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Aug 15 13 4:27 PM
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stuthehistoryguy wrote: They did a very good job in the 1990s for a while when the commemorative stamps came out, re-releasing the core films on VHS and securing tie-ins with Pepsico products (soft drinks and Doritos). Things like that help; I'm not sure if they're cost-benefit effective in the long run.Honestly, Blu-Ray box set was a heck of a step, but I didn't see much mainstream media coverage or adspace. Was I just living in a cave? (I do that often.)
Aug 15 13 6:23 PM
Victor Frankenstein wrote: Good question! I have been working to share classic monsters with my 6 yr old nephew. All I have been doing is following my path when I was a kid. He JUST told me he is in to dinosaurs, so I watched Terror of Mechagodzilla with him(my same pathway: dinos to Godzilla). Next if he likes kaiju, then we will move onto classic "real" monsters like Bigfoot and ghosts...and ultimately land on the Universals.
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Friend of Daniel wrote:I think an effective way would be one of those big summer blockbuster films which reintroduced the Monsters to the younger crowd, like the recent super hero movies did for Spider-Man, Superman, etc. A quality film made with some imagination, wit, and heart would revitalize our old friends as surely as a full moon or a bolt of helpful lightning.I honestly don't think the Monsters are really too far from the public consciousness these days. You still see commercials and print ads referencing the Frankenstein Monster and his Bride, King Kong,the Gill Man, Dracula, etc. without the need to explain who the characters are to viewers. Maybe they have been officially and permanently transmorphified from movie stars to commercial stars in the public's perception.
Aug 15 13 8:04 PM
specterman wrote:COLORIZE THEM!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 15 13 8:12 PM
But what gets me is that the commercials use the classic versions (I suppose doing so is dictated by Universal's character style guide) while Universal often tries to reinvent their characters, straying from the classic interpretations everybody recognizes and loves.
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