There is a new screen saver called "City Scroll: Movie Magic"And uh....What?! It's AMAZING.We spent 10 minutes watching it and trying to name everything on the screensaver. The colors are rich, vibrant and fun. I love all the fantastic nods to films, I am not even sure I could name all of them.The design work is beautiful and I am wondering if the person who did this one did the Winter screensaver from last year? Keep these coming on a regular basis please!!! Have the person(s) that created this screensaver do some themes for us!!!!! Phenomenal job.

This screensaver is by far the only reason you need to buy a Roku device/TV :)Now my on-topic comment:- The table outside the restaurant makes me think "Lady and the Tramp". Thoughts?Is anyone else still looking for the 4th TMNT because why would there only be 3 and maybe Roku is making it challenging? :D

How about singing in the rain / lamppost and umbrella

I’ve found the ones below but I’m stumped on a couple!1.) the Adam family house2.) pirates of the Caribbean 3.) men in black4.) King Kong5.) Jaws6.) back to the future7.) ghostbusters building8.) Mary poppins9.) Dr Who10.) singing in the rain11.) the hobbit and lord of the rings12.) wizard of oz13.) castaway 14.) ninja turtles15.) daily planet16.) Spider-Man17.) stark towers18.) Pacific rim 19.) Death Star from Star Wars20.) when harry met sally diner21.) in the restaurant building window film basic instinct 22.) the rock/Alcatraz 23.) poster on theatre Jurassic Park and South Park24.) forest gump bench and box of chocolates 25.) titanic26.)the island at the top of the world blimp27.) the Ferris wheel never been kissed 28.) hunt for red October29.) Barbershop 30.) close encounters31.) willy wonkers chocolate factoryOk the ones I’m stumped on is The person in the window with the binoculars The lamp in the window and the building The restaurant sceneThe metal pointed tower I’ve seen this somewhere in a film! Think it’s James Bond??The factory in the foreground with the ninja turtlesThe advertising buildingthe northern lights The lights behind the castaway island love this though every morning I wake up trying to guess them! Lol

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The building two over from Stark /Avengers tower, The Daily Planet

City Scroll Movie Magic NEW Screensaver

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jayblingham
Visitor
7 years ago
This screensaver is by far the only reason you need to buy a Roku device/TV :)

Now my on-topic comment:
- The table outside the restaurant makes me think "Lady and the Tramp". Thoughts?

Is anyone else still looking for the 4th TMNT because why would there only be 3 and maybe Roku is making it challenging? :D
- DonnaAriana
  Newbie
  6 years ago
  I think the table outside the diner is from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The three nuclear power plant chimneys could be from China Syndrome. The building with the fire escapes from Streetcar Named Desire? The castle in the back is the Emerald City from Wizard of Oz. But what robot is that marauding in the back there? Can't figure it out!
- MadFrog
  Newbie
  6 years ago
  I still haven't found a reasonable answer for the 3 sets of glowing eyes. It makes no sense for there only to be 3 of the 4 turtles and they didn't have glowing eyes.
  - RokuDanny-R
    Retired Moderator
    6 years ago
    MadFrog
    
    I was recently looking at the screensaver and took a closer look when it came around to the factory, and if you look closely, you can somewhat see the shape of the Turtle's heads as well as note that each of the figures do have different colors masks, very reminiscent of the Turtle's respective colors.
    
    Thanks,
    Danny
Lindamas
Visitor
7 years ago
How about singing in the rain / lamppost and umbrella
Film_buster
Visitor
8 years ago
I’ve found the ones below but I’m stumped on a couple!

1.) the Adam family house
2.) pirates of the Caribbean
3.) men in black
4.) King Kong
5.) Jaws
6.) back to the future
7.) ghostbusters building
8.) Mary poppins
9.) Dr Who
10.) singing in the rain
11.) the hobbit and lord of the rings
12.) wizard of oz
13.) castaway
14.) ninja turtles
15.) daily planet
16.) Spider-Man
17.) stark towers
18.) Pacific rim
19.) Death Star from Star Wars
20.) when harry met sally diner
21.) in the restaurant building window film basic instinct
22.) the rock/Alcatraz
23.) poster on theatre Jurassic Park and South Park
24.) forest gump bench and box of chocolates
25.) titanic
26.)the island at the top of the world blimp
27.) the Ferris wheel never been kissed
28.) hunt for red October
29.) Barbershop
30.) close encounters
31.) willy wonkers chocolate factory

