moment, and launch a flying kick, directly kicking the beauty away.
The beauty got up and fought again, attacking the bottom plate fiercely.
Chen Guokun's lower body was as stable as a mountain. He stepped on a flying knife and performed another roundhouse kick, and the beauty came off the line.
But this is not over yet, the eye-catching third line of defense is here again.
the ultimate line of defense.
There was random gunfire over there, and there was a breakout with swords here.
While dodging, he stabbed all his opponents into living hedgehogs. After
rushed into the inner room, he used human shields to shoot from a long distance, one at a time, which was quite exciting.
Melee attack, kill with one blow, so smooth.
In this fight, the thugs in suits have to dodge guns and kill miscellaneous soldiers, which is quite exciting.
Thanks to Chen Guokun's own kung fu foundation, the movements are smooth and smooth, which is pleasing to the eye.
Finally, a thug in a suit broke in alone.
save people without saying a word.
's opportunity to save people also gave the other party a chance to make a sneak attack.
In the end, they chased each other horizontally and climbed up the wall vertically. They experienced sneak attacks, dodges, and counterattacks... Luo Dahua's men were finally wiped out.
From the beginning, the gang boss thinks he is "intellectual suppression", to the black den thinks he is "firepower suppression", and then to the mysterious suit thug's "intelligence + firepower dual suppression",
this eight-minute action scene, Hunters and "prey" are constantly changing, and the storyline undergoes multiple reversals.
This high-energy scene comes from a new action movie released by Taochang today: "Thugs in Suits".
Suit thug, isn’t Zhang Jin’s exclusive title?
But after this film, Chen Guokun should also have his own name.
is joined by Mu Qimiya, Shi Yanneng and Luo Dahua.
100 minutes, from beginning to end.
only aired for 4 hours and reached the top of the platform’s soaring list. The platform opened with a score of 9.4.
In addition to the climax of the rainy night scene at the beginning, many netizens also praised this work from the perspective of action and other aspects, giving extremely high evaluations:
Chen Guokun and Bruce Lee chased each other quickly. Of course, there is also one star to complain about.
As for me, the core attraction of this film actually lies in two words: high energy.
Under the background that the popularity of action movies has dropped to freezing point, this Internet movie starring Chen Guokun brings us the long-lost pleasure of watching action movies.
The successor of Chinese action films, after Zhang Jin, Xie Miao, An Zhijie, and Shi Xiaolong, perhaps another name should be added: Chen Guokun.
1, Internet tough guy action movie, cheating again
From the core of the story, the film exudes a full Hong Kong-style mixed flavor.
There are not only grievances in the world, but also desperate pursuits, and brothers turning against each other.
Many common elements found in classic Hong Kong films are covered here in one go. The story of
is set in an imaginary Southeast Asian country and revolves around the revenge experience of Zhou Ke, a thug in a suit.
Zhou Keben is a senior agent of a professional security company with outstanding abilities. The solo entry into the gang lair at the beginning of the article is his masterpiece.
But because he broke into a gang den alone, although he rescued his good brother Bano, he was arrested and imprisoned for seven years.
His enemies back then all surrounded him in prison. Fortunately, they all became his targets for boxing training.
Every year, he draws a mark on the prison wall, saying that he will be released from prison and seek revenge.
Because before Zhou Ke was imprisoned, the gangster who was killed by the lame killer he hired revealed the secret of Zhou Ke's wife and children being killed by the bomb: Originally, he should also have died in the explosion.
The person who planted the bomb was the mysterious lame killer.
The meaning of Zhou Ke's remaining life is to find this lame killer and avenge his wife and children.
Seven years later, Zhou Ke took off his suit and entered the market as a clown. He became good friends with the little girl Xue Ling and lived a peaceful life, but he was involved in a gangster USB flash drive incident. The
USB disk accidentally fell into the little girl's bag, and she became the target of gang kidnapping.
It's just that they don't know that this little girl has an older friend that they can't afford to mess with.
During the campus kidnapping, everything went smoothly until Zhou Ke recognized the organization number on the hand of a pretended gangster.
After a street fight, Zhou Ke rescued the girl, but was also wanted by the police.
The fugitive combination of Uncle and Loli was born. However, in the process of resisting the unknown evil forces, Zhou Ke discovered that there was another person who instructed the killer to commit the crime, and this person was the one who appeared in the previous article. He could not A familiar old friend.
And now his new identity is that of a local councilor.
Zhou Ke wanted to cooperate with the righteous police, but was betrayed by the police and hunted down by the lame killer again.
In this case, then put on the suit of the past and become a suit thug again, not only to take revenge, but also to recover the lost justice and justice.
It is not difficult to see that the creators are working hard to create a sin city in a Chinese action movie.
