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Just ran across this over at Cinescape On-line (www.cinescape.com). Of course you should just take it at face value:)- Joey Leo/Anakin Rumor Non-Denial To those of you Star Wars fans who hold a grudge against Leonardo DiCaprio for mesmerizing teen (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Joey Feland <joefeland@/spamblock/aol.com> wrote in message news:FCv647.34s@lugnet.com... (...) Hmmm, I seem to recall a commentator on the radio, when discussing the outbreak of squatters waiting on tickets (this was about a week before the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Kevin Bane writes: Snip (to remove any referance to that Titanic actor that should be banned from all Star Wars activities and events) Please George say it ain't so... (...) Well I don't know what a "bovine muddies" are but if it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I will be the first person to say that the only good part of "Titanic" was watching the damn thing sink, and even that took too long! However, I'm not totally opposed to the idea of DiCaprio playing this part. Lest we forget, he started out (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Eric Kingsley <kingsleyem@geocities.com> wrote in message news:FCvpt7.LFn@lugnet.com... (...) Spot on! (...) I (...) latter (...) Hmmm, maybe if I start rehearsing now........ (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <snip> (...) To add more, I'll point out that there used to be rumours- widespread, longstanding rumours- that Kenneth Brannagh was going to play Obi-Wan Kenobi. For a while (like, 6 years ago) they gave the same lines as above- "We haven't (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Personally, I don't like the idea at all. I, for one, liked Titanic, very much . . .except for Leo. I thought they could have gotten someone else to play the part, much better. If I were the casting director, I would've gone for somebody with (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ha! Actually, that was the one thing *I* didn't like about Titanic... though all the characters were fairly two-dimensional, Billy Zane may as well have turned to the camera every time he entered a scene and said, "Hi, folks. I just want to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 07:23:21 GMT, to be precise!), Jonathan uttered the following profundities.... (...) "..mostly machine now."-OB1. Which leads to the following question: Does he become less powerful with the force, as there are (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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David Simmons <alienbuz@concentric.net> wrote in message news:FCvr8y.3I@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) First off my wife isn't the biggest SW fan, but... She was watching ET and a fan asked if he was planning to direct all 3 movies. My wife thought (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well . . . they could've handled Zane's character a bit better, but I was talking about the other "bad" guys that weren't as obvious, namely the entie upper deck, her mother, all her friends. As far as DV being mostly mechanical by the time (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) OK, how about this: Have James Cameron direct. :-) Not because of Titanic, but because of his other directing credits, Aliens and T2. How often can it be argued that a sequal is as good or better than the original? -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Maybe so. Perhaps that was a factor in Luke ultimately being stronger. And the idea of the midichlorians is not totally bad. As I remember it, they themselves aren't the force, they only allow their host to interpret or interact with the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Is the world ready for Leo to be an action hero? Should we reserve judgement on that question until we see his performance in the upcoming movie? (What's it called? "The Beach"?) From the previews it looks like he is all buffed-up and studly. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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So we all agree that Leo can act. The only problem I see is that Darth Vader in the movies is at lest 6'4" maybe taller. Leo is only 5'8". Assuming he is going to be 18-20 years old in the next movie that is to short for Vader. Besides that Leo (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Aliens is one of the exceptions. Also: Empire Strikes Back (duh!) ST II The Wrath of Khan Dawn of the Dead Bride of Chucky (better than the first three!) I'm sure there are a few I'm missing. Dave (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) _Aliens_ was better than _Alien_? No way. _Alien_ was a great suspense/horror flick. _Aliens_ was Rambo in outer space. Never saw T or T2, so can't comment on those. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) There's even some resemblance to Anakin unmasked at the end of ROTJ. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) There's another thing in his favour -- family resemblance to another whiny Skywalker. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) How about Evil Dead 2? Grooovy! Joey Feland (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'll argue with that :) IMO, they were too different: Alien was really a haunted house picture, and Aliens was an adventure/shoot-'m-up flick. (...) "All too easy.." (...) Definitely agree there. (...) Both the first and the second movie have (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Once upon a time, (on Mon, 7 Jun 1999 06:12:13 GMT, to be precise!), Terry K uttered the following profundities.... (...) A valid point. Along the lines of they being essential to all life was what I had trouble with. The film, the book by Terry (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Once upon a time, (on Mon, 7 Jun 1999 06:05:05 GMT, to be precise!), Terry K uttered the following profundities.... (...) An intriguing idea, one which I would be inclined to support. Though would Mr. C. be willing to play 2nd fiddle to Mr L? Mr. C. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) True. I seriously doubt it would ever work. Just an idea. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Aw, come on, Steve. I am not categorically saying Aliens was "better" than Alien. But definately just as good in its own way. And sure they were different - something that was good IMO. I think it would have been disappointing if they had (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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POSSIBLE Spoilers for Episode II are below.... (...) GL's (...) get (...) Well, to that end, I read today that Ahmed Best (aka Jar Jar Binks) was reporting that Jar Jar is only to be in Episode I. Apparently, he's hoping for a groundswell of fan (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) they (...) Paradoxically, if they *are* lifeforms (micro-organisms), how can they be "essential" to *all* life? Wouldn't they also, then, need themselves? Jeff (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh, sure, trot out some recursive definition for them ;-) They probably feed on phytoplankton or twinkies or something. Or, they could be made of ABS plastic and are not, technically, alive. I want an official LEGO midichlorian! (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) for (...) to (...) again. I have to agree with Eric. The character was different enough so that not everyone in the universe seemed or talked the same, but apparently like most of the characters in the film I have no great love for Jar-Jar. I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sorry, I can't help it! I'm a