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2005 brought to us the box-office hits, misses and the not even close. There are a
couple of movies that took the bank this year, and then there are some that just
didn't. In this article, I'll outline the formula for success and some of the
things that made movies this year not so successful.
2005 was definitely the year of the remakes. We saw such remakes as War of
the Worlds, Bewitched, Dukes of Hazard, Herbie: Fully Loaded and Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory. With the exception of Dukes and
Herbie, the remakes were largely successful in the box-office.
Movie-goers enjoy seeing remakes if they are good, and these movies certainly
had their good parts. The effects were better than the originals and stories
were relatively close so that there wasn't anything entirely
damaging to the franchises. However, this trend probably won't last much longer
since it looks as though Hollywood is getting tired of remakes.
This was definitely not the year for horror movies. Amityville Horror, White
Noise, Ring Two, Boogeyman, Skeleton Key and Hide and Seek just
weren't that good. Horror movies have a certain formula that makes them good. In
this case, there wasn't anything particularly remarkable this year. Some of
these horror movies were remakes as well. The point is, if it isn't scary enough
the first time around or if it just isn't something that hasn't been done
before, people will get tired quickly, as was the case this year.
By contrast, comic books and science fiction have been kicking butt and taking
names. Star Wars Episode III, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Constantine and
Batman Begins all have done well. In fact, they have been huge hits.
Comics are still in, and Marvel and DC are capitalizing all they can. Star
Wars was a smash and the number one box-office hit of 2005 to date. The
people that are buying tickets are loving these and that will probably continue
on through 2006.
Comedies have made a come back. Such hits as Madagascar, The Longest Yard
(another remake), Robots, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Monster-In-Law and
Wedding Crashers have rocked the boat. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Ben
Stiller, Steve Carell and Robin Williams, to name a few, have all stolen the
show with their performances. People love funny, and all of these movies were
funny this year. 2005 has had some amazing comedies that have kept people
talking.
So what's up for 2006? We have comic movies coming out, horror, thrillers,
comedies and more remakes. 2006 will be an interesting time, but just remember
how good 2005 was and let's see if it can be topped. Will there be a return of
the horror? Only time will tell.
Joseph belongs to the League of Extraordinary Batman, no really, he does.
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