Tang Zhaoliang, it's a pity he didn't take the ball

Marilou 2022-03-19 09:01:04

By the way, a netizen from Time.com asked me the day before yesterday if I have watched a lot of suspense thrillers? Several journals in a row are about thrillers. My answer is: "Once I watch a film, I like to watch a few more films along with the clues related to the film, or the genre, or the actor and director, or the nationality of the production. I watched a thriller first. Then I watched a few more along the way." Jumping from "Green Zone" to "Dangerous Spy War" does not seem to have a big relationship, in fact, both are spy war films, and "Green Zone" is a delta force A film about a soldier pursuing a national policy alone can be regarded as a story of a super agent, and "Spy War of Dangerous Love" is a naked spy war film. However, there is another nonsense reason, that is, the male protagonists in the two films are called "Roy Miller". I think this is more fun. In fact, compared to Chinese people with fewer surnames and more names, the West has fewer surnames, so names like Tom and John are often seen flying around, and it is quite common for identical names to collide, not to mention Millerburn. It's one of the common names.



However, when it comes to movies, the story of this agent named Roy Miller is actually quite good in the movie theater. Ridiculous laughter. But unfortunately, when this film was staged, it was the current World Cup, which inevitably made it ugly. So, whether it's box office or word of mouth, Tommy basically smashed the pot this time. If Tom is old, people don't like to read the stories of old agents, but Liam Neeson's "Hurricane Rescue", which is not as appealing as Tom's, has not made a lot of money. And some scenes in "Dangerous Spy" are even more advanced than the "Mission Impossible" series. After all, the times are developing, and Atang is also trying to innovate. The biggest innovation is the rich comedy elements in this super spy war. Atang used his expression that is not funny at all to create a lot of laughs in the progress of the plot, which is very rare. It may be that his hilarious performance in "Tropic Thunder" prompted him to explore more, it turns out that he can also play comedy. So, in this film, comedy was added, and it was good, almost invisible.



But the box office has proved everything, and Ah Tang still lost. Since "Borrowing a Knife to Kill", he has not achieved the double effect of box office and word of mouth for a long time. Even "Tropical Thunder" is completely unintentional. The masterpiece that won him recognition like "The Last Samurai" has been gone for a long time. "Action Target Hitler" is a complete ambition. Unfortunately, it also turned into a squib in the end. It was also the assassination of Hitler, which was almost completely defeated by "Inglourious Basterds". . The "Lion in the Sheep's Mouth" piled up by big names did not bring him any prestige either.



In this way, Ah Tang was completely silent in 2009. In 2010, he released the "Dangerous Spy War", and found his old partner Cameron Diaz to play the role. Judging from the efforts of Ah Tang in recent years, he is pursuing something, and he is not willing to be an actor who has been typed all his life. He has been working hard to transform himself into a good actor and even a good producer. It's a pity, it's a pity that the continuous squibs are fired. I don't know if this will affect his efforts and investors' confidence in him. In short, I still hope that Ah Tang can make a good film. As an audience, I naturally want to see a good film.



The failure of "Dangerous Spy" has its own reasons. The old-fashioned and absurd story will inevitably lead to criticism. The mental retardation of the story is really funny. A middle school student can invent a battery that is enough to light up a big city. It feels a little too absurd to put the whole country in the hands of a middle school student. Roy Miller and his partner, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, is what the film explores for the most part. Moreover, in the process, Shengsheng added a woman to make the movie look better, and this kind of plot setting is also a bit absurd. The screenwriter's laziness and inattentiveness can be seen. For the ambitious Ah Tang, this was a scene he should not have taken, but he still took it. . However, on the other hand, in the process of completing the task, Roy Miller in the film disturbed June, who was originally a passerby, so he pulled June under his wing to remove the smell. It provides the best protection, which is very similar to the story of Brother Fa in "Blood on Two Heroes", but "Blood on Two Heroes" is a film from 1989, and it seems a bit stiff for Hollywood to learn from it now.



However, if the above-mentioned things are removed and it is only used as a pastime and relaxation, "Dangerous Spy" is enough to bear this responsibility, much better than "The King of Guns" in the same period.

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    Pleasant scenery, which is conducive to promoting the development of European tourism

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    I like the shameless invincible mode when I play games~ Great sense of humor

Knight and Day quotes

  • June Havens: Why am I in a bikini?

    Roy Miller: We're in the tropics...

    June Havens: How did I get into the bikini, Roy?

    Roy Miller: June... I have been trained to disable a bomb in the pitch black with nothing but a Junior Mint and a tooth pick. I think I can get you in and out of some clothes without... looking... I'm not saying that's what I did.

  • Roy Miller: I did warn you not to get on the plane.

    June Havens: When? How?

    Roy Miller: When I said, 'Sometimes things happen for a reason'.

    June Havens: That's not a warning, Roy! That's like a saying on a bumper sticker. Next time, try, "June, if you get on that plane, you will freaking die!"