After the blockbuster boom of the 70s and 80s, corporations found that there is good money to be made in the movie industry. With this realization came a different way of producing movies; with very large budgets and big stars. Then the popularity of home video brought forth a need for more product for the…
Category: Comparisons
A comparison of two films.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre vs. A Better Tomorrow
Action and horror movies almost always have scenes that make you cringe because of the violence involved. Sometimes the violence is pointless and terrifying and other times there is a reason. Well, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and A BETTER TOMORROW are two very different movies to clarify the point being made. This is the mad man…
Terminator and The House of Flying Daggers
For the past two weeks I chose to watch Terminator(1984) and The House of Flying Daggers(2004). Both films have some similarities but are very unlike from each other. The Terminator revolves around guns, violence, and the main goal is to survive. I chose this movie because it is the first out of many sequels and…
Dead Poets Society & Sex, Lies, and Videotape
My two films I watched this week are Dead Poets Society and Sex, Lies, and Videotape. These two films are quite different in their plot, but they are both unconventional and low budget. The first film, Dead Poets Society, stars Robin Williams in 1989. This film is categorized as a feel good unconventional film and…
Hollow Man vs Basic Instinct
For this week’s blog, I will be writing about the movies Hollow Man (2000) and Basic Instinct (2002). Both movies were directed by Paul Vehoeven, a Dutch born filmmaker with a number of blockbuster movies to his credit (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers and Elle). Vehoeven is best known for films with…
THE TERMINATOR vs. SOLARIS
Suspense and action were two very popular genres of the late 80’s and early 90’s. These films were pioneers for the movies that would follow in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. THE TERMINATOR was a huge deal when it was released on October 26th, 1984. Director James Cameron was behind the film and according…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre vs. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Over the past two weeks I watched and analyzed two films, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. These movies were both extremely important to their genres. They both improved and set the bar for future films to come. Texas Chainsaw Massacre raised stakes for horror movies obviously by being scarier than any before…
Traditional vs Nontraditional Relationships in Movies
For this assignment I viewed two very different movies from different time periods and explored the portrayal of traditional (heterosexual, similar age etc.) vs nontraditional (nonheterosexuality, age differences etc.). The first film was The Graduate which was released in 1967. My second movie choice was Being John Malkovich (BJM) which was released in 1999. Both…
Goodfellas vs. The Godfather
Movies made in the 70s and later pushed boundaries and quickly progressed the evolution of film. Each genre of film was revolutionized by a few certain films and for the crime/mob genre, the first major success was The Godfather. The Godfather was originally a nonfiction book by Mario Puzo that didn’t receive the greatest reviews….
Blazing Saddles & Charlie and the Chocolate Fatory
Blazing Saddles(1974) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005) are movies that are very unlike each other and were released over 30 years apart. Blazing Saddles is a comedy/western while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(CATCF) is a fantasy/adventure/comedy. Both have great and successful directors, Mel Brooks and Tim Burton, who did a brilliant job on the…
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