Ok the ones I’m stumped on is

The person in the window with the binoculars
The lamp in the window and the building
The restaurant scene
The metal pointed tower I’ve seen this somewhere in a film! Think it’s James Bond??
The factory in the foreground with the ninja turtles
The advertising building
the northern lights
The lights behind the castaway island

love this though every morning I wake up trying to guess them! Lol
- Douglas39
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  The person in the window with binoculars = Rear Window
  Leg Lamp in window = Christmas Story
  Restaurant scene = Lady and the Tramp
  The building with the two points is the AT&T building here in Nashville. We call it the "Batman Building".
  I don't know the others.
  Hope this helps
  - ABQ-Jammer
    Newbie
    5 years ago
    Actually, since the others near it are for Superhero movies, I think that's the "Baxter building" from Fantastic Four, because next is the Daily Planet building from Superman, and next is the Avengers building, but then there's the devil's tower from Close Encounters, before the giant crocodile from Rampage, and the northern lights from Frequency, but the Golden Gate bridge could be from dozens of movies.
    I'm sure there are many more in the other buildings above the waterline at the top.
- butrovich
  Newbie
  6 years ago
  I am sure I am repeating from what other have said, but this is what I have come up with:
  
  1. TMNT - three sets of glowing eyes around factory building. At first I thought Batteries Not Included, but Roku said "no" on their Facebook page.
  
  2. Mickeys Dining Car - I have seen so many other movies mentioned too, such as "Pulp Fiction" or "Diner", but if you look at the shape of the building, it matches Mickey's best.
  
  3. Forrest Gump - The bench with a box of chocolates
  
  4. Singing in the Rain - The lamp with the umbrella next to it
  
  5. Christmas Story - The fragile Leg Lamp in the top left window
  
  6. Psycho - Complete with a hand holding a knife in the top left window.
  
  7. Ghostbusters
  
  8. The Majestic - the theater from Jim Carrey's movie
  
  9. Blade Runner - The building composed of giant neon signs.
  
  10. Roku Building - I think this is simply Roku people wanting to be in on the action
  
  11. Back to the Future - The building with the clock, complete with hoverboard on the top of the stairs
  
  12. Dr Who - The TARDIS parked on the front
  
  13. Barbershop - the logo on the storefront is not exact, but the building looks closer than "Sweeny Todd"
  
  14. Rear Window - The man upstairs with the binoculars.
  
  15. Lady & the Tramp - the restaurant table at the bottom
  
  16. The Graduate - the infamous sexy leg in front of the young man silhouetted in the top window.
  
  *** by the way, the order of the front row of buildings changes randomly!
  
  17. Castaway - The tropical island with the volleyball.
  
  18. Wizard of Oz - The Emerald City with four people walking toward it.
  
  19. The Island at the Top of the World - The zeppelin can be from other movies such as "Around the World in 80 Days", but that movie did not use a zeppelin. Maybe the "Hindenburg" movie from the 1970s?
  
  20. Spiderman - I actually saw someone think this was Tarzan, but it is obviously Spiderman.
  
  21. Pacific Rim - A lot of giant robot movie references, but this fits better than "Iron Giant". I believe the monster to the right is part of this movie reference, although I see a lot of "Godzilla" mentioned out there.
  
  22. Hunt for Red October - that is a Russian submarine in the bay
  
  23. Superman - The Daily Planet Building in the background
  
  24. Avengers - The Stark Tower in the background
  
  25. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Devils Tower in the background
  
  26. Escape from Alcatraz - The island with the light tower. Could also be "The Rock"
  
  27. Pirates of the Caribbean - The Black Pearl ship under attack from the Kraken
  
  28. Polar Express - The aurora borealis in the sky?
  
  29. Sleepless in Seattle - The Space Needle in the background
  
  30. King Kong - visible in the background.
  
  31. Mars Attacks - Big Ben being destroyed by an alien ship. "Independence Day" is mentioned a lot, but is incorrect
  
  32. Mary Poppins - The woman floating over London
  
  33. Star Wars - the Death Star at the top of the screen
  
  34. Titanic - The sinking ship and iceberg
  
  35. Dracano - A dragon and a volcano? A very obscure movie. A lot of people say "Rodan", but this creature's tail is too long. Other guesses are Smaug, from the "Hobbit", but did he live in a volcano?
  
