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01-17-2016 , 01:46 AM

#426

Roger Clemens

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Originally Posted by AlienBoy

Trust me when I tell you Hollywood doesn't care.

LOL

Seriously, it's not that we "don't care" it's that we know what is good for a FILM to be successful. Geographical accuracy isn't part of the equation.

A feature film has an audience of BILLIONS. The very few people that might "care" about some geographical aspect really don't figure into the audience.

We have a saying here in HollywoodL "If they're watching THAT then they aren't watching the movie!!"

Meaning That the STORY (the only thing important in a film) is somehow being lost on them.

Off topic but watch the new KFC commercial where Colonel Sanders is sitting on a stairway at a college campus with people walking behind him. They show the same girl walking behind him twice.

Don't film productions have a continuity guy to make sure the clock is not way off, the sun is in the right spot, guy holding a cigarette in the same hand, etc.?

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01-17-2016 , 01:50 AM

#427

Roger Clemens

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Originally Posted by AlienBoy

Lol, I hate that one in films... I've actually seen people try to do exactly that in several live casino games (to which I and other people objected of course).

"Big hand for a little lady" and "Cincinnati kid" both have people going off table for more chips - though I believe that was the case "back in the day".

Watch Lady Fingers dealing in Cincinnati Kid. She flies the cards up in the air and I think they flip over but it's out of view.

"Back in the Day" I think they had the 1 hour rule to raise a stake to cover losses, or game over.

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01-17-2016 , 02:38 PM

#428

Garick

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Originally Posted by Roger Clemens

Real films, yes, though they sometimes suck. Commercials, not so much.

I was in a King Arthur themed short film/long commercial for CES (back when it was called COMDEX) once, and there was one battle scene where I showed up 11 times. Most of those were with costume changes, different locations, etc, all spliced together to make it seem like our 20 person armies were actually hundreds. If you look closely, though, there one spot where I am following myself, same costume, same location, just about 5 steps behind myself charging across the field.

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01-17-2016 , 03:25 PM

#429

Dominic

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

True but Vegas now has a metro population of over 2 million so an effort should be made to get it right if possible. You don't want to alienate thousands of people.

lol wtf are you talking about?

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01-17-2016 , 04:39 PM

#430

Well Read Ted

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

True but Vegas now has a metro population of over 2 million so an effort should be made to get it right if possible. You don't want to alienate thousands of people.

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Originally Posted by Dominic

lol wtf are you talking about?

So it doesn't lessen your opinion of a movie when they are sloppy with the geography of your home town, well I guess we're different then.

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01-17-2016 , 06:52 PM

#431

REDeYeS00

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the biggest thing that tilts me about movies isn't inaccuracies in location when you know the place, it's showing an 'athlete' with obvious huge flaws in their ability and technique (i.e. throws like a girl, horrible bat swing, beginner's golf swing, etc).

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01-17-2016 , 07:32 PM

#432

Quadstriker

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just lol @ the geography inaccuracies alienating thousands and affecting a movie guy.

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01-17-2016 , 09:09 PM

#433

davehughes123

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In the stunningly captivating, 'Last Vegas', I just can't get past the fact that the characters are supposed to be walking to Aria but are seen walking north in front of Mirage. Because of that little geographical inconsistency, I've never been able to fully appreciate, and immerse myself in, the haunting and bewitching love tale of the septuagenarians.

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01-17-2016 , 10:26 PM

#434

drbeechwood

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Originally Posted by ReDeYES88

the biggest thing that tilts me about movies isn't inaccuracies in location when you know the place, it's showing an 'athlete' with obvious huge flaws in their ability and technique (i.e. throws like a girl, horrible bat swing, beginner's golf swing, etc).

Tim Robbins in Bull Durham.

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01-18-2016 , 12:15 AM

#435

Cooling Heels

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Originally Posted by davehughes123

A truly lousy movie, but you have to love the line "Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1959!"

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01-18-2016 , 07:52 AM

#436

Well Read Ted

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Originally Posted by Quadstriker

just lol @ the geography inaccuracies alienating thousands...

The Las Vegas Metro area now has over 2 million people. Do you think around 2,000 of those 2 million might be alienated or put off by a major motion picture (set in Vegas) that had the Horseshoe and the Golden Nugget located on the same side of Fremont street?

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01-18-2016 , 08:13 AM

#437

Checkko

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Originally Posted by George Rice

Whatever became of John UK's page. I used to love reading it, then one day it was gone. Hope he didn't get ill or something. Does anyone know it there is a copy of it anywhere?

Like I said on the first page a lot of the info in this topic is directly from that site. If you goolgle it you can find a cache site.

