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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 23, 2018 22:05:32 GMT
In some cases greater, in other cases at least equal: I'll start...
Star Wars, single movie AND/OR franchise
The Dark Knight, single movie AND/OR Franchise
James Bond, franchise - at least equal
Godfather, single movie AND/OR Franchise
2001: A Space Odyssey, single movie
Lawrence of Arabia, single movie
LOTR, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Harry Potter, franchise
Inception, single movie
Select XCU movies - X2, DOFP, Logan
Spiderman 1 and 2
Superman: The Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark, single movie
E.T. single movie
There are more of course, but your turn... |
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Post by scabab on Aug 23, 2018 22:49:40 GMT
James Bond is probably greater. The series has been going since 1962 and it's just as popular as ever.
Things that kill other framchises, like time, change of a lead actor or bad movies, just seem to make James Bond stronger.
Which will still be around in 50 years? James Bond.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 23, 2018 22:52:06 GMT
Nope. Can’t think of anything.
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Post by Skaathar on Aug 23, 2018 22:53:16 GMT
In some cases greater, in other cases at least equal: I'll start...
Star Wars, single movie AND/OR franchise
The Dark Knight, single movie AND/OR Franchise
James Bond, franchise - at least equal
Godfather, single movie AND/OR Franchise
2001: A Space Odyssey, single movie
Lawrence of Arabia, single movie
LOTR, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Harry Potter, franchise
Inception, single movie
Select XCU movies - X2, DOFP, Logan
Spiderman 1 and 2
Superman: The Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark, single movie
E.T. single movie
There are more of course, but your turn... I feel like comparing a single movie to the entire MCU franchise is a flawed comparison. Are we comparing that movie to the worst movie of the MCU? To the best movie of the MCU? Are we comparing the difficulty of making that movie as compared to making the entire MCU? Are we comparing the success of that movie compared to the entire MCU? Box Office? |
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Aug 23, 2018 22:55:09 GMT
George Romero Living Dead trilogy.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 23, 2018 23:00:14 GMT
In some cases greater, in other cases at least equal: I'll start...
Star Wars, single movie AND/OR franchise
The Dark Knight, single movie AND/OR Franchise
James Bond, franchise - at least equal
Godfather, single movie AND/OR Franchise
2001: A Space Odyssey, single movie
Lawrence of Arabia, single movie
LOTR, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Harry Potter, franchise
Inception, single movie
Select XCU movies - X2, DOFP, Logan
Spiderman 1 and 2
Superman: The Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark, single movie
E.T. single movie
There are more of course, but your turn... I feel like comparing a single movie to the entire MCU franchise is a flawed comparison. Are we comparing that movie to the worst movie of the MCU? To the best movie of the MCU? Are we comparing the difficulty of making that movie as compared to making the entire MCU? Are we comparing the success of that movie compared to the entire MCU? Box Office? ok fair argument... Lets go with: 1) Overall popularity, 2) impact on overall culture and pop culture specifically, and has it 3) withstood the test of time. I honestly believe that movies I mentioned, single movie and franchise, have done all of the above.
But you can also choose to agree or dispute single entries. Scabab above chose to specify about the Bond franchise alone.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 23, 2018 23:01:01 GMT
George Romero Living Dead trilogy. That's a decent honorable mention. Good call. |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 23, 2018 23:01:28 GMT
Nope. Can’t think of anything. You're NOT trying. |
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Post by scabab on Aug 23, 2018 23:09:07 GMT
There's probably a few single movies that may have had a bigger impact on pop culture on cinema than the MCU and ones that will stand the test of time longer....Jaws for example became the first summer blockbuster and changed how movies were released for ever.
A single movie being more popular than the entire MCU though, I wouldn't have said so no. The most popular movie is Star Wars so that would be the only one you could even consider.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 23, 2018 23:13:55 GMT
George Romero Living Dead trilogy. Alright, this. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 23:42:53 GMT
Why Godzilla of course but not just a single film but all his films including all tie-ins with the original series. There will be more to come with both the Monsterverse and whatever Toho plans to name the next Godzilla cinematic universe as.
