Eric Jou's discussions

yup - I had to hike two miles to nearest "meeting" hall hotel which was "4-stars" cause I had a foreign passport. The town I was sent to was that remote. Read more

yup - you and Chinese fans of movies. But the issue isn't the fans it's the censors who know fuckall about movies and just want to make a quick cashgrab and the studios are lazy. Read more

The plaza's so tiny... Read more

Werd! let me add that. Read more

Really?? Which formal hotel ranking organisation provides the 7 star distinction? I thought the main organization that does this goes up to 7 but normally cuts off at 5 because once you're at 5, your superior. Since that was the cut off, the publications started running with 1-5 which is why most if not all are ranked… Read more

I was there today. These were taken by me.

Beijing's been odd this summer. Surprisingly good Air Quality. I suspect they're secretly seeding the rain Read more

Okay - yeah, I read that too, the part about Paramount promising this and that, such as allowing them to make merch, featuring the buildings in marketing material etc. But that's unconfirmed, Idk where it started from. Hollywood Reporter (the guys the best at this) and Chinese media so far don't know what the terms of… Read more

that's the thing too. Pangu is asking for interior shots to be removed as well... I'm expecting that a major plot point involves someone coming down from the IBM tower to meet someone at the lobby. Read more

not sure where you read the outlines of the agreement as it hasn't be released it. =[ but if what you say is the case, Paramount would be stupid to do that since China is their second largest and soon be largest market. This movie is expected to rake in over 1 billion rmb. Read more

yeah but the difference is, it's not a 7- star hotel. it's labeling itself as a 7-star. Like its name is 7 Star hotel, but it says it's rated 7 Stars as well. That's the distinction, that it's rated x amount of stars. Read more

meh, I guess it was poorly worded. It's more or less it'll look incredibly weird for that part to be empty and without anything. Plus in the regard of putting robots in, they film a location first then add the CG element over it. Wouldn't removing something there ruin the "realistic backdrop approach"? You know like,… Read more

I want one. Bumblee Beetle that is. Read more

not sure. but all their advertising says 7-stars. I've stayed in 3 star hotels, I've stayed in 5 star hotels. I've never stayed at a 7-star hotel. You'd think they'd build one in Macao or Las Vegas, where well people actually stay in hotels. Read more

But it wouldn't serve the purpose of Chinese fan service. If the buildings are removed that whole shot will look weird.

Then again, western audience members wont' know or care. Read more

yup Read more

That's what i thought too! But it's got a dumb face! Read more

really? Okay, cause I was looking at the direct China teams, the ones that made it through. I wasn't looking at the invited group. Good call. i'll change it. Thanks Read more

Really?! That's a lot of money. And compound that with the money from endorsments, these guys could make bank! that's crazy! Read more

who doesn't?! Read more

The higher resolution photos came from a Chinese news site. the original photos were uploaded by a user to the social media site weibo. Chinese sites tend to unscrupulous with their attribution so they scrub it out. =[ hence why i said photos from xxxxxx originally posted on weibo Read more