We all know that Andy Lau announced in 2020 that he will start filming "The Seven Sages", which tells the story of Sun Wukong and his six sworn brothers. In the film, Andy Lau not only stars as Sun Wukong but is also the film's producer. The production budget exceeds 200 million, which is the largest Hong Kong film of the year. gimmick.
Unfortunately, due to various reasons, "The Seven Sages" is far away, but this "Seven Sages Conquer Demons" is scheduled to be released in the air.
sucks! 66-year-old Yuan Biao's remake of "Journey to the West" received bad reviews due to rough special effects, and the box office on the first day was only 140,000!
It's interesting to say that "Seven Sages" was released in 2020, and filming of "Seven Sages Conquer Demons" started soon after. It was obvious that they wanted to catch the popularity. After all, this is the specialty of the Internet University, but it is a pity that "Seven Sages" The film has been unable to be released, causing "Seven Saints to Conquer Demons" to be hidden for three years after filming. Now it can only be premiered under the banner of a remake of "Journey to the West".
The biggest gimmick of "Seven Saints Conquer Demons" is undoubtedly the cast.
Yuan Biao plus Clara, a veteran kung fu superstar plus the most beautiful actress in South Korea. For the Internet University, these two people may not be a quality guarantee, but they can definitely attract the attention of the audience.
Especially Clara, since "The Lady in Red" became a hit.
Clara has become a professional in sexy roles in domestic blockbusters. Even " Detective Chinatown 3" and " The Wandering Earth 2" are not exempt from the stereotype. Clara herself does not care about the so-called reputation as an actress, she just aims at mainland China high-end It comes from the paycheck. Therefore, it is not just big productions. In recent years, it has also begun to appear in online majors, all of which are sidelined.
Of course, they are basically bad movies. This "Seven Saints Conquer Demons" is no exception. In the
movie, Clara plays the villain, but she has no acting skills and is still in the same old routine of showing off her figure.
Although it was released under the banner of "Journey to the West", the entire "Seven Saints Conquer Demons" is purely a made-up fantasy story. The plot takes place after "Journey to the West". Sun Wukong has already defeated the Buddha in a fight. But one day the Buddha asked Sun Wukong to fight a monster. This monster has powerful magic and Sun Wukong cannot defeat it alone, so he calls his six sworn brothers.
This is where the title comes from.
It’s all a battle to defeat the Buddha. Sun Wukong’s performance in the film is extremely embarrassing. He was killed by a group of others seven against one, and even the golden cudgel, the guy who was eating by himself, was gone.
The real plot of the movie just begins. The male protagonist finds the reincarnation of the six sworn brothers and gathers their strength to rescue the trapped Sun Wukong. The whole story is really vulgar. The special effects scenes were also fooled to the extreme. It is estimated that the production cost was less than 5 million. Such crude special effects naturally received negative reviews.
The most speechless operation of the film crew is to use Yuan Biao as the main promotion.
Movie trailer and poster Yuan Biao are both in C positions. Those who don’t know better think that Yuan Biao is the male protagonist, at least he plays the role of Sun Wukong. Unexpectedly, the 66-year-old Yuan Biao played a soy sauce in the film and played the role of the emperor. It’s nothing. Action scenes. There aren't many actual scenes. A bad movie like
has poor quality and unsaleable sentiment.
Many viewers said in the barrage that they were deceived by Yuan Biao's poster, and they all asked for "refund". According to statistics, the online box office of the movie on the first day of release was only over 140,000, and the final box office is predicted to be around one million. It's probably not enough for the actor's salary.
Stop it, Yuan Biao, he is constantly making bad movies on the Internet, can he survive the late festival?
The most disappointing person in "Seven Saints Conquer Demons" is undoubtedly Yuan Biao.
As the younger brother of Jackie Chan and one of the Seven Little Fortunes of Hong Kong, Yuen Biao was once a kung fu superstar. He shined in the movies of Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. He also won the Academy Award for Best Action Director twice. Let’s talk about it. When it comes to Hong Kong action movies, Yuen Biao is an actor who cannot be bypassed.
Unfortunately, like many has-been Hong Kong stars, Yuen Biao has also begun to make waves on the Internet in recent years.
" Anti-Drug Pioneer " in 2021, "Coffin Mountain Tomb" in 2022, plus this "Seven Saints Conquer Demons", in less than 4 years, most of the three movies on the Internet are bad movies, and the reputation and box office are better than each one. The situation is bleak, and if it continues like this, I'm afraid it will be over.
Not only Yuen Biao, but all Kung Fu superstars have declined in recent years.
Although Jackie Chan has not fallen to the stage of making movies on the Internet, the quality of the so-called major theater productions he has starred in in recent years is hard to describe. Young audiences are not buying it at all, and the box office has plummeted.
The same is true for Big Brother Sammo Hung. The famous Seven Little Fortunes in Hong Kong movies were eventually abandoned by the times.
