EpcotServo
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I really wanted an R-rated Alien Encounter movie.
They did. It was called "Alien".
:lol:
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Big Screen Tower of Terror Being Erected by Disney?
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They did. It was called "Alien".
:lol:
stitch2008
Member
The Jungle Cruise movie has staled. There is no offical word on the current status of the project.
1disneydood
Active Member
Maybe they can cast some of the awesome ToT bellhops to cameo in it. Like that tall slim creepy guy with the moustache who appears in some of the WDW specials.
Like that tall slim creepy guy with the moustache who appears in some of the WDW specials.
disneytopdog
Active Member
As someone had posted earlier, It is a shame that there is no more creative writers in Hollywood. All they are doing is remakes of old movies or movies based on TV shows or movies based on theme park rides.
Using this they should remake "Twilight Zone-The Movie" from the early 80's. Use four different epsiodes from the series one of which would be the "Tower of Terror" segment.
The Pig people episode, The Book Reader epsiode, and the gangsters shoe epsiode all come to mind. I am sure there are better epsiodes that would make for good 20 minute stories. Have each segment done by a different director like the 83 film.
Using this they should remake "Twilight Zone-The Movie" from the early 80's. Use four different epsiodes from the series one of which would be the "Tower of Terror" segment.
The Pig people episode, The Book Reader epsiode, and the gangsters shoe epsiode all come to mind. I am sure there are better epsiodes that would make for good 20 minute stories. Have each segment done by a different director like the 83 film.
Disneyson 1
New Member
If this s based of The Twilight Zone, it might be good. They could make a great (3-D?) movie talking about each character that turn into ghosts in the shaft thing. And the bellhops would make GREAT spooky characters. Can't imagine how they'll drag out the "Twilight Zone" portion, though...
T-1MILLION
New Member
I think it is a horrible idea. For one there would be tons of confusion with purchases and rentals. People would be getting the two movies confused all the time and the Tower of Terror does not need a boost of attendance. I am in agreeance that it shows the lack of creativity when you need to go back and make movies based off of theme park attractions.
Not to mention, the most fun thing about the Tower of Terror as far as the theme goes is the fact that it is an original story, and makes people feel like they are inside the Twilight Zone, and in return it was never even a real episode. That is pure Disney Magic.
Not to mention, the most fun thing about the Tower of Terror as far as the theme goes is the fact that it is an original story, and makes people feel like they are inside the Twilight Zone, and in return it was never even a real episode. That is pure Disney Magic.
stitch2008
Member
I disagree. I think this film will require a lot of creativity. Remember, this isnt just a movie about the elevator. It's going to require backstory. All the events that took place before Halloween 1939. The first couple days after. Who are the people involved? Why did it all happen? There are a ton of ways that writers and directors can get creative with this.
Disneyfan2000
Active Member
I second that! Personal i feel that everything in the Haunted Mansion was done right accept for the script and Eddy, I had no problem with the rest of the cast espically for Terence Stamp as the butler.
The set was great, The score was awsome with the small hints of Grim Grinning in there. and the costumes done very well espically those Zombie's done by Rick Baker.
Fashionista007
Active Member
A ToT movie could go either way. Maybe it would be good if they got JJ Abrams to write it! They could show the backstory of all of the people you see in the hallway before the big drop. He would obviously have their lives connected in some bizarre fashion a la Lost
I like cheesy Disney Channel (and Wonderful World of Disney) movies but I would love to see an awesome version of ToT.
I like cheesy Disney Channel (and Wonderful World of Disney) movies but I would love to see an awesome version of ToT.
hrcollectibles
Active Member
I agree the term Erected was a poor choice. perhaps Disney is rumored to Make a Movie based On the Tower of Terror
Iknewagirlnamed
New Member
It truly saddens me that they no longer have Vault Disney. I LOVED watching that in the middle of the night. Now all they have is silly kiddish stuff on there 24/7. Granted it's a kids channel- but still.
Disneyson 1
New Member
Actually, they don't even have to show the 5th dimension and such if they do it right. The whole ride could still be a mystery.
SirGoofy
Member
Which is a shame. JC lends itself to a movie much better than ToT.
The actual story of ToT would be an incredibly weak Twilight Zone episode, I don't know how they would translate it into a quality feature film.
I-Miss-Horizons
Member
I doubt this will happen. But I think the only way it would work is if they had the rights and just made it a "Twilight Zone" movie. I think with good writers it could have potential. But that wont happen. I really hope they don't do it. :brick:
Anyways Twilight Zone is on tv right now! Gotta go!
Anyways Twilight Zone is on tv right now! Gotta go!
CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
They should make it a period piece to show the hotel in it's glory, and then the downfall, and save present day for the final act.
