Tuesday 15 March 2011

Group research for thirller opening

We as a group carried out a range of research regarded to what we should call our thriller opening. below is a table top rated thriller titles, which we used as a aid in helping us chose our thriller title 'Reap As You Sow', and storyline. We were able to use the below tables to help as chose which thriller sub genre we would try to prouduce/imitate. in our case we have tried to munipulate a psychological thriller opening.

Top Rated "Thriller" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)455,771
2.8.9Inception (2010)318,531
3.8.8The Dark Knight (2008)510,462
4.8.8Goodfellas (1990)251,140
5.8.8Fight Club (1999)421,772
6.8.7Rear Window (1954)129,104
7.8.7Psycho (1960)156,959
8.8.7The Usual Suspects (1995)288,212
9.8.7The Silence of the Lambs (1991)270,003
10.8.6Se7en (1995)308,828
11.8.6Memento (2000)301,937
12.8.6Leon (1994)223,115
13.8.6North by Northwest (1959)100,707
14.8.6Double Indemnity (1944)40,588
15.8.6M (1931)43,550
16.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)171,764
17.8.5Vertigo (1958)99,371
18.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)259,581
19.8.5Alien (1979)195,598
20.8.5The Lives of Others (2006)84,434
21.8.5The Third Man (1949)54,590
22.8.5The Departed (2006)290,780
23.8.5Aliens (1986)182,908
24.8.5Black Swan (2010)97,023
25.8.4Chinatown (1974)85,484
26.8.4Elite Squad 2 (2010)5,050
27.8.4L.A. Confidential (1997)176,446
28.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)230,690
29.8.4Witness for the Prosecution (1957)19,924
30.8.4The Prestige (2006)234,045
31.8.4Rebecca (1940)38,081
32.8.3Yojimbo (1961)31,738
33.8.3Oldboy (2003)108,679
34.8.3The Wages of Fear (1953)15,576
35.8.3Touch of Evil (1958)35,047
36.8.3Safety Last! (1923)5,992
37.8.3Les Diaboliques (1955)16,269
38.8.3Sin City (2005)276,087
39.8.3Die Hard (1988)198,175
40.8.3Woman of the Dunes (1964)4,904
41.8.3Hotel Rwanda (2004)101,196
42.8.3Strangers on a Train (1951)37,516
43.8.3Le Trou (1960)3,486
44.8.3Batman Begins (2005)293,518
45.8.3Jaws (1975)150,075
46.8.3Fargo (1996)177,231
47.8.3Blade Runner (1982)198,204
48.8.3Heat (1995)157,728
49.8.3Notorious (1946)33,822
50.8.2No Country for Old Men (2007)218,502


Below is a table showing the worst rated titles of all time;


Bottom Rated "Thriller" Titles

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.1.2Compelling Evidence (1995)205
2.1.3The Sobbing Stone (2005)248
3.1.3Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961)468
4.1.4Dead at the Box Office (2005)523
5.1.4At Dawn They Sleep (2000)312
6.1.4BigBrother.com (2000)392
7.1.4Blood Deep (2005)218
8.1.5Killer Pickton (2005)98
9.1.5Eyes Are Upon You (2001)61
10.1.5Flirting with Anthony (2005)244

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