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[Brant]

Which of the following upcoming movies based on a Disney attraction are you most interested in seeing?

-Jose Carioca

[mattjs]

Went with Haunted Mansion but they all sound great.

I think Country Bears opens this July and stars both Haley Joel Osment and Christopher Walken. As NancyW dug up, Haunted Mansion will star Eddie Murphy. And Pirates is being produced by explosion friendly Jerry Bruckheimer.

A pretty solid lineup if you ask me.

[mattjs]

The first trailer for Country Bears is up at the official site. Will check it out later tonight.

[mattjs]

Saw The Rookie yesterday. Great movie! Especially if you're a baseball fan.

That said though, I was also unfortunate enough to see a preview of Country Bears and was not imressed at all. There was a lot of snickering at this one by people in the theatre. We'll see but, at this point, I don't have much hope for Bears.

I still think Haunted Mansion with Eddie Murphy and Pirates with Bruckheimer blowing things up all over the screen could be good ones though. I hope.

[mattjs]

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Johnny Depp is finalizing negotiations to star in Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Pirates" focuses on a daring attempt to rescue someone from dangerous pirates who are trying to reverse an ancient curse. Depp will play the lead pirate, Jack.

The most recent draft of "Pirates," which is based on the legendary Disney theme park ride, was penned by "Shrek" scribes Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott, working from earlier drafts from Jay Wolpert and Stuart Beattie.

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[ 06-11-2002, 01:12 AM: Message edited by: mattjs ]

[Gonzo]

I voted Pirates for the simple fact that it's my favorite attraction out of that list.

[Jsbalcio1]

Haunted Mansion!!!!

Anything with Eddie Murphy is usually good. Besides Haunted mansion is my favorite ride.

[mattjs]

Can probly add Geoffrey Rush to the list for Pirates (filmforce article).

...Geoffrey Rush (Quills, Shine, Shakespeare in Love) is in talks to join the cast. Rush would play pirate Captain Blackheart in the theme park attraction-based actioner.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Really hope HM and Pirates end up being good ones cuase that Bears movie looks worse and worse everytime I see the add for it.

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[Suzie]

We have seen that Country Bear trailer several times now and my nine year old son leans to me each time and says, "That movie is just stupid, mom." This does not bode well for it.

[minnievoice]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Country Bears looks STUPID!!

[kbken]

That was a tough one 'cuz both of my favorites were in the same poll. I know how to fix
that though - go see both!!!!!!

Ken

[SorcererMickey]

my vote goes for the haunted mansion movie. I love that ride, although I have not yet been to the one at WDW yet. Nov. I will for sure! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Karl

[capy]

I loved the Country Bears attractions dearly. I still do. I also still love the Haunted Mansion very much, and I appreciate Pirates a great deal ('tho it isn't a fave of mine). Yes, Eddie Murphy's a funny, gifted comedian, too, and not a bad actor.

That said:

1. The Country Bears movie looks downright awful. What were they thinking?! I'll probably still end up seeing it, as I'm a big Country Bears fan, but *phew!*

2. Anyone remember their "Tower of Terror" film - the one they now proudly hawk in the giftshop to that attraction? The one with Steve Guttenberg? &lt;**bleah**&gt;... talk about dreck!

IMHO, Disney's live action film division is, like their direct-to-video division, hard-pressed for ideas these days, so rather than do some creative imagineering of their own for original storylines and such, they're ransacking Disney's known quantities: existing animated and live action films as well as their theme parks. What's with all these direct-to-video sequels to animated classics? What's with the re-makes of class live-action films? Just 'cause I like a particular ride or because they've cast a high profile actor/actress doesn't mean the film's going to be good - or even passable - it just means they're scratchin' at the money tree, hoping to at least break even at the box office based on the name recognition of the attraction and the production's "star." Disney has proven that, if nothing else, they're masters of marketing, regardless of the merchandise, be it "Beauty" or "Black Hole."

My criticism is true of the entire film industry - I don't limit the scope to Disney - but I *am* more critical of Disney's unwillingness to "stray from the path of profitability," as their previous productions have set them to a higher standard of ability and inventiveness. They can't all be hits, but you're not going to have a hit by merely mining your existing material to death. A little less marketing and a little more thought, intelligence and creativity would go a long way to reviving their box office issues. I'll be very surprised if either of these rumored pics turns out to be any good - as much as I'd love them to be.

- capy

[Disney Matter]

I haven't been to WDW yet but voted anyway for Haunted Mansion....I am really looking forward to that ride the most...I think because as a kid, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" w/ Don Knotts was so funny to me......He had to spend the night in a Haunted House, I loved the piano that had blood stains they couldn't clean off, "and they even tried Bon Ami!"

[RocketMickey]

Couldn't vote for the Country Bears - see my post earlier about my least "favorite attraction queue". I've seen the trailer for it already, and, even with my personal "trauma" aside, it didn't look all that good, imho.