  36. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The smokestacks below the volcano look interestingly similar to the 2005 movie factory.
  37. Jaws - the shark following the small boat
  
  Buildings and landmarks that have no movie reference I can find:
  
  Transamerica Building, San Francisco
  
  Large suspension bridge
  
  Ferris Wheel (I believe to be a part of the London landscape from Mars Attacks)
  
  Trade Center, NYC
  Hollywood sign
  
  Ravenswood smokestacks, NYC (with the Teenage Mutant Turtles hiding out)
  
  AT&T Building, Nashville
- dmperry
  Reel Rookie
  6 years ago
  the leg lamp from a christmas story is in a window
RokuShawnS
Channel Surfer
8 years ago
We're happy you guys are enjoying the screensaver!
- BobbyJ13
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  The big question for me is "where's the poster?". Of this screen saver. Now that would be awesome!!
- RonBon
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  Who is/are the artist(s) responsible for this “ movie magic” screen saver? I can’t find their credit anywhere :(
MyFairLady
Visitor
7 years ago
The building two over from Stark /Avengers tower, The Daily Planet
bottomboy
Visitor
7 years ago
1) ship in harbor #1 - Titanic
2) ship in harbor #2 - Jaws
3) building w/ clock - Back to the Future
4) hoverboard from Back to the Future Part 2
5) Dr. Who's TARDIS
6) the "alien eyes" are 3 of the 4 TMNT
7) umbrella from Singin in the Rain
8-) lamp from A Christmas Story
9) leg in window from The Graduate
10) the house from Psycho
11) King Kong
12) Mary Poppins
13) Spider-Man
14) ship with Kraken - Pirates of the Carribean
15) Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz
16) The Daily Planet
17) Stark Towers from Avengers w/ quinjet
18) Godzilla?
19) the volcano - The Lord of the Rings
20) submarine - On the Beach
21) the island - Castaway (with Wilson?)
22) Alcatraz - LOTS of movies, notably The Rock
23) Independence Day ref. w/ Big Ben
24) the firehouse from Ghostbusters
25) the diner is "Mickey's Diner" which was in movies like "The Mighty Ducks" and "Jingle All the Way"

ones I'm still wondering about...
- the building with all the neon signs (Blade Runner?)
- The Roku building...is that suppose to be the ACTUAL Roku company building?
- Ikuya
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  The diner is from The Blob. It is complete with the "blob" like black looking "stuff" behind it. In the classic version of the 50s movie, the blob covered the diner...it looked like cotton candy at one point! Lol.
yclphoto
Visitor
7 years ago
The building to the left of The Daily Planet with the two spires is the AT&T building in Nashville. everyone around here calls it the Batman Building.
Diomedes
Visitor
6 years ago
I'm curious who the person was that designed the city scroll movie magic screensaver? Caught myself staring at it for the last half hour, lol... just wanted to tip my hat to them, whoever they are, it's really nice to look at!
thegmang
Visitor
6 years ago
"Diomedes" wrote:
I'm curious who the person was that designed the city scroll movie magic screensaver? Caught myself staring at it for the last half hour, lol... just wanted to tip my hat to them, whoever they are, it's really nice to look at!

I totally agree: I can stare at that scroll for a few episodes! C'mon, ROKU, give up the credit! Who designed it and can we purchase the vector?!?!
- Polooza
  Reel Rookie
  5 years ago
  I love it too. Still stumped on just a few things like the black smoke behind the diner…? Anyway, did you find out if we can purchase this city scape?
KaraRogue
Visitor
6 years ago
The small monsters with glowing eyes remind me of the movie Critters but they had red eyes. Other than that the size and shape is perfect and the space ship is similar to the one in the movie though I believe some of the items in general are generic and have been in multiple movies such as the Golden Gate bridge, Big Ben, the diner, the blimp, the volcano and the alien space ship. There are more but I don't have the energy to list them. Sorry it's late here. The leg lamp in the window is a nod to "A Christmas Story" for sure. This has been fun reading everyone's thoughts on which movies this screensaver reminded them of. All-in-all it's very fun to watch because I see something new each time.