What scenes in GMR should be kept?

EpcotServo

Well-Known Member
If I might quote directly from the Great Movie Ride cast member script,
Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Movie Ride. Once again, my name is *CMs Name* and I'll be taking you from this Hollywood soundstage right into the middle of the action of the greatest films ever made, all on one tour. But between you and me, this is no ordinary tour because the Great Movie Ride brings these movies to life, and puts you right in the middle of the action.

The purpose of the ride is to represent and re-create scenes from the greatest that film history has to offer.
Not just the films that are "family-friendly"
Not just the films that are making The Walt Disney Company money from DVD sales.
"The Greatest Films Ever Made."

Alien may not be to everyone's liking and it certainly isn't congruent with Disney's current pre-teen focus or indeed much of the rest of the ride, but it is recognized as "great film" I think it deserves as much acclaim as something like Singing in the Rain and film critics in general bear that out. If anything, it deserves a spot in the ride because it represents a genre and a sensibility that is lacking in most of the rest of the movies.

Also, if we start picking out all the movies that are inappropriate for children we're going to start loosing important parts of the ride very quickly. The Public Enemy is certainly not something I'd show to kids, nor are any of the movies in Clint Eastwood's Dollars trilogy. Casablanca, for that matter might not be objectionable per se, but if you think you could sit anyone under the age of 14 in front of that film and expect them to pay attention you're crazy. I should know; I've tried.

Basically what I'm saying is that when they were planning the Movie Ride the imagineers tried to pick out the films they thought were of particular artistic merit, have lasting appeal, and were generally representative of film history at large. To that effect I think they did a fantastic job and there isn't much that could be done to approve upon their selection.

In closing, I would remind everyone that the motto of Metro Goldwyn Mayer is ars gratia artis, "Art for art's sake." When you try to put together an attraction like this and ignore art, instead going for whatever is popular or whatever serves the "Disney cause" best, whatever that is, you end up with Superstar Limo, and I don't think any of us want that.

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I can't stress how much WIN this post is.
 
To be honest I don't understand the lack of love for Alien. It's probably one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time and is only rivaled by Star Wars. You can't take out any scenes but replacing maybe some of the things within like different westerns or gangster movies.

Off the top of my head I can only really think of adding The Good The Bad and The Ugly..Have the scene of all 3 drawing on each other. And as far as gangsters go maybe add The Godfather if possible.
 

Pumbas Nakasak

Heading for the great escape.
Its tatty old technology with figures that look as like the artists they are meant to portray as store manikins. The concept is great, the execution very of its time, time to move it up a gear. Guests expectations and thel ike are far higher now.
 

richiericher22

New Member
Hmm, I like the Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, Alien, Gangster, and Mary Poppins scenes. I think they should add a Star Wars scene and they could use projectors and "magic" to make it seem like you're fighting in the death star, It could work because the ride doesn't have a track and it could go slowly through that scene, and you'll get the feel of actually flying which is cool xD

Maybe even a Haunted Mansion scene, a 50 First Dates scene maybe, idk i like that movie=]
 

DisneyCanadian

New Member
what about a scene from a James Bond movie?

He is one of the most timeless characters of all, he has survived 40+ years, 22 movies have been made, I think he is deserving of a scene in GMR
 

Thrill Seeker

Well-Known Member
Footlight Parade - Replace with Chicago

Singin' in the Rain - Stays

Mary Poppins - Stays

The Public Enemy - I'd say The Godfather would be a good choice as a newer gangster film.

Western scene - Fine the way it is

Alien - Replace with Tron. Star Wars has it's own ride already...


Raiders of the Lost Ark - I'd actually replace Raiders with a different adventure film since Indy is already represented. National Treasure could be a good replacement.

Zombie Room - Replace with a more modern horror film. Maybe actually including The Sixth Sense...

Tarzan the Ape Man - I'd actually go with
something completely different. I'd like to see It's a Wonderful Life represented...

Casablanca - Stays

Fantasia - It should be represented, but I'd say it needs a better representation.

The Wizard of Oz - I'd actually replace this scene with something a bit more exciting. Sure, Oz is a classic film, but perhaps by replacing it with a more modern film, it could be a more interesting scene. Pirates does seem like an interesting fit here. Imagine Davey Jones sailing towards your vehicle on the Flying Dutchman. If done right, that could be amazing.


