Posted on 11/05/2017 2:15:18 PM PST by Simon Green
I've posted a lot about genre films in the short time I've been here. I thought it would be fun for my first vanity post to crunch the numbers on how many of the top 20 films of each year since 1980 have been either science fiction, fantasy, animated, or comic book based. If graphed, the curve would be remarkably smooth.
1980: 20%
1981: 25%
1982: 30%
1983: 15%
1984: 30%
1985: 15%
1986: 20%
1987: 15%
1988: 40%
1989: 30%
1990: 35%
1991: 35%
1992: 15%
1993: 15%
1994: 35%
1995: 30%
1996: 30%
1997: 45%
1998: 45%
1999: 45%
2000: 25%
2001: 45%
2002: 55%
2003: 55%
2004: 55%
2005: 55%
2006: 40%
2007: 60%
2008: 55%
2009: 65%
2010: 70%
2011: 70%
2012: 70%
2013: 70%
2014: 75%
2015: 60%
2016: 85%
2017: 90%
Methinks I see a trend....
Other than the LOTR movies, I don’t think I’ve gone to one since the 80s.
Thanks. That is stunning.
Considering the crap they throw into the other categories....I’m okay with this.
Those are the only types of movies I actually will pay to see anymore.
Why the hell would I want to go to the movies to see a drama? I go to the movies to have fun.
There hasn’t been a halfway decent drama film in years.
Can you do a comparison. List the top 20 from 1980 and from 2015 or 2016.
Show me an x-y plot.
How many are worth seeing again?
Pretty soon it’ll be >100%
Interesting confirmation of what’s seemed to be happening over the last few years - a couple of years ago Directv gave us three free movies of our choice from their first-run cinema service as a “reward” for our time with them - we didn’t use one because we couldn’t find any from amongst the zombie, action hero, science fiction plethora we were offered that seemed worth watching, even for free.....
Marx was wrong: celebrity is the opiate of the masses.
RLTW
What is interesting about the comic book movies these days is that because of the development of the “MCU,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel has solved the problems of sequels. Previously, once a movie was a hit, all there were were sequels, which just offered the same story again, until the well went dry. With the Cinematic Universe, you can offer the same basic characters, or add new ones, and different stories that explore different parts of that universe, without being a tired sequel. With that formula you can cash checks forever. Since 2008’s Iron Man, the MCU has included 17 films, with nine more in production.
I’m so out of it, I have no idea what the marvel universe is. Is wonder woman one of them?
Going to an MCU film is like going to McDonald's rather than going to a family run restaurant. McDonald's is a pretty ok meal, but not great. The family run restaurant might be good, but it might be terrible. But at least if you pick McDonalds, you'll know ahead of time what the quality will be.
If they replayed “Twelve O’Clock High” on the big screen, I’d cheerfully pay to see it. But any “drama” made today is going to be SJW nonsense.
My brother describes this as movies being short on storyline and long on graphics.
It’s the catchphrase for the world inhabited by the characters created by Marvel Comics starting in the 1960s. They were notable for having more complex characters than the then dominate DC comics. The movies do well because every age group since baby boomers grew up with them, so there’s a built in nostalgia factor. Plus some good stories at least in some of them.
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