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Re: Titanic, was Lego Mania Magazine
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Mark and Ed,
I'd have to disagree about Titanic. Granted we saw it on video and not at
the theater, but I was not that impressed by the movie (although the visual
effects were very impressive) and neither was my wife.
I thought there were many cheesy lines in this movie, especially courtesy of
Leo's character ("I'll be waiting right here" or something to that effect as
he's chained to that pole). I also thought the acting in general was fair,
but nothing to write home about. And, the darn sinking segment took
forever. I thought this was way over done.
I haven't seen TPM yet, but it would be hard to imagine that I'd reflect on
Titanic as the better movie. If I do, I'll be extremely disappointed as a
fan of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Regarding box office projections for TPM, are the all-time box office takes
based on both foreign and domestic markets? If so, I'd think Star Wars has
a much larger following internationally than Titanic would ever hope to
have -- just on name alone. Also, Titanic wasn't a movie I would have taken
a young child to, but I could see taking my 4 or 5 year-old son to see TPM.
This might give TPM a better than average shot at overtaking Titanic.
Besides, look at all the great LEGO sets we're seeing due to Star Wars and
the new movie! Geez, I certainly don't want to recreate scenes from Titanic
with minifig versions of Leo and Kate. But, to each their own.
Steve Berry
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Benz <mbenz@broadvision.com>
To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com <lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com>
Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:54 PM
Subject: Titanic, was Lego Mania Magazine
> 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 parts, like the "flying" at the bow, and being chained to a
> desk with the water rising. But in general I'd say it as at least an 8 of
> 10.
>
> TPM on the other hand also has stupendous effect, but generally lame dialog
> and many background distractions, maybe on purpose so you would forget the
> characters? I'd give it a 6 of 10, where the previous 3 would all be
> higher.
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
> Of Ed Jones
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 11:59 AM
> To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Lego Mania Magazine
>
>
> In lugnet.starwars, Eric Lind writes:
>
> >
> > 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 are boycotting Titanic by virtue • of
> the
> > fact we think it's a crappy movie. On the other hand, most of us have • seen
> TPM
> > at least once, many of us more.
>
> 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 are great, • the
> sets/scenerary/special effects are phenominal. I'd have to say it was the
> best
> movie in years.
>
> (Waiting until mid-June to see EP1 (lines are still too long in NYC)
>
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| (...) ?????? Titanic (the movie) was an all time high in the Netherlands, and even before the movie, Titanic (the historical event) had the status of a proverb in Europe. Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit your own link: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Actually, I think it broke most country's records. I know for a fact it came in first in Japan, beating out Mononoke Himi. Which reminds me, Mononoke Himi is coming to the US on the big screen, so we should all do our best to make it come in (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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