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01-18-2016 , 11:04 AM

#438

overcast

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

Notice? Maybe

"Put off"? No

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01-18-2016 , 11:38 AM

#439

rpeezy

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

I think everyone is reacting so lol to this is because you used the word "alienated" to describe a reaction to continuity in a movie. The thing I thought when I read your first post was, "jesus, this guys dramatic".

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01-18-2016 , 05:05 PM

#440

Well Read Ted

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

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Originally Posted by overcast

Notice? Maybe

"Put off"? No

From memory at the end of the movie "Viva Las Vegas" when the race cars were racing through downtown Vegas it did show two hotels that are actually on opposite sides of Fremont as being on the same side of the street. I'll have to get the movie again when I get the time and review what it actually showed.

Yes , 99% of the viewers probably didn't care or notice it but it strongly distracted me from the story.

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01-18-2016 , 07:09 PM

#441

mrbaseball

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Originally Posted by ReDeYES88

I'll always hate Field of Dreams for having Shoeless Joe Jackson bat right handed.

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01-18-2016 , 09:11 PM

#442

REDeYeS00

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

the last time i checked people watching a movie weren't able to get a refund after being 'alienated or put off' by a major motion picture.

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01-21-2016 , 09:45 AM

#443

Checkko

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We cross E. Harmon Ave and make the long walk till we reach the likes of the current MGM Grand. Beneath you can see a list of motel en casino’s that stood on that ground throughout the years.

1961-1995: Tahiti Motel

1971-1981: Lucky Slots became Silver Saddle in 1981

1981-1983: Silver Saddle Casino

1963-1968: Ramada Inn became Travelodge in 1986

1968: Travelodge

1960-1990: Jamaica Motel – got demolished in 1991and replaced with Polo Towers

1954-1967: Royal Vegas Motel became Topper in 1967

1967-1986: Topper Motel

1954-1967: Sunrise Motel became Minuteman in 1967

1967-1979: Minuteman Motel became Gold Rush in 1988

1979-1988: Gold Rush Motel

1953-1989: Del Rey Motel

1953-1998: Monie Marie Motel

1963-1995: Full Moon Motel

All pictures are from jjefferons Vintage Vegas Page

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01-21-2016 , 02:42 PM

#444

FlipsTix617

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Originally Posted by eco74

You wouldn't recognize Horizons anymore. It was a complete remodel into the Hard Rock, and the ceilings are no longer about 10 feet high. Night and day difference.

Harvey's is about the same as you remember it though.

Good for them. Overdue. Glad I spent over a month there on the cheap end of 2012 before that happened.

Looks quite pricey on expedia though and the reviews are flat out bad. And that walk to the Gondola is too long I'd rather drive to Kirkwood than walk from the gondi to the Horizon in ski boots though I'll walk from Harveys. Hope they aren't losing too much. It was always very quiet in the good ol Horizon.

Harveys looks dirt cheap these days now there is a nicer spot on that block will definitely be getting on that it was too pricey for me when I spent time otu there last.

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01-21-2016 , 07:42 PM

#445

REDeYeS00

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sometime in the late 70's the family was driving west to CA and stayed in what seems to be one of these motel/casinos. i have no clue where we stayed because i was around 9 or 10 at the time, but i'm really curious which one it was. it was mom, dad, me, and my younger brother. i have a vague memory of mom and dad arguing about something, and my adult mind guesses it was probably something casino related (he either went and lost, or he wanted to go but she didn't want him to).

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01-25-2016 , 11:24 AM

#446

dozer

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great thread!

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01-25-2016 , 01:04 PM

#447

2146north

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Originally Posted by Well Read Ted

I live in Chicago and watch Chicago Fire. IF they actually took the routes shown when the engine or ambulance leaves the house, and you were waiting for them, either your house would be a pile of ash, or in the case of the ambulance they would find you at room temperature. Don't even get me started on Chicago PD. That aside I enjoy seeing the locations they pick, even if they make no logical sense as to how they drive.

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01-25-2016 , 02:13 PM

#448

TexasDolly

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Checkko, just want to say thanks. This is a real labor of love and doesn't go unappreciated.

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01-26-2016 , 05:12 AM

#449

18000rpm

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Originally Posted by gangnam holmes

Stu Ungar died a few minutes walk from the Stratosphere...

Here was his bedroom...still available to the public unlike Whitney Houston's...

I've read conflicting reports of whether it was room 6 or room 16. Anyone know for sure?

I stopped by to take a look once late at night. Didn't feel safe. A few people out in the dark not sure what they were doing.