What city would you like to see destroyed in a movie? (watch, Paul Sorvino)

[holloway1010]

Originally Posted by bklynchapin

You have to paint me a picture or this is going to be a really boring thread to read.

It just seems like it's the only mega-city in the country that hasn't been deystroyed a zillion times in the movies. It's time they got whats coming to them lol

[Tim Rankin]

Originally Posted by bklynchapin

There are a lot of movies in which NYC is destroyed coming out now (I am Legend, Cloverfield) and it has been done countless times in the past.

I see someone mentioned The Day After Tomorrow. Also there is Escape from NY, although technically the city is not destroyed.

I don't understand why Long Island always gets off the hook.

p.s. Don't destroy Chicago, pls!

[ScranBarre]

Scranton! They could somehow tie it into an episode of "The Office." Jim and Pam could pull a prank on Dwight by sending him a "classified" e-mail from the government telling him that there's a meteor heading straight for Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it's up to him to arrange a motley crew to stop it from its collision course with Scranton. Dwight first arranges to put Michael in a safe "undisclosed location" (the Super 8 Motel in Pittston), and then starts to build his own machine that will shoot a high-intensity laser into the outer levels of the atmosphere to shatter the meteor into various small fragments that will burn up in the atmosphere before they hit Earth. Jim and Pam see how intense Dwight is getting into this, feel guilty, and tell him that it is all just a prank. Outraged, Dwight leaves in a huff and puff to the suburbs to pick up Michael from the motel. In the mean time a cut scene shows an actual small meteor slamming into the "Electric City" sign, toppling it over onto Jim and Pam's cars below. The irony would be hillarious!

Scranton doesn't get enough press coverage. I'm tired of being the only one that wants to see it get on the big screen. Then again Paul Sorvino has just finished his latest feature film set in the city, so who knows where that will put us?

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by bklynchapin

My pick would be San Francisco.

It's been destroyed in movies before, too.

They probably pick NYC because it's familiar to millions who haven't even been there, just seen pix. Thus the "after" scenes have greater impact.

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by SWB

Scranton! They could somehow tie it into an episode of "The Office." Jim and Pam could pull a prank on Dwight by sending him a "classified" e-mail from the government telling him that there's a meteor heading straight for Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it's up to him to arrange a motley crew to stop it from its collision course with Scranton. Dwight first arranges to put Michael in a safe "undisclosed location" (the Super 8 Motel in Pittston), and then starts to build his own machine that will shoot a high-intensity laser into the outer levels of the atmosphere to shatter the meteor into various small fragments that will burn up in the atmosphere before they hit Earth. Jim and Pam see how intense Dwight is getting into this, feel guilty, and tell him that it is all just a prank. Outraged, Dwight leaves in a huff and puff to the suburbs to pick up Michael from the motel. In the mean time a cut scene shows an actual small meteor slamming into the "Electric City" sign, toppling it over onto Jim and Pam's cars below. The irony would be hillarious!
Scranton doesn't get enough press coverage. I'm tired of being the only one that wants to see it get on the big screen. Then again Paul Sorvino has just finished his latest feature film set in the city, so who knows where that will put us?

SWB: You ever think you've got WAY too much time on your hands?
LOLOL!

[normie]

I don't care how many times it's been done, Las Vegas has the most amusing buildings for a monster to crunch, munch, and otherwise pulverize. Plus you have the amusing touch of addicted gamblers who will not leave slot machines... even though Godzilla is marching right towards 'em.

[StuckPA]

Funny,I think about that all the time; Of course I have to say Philadelphia...but I guess they'd have to spare the 'historic district' since it's probably the only thing worth saving anyway;

[Steve-o]

Wasnt San Fran partially demolished by the Hulk in the latest movie? I think that was San Fran... anyways, it wasnt full scale devastation like Godzilla does or anything, but there was some damage.

My vote would also be for Vegas. Lots of sparkin neon to chew through, dumb strippers to rip in half, etc.

[Blue Grass Fever]

I like to see Detroit destroyed/ran over by a ginormous 4x4. Something like Big Foot with Godzilla driving it with a Japanese flag bandana wrapped around its head.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Blue Grass Fever

I like to see Detroit destroyed/ran over by a ginormous 4x4. Something like Big Foot with Godzilla driving it with a Japanese flag bandana wrapped around its head.

Sounds exactly like what Toyota is doing to Ford right now. DOH!