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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 15, 2020 15:06:18 GMT
Try to avoid best films or outright favourites... & box office shouldn't decide this either.
If all these came out in one summer, or 1 decade of summers, etc...
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Post by movielover on Jun 15, 2020 15:29:22 GMT
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Back to the Future
E.T.
Star Wars
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 15, 2020 15:37:23 GMT
Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Batman, and Jurassic Park led to many things in common that shaped the "summer blockbuster": they became instantly iconic, were the highest-grossing film of the year (aside from Batman), had toy deals and other merchandise tie-ins, had cross-promotional advertising campaigns, and had high-concept ideas.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 15, 2020 15:44:22 GMT
Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Batman, and Jurassic Park led to many things in common that shaped the "summer blockbuster": they became instantly iconic, were the highest-grossing film of the year (aside from Batman), had toy deals and other merchandise tie-ins, had cross-promotional advertising campaigns, and had high-concept ideas. Those are my 5 here too. Even their posters remain some of the more enticing 'what's in store' marketing...      |
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Post by Jason143 on Jun 15, 2020 15:52:08 GMT
I'd say Independence Day quite easily. It has more spectacle than any of the others and is a bigger crowdpleaser followed closely by The Avengers.
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Post by wolf359 on Jun 15, 2020 16:14:10 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
The Dark Knight
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Post by politicidal on Jun 15, 2020 17:22:10 GMT
Jaws
Independence Day
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Jun 15, 2020 17:56:52 GMT
Jaws completely changed the landscape for big studios and release practices in the summer, so that simply has to be top of any list of this kind.
I like Archelaus post, you can't get away from those films that had all the tie-ins that made them pop culture raves. I rewatched Batman 89 last week and I still remember that every bus shelter near me had a Bat Logo Poster, the T-Shirts were rampant, stuff like toy torches that shone the Bat Logo on your wall and etc.
Lest we forget the millions of cuddly ET dolls that surfaced and etc! It's important, it may seem like standard practice these days, to have the marketing products in full effect, but in the 70s and 80s it was still a big thing, and a conglomerate film studios dream. Now it's standard procedure for even sub standard releases in summer.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Jun 15, 2020 18:04:08 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
The Avengers
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 15, 2020 18:09:38 GMT
Jaws, easily. It was the first "must see" movie. I can remember being so damned mad that I couldn't go see it in 1975. I had the reputation of being "gory", which I could have dealt with (I was 12) but my snot nosed brother HAD to go and he was too young. I was a social outcast because I didn't see Jaws
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 15, 2020 18:13:17 GMT
1. Batman
2. Independence Day
3. Star Wars
4. Terminator 2
5. The Dark Knight
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Post by fangirl1975 on Jun 15, 2020 19:07:51 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Jun 15, 2020 19:21:23 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Back To The Future
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 15, 2020 20:30:10 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders
Jurassic Park
The Dark Knight
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Post by dirtypillows on Jun 15, 2020 20:50:59 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws 2 was a fun summer movie as well
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Post by someguy on Jun 16, 2020 8:57:11 GMT
Avengers
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
E.T.
Spider-Man
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jun 16, 2020 9:16:14 GMT
Not actually my favourites you understand, but in keeping with the criteria you laid out in your original post, OP, I'm gonna choose the following titles:
Jaws
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Spider-Man
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jun 16, 2020 15:23:19 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
ET
The Avengers
Jurassic Park
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 16, 2020 16:35:52 GMT
Jaws
Star Wars
Batman
Jurassic Park
The Avengers
All of these films were revolutionary for cinema in some way. Jaws invented the blockbuster; Star Wars took sci-fi spectacle to previously unseen levels; Batman resurrected the superhero genre (and basically reinvented it); Jurassic Park proved what CGI was capable of; The Avengers shattered box office expectations and proved the concept of a shared universe to be highly profitable (and studios have been trying to copy the formula ever since).
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Jun 16, 2020 19:52:54 GMT
Jaws Star Wars Batman Jurassic Park The Avengers All of these films were revolutionary for cinema in some way. Jaws invented the blockbuster; Star Wars took sci-fi spectacle to previously unseen levels; Batman resurrected the superhero genre (and basically reinvented it); Jurassic Park proved what CGI was capable of; The Avengers shattered box office expectations and proved the concept of a shared universe to be highly profitable (and studios have been trying to copy the formula ever since). |
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