The premiere started on time at seven o'clock, and after some interaction with fans, "Small Island Cry" also began to officially reflect.
It still started with Virginia’s hoarse storytelling voice, and as the plot progressed step by step, the fog gradually cleared away. When Grace, played by Virginia, opened the door to reveal all the truth, Eric I heard the sound of wow clearly in the theater.
The subtitles rose slowly, and after the lights came on, there were a few drum-like applause in the theater. These scattered applause were like the flames that ignited a haystack. In less than five seconds, they were like a shower hitting everything. There was a sound, which lasted for more than a minute.
"This is definitely one of the best horror stories I've seen in years, and even though the plot is straightforward and there are no Hollywood special effects, the creepy atmosphere is always in my heart. After Eric Williams conquered completely different fan groups with "Home Alone", "Pretty Woman" and "Dark Wars", he extended his 'magic palm' to the horror movie fan group , this is an incredible thing.”
"An awe-inspiring ending that temporarily escapes the real world to enjoy the heartbeat for more than an hour, but the unexpected ending seems to suddenly pull people back to the naked reality, which makes people shudder. "
"It's a terrific movie, and in an age where we can only stuff horror with lots of blood and sickening special effects, Isle of Cry is certainly the first and very smart horror film." Movies, he doesn't use those usual techniques. But it's equally chilling and screaming."
"A thriller where the supernatural comes to dominate. He relies on the creepy tension of the plot. Not gore and violence. Virginia Madsen's performance is also eye-catching, this David. After several years of groping, she seems to finally know her place in Hollywood. I hope she can continue to bring us more excellent movies. Um, well, I admit, want It's really hard to surpass "Small Cry", so as long as she can bring an equally good movie, I believe the audience will be satisfied."
"Immersed in tension and foreboding, it is almost the old routine of horror movies. But this movie has no strange masked killers, abrupt kitchen knives, and bloody brutal conflicts. But it is tight from beginning to end. The appetite of the audience is hanging, no one knows what happened, but everyone wants to know what happened, the last door was pushed open, and finally we who were already in a cold sweat suddenly realized."
The day after the premiere, newspapers including The New York Post, Newsweek, The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Chicago Tribune, and many more published stories about "Island Cry". "Positive reviews, and. Many people have discovered that among these movie reviews. The most used word is 'creepy (creepy)'.
Viewers who read these film reviews, especially horror movie lovers, are all looking forward to November 1st.
At the same time, Eric's words on the red carpet naturally caused a storm.
"Hollywood Online" published the manuscript written by George Northam overnight on the second day.
"...Perhaps, after the success of several films, Eric Williams has swelled to the point where he forgot the fact that he is only a human being, not a god. He even boasted in front of many movie fans that "Small Island Cry" is so good You can ignore any schedule restrictions. Neither Steven Spielberg nor George Lucas dared to say such arrogant words easily, but they just came out of the mouth of this young man who is not yet twenty years old. What an act of ignorance. Moreover, although the author was not able to watch the film in person, according to insiders who watched the film at the scene, "Small Island Cry" is far from as good as Eric said, even It is far from the quality of Eric's previous films. Not only is the setting rough and simple, but it is also full of mystery from the beginning to the end. The plot of the whole film seems to be crawling slowly. After more than an hour of delay, Although the ending is a bit unexpected, there are no surprises for the drowsy audience. I really want Mr. Eric Williams to show up and analyze it in detail, so that What qualifications does an extremely procrastinating movie have to claim 'disregarding the schedule'."
Although many newspapers were wary of Disney's influence and did not blatantly criticize and smear "Island Cry" like "Hollywood Online" and other tabloids, they did not care about Eric's words of "ignoring the schedule" on the red carpet. Ironically, in just two or three days, 'ignoring the schedule' has become a popular joke.
The three major TV stations that had a very unpleasant fight with Eric because of "Friends" frequently used this topic to mock him.
In a daytime talk show on nbc, a middle-aged host named Bonnie Godwin in his forties did not sit directly in front of the desk and talk like he used to, but asked the audience to wait for a few seconds Afterwards, a steel wire was suspended and slowly floated down to the seat, and a pair of miniature angel wings full of funny flavors were ridiculously tied behind him. And when the guest asked the reason, he satirized Eric's so-called "ignoring schedule" theory by awakening the ability of "ignoring gravity".
Although there was a lot of noise from the outside world, even Jeffrey persuaded Eric to finally clarify, but Eric turned a deaf ear.
On Wednesday, November 1, "Small Island" was officially released in 1,700 theaters.
In the midst of everyone's attention, on the second day, the first-day box office of "Small Island Cry" was only 3.1 million, and the media immediately gloated. If you can ignore the working days, then it must be a fool's dream to want to ignore the schedule.
But then, according to rough estimates, after taking in another $3.9 million on Thursday, "Small Cry" took in $6.3 million, $7.1 million and $6.4 million on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. . After the final detailed statistics, the total box office in the first five days reached 27.19 million, and all doubting individuals and the media immediately shut their mouths obediently.
The box office of more than 27 million in the first week, even in any popular schedule, is a very impressive result. (To be continued..)