It has the chance to be the very first one to have two cinematic universes going on at once if Godzilla vs Kong does well at the box office.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 24, 2018 0:12:27 GMT
In some cases greater, in other cases at least equal: I'll start...
Star Wars, single movie AND/OR franchise
The Dark Knight, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Godfather, single movie AND/OR Franchise
LOTR, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Agree with these too. |
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 24, 2018 0:16:33 GMT
James Bond, franchise - at least equal
Would probably agree with this too, but I still need to see a lot of the old movies and the ones I’ve seen I don’t remember much about. |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 24, 2018 0:22:38 GMT
In some cases greater, in other cases at least equal: I'll start...
Star Wars, single movie AND/OR franchise
The Dark Knight, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Godfather, single movie AND/OR Franchise
LOTR, single movie AND/OR Franchise
Agree with these too. See? You can do it! Proud of you! |
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 24, 2018 0:27:20 GMT
See? You can do it! Proud of you! I was kidding with my first post. There are hundreds of movies I think are better than any MCU movie. But at the same time I can’t compare one movie with 20 movies. |
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Post by DC-Fan on Aug 24, 2018 7:16:27 GMT
James Bond is probably greater. The series has been going since 1962 and it's just as popular as ever. Things that kill other framchises, like time, change of a lead actor or bad movies, just seem to make James Bond stronger. Which will still be around in 50 years? James Bond. Yep. The James Bond franchise is definitely greater than MCU. Like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman (all of hwom have been around for over 75 years), James Bond has been around for over 50 years and is iconic. Like John Williams' Superman theme, the James Bond theme music is 1 of the most famous and recognized themes in Hollywood history. And the line "Bond. James Bond." is 1 of the most famous and well-known lines in Hollywood history and MCU doesn't have anything that even comes close to that. And the many famous Bond girls and hit ttile songs (such as Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill", Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only", Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger", Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", and many others). |
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Post by DC-Fan on Aug 24, 2018 7:21:51 GMT
Franchises that are greater cinematic achievements than MCU:
Back to the Future Trilogy
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Die Hard and Die Hard 2: Die Harder
The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
James Bond franchise
Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2
Star Trek franchise
Star Wars franchise
Superman: The Movie and Superman II
The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day
X-Men 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past
Single movies greater that are greater cinematic achievements than MCU:
Dial M for Murder
E.T. The Extra Terrestial
Gladiator
Gone with the Wind
Jaws
Miracle on 34th Street
It's a Wonderful Life
Rear Window
Strangers on a Train
The Sound of Music
The Ten Commandments
Titanic
To Catch a Thief
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
The Wizard of Oz
Wonder Woman
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Aug 24, 2018 7:26:12 GMT
Franchises that are greater cinematic achievements than MCU:Back to the Future Trilogy True. Forgot about that one. |
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Post by damngumby on Aug 24, 2018 11:07:30 GMT
The MCU’s “great cinematic achievement” is its amazing win streak. Where are we now ... around 20 movies? All winners, both critically and financially. No other series comes close.
Star Wars? LOL. Will we ever be able to wash out the foul stench of those prequels? I think not.
James Bond? Give me a break. Way too many movies where they were just phoning it in. Roger Moore, I’m looking at you.
Back to the Future? Are you freakin’ kidding? One great movie out of three. The other two were horrible.
Harry Potter? Close, but no cigar.
Of course there have been greater individual movies. MCU fans should be pleased that folks are trying to compare their superhero movies to the likes of The Godfather and Lawrence of Arabia ... but it’s really kinda silly. Please, stop embarrassing yourselves.
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Post by DSDSquared on Aug 24, 2018 11:40:02 GMT
No franchise has had the success of the MCU except maybe Star Wars.
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