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Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular and/or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry. Origin of the termAlthough some entertainment histories apparently cite it as originally referring to a play that is so successful that competing theaters on the block are "busted" and driven out of business, the OED cites a 1957 use which is simply as a term of "biggest", after the bombs. Whatever its origin, the term quickly caught on as a way to describe a hit, and has subsequently been applied to productions other than plays and films, including novels and multi-million selling computer/console game titles. In film, a number of terms were used to describe a hit. In the 1970s these included: spectacular (The Wall Street Journal), super-grosser (New York Times), and super-blockbuster (Variety). In 1975 the usage of 'blockbuster' for films coalesced around Steven Spielberg's Jaws, and became perceived as something new: a cultural phenomenon, a fast-paced exciting entertainment, almost a genre. Audiences interacted with such films, talked about them afterwards, and went back to see them again just for the thrill. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Recently I completed watching the majority of movies at blockbuster. I noticed something, almost every movie that won an award didn't compare to being as entertaining as other movies of the year did. Don't get me wrong, some of them were pretty good. It just seems like the people who nominate these movies are going by a list of rules. Entertainment can't be decided with a list of rules. It's the same thing with film critics, they can't really give you their point of view because they're too caught up in how the movie didn't follow certain guidelines. Asked by chipchipity - Fri Jun 27 16:16:30 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's all about opinion. Perhaps someone who watches a lot of movies knows a liitle bit more about style, substance, etc., than you do. Also, the awards are voted on by the people who are professionals in that category (except for Best Picture, which is voted upon by all voters). So, best cinematography, for example, is voted on by other members who are in that field. If you really think about it, ask yourself this: What do you know a lot about, that other's don't? Do you ever think that those other people don't know as much as you do, and have a different set of rules that they judge things by, as opposed to you? If you know your stuff, you judge it more harshly than someone else. Answered by Chris A. - Fri Jun 27 16:27:55 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "blockbuster (entertainment)"
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