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Subject: 
Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:53:02 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Dave Schuler wrote:

   Ah, the old “didn’t get” it trump card. What about those of us who did get it (and paid to see it in the theater!) but still didn’t like it? 8^)

Well, what about you?

I’m not trying to say it’s a great movie that was just misunderstood by the general public. It’s a hokey corny movie that was misunderstood. I don’t think the average moviegoer knew what 75% of the stuff in the movie was supposed to be.

My own enjoyment is derived from the humor I get from the hokiness, however.

“Hit me.”

-Grand Admiral
.space Curator





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  Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
 
(...) Easy there, Admiral! Just making a jest at the expense of Canoe. (...) I'll buy that--it's not as if there'd been a whole lot of mainstream film exposure to cyberwear by the time that JM was released. (...) Fair enough. I also like the actor (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
 
(...) I'm right there with you, man. I felt the same way about Hudson Hawk. It's so incredibly hokey it's good. Allister (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)

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(...) Ah, the old "didn't get" it trump card. What about those of us who did get it (and paid to see it in the theater!) but still didn't like it? 8^) It was cool to see Henry Rollins as a streetdoc, though. And the monofilament whip was nifty... (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)

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