Win Back the Crowd: Difference between revisions

** ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'' was the worst-performing Trek film in more than 15 years, a critical and commercial bomb that broke the [[Star Trek Movie Curse]] in the worst way possible by being an awful even-numbered Trek film.<ref>Unless one counts the [[Affectionate Parody]] ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' as [[Spiritual Licensee|an honorary Trek film]].</ref> The announcement that the franchise would be rebooted was met with much discontent from long-time fans... until it was announced that [[J.J. Abrams]] would be directing it (along with Michael Giacchino composing), and focused on an alternate-universe plot that would bring back the spirit of the original series. The resulting film was the highest-grossing ''Trek'' film of all time and a hit with both hardcore fans (apart from [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|a few holdouts]]) and general audiences.

* For many, the [[Cold Open]] in ''[[Casino Royale]]'' made James Bond seem cool again.

'''Bond''': ([[Killed Mid-Sentence|interrupts him by putting a single silenced round in Dryden's chest, killing him instantly]].)... Yes. Considerably. }}

** Being a [[Long Runner]], the ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films regularly have resurgences in fan appreciation. The casting of Pierce Brosnan in ''[[Goldeneye]]'' won back James Bond more than 10 years before ''[[Casino Royale]]''.