Chapter 550: A Bad Review
ps: I forgot to post this chapter, sorry, I'm worried about my head recently.
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Just woke up the next day, Billy Emerson turned on his computer and logged into ib. He was so angry that he had just watched last night that he had cheated him of countless passionate movies. Naturally, he had to find a channel to vent. Now, one of the most influential sites on the Internet, ib is the best channel.
He quickly typed on the keyboard with both hands, and a line of letters appeared in the comment column of "Air War Heroes".
"I just watched "Air War Heroes" and I was really disappointed. The lack of good plot, the completely mentally retarded plot, the formulaic performance without surprises. What's more, the theaters actually allow such a garbage war movie?"
After posting a comment, Billy Emerson gave "Air War Heroes" a 4-point rating.
After taking a shower in the bathroom and changing into dry clothes, Billy Emerson returned to the computer and refreshed the page. The letters he struck were overwhelmed by countless comments, which basically had negative sounds.
"This is a very irrelevant film, and there is no need to watch it at all. Except for James Franko and French beauties, there is basically no interest in it."
"A pretty pretty video, no surprises at all."
"It's very average, it's really average!"
"If you don't want to say anything else, the video is just not good."
"As a movie that is bloody most of the time, my favorite protagonist is not dead. Perhaps this film is the biggest reward for the audience to continue to watch this movie. I can watch "Air War Heroes" completely for James Franko. There is no way he is too handsome."
"Flying hats, French countryside, golden birch trees, horses, blue sky, planes (also on two wings), girls and wars, the director wants to rub these elements together, but he shows his timidity everywhere. Especially the first confrontation between the veterans and the recruits of the tavern reflects the director's naivety and lowliness to the extreme. This way of using carnival decadence and lion raising to show his attitude towards death is too hippie and old-fashioned."
After browsing the comments briefly, Billy Emerson's eyes turned to the ratings. After the screening of the midnight show last night, more viewers had seen "Air War Heroes". This can also be seen from the number of users participating in the ratings.
ib has 25,638 people participated in the rating, while "Air War Hero" scored 6.1 points!
"how so?"
Seeing the statistics, David Ellison's eyes were almost on the verge of the audience. He couldn't believe that this was the rating of "Air War Heroes". He couldn't help but turn to see Michael Orwitz sitting next to him, "A low score..."
Michael Orwitz sat on the terrace and slowly adjusted the rhythm of his breathing. In fact, the premiere ended last night. From the performance of the audience on the scene, he discovered something wrong. It was different from the audience's comments during the premiere. The number of viewers at the premiere was more, and most of them performed too dull.
"David, calm down!"
After all, the other party is a young man. If he is calm in a single round, how can he be as good as an old fry like Orwitz? "I can't represent anything. There are movies with low ib scores and great sales in the past."
ib is just a weather vane. Just like the Golden Globes and the Oscars, there is no necessary connection with the box office of the film.
What's more, many people in the industry know that many videos have moisture in ib's ratings.
For example, the top three films in the ib total rating list are "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King", "The Matrix" and "The Godfather". The first two are Duke Rosenberg's films. Now who is at the top of Hollywood, who is not aware of the people who are at the top of the list in Hollywood and even the United States. That director controls a network army with the highest scale and reaction speed in Hollywood and even the United States.
Michael Orwitz believes that with Duke Rosenberg's character, he will never sit idly by and watch the release of "Air War Heroes" safely, and will inevitably make trouble on the Internet. Although he and Disney's water army are also staring at ib, he still has a little bit of a loss in his attempt to compete with each other.
This score will only have some impact, but will not cause a real fatal blow to a film. As long as the audience reputation obtained by market research is guaranteed, "Air War Hero" is not without a possibility of turning over.
"Mr. Orwitz."
His assistant suddenly walked to the terrace and handed a brief to Michael Orwitz, "This is the statistical report that Disney Pictures just faxed."
"oh?"
Before Orwitz could take it, David Ellison took the lead in getting the briefing. He just browsed it briefly, and his eyes instantly turned into two sharp swords. His angry eyes were a little confused, confused, and unwilling to believe it.
