easily categorized characters
familiar and easily described plots
high on stylish and slick production qualities
aimed for broad mass appeal
multi-platform promotional channels- home video/tvc/fast food tie-ins
prototypes from 70s were Jaws, Star Wars and Alien
Creators
Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer credited with creations- Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Flashdance
Teenagers
target audience changed to preteens and teens
Porky's, Revenge of the Nerds
John Hughes
made teen-oriented "coming of age" films
Sixteen Candles, The breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sequels
before 80s, a few sequels
many sequels were made which were usually the same story with a few changes
Revenge of the Nerds 2, Porky's 2
Horror
John Carpenter's successful Halloween (1978) caused a revival of horror films in the 80s
Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th
Action Sequels
Rambo- four films
Rocky 6 films
Terminator- 5 films
Conan the Barbarian-2 films
Indiana Jones, Beverly Hills cop, Die hard, Lethal Weapon also had multiple generations
Karate Kids, Ghostbusters, National Lampoon Vacation, Gremlins, Police Academy
Parody Films
Airplane, Naked Gun, This is Spinal Tap
Animation
Tron (1982) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Science Fiction
Blade Runner, The Thing, RoboCop, E.T., Back to the Future
Drama
Field of Dreams, Cocoon, Dead Poet's Society
War
Gallipoli, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the 4th of July
Dance (good example of how they used songs to sell movies)
Flashdance, Footloose, Dirty Dancing
Adventure for pre-teens
The Goonies, the NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth
Big Flops
Howard the Duck
Marvel comic strip character from 1977
Disney threatened to sue based on similarity to Donald Duck
Marvel gave him pants to stop the suit
1986 film made by Willard Huyck and George Lucas
regarded as one of worst big budget movies from the 80s
Batman (1989)
directed by Tim Burton
Superman started superheroes but they were comic-like
Batman noted for dramatic shift in tone and opened door for current super hero boom
made 411 million and merchandising made 750 million
film budget was 35 million
Batman had appeared in the movies in the 60s and 40s, too
MTV- 1 August, 1981 Played "Video killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
In your own experience, has there been a sequel that is worse than the original film?
Independence Day (1996) was exciting, fun, full of great references to classic sci-fi with great characters. Will Smith swooping in to pick up his girlfriend and son! Jeff Goldblum trying to get back together with his ex! Bill Pullman giving an excellent rallying speech! I could go on. Independence Day Resurgence (2016) was AWFUL. I rolled my eyes TWICE, never a good sign, and specifically in response to Liam Hemsworth's dumb romance with the president's daughter. NO Will Smith, and his girlfriend, Vivica A. Fox has two minutes of screen time before she is killed. What?? Only partial Jeff Goldblum who has this inexplicable fakey romance with the most believable female scientist in cinema, the messy-haired Charlotte Gainsbourg. It's a case of two steps forward, one step back. Bill Pullman gives another rallying speech but by this point, I am mad and want my money back. Then he dies exactly like Randy Quaid's character died in the first Independence Day. Total Crap. Roland Emmerich is responsible for both films.
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| He makes my eyes hurt. |
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| C.G. sees no reason to put on make up or comb her hair because, merde, this is a crisis and she is a scientist. |
In your experience, has there been a sequel that is better than the original film?
Terminator:Judgment Day (1991) built on the excellent sci-fi premise of Terminator (1984) and added more character development to Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor , more story complexity and better special effects to the original. James Cameron directed both films.
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| S.C pre-Terminator: questionable hair, chipper outlook for the future |
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| S.C. post-Terminator: pared down, bad ass. Not sure why she's given up wearing a bra, but what's important is she knows how to use that rifle. |
consider what made the film better/worse? Was there a different director or actors? Was the story stronger/weaker/the same?
Then, research and provide a summary of the influence of MTV on film making
MTV started playing the short form movies that record companies were putting out to promote their artists. The "videos" soon became art forms in their own right with fast editing, high production values, and easily digested story arcs. As the 80s progressed, movies started to borrow heavily from music videos, especially action films, with speed cuts, high energy sound tracks and breaks in the film to showcase one or two big songs.
Before MTV, the focus of editing was on moving the viewer along a narrative arc and slowly building to the climax. By contrast, MTV's editing style fast is focuses on the emotion of a single scene with no beginning, middle or end to a story. This style influenced Saving Private Ryan's opening Omaha Beach landing during D-Day set piece.
The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory, and Practice
By Ken Dancygerhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/06/walter-mitty-music-video-movie-mtv-directors
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