The gang colludes with the police, the mysterious killer commits the crime, the congressman borrows the power of the gang to build a golden body, all the gang members are insane, each one looks hateful, speaks cruelly, goes crazy, and has a Hollywood superhero movie like "Batman" Distinctive characteristics of the villain.
Not only that, this movie also follows Christopher Nolan's example and gives you multiple twists and turns. The hidden clue that the hero's wife and children were killed is revealed in the second half of the movie to tell you that there is another real culprit.
And Chen Guokun's suit thug + clown character is really a ruthless character. As soon as he was released from prison, he killed the gangster who kidnapped the little girl. He was besieged twice by the lame killer and killed the opponent twice.
Just as the black and white teams were searching the city with his big picture, he suddenly appeared at the door of the ultimate villain, punched and kicked Bano and his gang. Every time
strikes, he is fast, accurate, and ruthless. He hits the vital point directly and kills with a knife. It is like cheating. It is like a divine help.
The story of the movie is obviously a cheat. After all, everything is too much and everything is crazy.
But only one advantage is enough to make up for all the shortcomings of the film: action scenes.
02. It is full of action scenes, and "the thrill of a fast chase" is also mentioned here.
Action movies are naturally indispensable for the thrilling action scenes.
"Suits", which is more than 100 minutes long, is not inferior to "John Wick 4" in terms of hardness, and it also understands the rules and rhythm better.
's exciting fight scenes do not lie in contentment and excess, but in knowing how to tease the audience's emotions. Like a roller coaster, it has ups and downs and a certain degree of relaxation, which makes it feel exciting.
In particular, the action movies that audiences like today focus on the addition of violence and the stylization integrated into the plot.
In "Thugs in Suits", the director "used both swords and guns", allowing Chen Guokun to fight in suits throughout the whole process, highlighting the flesh-and-blood beauty of close combat and gunfire battles.
But there are three specific ways to play.
Category 1, the most intuitive and meaty action scenes;
Chen Guokkun, who plays the leader of the Ax Gang and a Bruce Lee actor, attracted attention with many fisting scenes in the film.
For example, in the film, a thug in a suit confronts a beautiful woman three times, all with fast punches and quick attacks. In the end, he always ends the fight with a signature flying kick that knocks his opponent five meters away.
Until the final battle, Chen Guokun faced off against Shi Yanneng.
The two of them fought back and forth, and Shi Yan was able to press forward step by step.
The two of them were fighting from one room to another, and the camera quickly panned outside the house.
crashed through the wall, flew over the window, and attacked the city. Chen Guokun exploded in a completely crushing style and exploded.
In the end, Chen Guokun jumped high and performed a signature flying kick, knocking Shi Yanneng back into the open space and completely defeating him.
's crisp and sharp movements and skillful moves like muscle memory make the film full of visual impact.
Across the screen, we can all intuitively feel the pain of being beaten by our opponent.
The second type is action scenes that use various "weapons";
This type of fighting is mostly a thug in a suit played by Chen Guokun. One enemy is on the defensive and the battle must be ended quickly.
For example, in the scene where the lame killer's men invade the hotel and hunt down the little girl, in order to protect the girl, thugs in suits take action.
is based on the action design of "everything can be used as a weapon". The weapon in this scene is the environment.
A group of thugs entered with guns, but were confused by the thugs in suits. In the narrow corridor, the thugs in suits took advantage of the location of the room partitions and beat the lame killer until he fled in confusion and was defeated.
And Chen Guokun was running around in the hail of bullets, fighting one against a hundred, exploding and detonating, and the whole process was high-burning, which directly heightened the atmosphere of the revenge drama, making the audience overwhelmed and excited.
Another scene where the lame killer leads people to besiege the warehouse.
The weapon of the thug in a suit is a dagger from the warehouse. He uses it casually, appears from behind the opponent like a ghost, and kills him with one knife. In the end, he does not forget to handle it with care. After a series of consecutive operations, who can stop him?
Under the strange dark light, it is not so much that the other party is hunting down the thugs in suits, but rather that the thugs in suits are engaging in a blood-splattered fight -
has the violent aesthetics of a B-level movie.
The third category is large-scale action scenes that constantly switch scenes;
The best example of this style is the finale where a thug in a suit goes to a meeting alone to enter the villain's lair, but he is able to kill everyone and is invincible.
When the director changes scenes like "switching the map", the audience's experience of action scenes is always very fresh.
has both a drive-in and a raid scene.
also has gun-fire sniper battles.
Faced with the disadvantage of one against many, "Thugs in Suits" uses space to become its strongest weapon.
Usually, having more people is an advantage.
But here, Chen Guokun has many opponents and is looking for death.
