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re: Why Did The Western Die as a Genre?

Posted on 4/1/17 at 6:41 pm to
Posted by dawgdayafternoon
Jacksonville, GA
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 4/1/17 at 6:41 pm to
Because, by today's standards, it won't sell unless it has super heroes or is based on a comic book.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 4/1/17 at 6:45 pm to
They tried to make Magnificent Seven remake as comic-booky as possible and it still barely broke even.

People say Unforgiven killed the Western...but there were good ones after that...Open Range, etc.

I think Hollywood mostly just focusing on the 12-16 year old demographic killed the Western.
This post was edited on 4/1/17 at 6:45 pm
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/1/17 at 6:46 pm to
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Because, by today's standards, it won't sell unless it has super heroes or is based on a comic book.


Because the theaters are constantly flooded with comic book films? Okay.
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