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| | | (...) I am hoping it will set a record, but I have my doubts. it is a good movie, and many people will see it multiple times, but what I have seen at the theatres in my area makes me think it won't. Titanic had a remarkable appeal. Heck, my own (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Huw Millington
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| | | | | (...) Because it was released on a Wednesday? Huw (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Mark Herzberg
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| | | | | | I think Lost World was realsed on a Wednesday as well, though I'm not sure. (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | On Thu, 27 May 1999 21:11:27 GMT, Mark Herzberg uttered the following profundities... (...) I understand over a holiday weekend, also, which should make a difference. A lot of people were evidently scared away, expecting incredibly long queues. I (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | In lugnet.starwars, Terry Keller writes: Snip... (...) The way understand it is that TPM did set a record for non-holiday weekend sales. For example if TPM were released for Memorial day weekend then Monday's numbers would have been included as it (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Eric Lind
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| | | | | | In lugnet.starwars, Eric Kingsley writes: <snip> (...) One of only two? I think not! Despite the propoganda put out by the media, many people still refuse to see Titanic, myself included. I can count about 20 people right off the top of my head who (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Ed Jones
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| | | | | | | (...) 20 (...) the (...) TPM (...) I have to say that I held off for a long time on Titanic. But it is truly a great movie. Not what I expected at all (soapy romance dragged out forever). Lots of action, the romance story isn't soapy, the characters (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Titanic, was Lego Mania Magazine —Mark Benz
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| | | | | | | | Hi, I must agree about Titanic, it is near-great if not great. We didn't see it until May, 6 months after release, and it was much better than I expected. There were characters you got to know, great effects, some humor, and only a couple of lame (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Titanic, was Lego Mania Magazine (minor spoilage) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | (...) IMO the question should be, "Was it entertaining?" rather than, "Was it a good movie?" I found it to be very entertaining. Titanic was a sad movie, but there were times when I felt the movie's manipulation. TPM also had that to a degree when (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | (...) You think it is a crappy movie? Based on what? Media description? Gut-level intuition? Other peoples opinions (who may or may not have seen it)? A blanket denigration of something without some kind of firsthand knowledge (IE *see the movie*) (...) (25 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Titanic —Ravi Mohan
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| | | | | | | | (...) top (...) 20 (...) the (...) TPM (...) (IE (...) opinion. (...) had (...) it?" I watched titanic-it was crappy!!! anyway this is way off topic ravi (25 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | On Fri, 28 May 1999 14:28:25 GMT, Eric Lind uttered the following profundities... (...) I haven't seen it either, and will continue to refuse to do so. I also refuse to watch Gone With The Wind and Saturday Night Fever. Why? I have no idea. I (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | (...) media, (...) about 20 (...) the (...) TPM (...) Crappy?..I don't think so. I saw it at the first times when it released (it was released at the same time in Turkey when it was released in US). There were no propaganda by the media yet, and (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) And TPM is *much* better than _The Lost World_. Wow, talk about being damned by faint praise. Steve (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | (...) Really. The Lost World was _so_ disappointing. (...) :-) -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) Not if you are a big Dino fan;-) (...) Really? The part when the Rex runs rampant through San Diego is an *absolute classic* I would agrue that the computer technology perfected in JP paved the way for TPM. -John (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | On Mon, 31 May 1999 07:23:52 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote: Me: (...) John: (...) Or a little dino fan. I was glad to see the Compies appear in TLW, after they had been so rudely excluded from JP. Even if they didn't end up eating (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | (...) Jurassic Park was not disappointing?..I never saw a film with a difference skyhigh between its marketing efforts and its soapy cheap plot. So never seen the Lost World. Selçuk (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Charles Spindell
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| | | | (...) I am a bit worried that Episode I will not overtake Titanic. When I saw it yesterday, there were only 2 other people in the theater besides me. I do not think it broke the The Lost World record because people were anticipating huge lines. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Terry Keller
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| | | | (...) Good point. The fear of huge lines may well have scared off many people. (...) So, I am assuming she isn't a SW fan? What was her reaction? Because that is what SW needs to break the record - non-SW people seeing the movie in droves. (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Lego Mania Magazine —Charles Spindell
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| | | | (...) I am happy to report that my mother loved Episode I. So maybe The Phantom Menace has a chance of knocking off Titanic. (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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