"What's wrong?" Michael Orwitz immediately realized that something was wrong.
“The box office at midnight is only $2.02 million.”
Closed his eyes, David Ellison slowly opened again, and the unruly expression on his face gradually disintegrated, "It did not meet the $5 million we expected."
"It's just more than $2 million less." Michael Orwitz took a little snack, "It's not a failure."
David Ellison glanced at him, snorted softly, and said, "I know, such a midnight box office is not bad."
After all, he is a student of the Film Academy of Southern California and has also studied Hollywood in depth in recent years. If the film continues to develop according to the momentum of midnight shows, it is not impossible to recover costs and even make profits through overseas box office and other surrounding areas.
But the problem is...
"The audience's reputation is very unsatisfactory," David Ellison said, "Ineasre's survey and statistics, the audience's praise rate in the theaters of "Air War Heroes" is only 65%, and the average audience scores 'b-'."
Such data means that the film will have serious shortage of potential, and it will inevitably encounter a sharp drop in the box office after the first week.
His right hand clenched tightly into a fist. David Ellison slapped the statistical report heavily on the table in front of him. He was young and energetic and used a lot of effort to control himself from losing his temper, because the education he received since childhood told him that losing his temper now cannot solve any problem.
Can he lose his temper make Duke Rosenberg take the initiative to back down? Will he stop attacking his videos on traditional and online media?
Just like he and Disney kept holding Anne Hathaway's scandal, the other party would never let him go.
As a business giant, David Ellison knew very well that this had nothing to do with personal grudges, and different interest demands had already determined the different positions of both parties!
Compared to David Ellison, Michael Orwitz found himself extremely calm, and seemed to take it for granted in his heart and subconscious mind, as if they were about to lose to Duke Rosenberg.
Why is this happening?
Michael Orwitz's head just turned a little and figured out the key. In the past, he had failed too many times in the past, so many that he had become accustomed to it.
But Orwitz will not give up. He will not easily give up. He can create a super entertainment brokerage giant like AA.
Just like Michael Orwitz, Duke will not give up, giving up any opportunity to hit his competitors.
Starting Thursday night, all the network naval forces controlled by Pany Kellis were dispatched to make trouble on most movie-related stations including ib, Rotten Tomatoes and Yahoo Entertainment, and guide the direction of online public opinion.
If "Air War Heroes" is a film with sufficient quality assurance, it can only have a certain impact but will not have a serious impact on the box office and the market.
But how many people who have watched "Air War Heroes" think this movie is exciting?
Perhaps tolerant viewers will say that this film has a few highlights, and most viewers directly classified the film as bad movies.
Even though the other party sent out a network of water troops, it is not difficult to guide viewers who already think that the quality of "Air War Heroes" is of average quality to criticize it on the network.
Moreover, once the trend of negative evaluation is formed, it will be far from the navy in Orwitz and Disney's hands that can change the direction of public opinion.
At the same time, Duke will not let "Air War Heroes" go in traditional paper media. The smaller the opponent's market space is compressed, the more beneficial it will be to "Batman: The War Moment", which has just entered the next weekend.
Not to mention the media that Warner and Disney control and can deeply influence, just those relatively neutral media. Facing this bad movie, Duke and Warner Brothers' public relations departments do not need to spend too much effort, many negative comments appear on their pages.
"Whether it is a war-era adventure or a love story, Air War Heroes are not that successful. Even the special effects set in historical situations are sleepy and can't save this overly tedious movie."
Washington Post
"Can this be called a movie? It's ridiculous to sit in the prop plane according to the so-called director's requirements. The only thing that can leave a impression is the air battle scene."
The New York Times
"The film uses a lot of special effects generated by Gi, but it is not well-mastered in use and does not feel like a battle at all. It seems to be telling a story that takes place in the future world, but it is just that cheap third-rate science fiction story."
Entertainment Weekly
"This is a typical air combat film that spent a lot of money but failed to accomplish anything. The story is completely based on the routine of - plot - war - love - plot - war - plot - final battle, without any characteristics; the only highlight is that it is more lively and can be watched as a funny and vulgar comedy."
"The New Yorker"
Chapter completed!