Red Police Veyron: Pretend we are still living in 1986

Jaylen 2021-12-27 08:01:17

"The Bare-Handed Dragon", "The Scarlet Dragon", "The Red Dragon", "The Scarlet Dragon", "The Red Police Dragon"... Can you tell from these names? Can you tell how different they are?

Well, the starring actors of the above movies are Steven Seager, Duff Ronger, John Wayne, Jet Li, and Stallone. This comparison will come out a bit. These stories are all very obvious routines. , Are all lonely heroes, super capable of fighting, super capable of killing, always encounter some setbacks in the early stage of the film, and then finally move the situation, and then kill the Quartet, one person completes the victory of eliminating a large group of gangsters. Moreover, these films, in addition to the earlier one by John Wayne, as well as the current "Red Police Dragon" is this year, and the others are the most brilliant action films from the 1980s to the 1990s.

Of course, they can be called "Red*Weilong", it is not their intention, but my Huanghuang Greater China has translated it for others. The Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and I don't know why I have to compete with the "Chi*Weilong". It makes a bunch of masters like a model. However, having said that, they are really the same as a model. Although the length is different, the quality of the film is the same.

If we lived in 1986, in the most glorious period of action movies, Stallone's "Red Police Dragon" would definitely look particularly good. But the problem is that it is now 2013, why did a 1986 film have been released?

This must start with the director Walter Hill, the old director who has directed many hot action movies in the 1980s and 1990s. For example, he directed "Red Square Special Police", "Ultimate Titans", and "Super Time". "Crisis" and "Ultimate Fighter", he has been dormant for 10 years since the "Ultimate Fighter" and has not made a movie. This time he is cooperating with Stallone. It is Stallone that made him so excited that he decided to direct. In the face of Stallone, there is also a script with an orthodox story. Walter Hill said this:

"This movie has a very traditional structure and story, as well as the setting of the characters. I think that instead of making this movie into a popular police movie, it is better to use the old method and the same way as the simplest and most original film. I think this way, the movie may be more interesting. Of course, we also have actors like Stallone, so there is no need to make any fashionable movies. Audiences enter the cinema to see Stallone’s muscles and He fights like Rambo."

Well, the story was filmed in the simplest and most primitive way according to the old method and the same way, so we saw a very retro standard action movie from the 1980s. If we pretend that we are still living in 1986, we will be moved and shouted for it. But, by comparison, this is not 1986 anymore. As a result, the strangest phenomenon also occurred.

As a fan of action movies, what I often say is how brilliant the action movies in the 1980s were, how strong and brave the heroes were, how real they were, how real they were. , That so so that, many hates had to be able to be reborn in that era. However, when a movie that truly restored the action movies of the 1980s really came, when "Red Police Force Dragon" and Stallone reappeared in front of our eyes sharply, they still no longer caught colds. After taking a look, he shook his head again, still feeling dissatisfied. That's why people's hearts are unpredictable. In fact, this is a typical Yelong good dragon. When the real dragon shows up, the so-called liking disappears for a moment. In fact, liking it this way is just the feeling of being obsessed with himself. He cares more about himself, and has nothing to do with dragons. I like the action movies of the 1980s again and again, like Shu Jiazhen, but because I watched a few more in that era, now I can use it as a qualification to show off. However, this so-called liking, because it has been performed too many times, is enough to deceive many people. Like Walter Hill and Stallone, they really think that everyone still likes that kind of movie, so they made it. Although it is still as hot as ever, blood is splashed, as always, punches to the flesh, as always, heroic beauties, but They still lost, and they lost terribly. The world is really not what they imagined. The reality is too skinny, and they smashed the spirit and flesh of Walter Hill and Stallone.

The other side of the audience's Ye Gonghaolong, of course, lies in Walter Hill's unpredictability. Life in 2013, of course, cannot be simply restored, simply follow the old methods to make a very old-school movie, and simply use the old methods to move people easily. In fact, using the old-school method to make a very old-school movie can also move people, such as "Muay Thai", such as "Raid", such as "Slaying the Wolf", such as "Zone 13", etc., it seems that it is not used Too many new methods are simply using the old-school shooting methods of old-school action movies, but the result is very different. It has moved a lot of audiences, attracted them, and then raced to tell. Why are these films hot? But can’t "Red Police Force Dragon"? Probably, it depends on the sincerity of the director, the actors, and the producers. The appearance of these old-school new movies has been infused with great efforts by the participants, and there is a state of being put to death and then reborn, because if the movie is not popular, the producers will suffer huge failures. This undefeated spirit was poured into the film, and then it became sincere and right, and treated every detail and every budget with care as a child. Then, their spirits were finally moved, and success became a reality. In this movie, Walter Hill and Stallone obviously do not have the state of being left to death. After all, they are all successful. All they need is to continue to extract personal surplus value and then go to the market to realize it. For meticulously making a fine product, this mentality is probably not enough. In a modest mentality, probably this is how "Red Police Veyron" came out. This kind of speculation is a bit condemning, but I think it is like this. This is my judgment.

"Red Police Dragon" should actually be called "Headshot" directly. The name will be more accurate. It is good when you watch it. It is more arresting, but after watching it, it will be quickly forgotten. Another good point is that in addition to Stallone, you can also accidentally see Chengkang, Jason Momoa, and Christine Slater, which are some small surprises.

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Bullet to the Head quotes

  • Marcus Baptiste: [to Taylor and James about Keegan] You're dealing with an ex-mercenary! He's gonna punch your ticket and I'm gonna watch!

  • Taylor Kwon: [to James after he shot Marcus] You don't just kill a guy like that!