Seth Paxton
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Well Vickie, I do think another key here is to play on NOSTALGIA.
ET really targets the families with kids at the same age as the parents were when they saw the film. Similar to the Star Wars thing.
Parents reflect back to their theatrical ET experience and want to bring that to their kids. That's the biggest selling point, and I think it's a strong one.
I just think kids films are the 2nd easiest to sell behind teen films. You can screw it up, make them so bad people avoid them, and mis-advertise them, but they are one of the easiest to get a built-in sale if you don't pull a total fubar.
Again, like the box office and Oscar thread, this is another where our opinions WILL be right or wrong in the end. You have to love finality.
ET really targets the families with kids at the same age as the parents were when they saw the film. Similar to the Star Wars thing.
Parents reflect back to their theatrical ET experience and want to bring that to their kids. That's the biggest selling point, and I think it's a strong one.
I just think kids films are the 2nd easiest to sell behind teen films. You can screw it up, make them so bad people avoid them, and mis-advertise them, but they are one of the easiest to get a built-in sale if you don't pull a total fubar.
Again, like the box office and Oscar thread, this is another where our opinions WILL be right or wrong in the end. You have to love finality.
I'll be in line for LOTR/FOTR with its new ending.
I hear ya brother...err...sister.