Chapter 232 227 Oscars' Strongest Host

Chapter 228 227. The Strongest Oscar Host

The Hangover has undoubtedly achieved great success, which can be inferred from the laughter of the audience and the smiles on their faces when they left.

Everyone is happy that the movie is successful.

But who is the happiest person, besides Eric who can make a lot of money, it is probably Adam Sandler.

He took the initiative to reduce his salary to participate in The Hangover in order to achieve another breakthrough in his career and truly enter the ranks of first-line comedians.

Facts have proved that his vision and choice are very correct. With the blessing of The Hangover, the media and fans no longer have to hide and can openly put him on par with first-line comedians such as Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, and Robin Williams.

"Mr. Cooper, I must thank you again for giving me the opportunity to star in "The Hangover". This is definitely the best choice I have ever made."

Eric smiled and said, "The success of the movie is the result of your joint efforts. My contribution is very small."

"No, if you hadn't approved this project, it wouldn't even start, so it's still thanks to your wisdom."

Sure enough, he knows how to talk. There is nothing wrong with saying it this way. It sounds comfortable.

As a director, Todd Phillips was even more grinning. He was also a huge beneficiary, but the director was not exposed to the front like a star, so the media's attention would definitely not be on him.

Although Todd Phillips had shot several successful movies before, the investment amount was always in the tens of millions.

Once the box office of "The Hangover" soars this time, the A-level productions of major companies will inevitably extend an olive branch to him.

A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a director who doesn't want to direct a blockbuster is not a good director.

"Todd, I heard that you turned down Warner's "Police and Hutch" for "The Hangover"?"

"Well, both scripts were placed in front of me at the time. After reading them, I decisively chose "The Hangover". Well, I actually struggled for a while, but the plot of "The Hangover" attracted me more and was more marketable."

"Don't worry, your choice will never be wrong. "Police and Hutch" will be released on March 5th, let's wait and see."

He said, he put his arm around the shoulders of several people: "Since the audience's response is so good, I should also put "The Hangover 2" on the agenda."

Hearing this, several people's eyes tightened, and a thought popped up in their minds at the same time, is it too early?

After all, it was just the premiere. Whether the movie was really successful or just an illusion, we have to wait until the first week box office is released before judging.

Many movies have received rave reviews at the beginning, but then they are silent.

"You're all watching me. Don't you have no confidence, or do you not want to make a sequel?"

Xiao Jianjian immediately said: "I have no problem. Just contact me after the project starts."

Others nodded when they saw this. If you, the big boss, are not worried, we, the employees, are even less worried. On the contrary, you have to pay us more.

With Ryan Reynolds' current status, even if it is a friendship price, his salary will not be less than 3 million US dollars. When he filmed the first movie, he only had 700,000 US dollars.

Adam Sandler is even higher. He was lucky to get 7 million US dollars. The salaries of others will also increase greatly.

Why does the sequel of the movie seem to have little improvement in production level, no special effects and no big scenes, but the production cost has to increase so much? This is the reason.

In the following days, investigators in major cities of MGM gave the results. The attendance rate was quite good, the laughter was also dense, and the film reviews and word of mouth were also lifted.

The Rotten Tomatoes freshness reached 95%, and the audience had a first-class reputation, surpassing most comedy movies.

"Hahaha, I strongly recommend watching "The Hangover". This is the funniest movie I have seen this year. It is full of various language jokes, but it is not recommended to take children to watch it because some of the plots are still very explicit."

"Did the elements of alcoholism, drug abuse, streaking, and urinating and defecating everywhere make you think that "The Hangover" is a dark drama? But I want to tell you that it is a very explosive comedy. Ryan Reynolds is really handsome, especially the part where he fucks a tiger, OMG!"

"I am a shit and piss movie. They can bring me different happiness. Recently, I have been watching blockbusters or award-winning art films. Otherwise, It's a horror movie, I'm tired of it. The Hangover brings freshness to me and my friends. This is the comedy movie we want to see. "

"An incomparable good movie, completely different from Jim Carrey's comedy, but it can still make you addicted and laugh. Everyone in the cinema was crazy. This group of bad guys brought me happiness. "

"If you want to laugh, go to The Hangover. If you want to be scared, go to Saw 2. "

When the Rotten Tomatoes rating came out, everyone knew that the movie would definitely sell well. MGM created a new series of movies, a cash cow.

But unlike the good reputation of the audience, the film critics have mixed reviews.

After all, they are film critics. Some of them are self-proclaimed noble. They consider a movie from the perspective of appreciating art.

Don't say shitty movies like The Hangover. Even if it's The Lord of the Rings, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, or The Matrix, as long as it has a strong commercial atmosphere, it will not be in people's eyes.

Only art films like "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring" are the favorites of this type of film critics.

For example, the Chicago Tribune published an article: "The Hangover" contributed a good trailer, but that's all.

The Independent: "The Hangover" is a vulgar, boring, and bad-taste movie. You can hardly find interesting comedy elements in it. The whole movie is full of shit and fart. If you want to laugh, then it's best not to buy its ticket, it will only waste two hours of your life.

Pravda: A tacky movie with no highlights and no novelty, "The Hangover" completely wastes Adam Sandler's comedy talent and only brings a bunch of extremely boring and vulgar scraps.

There is nothing in the world that can satisfy everyone, not even money.

However, amid the controversy, MGM's stock price has risen by nearly 3 points again, getting closer to 20th Century Fox.

At the same time, some fans on the Internet have summarized the TV series and movies produced by MGM in the past year, and found that almost all of them are profitable, and they are not small profits, but at least tens of millions of dollars, and there are few works that lose money.

If "Barbershop", "Red Dragon" and "007" are the high-quality heritage of the previous generation, then starting with "Sharknado", this lion has started running mode.

