Grindhousehero13 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Heres hoping it getting a lot of attention from twitter maybe letting Orlando do it first was the wise choice to deal with the awarness issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foREVer56 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Well it was obviously HOTY and It was one of the most well received/well done houses they've ever done so maybe it's time Hollywood borrowed something from Orlando rather that the other way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) Eh, Orlando doing something doesn't do much for awareness unless you were already aware of it. Murdy said that AWIL's awareness was at the bottom of the heap. He would have to convince USH higher ups to spend however many hundred thousands of dollars for a movie with low awareness, after stating that El Cucuy's low ratings (by comparison to the IP and IPish mazes) were due to the by comparison low awareness. There's already an association in USH's mind between awareness and enjoyment, and for better or worse there's good reason to. So in the end the pitch is "Yes I know that people aren't aware of this and lack of awareness = low ratings, but I think it's worth it to spend a ton of the budget for something that's going to drag down the overall guest satisfaction because hey I like this movie and it would make the few people that know what it is happy." Edited November 12, 2013 by ferox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Eh, Orlando doing something doesn't do much for awareness unless you were already aware of it. Murdy said that AWIL's awareness was at the bottom of the heap. He would have to convince USH higher ups to spend however many hundred thousands of dollars for a movie with low awareness, after stating that El Cucuy's low ratings (by comparison to the IP and IPish mazes) were due to the by comparison low awareness. There's already an association in USH's mind between awareness and enjoyment, and for better or worse there's good reason to. So in the end the pitch is "Yes I know that people aren't aware of this and lack of awareness = low ratings, but I think it's worth it to spend a ton of the budget for something that's going to drag down the overall guest satisfaction because hey I like this movie and it would make the few people that know what it is happy." Yes, but It doing well in Orlando and the Twitter fans becoming aware of it puts it at a better place then a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 A better place, yes. A good enough of a place? That's another question. It's made progress from the bottom of the heap, but where it is now in the heap is left to be seen. Right now it's in the "Would be cool but has a lot of difficulties to overcome" heap as AHS. There's non-timed IPs that would make much more sense and a lesser known IP that is now time sensitive (TrT, assuming the timing works) so AWIL is working against the odds. There's a lot of precedent for Murdy putting what he *wants* to do aside for what works for the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The one thing I ask form Murdy is that he does at least one maze based on something that's not so recent like in 2010 House of 1000 Corpses in 2012 Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Give the GP what they want but do something you'd been wanting to do something we've wanted and don't use the excuse it's not well know. For Christ's sake TWD is why more than half of the GP are there they could not care at all of the rest their going to see TWD. I bet half of the people dint care about BS or El Cucuy there were there for a reason so of bringing back TWD is what it takes to do something like Hellraiser, AWIL or Trick R Treat bring it back but do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) Overall satisfaction is the end goal. The goal of curation isn't to have one big draw and then eh whatever the rest. Mazes are very, very expensive to make and require Chris and Murdy to do a lot of work, not to mention the people involved in the actual construction of the mazes. You can't throw that and one of the few venues away on something that is going to make the guest less happy with their overall experience. It's simply not realistic. AWIL isn't impossible, but there's better choices out there. Edited November 12, 2013 by ferox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) how did it work with the puppets? The puppeteer has a control panel in which he controls the Wolf's movements back and forth. Also controls the jaw movements, head movement and strobe/audio trigger. A lot more complex than the harness puppets from the Thing. At 1:21 on Inside the Magic's walkthrough you can peek past the curtain and see one of the puppeteers. Edited November 12, 2013 by Zero56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The one thing I ask form Murdy is that he does at least one maze based on something that's not so recent like in 2010 House of 1000 Corpses in 2012 Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Give the GP what they want but do something you'd been wanting to do something we've wanted and don't use the excuse it's not well know. For Christ's sake TWD is why more than half of the GP are there they could not care at all of the rest their going to see TWD. I bet half of the people dint care about BS or El Cucuy there were there for a reason so of bringing back TWD is what it takes to do something like Hellraiser, AWIL or Trick R Treat bring it back but do it! To be fair, Leatherface was a last minute replacement for the Bad Wolf. (no i'm not talking about Rose Tyler[only Doctor Who fans would get that...]) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Well but anyway AWIL was supposed to happen and is an old movie so it still counts in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Well but anyway AWIL was supposed to happen and is an old movie so it still counts in a way. Who knows, if this is indeed his last lear as Creative Director he might change it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 If it is he might as well and finally do some classic horror but who knows if Uni will let him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 About time we finally see some classic horror at Universal Studios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 At Halloween Horror Nights to be exact in my book Monsters Remix or anything in the HOH doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 How do they not count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Well Remix is like grandpa trying to make something sound cool and tell me when you walk into a maze in the HOH at HHN is it as true to the film as any of the other mazes? I think so right. Because Chucky and the Mummy were in the wolf man remake right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Wut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) I think what he attempted to say was that we need a house that is entirely decorated and themed to one classic property. Not a mixed salad like House of Horrors, so it doesn't count under those terms. Edited November 13, 2013 by Zero56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Oh ok I'd be all for a re imagined creature from the black lagoon house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Let's look at it this way... Murdy put down AWIL, an already old movie, to do an even oooooolder movie that we've used as a property before. AWIL's chances aren't looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.HHN Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think what he attempted to say was that we need a house that is entirely decorated and themed to one classic property. Not a mixed salad like House of Horrors, so it doesn't count under those terms. Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridesandstuff Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Let's look at it this way... Murdy put down AWIL, an already old movie, to do an even oooooolder movie that we've used as a property before. AWIL's chances aren't looking good. I thought it was that he couldn't get the rights to it, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero56 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I thought it was that he couldn't get the rights to it, no? Think of someone borrowing a ball to play a game and at the last minute the owner of the ball decided to take it away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 People are asking for it now so lets see... as for Blumhouse what is OUR official stance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Blumhouse: Insidious or nothing. I'm rooting for nothing. Oh wait, I could dig a Purge Terror Tram too Edited November 13, 2013 by DTH316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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