IcicleM
New Member
I don't know if anyone has stated this yet. If they have, then I fully agree but...
What made Pirates of the Caribbean was the director, the producers, and the fact that it was published as a Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Haunted Mansion, Country Bears, they all played it too safe. When Disney knew they could put their logo safely in front of Pirates of the Caribbean, they did so in the second one, but never did you see it advertised as "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean" Take a look at the teaser for the first movie. It doesn't seem like a Disney movie at all. You ONLY see Disney's logo at the bottom right hand corner during the credits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T--w5DGclsM
The second movie, however, uses Disney's logo first:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40jO2JJKnO8
If Tower of Terror were to be made, it needs to have the same type of people working on it, and Disney needs to make it appeal to Young Adults and Adults; the people who ride this ride. They can't baby it, they can't incorporate humor in it in a fashion that takes away from the darkness of the movie, they need to keep true to what Twilight Zone is about, and what the ride represents; the haunting of a historical tower.
Haunted Mansion was limited because they took the reasons for Pirates of the Caribbean's success too literally. The Haunted Mansion ride was built on MANY different ideas and concepts, most of which never saw the light of day, unfortunately. But take a look at this excerpt from Wikipedia (click here to read all of the story) about the attraction:
"Marc Davis and Claude Coats, two of the mansion's main designers, were in a constant argument over whether the ride should be scary or funny. Claude, who had a life of a background artist, made moody surroundings like endless hallways, corridors of doors, and characterless environments, wanted to make a scary adventure. Marc, who designed most of the characters and zany spooks, thought that the ride should be classic Disney silly and full of gags. In the end both got their way when X [Atencia] put all the scenes together."
They inserted an actor to add the mansion's comedy to the movie (like Jack Sparrow to Pirates) Thus giving our adaptation of humor and horror, just like Pirates was.... kinda (skeletons and drunk pirates)... It works as a ride... but just barely. As a movie, people couldn't get past Eddie Murphy's corny lines. There was SO much horror in it, the comedy didn't fit. The movie just became a joke.
It may have been much better if they did a version of the movie with the Victorian Haunted Mansion and didn't have young kids, and no Eddie Murphy, and possibly did an adaptation of scenes from The Phantom Manor story and music and our NEW Haunted Mansion storyline, with Constance. OR they could do an adaptation of the original designs that Yale Gracey and Rolly Crump made (The seacaptain and his wife). Or perhaps they could do an adaptation of the house that inspired Walt in the first place, Winchester Mystery House. There were so many ideas, I really don't know why Disney decided on the one they did, they just reached too many dead ends, no pun intended. Also, their score wasn't great at all save for the opening song and the main Haunted Mansion theme. Pirates created an amazing score for each movie that really makes you get into the movie even more.
Perhaps one day we will see a new idea for The Haunted Mansion movie, and Disney will realize who to go to in order to get a good script, producers, and director.
Anyway, back to Twilight Zone
I actually think they would do much better if they designed either a new story like they did for Japan's version of the ride, or if they incorporated small things from the different versions of the ride while creating a new idea of the story, that way they don't have so much of a copyright problem. Creative people need to work on this, and not make a literal representation of the ride itself. And most importantly, Disney has to learn that if they don't put "Disney's" in front of it, people might actually take it more seriously. I think this could be a great project for Dreamworks; look at Sweeney Todd. Some might not like the movie adaptation, but it is the FIRST musical movie I have seen that works as a suspense thriller (Screw Repo: The Genetic Opera, what a joke). The singing didn't take away from the darkness of the film and really made you take a deep breath, think "Wow" and enjoy Tim Burton and Stephen Sondheim's version of the story.
POINT IS... if you're gonna skip everything else I've said in this article, Disney needs to choose a good production team, a great script, no BS and cutting corners, and no silliness. This is a dark, paranormal story that needs to be treated like it was written; a suspense mystery. No older sisters with grudges on their more popular siblings, no comedic actors, no family's with children. These ghosts drop people down their haunted elevators to their deaths. We, the audience, must enter limbo (or The Twlight Zone) WITH these characters and take the plunge.
What made Pirates of the Caribbean was the director, the producers, and the fact that it was published as a Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Haunted Mansion, Country Bears, they all played it too safe. When Disney knew they could put their logo safely in front of Pirates of the Caribbean, they did so in the second one, but never did you see it advertised as "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean" Take a look at the teaser for the first movie. It doesn't seem like a Disney movie at all. You ONLY see Disney's logo at the bottom right hand corner during the credits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T--w5DGclsM
The second movie, however, uses Disney's logo first:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40jO2JJKnO8
If Tower of Terror were to be made, it needs to have the same type of people working on it, and Disney needs to make it appeal to Young Adults and Adults; the people who ride this ride. They can't baby it, they can't incorporate humor in it in a fashion that takes away from the darkness of the movie, they need to keep true to what Twilight Zone is about, and what the ride represents; the haunting of a historical tower.
