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Re: Titanic, was Lego Mania Magazine
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Fri, 28 May 1999 22:56:38 GMT
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Steve Berry wrote:
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> Mark and Ed,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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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 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.
You forget the slutty couple managing to somehow find the back seat of a
car on the Titanic.
Whatever?
Timbo
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| (...) This could seem to be lame, but remember that it was based on a true story. And thinking about those rich bast**ds bring even their picasso paintings with them through the trip, it looks very normal to me. (bringing their cars with them) (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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