Sirwalterraleigh
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Hey…it’s 90…I’ll meet you on the slush gusher
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DHS Indiana Jones Land?
- Thread starter HMF
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A permit was filed for construction work on the Indy gift shop at DHS two weeks ago. Could be some sort of new quick install for there?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Hopefully they’ll have this:
My favorite one ever
They have an Indy section in the Star Wars store on Hollywood blvd
What used to be mickeys of Hollywood
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
its ridiculous that store has been closed, way too much shuttered.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Screamface
Well-Known Member
It really depends on what audiences think. Mario got AWFUL reviews, but the average moviegoer (myself included) thought it was pretty good & it destroyed the box office.
But yeah, it's not looking good rn.
Is there an audience though? Does anyone under 40 even care about the franchise? Has any legacy franchise ever been revived in a well-regarded way besides the Karate Kid show?
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
I mean I'm under 40 and I really enjoy the original trilogy. Do I need to see it continued, no, but that just plays into the fact that I'm sort of fed up with all this franchise rehashing in general.
SpectreJordan
Well-Known Member
There's definitely a lot of 90s & even 00s kids that are fans. I'm one of them. It's definitely an aging franchise but it still has fans.
As for the latter, Top Gun: Maverick is the best example of that. It even surpassed the quality of the first one by a lot, atleast IMO.
RunForestRun
Active Member
Unfortunately that's what we thought about Star Wars, but they gave us a land that's based on the sequel trilogy. And possibly worst of all... a planet we've never seen before.
HauntedMansionFLA
Well-Known Member
Yep. I could say the same thing about Star Wars.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
What’s “Star Wars”?
Screamface
Well-Known Member
Top Gun's an interesting one. I would say the brand of Tom Cruise was bigger than Top Gun and a reason to go to the cinema was a large part of its appeal. I know for myself I didn't see that film because it was a Top Gun film, I saw it because I trust Tom's team and it looked awesome and visually spectacular. The only time I have seen the original was streaming it about a week before I went to my pre-booked imax tickets.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
‘The Force has left Lucasfilm’: What has gone wrong for the studio behind ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’—and how Disney’s Bob Iger can salvage his $4 billion investment
"Dial of Destiny" is one of the most expensive films ever made and initial reviews suggest it could bomb big at the box office, meaning the match made in heaven risks becoming an albatross around Disney’s neck.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Really great in imax
As far as the movie…it was a remake…pretty much.
But it didn’t insult you like the farce awakens or Mary poppins returns
It was just easy to consume and enjoy. That is a simple formula.
And as far as cruise goes: you know he hated CG…and real is more impressive. It’s just that it had to evolve to push the edge like cg did.
The great John knoll has commented on that: the more texture you put in a shot - even a computer one - like with models - the better it looks
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Gen X controls the entertainment money…
George tried not to cater to them…in their 20’s and 30’s…25 years ago and fell on his face. He was Never Referred to as a “genius” again
So how does TWDC make the same damn mistake on a grander scale??
Maybe that stupid map in their first movie was what they needed to not make obvious mistakes??
This Indy thing…man…the bbc review is a real gut punch. And a 100% predictable tale of miscalculation…
Try to act shocked at how it’s EXACTLY what the yoda complex did before
George tried not to cater to them…in their 20’s and 30’s…25 years ago and fell on his face. He was Never Referred to as a “genius” again
So how does TWDC make the same damn mistake on a grander scale??
Maybe that stupid map in their first movie was what they needed to not make obvious mistakes??
This Indy thing…man…the bbc review is a real gut punch. And a 100% predictable tale of miscalculation…
Try to act shocked at how it’s EXACTLY what the yoda complex did before
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
‘The Force has left Lucasfilm’: What has gone wrong for the studio behind ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’—and how Disney’s Bob Iger can salvage his $4 billion investment
"Dial of Destiny" is one of the most expensive films ever made and initial reviews suggest it could bomb big at the box office, meaning the match made in heaven risks becoming an albatross around Disney’s neck.finance.yahoo.com
"how Bob Iger can save his $4bil investment"
dear god am I tired of hearing that man's name
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
He had them bamboozled for a long time. He managed to come out smelling like a Rose - I do give him credit for this - during the 2009-11 recession…and then he rode a wave of stupid, illegitimate cash from the us economy ever since that still hasn’t crashed and equalized.
25% skill, 75% circumstance
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
wrong wrong wrong. Bob is a bizness genius.
HauntedMansionFLA
Well-Known Member
How much did Disney spend on stock buybacks? 47 billion??
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
But that’s “totally legit”
Buying your own stock to pump its value to sell it again
Works like a charm for the airlines - in between federal bailouts