Jonwo Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 In recent years, the Western genre has had mixed success from hits like True Grit to flops like Cowboys and Aliens. With two Westerns coming out in the next year or so with Django Unchained and The Lone Ranger, I wonder if the genre can successfully become mainstream again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If the ratings for that new History Channel mini series are any indication than YES. Holy hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 That's what gave me inspiration for the thread , it's clear the genre still has appeal in America but it doesn't translate well overseas where the real money is made at the box office. True Grit for example did $171m in America but $80m overseas, still a success considering the budget was $38m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I hope so, granted it wont be as big as the hey day in the 40s/50s but it should come back.BTW-films about American history just don't do well OS. Such as some films about other cultures wont do well here.But yes, Lone Ranger should be HUGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If the ratings for that new History Channel mini series are any indication than YES. Holy hell.History Channel has a show about the west? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thing is they felt like they had to PC the western. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 There was Deadwood a few years ago on HBO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thing is they felt like they had to PC the western.Really? If anything westerns these days are far more realistic than the classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 The last big comeback of Western movies happened 50 years ago when they dominated TV with Bonanza, Big Valley and so on.The genre will never come back. Maybe a hit like Django Unchained or Unforgiven from time to time, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yeah Sergio Leone films about the west are still the best and very popular.Play the theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and everyone recognizes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrylos 7 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Actually the western movies were very popular in Europe in the sixties , the spaghetti westerns that is , which are vastly superior than the american ones anyway (and not just the Leone films, there's a ton of kick ass spaghetti westerns) . It's these films that tatarantino is trying to emulate with Django (and he did that with inglorious basterds too, even though this wan't a western ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Not to mention Dallas is coming back on the air this summer. Should be a nice sized hit for TNT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Actually the western movies were very popular in Europe in the sixties , the spaghetti westerns that is , which are vastly superior than the american ones anyway (and not just the Leone films, there's a ton of kick ass spaghetti westerns) . It's these films that tatarantino is trying to emulate with Django (and he did that with inglorious basterds too, even though this wan't a western )We could say the last big comeback for USA were all those TV series, and in Europe not only the spaghetti westerns were huge. In Germany the Winnetou movies based on Karl Mays novels dominated the market for years with insane admission numbers.See how big western TV series have been in the USA:http://www.classictv...atings/1960.htmGunsmoke and Bonanza both were number one TV shows. (Like American Idol today.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
