JDW Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 This is the first time in my recollection they haven't created a new commercial for the event and just recycled an old one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I believe people feel the commercial reflects on the level of quality for the event as a whole.But it really doesn't. The houses are AMAZING this year... except for one.The streets are just icing anyway. But still they are dumping a lot into the streets too... whether you like TWD or not. It will definitely be a year to remember. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphan77 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I'm looking forward to that walking dead, top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfreakHHN Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I heard something online about an opening scaremonies... is this true? Are they bringing it back? Also i wasn't there the last time they had it- is it only the first day or right when the park opens every night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 TBH the commercial doesn't effect the actual event at all. I mean less money on a new commercial could mean more money for improving event! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kiwisoup Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I believe people feel the commercial reflects on the level of quality for the event as a whole.But it really doesn't. The houses are AMAZING this year... except for one.The streets are just icing anyway. But still they are dumping a lot into the streets too... whether you like TWD or not. It will definitely be a year to remember. What's the "one" that isn't amazing? JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N i c k Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 The previous Havoc was great! I would be really disappointed if it was lackluster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Veritas_ Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Actually my guess would be ED or RE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I don't want to say simply bc it was a scare issue and I don't want to jump the gun and say it will be horrible. (not to mention I have not been through so it is only reports from others)Things change and I wouldn't want to taint your view of the house going into it.BUT the good news is (other than one being kind of short) I have heard nothing but love for set and scares. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooger and Dark Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Some of these may be out of order, but hopefully you can follow my logic. What's the "one" that isn't amazing? JW Below is a quote from the Resident Evil page: So that eliminates Resident Evil. Two down, six left to guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Veritas_ Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 BUT the good news is (other than one being kind of short) I have heard nothing but love for set and scares. Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Sounds like Afterlife is going to be the "meh" house to me. Wasn't really that impressed with the pics to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N i c k Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Afterlife has a purpose of being the 'light hearted' house and it looks like it will be just fine at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooger and Dark Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Sounds like Afterlife is going to be the "meh" house to me. Wasn't really that impressed with the pics to be honest. Obviously it is a case of everyone having different taste preferences, but If it is anything like The In-Between it may surprise you. Given how surprisingly good that house was, I would keep an open mind. I did not hear anywhere that Afterlife was a lighter house. I thought it was supposed to be a darker spiritual successor of The In-Between? If anything, I figured Cabin in the Woods was our dark comedy house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpop HHN Luvr Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Sounds like Walking Dead will be the meh house to me. I think some of us may have HHN amensia as that house was actually rather boring - including the whole end sequence. I've walked through airport terminals that were scarier than that house. I'm just not sure how much they can actually improve on the scares - though the set will be much better. Also consider the following: - Walking Dead was supposed to be the wow house for a lot of people (especially the GP) last year. - The GP was probably disappointed at how short and thrown together it looked and expressed it through surveys. - Thus, A&D feels compelled to make up for it by making a longer and more elaborate version (as seen already by the pictures they've shown). - Time spent on making it longer and more elaborate may have taken away time for well-planned scares (of which there were barely any last year as well) Thus, long and boring is the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I dont think it can be La llorona or Cabin in the woods. (Cabin just because of all the different creatures they are going to have in there) I think it might end up being Evil dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmacoil Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I dont think it can be La llorona or Cabin in the woods. (Cabin just because of all the different creatures they are going to have in there) I think it might end up being Evil dead. Yeah that's what I would assume as well. Having watched both the original and remake, I could understand how a house rendition could feel drawn out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Reading this is funny... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah that's what I would assume as well. Having watched both the original and remake, I could understand how a house rendition could feel drawn out I Was looking at Hollywood's video of their house today and, I can't say I am too impressed. The sets might look good but I don't really see how the remake makes a good IP to use for HHN. Of course the house might be amazing and I might be completely wrong here. But the one house I am not really that excited about is this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmacoil Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I Was looking at Hollywood's video of their house today and, I can't say I am too impressed. The sets might look good but I don't really see how the remake makes a good IP to use for HHN. Of course the house might be amazing and I might be completely wrong here. But the one house I am not really that excited about is this one. Agreed. It has the potential for good scares, but I feel that would be entirely attributed to the design team and their creativity. Couldn't really credit the remake for scare factor. As was mentioned in a previous post, some of those who saw the first film were a bit underwhelmed by the remake, so that could cause a disconnect with the property becoming a house. Had they done this prior to the remake...That might have been a little different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYHHN315 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Orlando examiner just posted a full walk through of the walking dead house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Everyone is entitled to their opinion of houses... and they weren't my opinions anyway. I hadn't seen any houses till tonight.I agree that seeing it for yourself is the best way to form an opinion. But expressing negativity towards it before it happens can change people's expectations in a bad way. So I was opting not to (any more than I previously had)... Nor was I directing it at you or anyone else. I wouldn't say anything at all but hey they allowed the full house to get recorded... So yeah it was the "long but dull house" I was told.But watch it (or don't and wait till you go) and make the opinion yourself. Many did not like the house last year... and many did I'm sure. After watching the walk through myself... I'm not jazzed about it this year either. To each his own though.The sets look cool though and I'm sure it will be fine for a run or two. I'm still excited for the rest of the houses and there is usually a house or two that don't hit home with an individual. That's what is so great about the variety they offer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpop HHN Luvr Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Last year was its own thing and A&D is always making improvements. Plus, what scares us and what we find entertaining is obviously quite subjective. I wouldn't say I'm a hater, though- I just think that what's scary about The Walking Dead is the reaction the characters have to the zombies and the suspense you feel. I even told my friends that watching the first episode of Season 3 was one of the worst decisions I made recently because it had me so on edge because of the suspense. When you remove that element of character reaactions and suspense and it's just the zombies, it's actually not as scary. Part of this suffers from Aiello's staunch committment to Romero-style zombies, which though great for street cred among diehards, doesn't really translate well into an intense experience. This is especially true if the zombies are expected to bear the burden of the scares - which, one can't argue that this is the truth for this house. I'm still going to give it a fair chance, though the video didn't do much to bolster my hopes, and I'm certainly not going to be bashing it to my friends that I'm going with as I don't want to ruin it for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Part of this suffers from Aiello's staunch committment to Romero-style zombies, which though great for street cred among diehards, doesn't really translate well into an intense experience.I don't think it's really fair to blame Mike. He has become the public figure so he has to hype what is done. The IP requires strict adherence to the zombie style. The scareactors in the house... Bless their hearts... they are trying to make it more intense but, in the process, are breaking character. I'd imagine they will be asked to reign the erratic fast behavior in.I hope not. I like them faster. Otherwise we get the stare down approach.The sets do look great though and a lot of attention to accurate details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I would like to say, that now that I've seen TWD masks in context... the complaints are totally valid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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