Unfortunately this is the case with a lot of good rides and shows..people see them on Youtube and write horrible comments about how bad it is...personally I was not impressed by the video I saw of the show, but their is only a certain amount of detail a compressed video on Youtube can capture..therefore I will hold my unbearably long review until I see it live..Everyone who actually sees it in person seems to love it. That's what I figured. Some things just don't translate well or can't be captured in a YouTube video.
Any notable changes from the previous show?
they weren't cutting back on the disaster building on April 8th. I wonder what happened. Check 10:15
OK, here is my short review:
Video really doesn't do this show justice. And from watching the videos I was also a little concerned about the pacing and editing. After seeing it in person, I think that for the intended purpose, it is close to perfect. It doesn't feel rushed at all. And the use of lots of short clips allows them to slip in a few things i don't think they otherwise would. Like a quick shot of Peter, Wendy, Michael, and John from Universal's Peter Pan. And a full screen rainbow flag from "Milk".
Morgan Freeman does a great job with the narration, and the score is REALLY well done.
And as far as emotion goes, I got a little choked up at the end where I was thinking "Universal really has put out a lot of great films."
So I give it a solid A. I wasn't blown away, but it was a lot better than I expected after watching the videos online. So I will put the Orlando Nighttime Spectaculars in order of my prefs:
1. F!
2. Wishes!
3. Universal's Cinematic Spectacular
4. Illuminations: Reflections of Earth
5.SeaWorld's Reflections
Like a quick shot of Peter, Wendy, Michael, and John from Universal's Peter Pan. And a full screen rainbow flag from "Milk".
So I give it a solid A. I wasn't blown away, but it was a lot better than I expected after watching the videos online. So I will put the Orlando Nighttime Spectaculars in order of my prefs:
1. F!
2. Wishes!
3. Universal's Cinematic Spectacular
4. Illuminations: Reflections of Earth
5.SeaWorld's Reflections
I had to chuckle with all the Hulk shots. Especially considering there were Disney fans a few weeks ago hell bent on the idea that Avengerrail was the beginning of Disney taking back Marvel.
There are Hulk shots? Didn't notice, cool.
Let's make a list of interesting inclusions:
-Hulk
-Peter Pan
-Milk
-Dead Silence (seriously? I like the film but was shocked it got a moment)
Interesting Omissions
-Land Before Time
-An American Tail
Was The Thing anywhere in there? I don't recall seeing it but I definitely missed more than a few clips.
Yes, the original Thing has a good 3 seconds in the horror section.
Also, no one's mentioned it but there is a small pre-show and post-show that uses the water screens and fountains to make patterns to some nice slow music.
Edit: Here's a video showing them. Pre-Show 0:08-0:26 and the Post-Show 4:35-5:00. And if you like the music it's called "A Nice Ride" by Randy Newman from the Seabiscuit Soundtrack. :thumbs:
[video=youtube;MBnga9DakcQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MBnga9DakcQ[/video]
Question - call me crazy, but are a few notes of the opening theme from the Land Before Time theme?? //around 0:45 in the video above
Similar but not. It's a song from Casper.