Wu Jingjing, chief reporter of Elephant News Oriental News
I believe that these days, many people have seen the roadshow clip of "Customs Front", the police and bandit action blockbuster "Customs Front" starring Nicholas Tse and Jacky Cheung has been officially released, and it is the first to open the July film market together with the Hollywood sci-fi thriller series prequel "A Quiet Place: Invasion Day". The Elephant News reporter learned from the Oscar cinema line that the film market in July and August can be described as a hundred flowers, with domestic films and imported blockbusters complementing each other, and will also bring the audience a big screen carnival feast.
There are quite a lot of highlights of "Customs Front", if you like to watch exciting and real action scenes, if you like "Angry Serious Case", if you love Hong Kong films, then this movie should be right. Some netizens commented that this movie is a rare Hong Kong-style action movie in recent years, and it is a rare customs-themed crime action movie. This movie is also Nicholas Tse's first action director debut, if you didn't enjoy watching "Angry Serious Case" before, you can see it cool this time, the fighting scenes of the whole movie are exciting and realistic, and the action scenes are also quite shocking. It is said that this time Nicholas Tse not only formed his own action team, but also insisted on playing "no post-production", "no special effects" in the blasting scene, everything must be "real", it can be seen that there is a helicopter lifting a car in the film, Nicholas Tse jumped and fought in the air; Five or six cars "crammed" together for drag racing; Nicholas Tse held his breath underwater and started a life-and-death struggle with his opponent; There is also a "more than a dozen" 64-trick long-shot scene...... Whether it's hand-to-hand combat, gunfights, drag racing, or catastrophic scenes, it's thrilling. Therefore, Jackie Chan said at the premiere that "today's Nicholas can be said to be me back then, and I finally have a successor...... which should not be polite words.
Another highlight of the movie is Jacky Cheung, who has been away from the film industry for 8 years. In the movie, he and Nicholas Tse play a pair of master-apprentice policemen, he plays Zhang Yunnan who suffers from high-functioning depression, in the eyes of outsiders, he is a strong and trustworthy person, but his heart is full of pain and struggle, he will use an iron to burn himself when no one is around, he will use high emotional intelligence to cover up his inner depression, the characters are very complex, but he perfectly interprets the depression and outburst of the character. According to Nicholas Tse, at the filming site, in order to create a good role, Jacky Cheung locked himself in his room for many hours, repeatedly, and was not willing to shoot the next scene until the explosive state of "on the verge of collapse" was perfectly presented.
In addition, there are also surprises at the end of the film - Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse collaborated on the ending song "Far Away", composed by Nicholas Tse and sung by Jacky Cheung, which is also a real musical collaboration between the two outside the movie. Of course, there are many familiar faces in this movie, Lin Jiaxin, Wu Zhenyu, Guan Zhibin, etc., are also powerful.
In the camp of domestic films, the "Wang Bang" group Shen Teng and Ma Li teamed up again to create the hilarious comedy "Catching the Doll", and the film is also the third comedy feature film of directors Yan Fei and Peng Damo after "Charlotte's Troubles" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City". And Xu Zheng returned to the summer file after six years with a new work with a realistic theme, "Retrograde Life", once again showing his deep humanistic care, making the audience feel the truth and cruelty of life.
It is worth mentioning that the new film "Silent Killing" by Ke Wenli, director of "Manslaughter", takes the school bullying incident as the theme, and through the suspenseful narrative technique and compact plot, it has triggered a deep reflection on this issue in the society; Jackie Chan's new work "Legend" brings the audience a mythological journey full of fantasy and adventure; "Wild Child" starring Wang Junkai focuses on the social issue of "de facto orphans", and conveys warmth and hope through sincere interpretation and touching stories.
In addition to the above high-profile domestic films, the romance film "Welcome to Me" starring Yu Shi and Wang Yinglu, the fantasy action movie "Under the Stranger" directed by Wu Ershan and "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" starring Zhang Ruoyun are also highly anticipated by the audience. With their unique creativity and wonderful plots, these two works will also bring a refreshing viewing experience to the audience.
In terms of imported films, it is also full of highlights. The alternative superhero Deadpool returned to the big screen, "Deadpool and Wolverine" joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, and even fought side by side with the Golden Wolf after a 15-year absence for the second time to renew the brotherhood; The disaster film "Tornado" brought a thrilling audio-visual feast to the audience with its shocking visual effects and tense and exciting plot. In addition, the new work of the global hit IP series "Despicable Me 4" is back after 7 years, the Gru family has ushered in a new member "Mini Gru", the new villain Bullie Max has appeared, and the Minions are about to land on the big screen!
There are also many highlights in terms of animated films. "White Snake: Floating Life", "New Big Head Son and Little Head Daddy 6: Mini Adventure", "Your Name. ", "Umbrella Girl", "One Piece: The Strong World" and many other works will also be released one after another, which will also bring more colorful viewing options to friends of all ages!