Wwell, I can count the occasions on one hand when I sit there, robbed of all my thoughts and words because of the awesomeness I just have witnessed. Thanks to Fooly Cooly, the counter went up by 1.
A Moment beyond the Alphabet
by Gunther Heinrich, 22 Mar 2009 in Fun
A death scene that is beyond the alphabet, showing the “Why” of everything in one single pose. Wonderful…
To Disney
by Gunther Heinrich, 16 Mar 2009 in The Movie & Me
Oh, Disney, what happened to you? Did you never learn from the past or grew up?
I know that after many decades you have your style you want to retain no matter what. I know you have your image of a company producing fairy tales and other kid-friendly stuff, and I know you want to stick to that. But, well, you seem so out of touch than never before.
From Alien to X-Men: The Ranking
by Gunther Heinrich, 12 Mar 2009 in Analyses
Well, after my last analysis of the gross revenues of 32 franchises and trilogies I wanted to write a completely different post again. But while I was redesigning my blog to be even more minimalistic my mind started to wander which finally resulted in this one nagging question: which franchise / trilogy made the most money with its (first) three movies?
Of course, I couldn’t let this one be unanswered.
From Alien to X-Men: 32 Franchises and Trilogies in 2 Charts
by Gunther Heinrich, 3 Mar 2009 in Analyses
We all know them: STAR WARS, TERMINATOR and GODFATHER, to name just a few. But did you ever wonder how well or badly they fared at the box office? Well, search no further because after a statistical look at the most successful genres of 2008, this post will take a graphical look at 32 franchises and trilogies to give the answer.
