Wojo 2,453 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Overpriced amusement and theme parks are playgrounds for over-privileged upper middle and upper class people. They're only slightly more useful than golf courses, but not much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The magic kingdoms! Happiest places in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 298 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Disney World is my favorite place on earth. 4 parks, 2 water parks, Disney Springs, Disney Boardwalk, and a never ending amount of resorts that are as beautifully designed as the parks themselves. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Disney World is my favorite place on earth. 4 parks, 2 water parks, Disney Springs, Disney Boardwalk, and a never ending amount of resorts that are as beautifully designed as the parks themselves. And you like Always and John Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 298 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I grew up on Speilberg and Disney films. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,793 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The space mountain in Eurodisney has harness and makes loops. I suppose this is not the same attraction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The ones in the USA are less intense and do not go upside down. Also, their queue lines are reminiscent of the refit Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Disney World is my favorite place on earth. 4 parks, 2 water parks, Disney Springs, Disney Boardwalk, and a never ending amount of resorts that are as beautifully designed as the parks themselves. And you like Always and John Williams?I think E.T. And Elliott just found himself a girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Disneyland is equal to Star Trek, John Williams and 1970s/early 1980s Steven Spielberg films, which are better than everything else.Carl Sagan > Kubrick > A.I. > Star Trek > Disneyland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The A.I. in my Chessmaster taught me how to play chess. That's my favorite A.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Here's the new Star Wars version of Space Mountain at Disneyland. The music is newly recorded by the LSO. I'll check it out tonight if it's open.I might run into you. It seemed to be closed when I checked earlier today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 JWFan meetup at Disneyland! Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 K let's go! Indiana Jones at least five times. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 K let's go! Indiana Jones at least five times.That one's great, probably my favorite of the rides I've ridden so far.Currently waiting in line for space mountain. I'll share my thoughts when it's all over in about 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The whole area around Space Mountain is a nice place to have to wait though. It's neat at night especially. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Just got out. It was great though this was my first time riding so I have no frame of reference*edit* the Burton haunted mansion is good though I would've preferred to see the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Haunted Mansion Holiday is just the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 It was a bit tacky, as was the Depp-ifying of The Pirates of the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,381 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Haunted Mansion Holiday is just the worst.It's ok. But if you only go to Disney every few years and you happen to hit the holiday season it means you don't get to see the real HM. (Which is my favorite ride. Star Tours was third.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 At least with the changes to Pirates of the Caribbean, they don't alter the tone of the ride. Haunted Mansion goes from being a gloomy spookfest to basically a neon cartoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I liked the neon cartoon elements, though it clashed with the classic HM feeling. They should have just made a separate ride for it.Also, possibly controversial opinion; I found Star Tours to be quite "meh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hilarious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,381 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I can't argue with too much of that. I'd like to. But I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Meh... Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hilarious:Yet another unfunny dud from Honest Trailers. They should quit while they're ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Yep. It was a dud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Hamill's acting in Star Wars is a bit rough around the edges at times. But he manages to create a character the audience liked and rooted for.Hayden never came close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I don't think it comes down to a superior performance. I mean, the performances aren't bad, but no one in Star Wars (1977) gave a particularly strong performance. Dare I say even Guinness and Cushing were going through the motions a bit there. Everyone got better after that one, even James Earl Jones, who was a bit hammier in the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 And yet all those characters became cinema legends. So they must have been doing something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The difference probably comes down to something like charm or charisma. You can describe it but not really define it. I think the original film had a certain simplicity, it's confident and lacks pretense. It knew what it was doing and you can trust the tone and the storytelling so you're happy to go along for the ride. The main characters have an affability and a sense of humor, they may not have a lot of nuance but you generally like spending time with them. You feel like you could hold a conversation if you were to meet any of them.The prequels, you were never quite sure exactly what movie George was really trying to make. It's hard to give in to those flicks, it's either too goofy or too serious, too much or not enough and you surely never related to the people you were watching. Always questioning their decisions, integrity, intelligence, the way they behave and socialize isn't convincing and doesn't remind you at all of real life. Nobody has any joie de vivre, except Jar Jar. But let's be honest with SUH's comparison, we'd all rather have Threepio around because at least he's fairly self-aware and shuts up when people ask him to. What the hell would you talk to Qui-Gon or Padme about, anyway? If you made a joke would they understand? It'd be totally awkward, it's actually unpleasant to imagine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 As a Saturday afternoon matinee space opera for kids, they were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 298 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 There is something very sad about this...http://makingstarwars.net/2015/11/george-lucas-on-why-he-is-done-making-star-wars-films/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Lucas is still talking about making those experimental films?Its been 10 years, and what has he released other then KOCS and Red Tails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I hope that if he does make another film, he at least goes for online distribution or something. I would certainly be interested to see it, especially if it's really out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The prequels were experimental films. Really, so was Indiana Jones IV, which was supposed to be like Indy meets 1950s B movies. Although it wasn't done right for a crapload of reasons, a big one being disagreement over the script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Is Lucas really saying that he wasn't able to do what he wanted with the Prequels?As for being sad that Lucas is no longer involved with Star Wars....No!The last 3 films he made were terrible. The franchise was pretty much dead in the water. Only excistsing as a few cartoon series and the expanded universe.There was talk about a live-action Star Wars TV show after ROTS, but that never went anywhere.Lucas no longer had the energy or inclination to do anything with the franchise. So it's good that it's now passed to a new generation of film makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 The prequels all made a shitload of money, as did Indy IV. The franchise wasn't dead in the water, he simply didn't want to make any more films. Should they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,381 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Meh. What a bunch of nostalgic fanboys. C3PO is no better than Jar-Jar.Remove the rose-tinted glasses, guys. These films were never great.So why did all of the grown ups in 1977 think they were terrific?Hamill acted like an 18 year old from Modesto. You've met people like Luke. I've never met anybody like whatever Christensen was doing. They might have been aiming for the same target, but Hamill hit and Christensen missed.I remember audience laughing at Star Wars. Not so much at the prequels.I know I have a lot of nostalgia for Star Wars. That doesn't change that it was considered a terrific movie from the git go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Star Wars has pretty much been a non-entity for those who aren't hard-core fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I could empathize with Anakin because I think he was supposed to have a mental disorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 He's a fucking creepy stalker and serial killer.Should have been locked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Prior to the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm, the Clone Wars animated show was a smashing success, the now-canceled video game 1313 was highly anticipated, Star Tours was updated at the Disney theme parks, the movies were being released in 3D and a new live action series was being developed. It wasn't dead in the water! Lucas simply lost interest in it because, well, why shouldn't he have? He's like super old and has a hot wife. Disney came along and wanted Star Wars, and the choice was clear. Cash out of this kiddie space opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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