Movie makers get the right balance just right when they create a new movie that appeals to the whole family.
Cinema theaters and movie makers are looking at box office ratings. So if a typical family of mum, dad and kids go to the cinema that is 4 tickets. (Not to mention the popcorn, sweets of soft drinks!) So it is easy to see why the film makers love making films that appeal to the whole family.
When the movie magic really works.
The success of a good film is based on one that the kids love, adults can relate to and is watchable and keeps their children happy and quiet during the movie. Disney have worked for nearly 100 years on getting this ‘magic’ formula just right and have created some of the best known and most loved movies of all time.
Not to mention other sucessful movies like Star Wars both the original triology and prequel triology which have become some of the most sucessful films of al time. The star Wars name and merchandise have been very sucessfull for over 30 years.
Childrens books to movies
J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books which have two enteries in the top 10 most successful movies with Harry Potter (The Philosphers Stone) and Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets). The Harry Potter movies have been transformed from children’s books, however the books also appealed to adults and the same can be said about the movies. This is what makes a children’s movie successful.
Who is Salt?
Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be assassinated during his forthcoming visit to New York City to attend the funeral of the recently deceased U.S. Vice President. The name of the assassin: Evelyn Salt. Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. Winter refuses to accept that she is a mole or a double agent but her actions begin to raise doubts. Just who is Evelyn Salt and what is she planning?
3D Movies are an old idea with the first 3D films becoming popular in the 1950′s were we would see a whole auidence with the red and blue glasses staring at the cinema screen. The golden era was 1952 to 1955 to be precise. The decline started in 1953 the movie industry niche because of the cost of the process required to produce and display a 3D movie. This combined with a lack of a standardized format made it impossibble to maintain.
The main reason for this was the technology required for projecting films in 3D was two prints had to be projected simultaneously. Sometimes two projectionists to keep syncronization working and some theatres could not cope with the extra expense and people started to fall out of love with 3D as it was deemed a great idea at first but not a great viewing experience. So the movie makers started to improve the sound quality with the introduction of Dolby.
The rebirth of 3D movies
The main factor is the technology used to create a film now makes it easier for makers to also create a 3D version of the film. This is especially true with computer generated movies. (CGI). Now the technology is available to make 2D films in to 3D. George Lucas is working on recreating the Star Wars movies in to 3D direct from the original 2D footage, so whilst we still love 3D and the technology is available we will continuie to see a growth in 3D movies.
The Exendables (15)
Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, the leader of a group of elite mercenaries in this hard-hitting action thriller with an all-star cast about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realise things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal.
What is the most popular film in the UK? Avatar has received the most money but what happens when you adjust the box office rankings to allow for inflation and population ?
Easy. It’s Avatar, setting box-office records.
Ok well what about the price of the ticket?
The cost of going to the cinema today is more expensive than 10 or 20 years ago….
Top 15 Box Office ranking films
Avatar
Mamma Mia
Titanic
Harry Potter (The Philosphers Stone)
Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the ring)
Lord of the Rings (The Return of the King)
Lord of the Rings (The Two Towers)
Casino Rayale
Harry Potter (Chamber of Secrets)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Now if we look at that list and adjust it for inflation and population.
What becomes the most popular UK movies of all time?
When everything is calculated E.T comes ou as the UK’s most popular film of all time!
Due for release at Christmas 2010 the film based on the book by C.S. Lewis over 60 years ago, will be the official third film in the series. from 20th Century Fox. The film will also be released in digital 3D and is set to be a movie for all the family this Christmas.
Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer
Following the success of The lion the witch and the wardrobe this film is set to appeal to the same auidence.
The Dawn Treader continues sailing into an area where merpeople dwell and the water turns sweet rather than bitter and salty. At last the ship can go no further as the water has become too shallow. Caspian wishes to travel with Reepicheep to the end of the world, but his subjects are unwilling to let him go and remind him that he has promised the daughter of the fallen star that he would go back for her. Caspian declares that nobody will go on and descends to his cabin, here a painting of Aslan comes to life and tells Caspian that Edmund, Eustace, Lucy and Reepicheep are to go on to the end of the world, but Caspian must return to Narnia.
Lucy, Edmund, Eustace and Reepicheep venture in a small boat through an ocean of flowers until they reach a wall of water that extends into the sky. Reepicheep paddles his coracle up the waterfall, and is never again seen in Narnia. Edmund, Eustace, and Lucy walk in a strange land where they find a lamb. The lamb turns into Aslan who tells them that Edmund and Lucy will not return to Narnia and that they should learn to know him by another name in their own world. He then sends the children home.
1hr 49min – Rated U – Animation/Comedy/Action/Adventure
Director: Lee Unkrich – Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf – : Rated 4.5 out of 5.0
Toy Story 3″ welcomes Woody, Buzz and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in… daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it more »’s all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. A few new faces-some plastic, some plush-join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie’s counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear.
“The trailer for this movie made me want to go and see it!”
The film trailer looked great and is the story is based on a concept of a criminal gang that had mastered the art of extraction by stealing valuable secrets from peoples dreams via .their own drug induced dream. The opening line was “Do no think of elephants. – Now tell me what you are thinking?” The answer was elephants! After demonstrating this simple mind trick the cast go on a journey to incept dreams.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard
The movie switched from reality to dreams and had some very clever special effects, however it was difficult to know when the characters were in a dream or not. At 2 hours and 28 minutes long I began to wonder if I was slipping in to a dream or if I really had queued up for over 45 minutes to see what could have been a great movie or a movie with the strangest plot I have ever seen.