"Saw", "Get Out", "Hold Your Breath", "Happy Death Day", "The Purge" and "Transformers".

Even a very niche art film like "Blue Is the Warmest Color" can make more than 200 million worldwide, which is really exaggerated.

Coupled with the "The Walking Dead" that countless audiences are looking forward to, it can be said that both movies and TV series are blooming.

If there are a few movies that did not make money, there are probably only "Whale Rider" and "Monster", but these two movies have a good reputation.

It's just that the box office did not make money, and the subsequent copyright income will definitely be profitable.

Some fans are already calculating how long it will take MGM to surpass Disney and become the top of the seven major companies.

The answer with the highest number of likes for this topic is two years.

The premise is that MGM can continue to develop smoothly, and Disney cannot continue to produce hits. For example, "Finding Nemo" has raised Disney's stock price by nearly 10%.

Some netizens also provided ideas, hoping that MGM will acquire Warner after it becomes stronger, so that many lost copyrights can be taken back.

Eric still agrees with this suggestion of netizens very much. He wants the copyrights of DC and "Tom and Jerry" too much.

If DC and Marvel are concentrated in his hands, it is not a dream to have a Justice League vs. Avengers and defeat "Titanic".

Among the audience's favorites, "The Hangover" undoubtedly won the box office champion this week.

2,555 cinemas achieved a box office of 57 million US dollars, reaching the top.

February 27, Los Angeles, Dolby Theater.

Today, there are crowds of people here, and big stars from all over the world gather here to attend the 76th Academy Awards ceremony together.

Unlike the Golden Globes and the Emmys, the Oscars don't have round tables for eating and drinking. Everyone sits in a row in suits and tuxedos.

To Eric's left is the crew of "Blue Is Blue", to his right is the crew of "Transformers", and behind him are the crews of "Get Out" and "Monster".

With the opening remarks of veteran actor Sean Connery, the award ceremony entered the tribute session.

This year's host is Billy Crystal, who comes from a Hollywood acting family and is a versatile writer, director, and host. His hosting skills are even better than many professional hosts and talk show actors.

This year, because "The Lord of the Rings" is likely to make history, the importance is self-evident, so ABC specially invited him.

It's an invitation, not a competition, because this big brother has a rich resume.

He started hosting the Oscars in 1990, and because the effect was very good, the subsequent Oscars almost became his personal show.

1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000. 1998 was the year when Titanic swept the audience, and it was also the year when Crystal was in charge, so it was not surprising that ABC invited him.

Eric still remembers that at the 82nd Oscars, the original host Eddie Murphy resigned temporarily, so this old man had to be pulled in to save the day. He is so trustworthy.

In the short film, Crystal first ate popcorn in the cinema, and a golden magic ring came out of his mouth. After putting it on, he was instantly sucked into the big screen, his clothes were exposed and he squatted on the ground, just like "Terminator".

Then he sailed on the sea with Captain Jack, took over the sword of the king from the Elf King, raced horses with Tobey Maguire in the last century, swam in the ocean with Nemo, and contributed a famous Hollywood meme.

Crystal turned into Gollum and talked to himself in the lake.

"I can't host this year."

"No, you have to go, they're counting on you."

"I haven't hosted an Oscar since it was taken over by an evil wizard."

"Are you talking about the orcs?"

"No, the Weinstein brothers!"

Hahahaha

The short film instantly caused laughter in the audience, and many people were really laughing.

Everyone knows that Peter Jackson deliberately used Harvey Weinstein as a template to mock him in "The Lord of the Rings 3". Create an orc commander.

And Harvey Weinstein's behavior of using various despicable means to attack his opponents and win the grand prize has made many people despise him.

After seeing this scene, everyone naturally felt happy.

Even Harvey Weinstein himself, who was sitting at the scene, could only smile and applaud. He had to look generous, but he must have hated the screenwriter and director in his heart.

Finally, under the guidance of Jack Nicholson's disguised Gandalf, Crystal stepped onto the awards stage.

"Dear guests, let us welcome the host-Billy Crystal!"

Amid thunderous applause, Christo smiled and greeted the audience.

“We’re giving out a lot of trophies tonight, and a lot of them are first-time nominees.”

“Just a reminder to all first-time nominees, remember to tip the host if you win.”

"First-time finalist Charlize Theron!"

The camera showed Theron. She was wearing a beautiful white evening dress today and immediately showed a shy smile.

But my heart is screaming: "Little Golden Man, Little Golden Man, I must get the Little Golden Man! Give it to me!"

"Theron, you look stunning tonight, but you scare the shit out of people in the movie."

"And Ashley and Mary, this is your first time being shortlisted, so I wish you good luck."

For this kind of troublesome scene, the audience naturally applauded without taking it too seriously.

The two sisters also wore red and blue evening gowns, waving to the camera and smiling.

They were also roaring in their hearts: "Damn it, if you don't give us the best actress, everyone will die!"

“There’s a really interesting movie this year called Lost in Translation, and the director, Sofia Coppola, is the first woman to be nominated for best director.”

"Sofia said it would be great to be shortlisted and she had no hope of winning, but I don't think that's the case."

"Because early this morning, a lot of the judges said they found a horse head next to their pillow."

Ha ha ha ha

Sofia Coppola is the daughter of Francis Coppola, and the horse head is a famous scene in Francis's classic "The Godfather".

What follows is a medley of operatic arias, which fully demonstrates Christo’s talent.

In front of the TV, tens of millions of viewers saw this scene, and they all had to admit that he was indeed the strongest, even the most popular talk show hosts, whether it was Alan, Conan, Jimmy, etc. Everyone must be willing to accept defeat.

After a big show, Crystal announced loudly: "Let us welcome our first award guest, last year's Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress, Katharine Jones!"