Well, here we go with another what would you take out/replace in the Great Movie Ride thread. The Great Movie Ride for me is something that has sparked my Imagination since I was a little kid. The way the attraction takes you through some of Hollywoods greatest classics and ties them in to one another is incredible. I have always loved the ride and the way it portrays classics that not many people know about.
Yes I know the ride is outdated to some but for me its still fresh with concept. yes it could use s spruce up in terms of effects and what not but its still a classic. Many people find some of the movie choices to be irrelevant to importance of Cinema History and I for one strongly disagree. Just because something is old does not mean we cannot pay tribute to it! Personally I feel the ride should stay true to itself and continue showcasing real classic motion pictures, and not some more recent flicks like Frozen or The Dark Knight. I don't see those movies as any bit of a classic yet. One day sure but Frozen is just overhyped and The joker was the only good part of The Dark Knight IMO, which doesn't make a movie.
I became a huge movie buff once I started going on this ride. I have seen every movie from start to finish that is showcased in that ride. Are all of them something I enjoy!? not particularly but they all bring something different to the table and each have their right to be there.
Footlight Parade- if you don't like the film fine, but Busby Burkley films opened doors for the Movie Musicals like no other. Any one of those movies are iconic now and rightly deserve its spot in the attraction.
Singin in the Rain- whoever says this movie is dead and not popular is got it wrong. Known as probably the best musical of all time or one of them for sure. Its got some of the best dance and song numbers ever and an iconic cast including Gene Kelly. Probably the only other male to give Fred Astaire a run for his money!
Mary Poppins- Julie andrews in her best role...and One of Disney's finest.
Public Enemy- james Cagney is a iconic gangster in old films, this was an important genre of film back in the day and recently I would say has made a comeback.
Alien and The Searchers- well both of these could potentially be changed with other films but still portray well two specific genres in film history, Western and Scifi/horror. Alien is a classic now like it or not, it was a great concept.
Indiana Jones- Definitely a newer classic. and rightfully so.
Casablanca- .....no words, just deserves its spot so much
Fantasia- One of Disney's most unique films and a truly magnificent one.
The Wizard of Oz- You can't have a movie on Film classics without featuring Judy Garland and what better way then one of Cinemas most treasured classics.
There are only a few scenes I can see changing and a few are things like the cast member switch and the living dead scene because they aren't too important and something more significant could take its place. Also the Tarzan scene I never understood. The movies at the time were popular and there were a few of them but they are not really too important.
If they want to add some classics they need Gone with the Wind, Its a wonderful Life, Bringing up Baby, North by Northwest, Broadway Melody movies, Shirley Temple Films, Classic Monster films, ET, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Gaslight.....literally the list could go on and on. I could rant on how this generation needs to be exposed to classic films more for days but I feel as though I have gone on too long now.
Its a shame that Universal has a hold on so many classics because as recent as some of there movies are, they are classics now and each for their own reasons. And they all have incredible soundtracks to go with them! oh well...just my two cents.
oh and to answer the question, I would replace three scenes and add Modern Times, Gone with the Wind, and Snow White(being Disney's first classic I think it fits.)