Haunted Mansion was limited because they took the reasons for Pirates of the Caribbean's success too literally. The Haunted Mansion ride was built on MANY different ideas and concepts, most of which never saw the light of day, unfortunately. But take a look at this excerpt from Wikipedia (click here to read all of the story) about the attraction:
"Marc Davis and Claude Coats, two of the mansion's main designers, were in a constant argument over whether the ride should be scary or funny. Claude, who had a life of a background artist, made moody surroundings like endless hallways, corridors of doors, and characterless environments, wanted to make a scary adventure. Marc, who designed most of the characters and zany spooks, thought that the ride should be classic Disney silly and full of gags. In the end both got their way when X [Atencia] put all the scenes together."
They inserted an actor to add the mansion's comedy to the movie (like Jack Sparrow to Pirates) Thus giving our adaptation of humor and horror, just like Pirates was.... kinda (skeletons and drunk pirates)... It works as a ride... but just barely. As a movie, people couldn't get past Eddie Murphy's corny lines. There was SO much horror in it, the comedy didn't fit. The movie just became a joke.
It may have been much better if they did a version of the movie with the Victorian Haunted Mansion and didn't have young kids, and no Eddie Murphy, and possibly did an adaptation of scenes from The Phantom Manor story and music and our NEW Haunted Mansion storyline, with Constance. OR they could do an adaptation of the original designs that Yale Gracey and Rolly Crump made (The seacaptain and his wife). Or perhaps they could do an adaptation of the house that inspired Walt in the first place, Winchester Mystery House. There were so many ideas, I really don't know why Disney decided on the one they did, they just reached too many dead ends, no pun intended. Also, their score wasn't great at all save for the opening song and the main Haunted Mansion theme. Pirates created an amazing score for each movie that really makes you get into the movie even more.
Perhaps one day we will see a new idea for The Haunted Mansion movie, and Disney will realize who to go to in order to get a good script, producers, and director.
Anyway, back to Twilight Zone
I actually think they would do much better if they designed either a new story like they did for Japan's version of the ride, or if they incorporated small things from the different versions of the ride while creating a new idea of the story, that way they don't have so much of a copyright problem. Creative people need to work on this, and not make a literal representation of the ride itself. And most importantly, Disney has to learn that if they don't put "Disney's" in front of it, people might actually take it more seriously. I think this could be a great project for Dreamworks; look at Sweeney Todd. Some might not like the movie adaptation, but it is the FIRST musical movie I have seen that works as a suspense thriller (Screw Repo: The Genetic Opera, what a joke). The singing didn't take away from the darkness of the film and really made you take a deep breath, think "Wow" and enjoy Tim Burton and Stephen Sondheim's version of the story.
POINT IS... if you're gonna skip everything else I've said in this article, Disney needs to choose a good production team, a great script, no BS and cutting corners, and no silliness. This is a dark, paranormal story that needs to be treated like it was written; a suspense mystery. No older sisters with grudges on their more popular siblings, no comedic actors, no family's with children. These ghosts drop people down their haunted elevators to their deaths. We, the audience, must enter limbo (or The Twlight Zone) WITH these characters and take the plunge.
stitch2008
Member
1. Your right about Pirates. They had an A+ team that put that film together. I also agree about Country Bears and Haunted Mansion. None of them were to par with Pirates. That's kind of why Jungle Cruise has never seen the light of day. They just cant seem to find a way to make it work as good as Pirates. I think Disney has learned from the mistakes of the past. And if they do go ahead with this project, I think they will do it justice.
2. Maybe not the exact same people. But there are plenty of other good directors and writers who could make a Tower of Terror movie work. The name Alex Proyas comes to mind. He directed The Crow, Dark City, I Robot, and the upcoming film knowing. He's a guy who could make this creepy. Tim Burton is another one. It seems like something right up his alley. Of course, I also think Tim is a good fit for a haunted mansion movie too.
3. I agree. Eddie was too much for the film. I think the whole structure of the film was wrong though. The bit with Master Gracy's love(Elizabeth I think her name was) I thought was nice though. Just everything else didnt seem to work.
4. This is not DreamWorks. IF this is made, it will be a Walt Disney Pictures release.
5. I doubt this film will have the ghosts dropping people in shaft. It may though:lookaroun. From the sounds of this, I think this Tower of Terror movie will revolve around the events that led to intial elevator disaperence, and the events that immediatly followed.