Movie montage - I'd like to see something different here instead of just a montage of random movies. Personally, I'd like to see the guests be recorded during the ride and their reactions inter cut in between scenes from movies. That would at least make things interesting...
 

Thrill Seeker

Well-Known Member
Footlight Parade - Replace with Chicago

Singin' in the Rain - Stays

Mary Poppins - Stays

The Public Enemy - I'd say The Godfather would be a good choice as a newer gangster film.

Western scene - Fine the way it is

Alien - Replace with Tron. Star Wars has it's own ride already...


Raiders of the Lost Ark - I'd actually replace Raiders with a different adventure film since Indy is already represented. National Treasure could be a good replacement.

Zombie Room - Replace with a more modern horror film. Maybe actually including The Sixth Sense...

Tarzan the Ape Man - I'd actually go with
something completely different. I'd like to see It's a Wonderful Life represented...

Casablanca - Stays

Fantasia - It should be represented, but I'd say it needs a better representation.

The Wizard of Oz - I'd actually replace this scene with something a bit more exciting. Sure, Oz is a classic film, but perhaps by replacing it with a more modern film, it could be a more interesting scene. Pirates does seem like an interesting fit here. Imagine Davey Jones sailing towards your vehicle on the Flying Dutchman. If done right, that could be amazing.


Movie montage - I'd like to see something different here instead of just a montage of random movies. Personally, I'd like to see the guests be recorded during the ride and their reactions inter cut in between scenes from movies. That would at least make things interesting...
 

blueboxdoctor

Well-Known Member
what about a scene from a James Bond movie?

He is one of the most timeless characters of all, he has survived 40+ years, 22 movies have been made, I think he is deserving of a scene in GMR

though i don't like bond at all i see your point, but someone else mentioned that movies that aren't art shouldn't be allowed in the ride, saying that national treasure is trash due to it's lack of art, and i believe they'd say the same thing for bond. both bond and national treasure are over the top movies that people watch for fun and to just chill, so they don't have to be artful masterpieces. i'm just not a bond fan, so i can't support having that added (if it was i wouldn't complain either, i just can't stand the new bond).
 

Tom Morrow

Well-Known Member
Kept?
Every other scene is a terrific tribute to the glory days of movies. When 75% of them that came out every year were great, not the 5%(and that's being generous) nowadays.
This is completely untrue. The vast majority of movies have always been forgettable / mindless entertainment. For every memorable movie from the so-called "glory days", there are like 50 forgettable or horrible ones.
 

Animaniac93-98

Well-Known Member
This is completely untrue. The vast majority of movies have always been forgettable / mindless entertainment. For every memorable movie from the so-called "glory days", there are like 50 forgettable or horrible ones.

Are you trying to tell me The Giant Gila Monster isn't cinematic genius?
 

SirGoofy

Member
This is completely untrue. The vast majority of movies have always been forgettable / mindless entertainment. For every memorable movie from the so-called "glory days", there are like 50 forgettable or horrible ones.

:rolleyes:

I'm sorry, I figured it was an obvious exaggeration. Doesn't change the fact that there are less and less great movies every year.
 

Bairstow

Well-Known Member
:rolleyes:

I'm sorry, I figured it was an obvious exaggeration. Doesn't change the fact that there are less and less great movies every year.

I don't know if that's true. 2008 gave us The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, Gran Torino, Wall-E, Iron Man, and The Wrestler.
 

SirGoofy

Member
I don't know if that's true. 2008 gave us The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, Gran Torino, Wall-E, Iron Man, and The Wrestler.

I'll give you Dark Knight, WALL-E, and Wrestler, but I found Slumdog and Gran Torino to be incredibly overrated, and Iron Man was good, but I wouldn't consider it to be a classic by any stretch of the imagination.
 

Bairstow

Well-Known Member
what about a scene from a James Bond movie?

He is one of the most timeless characters of all, he has survived 40+ years, 22 movies have been made, I think he is deserving of a scene in GMR

I've wondered why the studios doesn't have any 007 attractions, since MGM owns UA. For a while there was a Bond ride at Kings Dominion, but I can't find much information about it.

If they were to put a James Bond scene in the Great Movie Ride, what would they choose? Obviously it should be something from the first couple Sean Connery films, but's hard to find a memorable scene that doesn't have bond killing men or doing... other things with women.
There is one iconic scene I think would be super easy enough to stage with AAs
goldfinger.jpg

...but it's inappropriate for its own reasons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wyp909mQPM&feature=related
 

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