Ok, not to be outdone by Ukcoasterfreak, how bout we focus on the worst show at any park (six flags, disney, universal.)
I know we shouldn't be negative, but lets face it: there are shows out there that fail to entertain us because they are either aimed at the wrong audience or just totally out of touch with what the public wants.
The categories are Writing (script), Set, Acting, Stunts, (discount if show doesn't include stunts) and effects.
I nominate Batman Thrill Spectacular
The writing is typical hero cheese. Your supposed to revel in its
simplicity. No Memento moments here. No underlying metaphors or pop culture rants. Just pure evil villains cackling and comeback hero lines. Ain't nothing wrong with that!
The set is horrible, from a stunt perspective. Most theme parks make sure you can't see the safety havens, such as mattresses or trampolines, unless they're supposed to be out in the open. The Batman stunt show has a bunch of simple flats, not nearly detailed and all done in styrofoam. Kudos for the painted flat cityscape, though. The ramps for the dirtbike stunts are simply just..ramps. No disguise whatsoever.
The effects are the simplest of there kind. Simple gunshots and
and some quick fire effects, plus normal fireworks you can buy at
any store round the fourth of july.
The acting is of course, simple for those to see around. The dialogue is all recorded, along with the sounds (obviously. All shows do this these days). The only difference is the mouthing is painfully obvious with the short distance and horrible overacting of movements and gestures.
Stunts are far too simple to be considered a "thrill spectacular".
Guys ride dirtbikes off small ramps, fall onto mattresses from small heights. The stuntmen have very little area to work with, so they end up going around in a lot of boring circles. I don't blame the stuntmen ( They're brave enough to do this stuff in the first place) but with a name like "thrill spectacular", you at least have to be up to par with Indiana Jones or Sinbad. I do give props to Batman for riding down the wire. Thats just cool in any show for me.
I would nominate The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad, but at least the set is impressive and they have something to work with. I do not like the anachronisms to modern day pop culture however. They do not belong in a show that takes place in a certain time period like Sinbad's. The skeleton= Ally Mcbeal joke keeps sticking in my mind for some reason. :hammer:
Anyway, what are your thoughts?
I know we shouldn't be negative, but lets face it: there are shows out there that fail to entertain us because they are either aimed at the wrong audience or just totally out of touch with what the public wants.
The categories are Writing (script), Set, Acting, Stunts, (discount if show doesn't include stunts) and effects.
I nominate Batman Thrill Spectacular
The writing is typical hero cheese. Your supposed to revel in its
simplicity. No Memento moments here. No underlying metaphors or pop culture rants. Just pure evil villains cackling and comeback hero lines. Ain't nothing wrong with that!
The set is horrible, from a stunt perspective. Most theme parks make sure you can't see the safety havens, such as mattresses or trampolines, unless they're supposed to be out in the open. The Batman stunt show has a bunch of simple flats, not nearly detailed and all done in styrofoam. Kudos for the painted flat cityscape, though. The ramps for the dirtbike stunts are simply just..ramps. No disguise whatsoever.
The effects are the simplest of there kind. Simple gunshots and
and some quick fire effects, plus normal fireworks you can buy at
any store round the fourth of july.
The acting is of course, simple for those to see around. The dialogue is all recorded, along with the sounds (obviously. All shows do this these days). The only difference is the mouthing is painfully obvious with the short distance and horrible overacting of movements and gestures.
Stunts are far too simple to be considered a "thrill spectacular".
Guys ride dirtbikes off small ramps, fall onto mattresses from small heights. The stuntmen have very little area to work with, so they end up going around in a lot of boring circles. I don't blame the stuntmen ( They're brave enough to do this stuff in the first place) but with a name like "thrill spectacular", you at least have to be up to par with Indiana Jones or Sinbad. I do give props to Batman for riding down the wire. Thats just cool in any show for me.
I would nominate The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad, but at least the set is impressive and they have something to work with. I do not like the anachronisms to modern day pop culture however. They do not belong in a show that takes place in a certain time period like Sinbad's. The skeleton= Ally Mcbeal joke keeps sticking in my mind for some reason. :hammer:
Anyway, what are your thoughts?
