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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-27-2008, 11:51 PM:

TR2N - OK, the letter two looks nothing like the number O... errr... yeah. How exactly are you supposed to pronounce this? "Truh-toon"? The graphics in the movie have been updated many times over, you'd think the computer OS and CPU structure could have been updated to a filename standard that allows more than 4 characters.

ID4 - The original retard title. Are required to show ID to get into this movie? I don't understand. Ooooohhh..... the movie is called Independence Day and that day is July 4. How incredibly clever!!!! But wait. Where are the three prequels to this movie? I want to see ID1 to see how it all started. Actually, no I don't.

Am I missing any?

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 07-28-2008, 02:41 AM:

Well geez, I guess this just goes to show how stupid this sort of thing is, because I have no idea what TR2N means.

Oh well, I'm pretty sure I am not missing anything.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 07-28-2008, 03:26 AM:

(from Google search) TR2N = TRON2 .. sequel to Disney's 1982 sci-fi thriller TRON (be interesting on how this one will come out - will the MCP be reincarnated and take over the military along with ENCOM again and as always, TRON comes in and saves the day ?)

-Monte

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 07-28-2008, 11:05 AM:

I never heard of TR2N either, until this thread.

I hate the idea of using a number where a letter is supposed to go. "SE7EN" started all this -- the movie's actual title was SEVEN, but since the creative person who built the title sequence used a 7 where the V would be, now everybody thinks that's the title.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-28-2008, 05:10 PM:

That's right, I forgot about SE7EN. I don't think I have ever seen it "spelled" like that in the official studio artwork... maybe on a DVD but that's it.

And yes, TR2N is indeed TRON 2 starring Jeff Bridges who became popular back in the cult classic "Iron Man".

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-28-2008, 05:25 PM:

The big question is whether "Lacey Underall" will return? [Razz]

FWIW, Cindy Morgan's been going around the country, cashing in on the perennial popularity of "Caddyshack", with appearances at golf tournaments. She hasn't aged badly at all, either... [Wink]

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 07-28-2008, 05:31 PM:

But does she still want to be 'Tye'd' up? [Wink]

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 07-29-2008, 02:31 AM:

How about HSM3, also by Disney. The first 2 were Straight-to-DVD (or Disney Channel?) releases.
The standees caused several to ask "What's HSM?" "High School Musical". "Oh." The standees are stand-up life-size cutouts of the characters, paired off.
One of my ushers placed the life-sized cutout of Zohan with his hair dryer amongst them and it actually looked like he belonged there...

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 07-29-2008, 09:03 AM:

I think Disney's marketing department is going a little far with this "TR2N" thing. However, it makes more logical sense than the "ID4" crap from the marketing of Independence Day. It still comes off as being fad-like.

People tend to read words as entire shapes or objects. People do not read words letter by letter. Even with something deliberately misspelled like "TR2N" or "SE7EN" your mind still fills in the blanks to recognize the intended word anyway. The whole texting phenomenon with all its strange abbreviations depends on this principle.

quote: Joe Redifer
That's right, I forgot about SE7EN. I don't think I have ever seen it "spelled" like that in the official studio artwork... maybe on a DVD but that's it.

"SE7EN" is flashed briefly on screen during the opening title sequence.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 07-29-2008, 10:26 AM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
"SE7EN" is flashed briefly on screen during the opening title sequence.

I haven't seen the SEVEN title in quite a while but doesn't the V flicker to a 7 and change back a couple of times?

That's one of my all-time favorite title sequences. I watched that every night when we played the movie. Didn't care for the rest of the film as much (not my kind of film) but that title was cray-zee.

quote: Bobby Henderson
Even with something deliberately misspelled like "TR2N" or "SE7EN" your mind still fills in the blanks to recognize the intended word anyway.

True but it really only works with familiar words. "TR2N" made no sense to me at all when I first saw it. I wonder what kind of business it will do? I mean...who cares at this late date?

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-30-2008, 09:35 AM:

FWIW, I vote ID4 as the lamer title. It never made sense from day one. At least TR2N sort of spells Tron...

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 07-30-2008, 09:51 AM:

Well now to be perfectly fair, "ID4" was not the title of that movie -- it was called Independence Day, they just used ID4 as the promotional gimmick. Whereas "TR2N" seems to be the title of that film. If so, by default it wins the lameness contest.