| # | Author | Message |
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| jkayjs
Thu 8/20/2009 5:15p | Has anyone gone to this event @ any of it's stops? We are planning on taking our grandson & I'm curious how it was & how it worked. Did you stand in line, etc.?
THX for any info. |
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| monorailblue
Tue 10/20/2009 8:57p | I cannot explain adequately how excited I am to NOT see this movie. Ever. It looks absolutely unwatchable. |
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| greenbean
Fri 10/23/2009 11:51a | Really monorailblue? Why? I am a huge Jim Carrey fan so I am anxious to see him in the multiple roles in this film. It is a classic story and one of my personal favorites. |
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| mawnck
Fri 10/23/2009 11:53a | >>I am anxious to see him<<
Unfortunate, then, because it's motion capture. Carrey does not appear on screen. |
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| Schmitty Good Vibes
Fri 10/23/2009 12:06p | I went to this when it came to Sacramento and I loved it. There's quite a bit to it. I guess I arrived just before it was to close for the day. They had a queue roped off that looked like it was a quarter of a mile long, but when I arrived there was no wait at all. |
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| Schmitty Good Vibes
Fri 10/23/2009 12:07p | Oh, and I'm not the biggest Jim Carrey fan, but I still loved it. |
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| Rsey103
Fri 10/23/2009 1:59p | I visited the train when it stopped in Louisville and enjoyed it very much.
I guess I waited about 45 mins. to board. When I got off the wait was about 1 1/2 hours.
Really liked the Dickens pieces---the goose quill and his letters and journals, etc.
Because the film is motion capture, I was puzzled by the costumes on display. A young Train Tour cast member looked at me like a deer caught in the headlights when I asked about the costumes.
I liked seeing the models, especially the one of Westminster Palace ('Big Ben') as it was being constructed.
When I exited the train, the line for the movie was quite long so I went to dinner and returned later.
I was impressed with their temporary, inflatable movie theatre. Perfect picture and sound.
I told a friend I would like to see all my movies in Disney's blow-up tent theatre from now on, the quality was so good.
I think this movie is going to do well. I overheard several families say they planned to see it Thanksgiving Day or that weekend.
People love Christmas movies in general. And Jim Carey, too. |
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| monorailblue
Fri 10/23/2009 3:58p | Well, as is aptly said, there's no accounting for taste. |
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| TheRedhead
Tue 10/27/2009 7:07a | The NY Times had an article about the train tour. Here's a quote:
“It has never been done with modern technology and with the acting talent of Jim Carrey,” Mr. Zoradi said, adding that the visual style was “very new and very hip. It’s a 3-D thrill ride from start to finish.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10...tml?_r=1
Good lord, what little desire I had to see this movie went completely down the toilet. Whenever Disney hauls the word "hip" out...head for zee hills.
And you know how I would describe my ideal film adaptation of "A Christmas Carol?" THRILL RIDE!
And one more - Jim Carrey has become a grating caricature of himself, both on screen (awful muggy yelling) and off (pretentious long-haired discussions about his craft). He ruined the Grinch, he ruined Horton, and now he'll ruin Scrooge. Why not set fire to all literary memories of my youth.
If I hear he's doing a film adaptation of "Flat Stanley" I WILL take a hostage. |
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| greenbean
Thu 10/29/2009 4:46p | I think this Train Tour was a huge promotion for the film and really took the movie experience to the audience. This tour launched in May and to hear that lines are still hours long is a good thing to me. That shows that people are receptive of the film and the Train Tour itself. The Redhead -- I am sorry you feel so strongly against this film and other Carrey box office hits. Maybe this will be the one that changes your mind, who knows! |
