Post movies that changed Hollywood.
12-31-15, 12:55 PM
#35
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Most of the obvious one are already posted so The Ring?
Can't the dumbing down(PG-13-ifying) of the horror genre be traced back to its success?
12-31-15, 01:37 PM
#40
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
12-31-15, 02:14 PM
#41
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Gone with the Wind: Set the template for all blockbusters that followed and is still the highest grossing film in history (adjusted for inflation).
Winchester '73: James Stewart broke his studio contract and made the unheard of move to become an independent. Universal couldn’t afford his asking price for starring in the film so Stewart had his salary tied to the gross of the film. This quickly became the standard practice and continues today.
The Robe: The first movie filmed in anamorphic WS, a process developed to counter the infringement of TV on the movie going public.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy: Brought the fantasy film into the main-stream. Sure there had been hundreds of fantasy films with good box office but this one changed the whole fantasy film game.
Winchester '73: James Stewart broke his studio contract and made the unheard of move to become an independent. Universal couldn’t afford his asking price for starring in the film so Stewart had his salary tied to the gross of the film. This quickly became the standard practice and continues today.
The Robe: The first movie filmed in anamorphic WS, a process developed to counter the infringement of TV on the movie going public.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy: Brought the fantasy film into the main-stream. Sure there had been hundreds of fantasy films with good box office but this one changed the whole fantasy film game.
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12-31-15, 02:16 PM
#42
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
The Ring did usher in an era of remaking every Asian horror film in the US (The Eye, The Grudge, Pulse, Dark Water, Shutter, A Tale of Two Sisters, One Missed Call, etc; ) 90% extremely poorly.
Last edited by RichC2; 12-31-15 at 02:22 PM.
12-31-15, 02:32 PM
#43
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Seems the LOTR and Hobbit movies are just success outliers, rather than setting trend.
Last edited by hdnmickey; 12-31-15 at 02:41 PM.
12-31-15, 03:32 PM
#47
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Post #14
I actually enjoy the movie. The silent sections of the movie and the music sections make it quite a surreal experience. But in 1927, Only the talkie sections was what everyone remembered the movie for back then.
I actually enjoy the movie. The silent sections of the movie and the music sections make it quite a surreal experience. But in 1927, Only the talkie sections was what everyone remembered the movie for back then.
12-31-15, 03:40 PM
#49
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Can't believe no one posted this. Pretty much killed the American Western genre, or at least the whitewashing of the era.
12-31-15, 03:50 PM
#50
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: Post movies that changed Hollywood.
Winchester '73: James Stewart broke his studio contract and made the unheard of move to become an independent. Universal couldn’t afford his asking price for starring in the film so Stewart had his salary tied to the gross of the film. This quickly became the standard practice and continues today.