Saw Alive Maze/Ride in Thorpe Park

landsleaving · 24-03-2010 08:04PM #1

Has anyone else seen the ads on sky for this... I'm not entirely sure what... haunted house type thing with a saw gimmick? (Tried to find the ad I mean online but no luck)

Basically the ad shows a man running around a darkened room shouting then lying on the floor crying... and it's meant to be selling me on a fun theme park ride. I was extremely confused. Do the same people who enjoy watching various grisly deaths also enjoy weeping gently in the foetal position in the dark? I thought they would prefer the saw experience of getting to torture someone in an over-elaborate manner.

Opinions?

MagicMarker · 24-03-2010 08:10PM

landsleaving wrote: »

Opinions?

I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.

Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock.

Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

nucking futs · 24-03-2010 08:10PM

There's a documentary about the maze on the Saw VI DVD. It's essentially a maze where you walk through, people jump out to scare you, and you see scenes from the movies played out by actors in the same situations.

PirateShampoo · 24-03-2010 08:11PM

landsleaving wrote: »

Basically the ad shows a man running around a darkened room shouting then lying on the floor crying...

Christ, the government is spying on me again.

dr.bollocko · 24-03-2010 08:11PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.

Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock.

Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

Wrong serial killer dude.

landsleaving · 24-03-2010 08:11PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I've been a big Genesis fan...]

Amazing.

Mars Bar · 24-03-2010 08:16PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.

Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock.

Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

I wish I could thank you more than once!

Shulgin · 24-03-2010 08:28PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual.

Some decent mind expanding drugs will fix that

Saw Alive Maze/Ride in Thorpe Park

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