Originally Posted By BeautysBeast AS far as the information ive received its for MGM.Makes sense for the refurb for DL also tho.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 >>He ok'd the last two Star Wars films and they were were crap. So why should I trust that this upgrade will be stellar just because he had something to do with it?<< Um the world will disagree with you. Episode II was no doubt the weakest of the series but it did have its moments (Battle of Genonosis, Fight in the asteroid field, Yoda vs. Dooku, etc.) and Episode III was fantastic
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "This is being proposed for both MGM and DL, right?" I think it's being proposed for all the Star Tours around the world...depending on each resort's budget, of course. The one that may take the longest would be DLRP, since they really have budget issues. DL, WDW, and TDL would probably all get it around the same time period, give or take a few months.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Well, it's all a matter of opinion, Skellington88. While the last three 'Star Wars' movies may have done great box office, I found them to be quite boring -- with wooden performances, too much talking, and gratituitous use of the latest special effects. 'Let's have them fight -- on a huge pool of lava!' Again, lots of people went to see the movies, George Lucas made a pile of money, but as we know, the movies were skewered by the critics, and were not what I would describe as 'good.' I much prefer the original 'Star Wars' and 'The Empire Strikes Back' -- both well done. Clever. Even 'Return of the Jedi' gets a bit clunky. And I think it's because George Lucas is directing. It's amazing that Harrison Ford can come across as a bad actor. Yet, in 'Jedi' he does.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA But I digress... We now return to your regularly scheduled 'Star Tours Revamp' topic, already in progress...
Originally Posted By Mr X >>and Episode III was fantastic<< No it wasn't, it was horrible. Skellington, I assume you are young? Anyway, it was horrible. Take my word for it.
Originally Posted By Mr X Jim, I'm pretty sure I didn't just hear you did "Jedi", right? I thought not. Yoda's death. Darth Vader's redemption. The Emperor's downfall. You REALLY didn't mean to talk trash about a piece of cinematic history now, did you? Don't make me get myself banned here...
Originally Posted By Mr X "did" = "dis" JIM. (danged clunky keyboard! wish I had some sort of smart "touch screen" I could use!, especially if it could fit in my pocket and play music and do all kinds of other stuff)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I realize that George Lucas did NOT direct 'Jedi' -- but Richard Marquand did. Sure 'Jedi' has that great opening sequence with Jabba the Hutt [have you seen his face on that tree in Adventureland?], and those cool speeders in the forest -- but you know, you also have the Ewoks, and some of those scenes between Han Solo and Leia are downright cringe inducing.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Before we derail further, 'Empire Strikes Back' is a stronger movie to me. The opening battle with the AT-ATs, Luke's trip to the Degobah system, the introduction of Yoda, Luke learning to be a Jedi, The city in the clouds, the growing love between Han Solo and Leia, the 'I am your father!' moment. It was just one surprise after another. The direction was tight, and the actors were good in that one. The scenes with Han Solo and Leia and Luke in the Hoth planet hideout are especially good. And funny! In the last three movies, George Lucas seemed to forget that humor is an important part of the Star Wars legacy -- and not just C-3PO quipping one-liners. Maybe it was because I saw the opening of 'Empire Strikes Back' at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. It was one of the craziest, and most enjoyable movie events I've ever experienced.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 As an old SW geek, I will say Episode III was likely the best of the 3 prequels, but did they disappoint overall - yes. The storytelling surely could have improved ( if this is the best left- use Timothy Zahns trilogy for the supposedly never to be made sequels) -- And I give the nod to III more for circumstances (advent of Vader) than anything else - otherwise I actually liked I better considering it was hampered by having to do a historical view...( and yes Jar Jar was a distraction after a scene or two) - Hayden Christensen I thought was awful (talk about a wooden performance)-- I thought Jake Lloyd was annoying until Hayden took over - it made me appreciate Jake a lot more. Pluses: the return of the Emperor and the droids to the screen, Natalie Portman to look at ( although GL, please use some wizardry to reshoot the Ani you're breaking my heart scene...oh my..awful) -Clone troopers, Qui Gon Jin, Imperial Senate scene, Watto and of course Fighting Yoda ! just my 2 cents
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl Thank you Mr. X, you are the first person I have found who also dislikes Episode III. (To be honest, I enjoyed seeing the movie, but I was laughing through the whole thing... "They killed the Younglings!") But that said, the places where the Star Wars prequels excel are the visceral, special effects filled fast paced scenes that are exactly what you would want on a simulator ride. What's bad for the movies in execs is good for the simulator ride.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror Add me to one of those who had to fight asleep in Episodes 1-3. Empire's the best... I mean, that's kind of hard to debate. Characterizations are rich, the storyline twists and turns and has wonderful reveals, and the ending is gutsy, bittersweet and leaves you wanting to jump right in for more. Very few films ever achieve this. Anyway... pretty much hated Ep. 1, it's just junk - but was destined to make huge money with the hype and brand name. Ep. 2 - you know, the story is unfolding, people are hoping "well, maybe this one won't be crap." And with Episode 3, everyone was REALLLLLLY hoping and believing (don't know why) that Lucas would actually remember how to make a movie with this one... And he remembered a few things, sure, paid off some moments, but mostly he just made a big noisy movie, that left all but the youngest fans screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Originally Posted By MPierce What we have here is an example of why we need a large Tar Wars expansion in the DS. I think it could compete with Harry Potter. There are just to many Star War fans out there. I believe vbdad has pointed out what kind of crowds they draw around the country with those SW things they have. Star War fans will never get enough. If the area is done right they will make a lot of new Star War fans also. It would definitely be a gamble, but I think they could pull it off if they had some very imaginative people working on the project.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Well, wont debate which film is the best.Cough-EMpire StrikesBack -Cough*..but Beauty did decide to name our pekinese Wiket after everyones fav Ewok..
Originally Posted By Skellington88 >>and Episode III was fantastic<< No it wasn't, it was horrible. Skellington, I assume you are young?<< Well im 22 but I grew up with the original trilogy >>Anyway, it was horrible. Take my word for it.<< No it was excellent take my word for it...im a star wars fan and fan of GOOD movies
Originally Posted By Skellington88 oh and Timothy Zahn's books are boring, convuluted and horrible. The only cool part of the book is Thrawn but even he gets a lame conclusion. I'll take Lucas's prequels over Zahn's long boring sequels.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 not me....but then if you believe Episode III was fantastic, we definitely have different tastes. I am also a fan of GOOD movies, but you won't find that one in my top 100 maybe not top 200.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Honestly Episode III was no better or worse than Return of the Jedi. Although me personally, I prefer Jedi but its my favorite of the SW films.