I saw thugs in suits running through enemy lines, jumping up and down in a parkour style, hurdling over obstacles, or lying down and sliding across obstacles, then jumping up and shooting, which even sounded a bit like extreme sports.
In the cramped room, thugs in suits kept disrupting local formations. The interference from the environment and the large number of people made it difficult for the opponent to aim their guns and caused great uncontrollability.
On the contrary, Zhou Ke shot one by one, as if he was in no one's land.
Chen Guokun also added a hormonal element to this action scene.
His style of drawing with both guns thrust out makes the whole picture full of macho temperament.
It can be said that the number and variety of scenes in the film are indeed dazzling.
The further we go, the more deeply the image of the thug in suit becomes popular.
Sure enough, a truly good action scene can seamlessly integrate into the plot and create characters.
captures the audience so naturally that the audience doesn't even realize...oh, it's an action scene.
Of course, it’s not enough for an action movie to have good action.
This is also the last surprise of the film - the violent atmosphere.
03. Fight to the End, another Chinese-language action movie successor
As an Internet drama, "Thugs in Suits" is not without its shortcomings.
Actually, quite a few. The biggest problem with
is that the male protagonist spends half the time wearing a clown suit. Whether he is a thug in a suit or a clown in a suit, the creator may not have thought clearly.
Also, the presentation of the shots is too showy, and the story is too stitched together. The
movie is more than 100 minutes long. It does not use enough clips to shape the characters, making many characters' personality traits too facial. It is not a problem to borrow from "Batman", but it is not necessary to make all the villains crazy. And it's too repetitive.
But even with so many flaws, what makes this film still eye-catching is its restoration of the spiritual core of Hong Kong action films.
The top Hong Kong action movies, in addition to action, also have an indescribable temperament:
From Bruce Lee's volley kick in the finale of "Fist of Fury", Jackie Chan jumping off a building to chase the villain in "Police Story", to the short story of "A Better Tomorrow" Ma Ge is bloody, a Hong Kong action classic. In addition to the action, it also impresses people with the unique violence of Hong Kong movies.
If you want to fight, fight to the end.
And in this "Thugs in Suits", the ultimate presentation of "action" also made me feel like I was dreaming back to the Hong Kong film era 30 years ago.
It is worth mentioning the actors in this film.
was the first to bear the brunt, Chen Guokun.
It is difficult to define him with just a few simple words -
As the actor who most resembles Bruce Lee in the world, Chen Guokun played the role of "Brother Chen", the leader of the Ax Gang, in "Kung Fu", and was also shortlisted for the Academy Award. Best Supporting Actor.
But Chen Guokkun is not a comedy star, and leaving Star Ye is inevitable.
After this, his acting career stalled until 2007, when he starred in "The Legend of Bruce Lee".
After that, he guest-starred as Bruce Lee in "Ip Man 3" and "Ip Man 4". His role was very small, but his role was full of brilliance.
But Bruce Lee became his label and bottleneck.
At the beginning of this year, he was finally on full fire. From the end of December to January, three works, "The Rage", "The Bad Handsome Man Who Draws Jianghu" and "Thugs in Suits" were released one after another in just one month.
The first one is George the Tattooed Killer.
The first part is Yuan Tiangang, the commander of bad guys.
Finally there are thugs in suits.
's sharp and skillful movements, coupled with his cold eyes, make each character extremely interesting.
Wherever the suit thug in this film goes, there are wailings everywhere. It can be said that not many opponents can stand and talk to him...
Judging from the action style, Chen Guokun's performances are basically male audiences, which will be more popular. A hormone-filled, violent and exciting movie that looks more and more like a B-grade movie on a scale.
's dark painting style and intensive weapon fighting scenes are very wild. The whole movie watching process is like a high-speed racing car.
It was exciting and exciting, and I screamed again and again.
Unlike those movies that rely on plot and reversal to win, "Thugs in Suits" relies on the pure dopamine stimulation brought by violent killings.
is fun to watch, that’s enough.
Even though, there are plot holes and abrupt twists.
However, compared with Hong Kong action movies in recent years, most of them have been adapted to cater to the mainland market. They have become acclimatized, chaotic, and even different, and their standards are not as good as before.
"Thugs in Suits" can play so wonderfully while retaining the violent temperament of Hong Kong movies. Today, it is simply a rare protected animal.
To put it bluntly, the best thing a movie can do is fight to the end.
As long as Chen Guokun hits the ground and the audience enjoys watching, everything will be worth it.
In fact, we often say that action movies are in decline. Martial arts stars are in decline and there are no successors.
But when I saw a big online movie, I watched it from beginning to end.
Although I was pleasantly surprised, I couldn’t help but sigh: After all, there are still people who make Chinese-language action movies.
