Originally Posted By wahooskipper I don't know if they did or not Dave. I didn't get to WDW until the mid 80s. It might have predated my first trip.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Good gravy, I LOVED that part. >> I just chuckled at the fact that someone still uses the term "good gravy." LOL
Originally Posted By Ursula <Also uses swell, gosh, and refreshing. As in, "Gosh, it sure was swell that you are able to make sure a refreshing drink." I get teased about them all the time and I don't know where they came from, except that I was babysat by my grandpa for a long, long time as a child.
Originally Posted By Disney and beyond I think the problem with most remakes/ sequels/adaptions is that the film is not written by someone who loved the original. Take the recent Shaggy Dog for example. IT was obvious that the people in charge of the movie did not truely care for th original movie. The Shaggy Dog is one of the top 5 movies I want to Write for Disney, because It is a movie I love and respect with all my heart. If you get someone who loves the material, you are one step there. IT is obvious to me that the people who wrote this TRON script love the movie, anf This makes me very hopeful.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << I think the problem with most remakes/ sequels/adaptions is that the film is not written by someone who loved the original. >> Honestly, the original Tron was a horrible movie. Horrible script. Horrible acting. Cheesy special effects. It would be hard to do worse than the original here.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Although the Peoplemover at the Magic Kingdom didn't have a Tron Speedroom like Disneyland's did, there was a Speedroom in Epcot's World of Motion that featured effects from Tron. There were 3 Speedrooms near the end of the ride. The first featured POV footage shot from various vehicles like an airplane, race car, speed boat, etc. The second featured a swirling red cloud that looked suspiciously like stock footage from "The Black Hole", while the third Speedroom featured the computer animated footage from Tron as Flynn was being pulled into the computer world. This last Speedroom was really cool and seemed to be the most effective. Not because it was necessarily from Tron, but it was being projected on such a massive curved screen. Very cool!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Cheesy special effects.<< You gotta be kidding. How old are ya, kid? ;-) For 1982 the special effects were magnificent. They were really the only thing the movie had going for it. They're why elderly geeks still geek out over it, and why they got sufficient support for making a big-budget sequel to a 27-year-old box-office turkey.
Originally Posted By Ursula mawnck, I was just going to say the same thing! Tron was awesome when it came out! (I guess that makes me an elderly geek!)
Originally Posted By Anatole69 ^^ I agree. The special effects were one of the few really good aspects of the movie... that and the arcade video game that came out. - Anatole
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Good gravy, it sure is swell to hear these refreshing views from a gosh darned groovy chick like Ursula. Now close the screen door, for pete's sake. You're letting the flys out!
Originally Posted By brotherdave I'd have to agree, Tron's effects are what made the movie. Remember, this was THE first major attempt to utilize computer generated imagery in a movie. And that's where they succeeded. As for the script and acting, yeah, it was definitely lacking somewhat there. Probably why the movie failed at the box-office. But the look and feel to the film is what made it have such a cult follwing. Count me in as one of the few who liked it for what it was! Now, it's 'nostalgic', but back then, it was 'state-of-the-art'.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm sure this guy's excited <a href="http://tronguy.net/" target="_blank">http://tronguy.net/</a> Hopefully, with 'Tron: Legacy' he be able to book more birthday parties. *snicker*
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Oy vey -- he even has a Tron airplane. <a href="http://www.tronguy.net/images/N55ZC-keys.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.tronguy.net/images/...keys.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I think I might consider a gym membership before putting on a costume like that.
Originally Posted By dshyates trailer: <a href="http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/tr2n/comic-con-trailer" target="_blank">http://www.traileraddict.com/t...-trailer</a>
