The new version of "The Raptors" was directed by Eli Ross, a cutting-edge horror film director who used to be fierce and bloody. This gentleman's "Boneless" and "Humanskin Inn" series made a bloody road in those years, making the nerves go crazy. The already dull fans screamed and rediscovered the thrill of 80s hack and slash movies. But the good times didn't last long, and Eli's later works were obviously lacking in strength, such as "Knock Knock" and "Green Hell", all of which were lackluster and insignificant, disappointing fans who once liked him.
Eli is a fan-oriented director who likes old movies. Although his remake of "Green Hell" was not good, he couldn't stop his "homage" pace. This time, his poisonous hand reached out to the violent classic "Raptor" series again, which made people a little worried that he was too good at his hand, but it turned out to be the case. The new version is uninnovative, clichéd, and not as deep in themes as the original, a waste of time.
The original protagonist was played by the legendary Hollywood movie star "Old Cha" Charles Bronson. This gentleman has a unique appearance and a very different temperament from his contemporaries. At first glance, he is the only protagonist of a B-level movie, and is somewhat similar to Huang Qiusheng in Hong Kong now. The Hong Kong translation names of the movies he starred in often have the roots of Raptor (Raptor Iron King Kong) and Weird (The Rain Monster), so the death request became "Raptor Weird", a signature work that only belongs to Lao Zha. . This series actually lasted for 20 years, with a total of five episodes, and became a classic of violent exploitation movies.
The new version invites Bruce Willis, and also uses the root of his "Die Hard", but the temperament of the two is too different. Bruce lacks the evil spirit and evil spirit of Lao Zha. The film has been reduced to a very ordinary revenge action movie, extremely cliché.
What's more worth mentioning is that the original Lao Zha executed not the murderer of his wife, but an irrelevant street villain, which made his behavior universal and public welfare. The new version is a simple revenge of a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye. The old cloth only kills the relevant sinners, which seems petty and limited. There is no in-depth thinking about crime and punishment in the original version, which is a lot thinner.
The new version, which was released in March, received poor reviews, and fans continued to be disappointed with Eli. The film simply has the director's old line of work, and the effect of bloody violence is not bad, but after the introduction, after purification, domestic audiences have no chance to see it. Don't think that only a few minutes are removed. For example, it's like watching a horror movie, running for a long time, hiding for a long time, in fact, just to watch the last, terrible moment. Those chasing after, dodging and dodging are all in vain, it is better not to watch.
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