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Text Chapter 186 The Victory of Time and Space Film Studio

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    The premiere of "Mr. Zombie" was very successful. Not only ordinary audiences applauded loudly, but also filmmakers, directors, actors and other behind-the-scenes workers said it was good.  "The zombies in this movie obviously retain the characteristics of Western vampire zombies with green faces and fangs, biting people's necks, and the fact that people who are bitten will mutate into zombies, but they also incorporate Chinese characteristics very well, such as the very  The recognizable Qing Dynasty official uniforms. And the special effects makeup technology seems to have made great progress. Compared with the previous horror movies with ghosts and monsters, it is much more "real". This also leads to the lifelike clothes in these makeup.  When the zombies in official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty jumped out, I was shocked because it was too scary. In fact, this movie is not suitable for children, although there are not many such scenes in Hong Kong.  When will a film rating system be introduced? ¡± - "Heung Kong Daily" "It has to be said that these zombies wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms walk with their hands stretched out and their feet close together, jumping in a row, and they are very special.  It's effective. At least when I watched it, I couldn't help but laugh. I think it will be difficult to see anything more "comedy" than other movies in the future.  Vampire hunter or wizard, the details of Uncle Jiu's battle with zombies in the film are full of traditional Chinese colors. Let's look at his magic tools: glutinous rice, chicken blood, ink thread, peach wood sword, mirror, and yellow paper charms. It is said that this is Maoshan magic, so'  Should Uncle Jiu be classified as a Taoist priest from Maoshan? " - "Oriental Daily" Of course, it is not all such a one-sided applause.  There are also some who look at it more rationally.  "The story of "Mr. Zombie" can only be said to be average, and there is not much newness. At least on the whole, it is essentially the same as the kung fu movies from the late 1970s to 1980s, 1981, and 1982. There is nothing  There are too many differences. They all copy the background of the Republic of China. Of course, there are many advantages to using this war-torn and turbulent era where national martial arts flourished and famous artists emerged as the background. It not only has enough space for the director to talk about personnel changes, but also expresses his family.  As for the characters and content, "Mr. Zombie" mainly talks about three people: Uncle Jiu is serious and cares about face, and he is also a bit timid; the apprentice played by Xu Guanying is timid and lustful, but he is still kind and righteous at heart.  The other apprentice played by Qian Xiaohao is agile and clever. The two apprentices fight and cause trouble, and then the master comes out to clean up the mess. These are the character relationships and plot settings that often appear in kung fu comedies.  "Mr." replaced the martial arts halls, teahouses, and martial arts masters in the early Republic of China Kung Fu movies with Yizhuang, Western restaurants, and Maoshan Taoist priests. Such an old work that seems to have changed the soup without changing the medicine should be impossible.  It¡¯s interesting. However, what¡¯s commendable is that the director cleverly combines horror, action, comedy and other elements. Each of these elements is not very prominent, but they are very harmonious when combined, and they work well.  The chemical effect. Coupled with the large investment of Time and Space Film Studio and the great efforts of the entire production team, we have such a ghost film that looks very good in all aspects." So in "Movie Biweekly".  After the premiere, Time and Space Film Studio immediately arranged for a large-scale public screening.  Spacetime Movie Studio has invested in all 13 of its cinemas.  As for Jiahe, 27 companies were ¡°squeezed out¡±.  There are a total of 40 cinemas, almost all over Hong Kong.  With everyone optimistic, many people predict that the box office of "Mr. Zombie", which also belongs to the category of ghost films, will be higher than that of each of the "Ghostbusters" trilogy. It may be much higher, 10 million  It is definitely between 20 million and 20 million, and it is quite possible that it will exceed 20 million.  In fact, the cost of this version of "Mr. Zombie" is not high. Compared with the original version, the investment increased to more than 8.5 million, but it only cost less than 7 million.  But in terms of quality, both overall and details, it is much better than the original.  The reason why the cost of the original version is so high is because "Mr. Zombie" was not as confident as this version before production, and the process cannot be completed overnight.  The script was imperfect and needed to be pondered while filming, the results were not good, and reshoots were needed, among other problems, which resulted in a very long production cycle for the original version and a very high cost.  The cost is not high. As long as the box office exceeds 15 million, there will be a lot of profit. If it exceeds 20 million, it will be much faster than robbing a bank.  There are three movies that were released around the same time as "Mr. Zombie", or were released during the period when "Mr. Zombie" was released.  Directed by Liu Shiyu, starring Hui Yinghong?"New Flying Fox Gaiden" starring Liang Jiaren, Wan Ziliang, Huang Rihua and others.  Shaw Brothers has not completely stopped production yet. After all, it was once the largest film production company in Hong Kong. It does not mean that it will stop production immediately.  It¡¯s just that the new wave of Hong Kong movies has spread throughout Hong Kong for who knows how long, but Shaw Brothers is still treading water.  This "New Flying Fox Story", not surprisingly, is still an old-fashioned martial arts film in the style of the 1970s. After production, it looks like a martial arts TV series.  " Such a crude "old movie" was ignored when there were excellent works like "Mr. Zombie" to watch. It was released in a hurry for two days and was canceled without even recouping the cost.  It can be said that in front of "Mr. Zombie", it is completely uncompetitive.  The other one is "The Ghost Line" produced by Qiyi Film Company.  Although it is not that kind of old-fashioned martial arts movie, it is not as good as "New Flying Fox Gaiden". "New Flying Fox Gaiden" at least has a few "stars" to watch.  In addition to these two films, there is "British Pipa", which some people believe can pose a threat to "Mr. Zombie".  "British Pipa" is produced by New Art City. The director is Liang Bochi, the new wave director who directed the pioneering Hong Kong new-school police film "Leap of Ashes". Starring Lin Zixiang, Teddy Robin, Chung Chu-hong and Lu Jian, in the credits  , much more interesting than "Mr. Zombie".  And "British Pipa" also continues Xinyi City's action comedy style and international route, setting the story in the United Kingdom. Of course, the location is almost the same everywhere, but London, England, sounds more expensive.  It¡¯s just such a movie. It¡¯s said to be a comedy, but it doesn¡¯t have enough laughs. The story is not rigorous and loose. You can watch it anytime or not at any time. It¡¯s dispensable.  Waiting for a week, the box office is counted. Needless to say, "New Flying Fox" and "Ghost Line", "Mr. Zombie" is less than 300 million to 9.65 million.  As for "British Pipa", the difference is also more than 300,000, but the difference is more than 300,000 and less than 6 million.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????: Time and Space Film Studio has a huge victory over Xinyi City. Jiahe is gloating and smiling next to it.  By the second week, the popularity of "Mr. Zombie" has not diminished, and the total box office has reached more than 17 million.  "British Pipa" barely reached the first-week box office of "Mr. Zombie", which was 9 million.  Then in the first two days of the third week, the box office of "Mr. Zombie" was steadily heading towards the 20 million mark, but "British Pipa" dropped below the 10 million mark.  Generally speaking, for Hong Kong movies in this era, a total box office of over 10 million is already very impressive. Not to mention ranking among the top ten in the annual box office rankings, there are always some in the top twenty.  But compared to the popularity of "Mr. Zombie", "British Pipa" can only be said to be a failure.  (To be continued)
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