hollywood melon man

Chapter 70 The experience of holding in urine
  After the premiere, Little Gilbert took the creators on a nationwide promotional tour.

Cameron Diaz was busy auditioning for "The Man in Disguise," and Little Gilbert told her that she must win the leading role in this film.

Although little Gilbert was a jerk when it came to matters between men and women, this man had a vision for movies that Cameron Diaz admired very much.

So she obediently listened to little Gilbert and went to audition.

This film is being produced by New Line Cinema, a second-tier production company, and it is no surprise that Jim Carrey has been cast as the male lead.

After the premiere, the media ratings and comments about "Speed" were all lifted.

"Chicago Sun" film critic Roger Ebert once again gave Gilbert Jr.'s new movie two thumbs up: "Among the many movies, we have seen many movies with themes like "Speed" .

But there are few works as good as "Speed", a film full of high positive energy. "

The Los Angeles Times also commented: "The film's director and his team have visually created a complex and wonderful visual effect.

These timing effects are incredibly relevant to the content of the film and continue to stimulate the viewing experience of the film. "

"The New Yorker" film critic Kenneth Turan commented: "The ending of the film is clean and crazy. Speed ​​becomes the best gimmick of the film, and the film plays the theme of 'speed' to its fullest."

Of course, the media is not unanimously positive, there are still many negative reviews.

For example, "The Washington Post" commented: "The plot of the film is excessive, and it is all about the endless public transportation battle between the protagonist Reeves and his opponents. No matter how difficult it is, you still have to consider the last stop before jumping off the mold."

The well-known film critic Tursk Leahy said: "The film has many logical loopholes, many flaws in the plot, and is too focused on explosions.

If we were willing to focus on the inner world of the villain Patron and figure out why he did what he did, the film's evaluation would be even better. "

At first glance, this statement seems fine, but if you think about it more carefully, you will find that it is full of traps.

What explores the character’s inner world? Is that what audiences like?

Little Gilbert was sure that if he had made a movie the way Mr. Leahy said, he would never have been given the opportunity to direct at such a young age.

What the film company looked at was not the artistry of the film, but the profitability of Little Gilbert's film.

Of course, it is normal to have good and bad reviews. Such debates can even arouse the audience's curiosity and drive them into the cinema.

At midnight on April 30th, the midnight screening of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" officially begins.

The film opened at midnight in 3800 movie theaters across the United States, with screens.

Compared with the midnight performance data of "Death is Coming", this data has undoubtedly improved a lot.

This shows that the theaters are also very optimistic about the movie "Speed", so they try their best to arrange high-ranking movies.

As the beginning of the summer season, competition for early May slots has been fierce, and "Speed" is not the only one to open midnight screenings.

Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, and CAA is responsible for packaging and operation, the action film "The Last Stand" starring Stallone also opened midnight screenings at midnight on April 30th.

One is a new movie by a veteran action star, and the other is a combination of a new director and a well-known handsome actor. No matter how you look at it, the movie with the veteran action star is more popular.

In fact, despite a series of marketing efforts, "Speed" became well-known in North America before it was released.

But during the midnight show, more viewers chose the film "The Last Stand".

No wonder CAA is so confident and wants to compete with Little Gilbert with this movie.

Michael Ovitz's judgment is indeed correct. Stallone's muscular appeal is obviously much stronger than Keanu Reeves.

But if the movie market relies on the appeal and fame of actors and directors to earn box office, there won't be so many miracles.

Hollywood is fascinating because it is a place where magic happens.

At a movie theater near UCLA, Lewis and Salati Merton and their group had already bought movie tickets and came to support "Speed" as soon as possible.

At this time, many viewers were queuing up to buy tickets at the ticket window in the theater.

"Three copies of "Jue Ling Xiong Feng", thank you."

"Two copies of "Jue Ling Xiong Feng"..." "Two copies of "Speed ​​of Life and Death"..."

Lewis observed the ticket sales and couldn't help but sweat for little Gilbert: "Looking at it like this, "Jumper" is more popular than "Speed"."

Salati Merton had long expected this scene: "This is normal, Lewis. From fame to investment to appeal, "Speed" is not as good as "Jumper". It is normal."

Having said that, Lewis still hopes that "Speed" will be more popular.

The movie started soon, and Lewis and the others entered the theater and took their seats.

It seems that the early publicity effect was very good. The occupancy rate of this movie theater in a bustling neighborhood reached about 40% for the midnight screening.

Many of the viewers were watching a Little Gilbert movie for the first time.

I had only heard of it before, but this time I came out of curiosity.

Sitting next to Lewis was a strange combination, a white boy and a black boy, who seemed to be good friends.

Although they now clearly express their opposition to racial discrimination, there are not many white people who can make friends with black people.

But a black man who can make friends with white people is already a white man in his heart, and is no longer the same as the black people at the bottom.

But these are not important. What is important is that both of them were interested in watching this movie because they saw the Super Bowl halftime commercial.

The young white man drank Coke and talked with the young black man. The two chatted about interesting things that had happened recently and were very happy.

Lewis saw that the white boy drank a lot of Coke. For the sake of watching the movie, he reminded him: "Hey! Man, I advise you to drink less Coke."

The white boy asked curiously: "Why?"

"Because you won't have time to go to the bathroom later," Lewis said.

The white boy obviously didn't believe it: "Really?"

"Of course, if you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Seeing how confident Lewis was, the white boy was doubtful, but he still put down the Coke.

He obviously didn't believe that any movie could pin him to his seat and not leave him.

But the white boy soon realized that he was wrong. As soon as the film started, it completely attracted him and attracted the attention of the entire audience.

"Hou Li Crab, this video is so exciting. Who is this Jack? He is so handsome."

"Indeed, you can't tell that he conquered me, even though I am a man."

As the film progresses, Keanu Reeves under the lens of Little Gilbert gradually reveals his charm.

This kind of charm that kills both men and women is simply a deadly poison that makes people want to stop.

Under the intense and exciting plot, even Sandra Bullock, who Lewis thought was average, looked sexy and charming.

The white boy who drank too much Coke had started to hold in his urine. He didn't want to miss any shots, but his bladder was already full.

Unable to bear it anymore, the white boy ran to the bathroom at light speed to solve the problem.

Lewis noticed that as the white boy ran to the bathroom, he kept his eyes on the big screen and refused to miss any picture.

Lewis didn't want to, so he quickly turned his head back and enjoyed this wonderful film.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had this refreshing feeling of watching a movie. Lewis thinks this is the best movie Gibber has made in his career as a director.

Counting this movie, Gilbert Jr. has only directed three movies.

Although the appeal of "Speed" was far inferior to "The Legend" during the midnight screening, "Speed" won the audience's reputation after the midnight screening.

It seems that the two films are quite capable of competing in the summer season.

(End of this chapter)