sucker for a paradox! I also see a pair of docs, but that's just for my state of mental health. (1) ;) Jeff 1 - Not really, I just had get my pun-for-the-day in. :) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Tom McDonald writes: <possible spoilerage> (...) I don't think the quality of the sound system has a tremendous amount to do with the unintelligibility of both Jar Jar and the trade fed toadies. I'm not sure what the condition of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have to say that despite hearing many comments about how hard it was to understand Jar Jar, I only found myself straining a couple times to understand what he said. I had more problems with the Trade Federation dudes (their speach sounded (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Shouldn't that be 'yousa betta cuddout da spamcake'? (...) Kind of a tangential thought, but do hearing impaired theatres exist? Or even a theatre with the equivalent of closed-captioning? I don't ever recall seeing anything like that in a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com> (...) taken (...) Oh yeah. hehe (...) of (...) in (...) seeing (...) They do. Certain seats in certain theatres supposedly have headphones (or the equivalent). I've never heard of closed-captioning though. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Interesting, I saw the movie twice (Ha, I saw the ET's!), and the Trade Federation guys were not too bad dialogue wise, I guess I picked it up pretty well (Outside of them getting a masters degree in the "Bad Guy School of Incompetence" >:( ). Ja (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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The ADA Act was only intended for Handicapped people to have free access to buildings, etc., not to situations such as theater's and the like. Hence, the numerous handicap parking spots, wheelchair ramps, friendly sidewalks, push buttons on entrance (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:FCzuqt.2Ly@lugnet.com... (...) role to (...) again. Too late. Just whatever you do, DON'T look at the TV Guide while standing in line at the local supermarket...... Kevin B aka Battlehammer (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Tom McDonald <radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FD0oJ0.7zu@lugnet.com... (...) suffers (...) taken (...) Well, I can tell you for certain a "superior" sound system will do you no better. The one I was in (along with only about 30 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Eric Lind <ejlind@brain.uccs.edu> wrote in message news:FD0LvL.55v@lugnet.com... (...) Geez, what the heck do you think holds them together? Friction? Sheesh! ;) Kevin B aka Battlehammer (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Kevin B <kevinb01@netfocus.net> wrote in message news:FD1D7M.EFC@lugnet.com... (...) At one point in TESB, didn't Yoda say "It surrounds us. Binds ABS. Holds them together."? Kevin B aka Battlehammer (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) with (...) that (...) Lebanese?..:-) They speak and write Arabic. Selçuk (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, I'll take some if you're giving them away. My two sons love them, him, er, it. I once said that I had no Lego monkeys and some kind RTLer sent us two in the mail. Alan C (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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If you want some, I can send you a few. I think I have 10 or 15 now (I bought a lot of the Naboo Swamp set for the Droids!) I don't really like him from either the movie or the mini-fig. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Really? I was expecting a "I don' know nuthin' 'bout birthin' no babies!" (I hope I didn't mangle that quote too badly). And in the victory parade, weren't the Gunga (Gungans?) just a bit, umm, funky? As in, "get down, get funky". Was there (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I gotta admit that it's not first-hand knowledge with me :) I know a guy that could speak and write some of it, and that's what he showed and told me. Yet I don't doubt it was Arabic. It makes sense. Is it possible there's a dialect involved? (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Superior" and "Loud" are NOT synonyms. A theater with a good sound system will not make your ears ring or give you a headache. A bad sound system will give you headaches and be disturbing (sounds coming from places where your brain tells you they (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Oops. Also, find a THX theatre in your area: (URL) B wrote in message ... (...) loud (...) a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <snip> (...) Well, maybe a bit. But it was kinda entertaining anyway. Yet I'm not for the continuation of the Jar Jar character if it's not in GL's story, even with public support, because it is GL's story. I didn't tell GL how to write his (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Once upon a time, (on Tue, 8 Jun 1999 17:10:45 GMT, to be precise!), Jonathan uttered the following profundities.... (...) There is I believe, a private newsgroup, with a title something along the lines of alt.fan.starwars.jar....must.die! And I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Mike Faunce <mfaunce@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:FD2Kxq.D7F@lugnet.com... (...) system In this case, they are. If the place had been full (or nearly so) the sound would have been deadened quite a bit by the number of bodies soaking it up, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) that (...) Yet I (...) I had several Lebanese friends at the university, speaking Arabic, but since I'm not so familiar with the language (spoken) I can't say anything about their dialect. But when speaking English, their Arabic influence is (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Close enough. Maybe if they did bring him back in the sequel? For the birth of the kids? (...) Yes, they were. And they were making *way* to much noise. Gunga din, I guess. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) guess. Ooh, baaaad. Kipling would not be pleased (I think it was Kipling). The ending scene ticked me off both times I saw TPM. The Gungans are, what, dancing? marching? What the heck? I can understand being happy or whatever, but that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) guess. Boooo! Thy message and its follow-ups are banished to the realm of off-topic.pun (he said with sour grapes of wrath :P) -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake with frosting is still spamcake. (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Once upon a time, (on Wed, 9 Jun 1999 01:12:51 GMT, to be precise!), Kevin B uttered the following profundities.... (...) I cannot, as I am in the UK, so tell fill me in, please! (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Richard Dee <richard.dee@virgin.net> wrote in message news:MPG.11c8d164886...net.com... (...) B (...) standing (...) It's got JJB with a dopey smile. That is about all I saw. I had to turn around and beat a baby seal with a Snow Owl to keep from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Did anyone know that in Sanskrit, "gunga" means "water"? Like the Ganges River, which the locals call the Gunga. And "Gungan" means "of water" or "underwater" in some dialects. I guess that's the logic for naming them that. Just thought y'all (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I read in the Arts section of The Columbus Dispatch a few weeks ago and found an article on Episode I. It said that Lucas's two year old son came up with the name "Gungan"... Greg citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) scribe, trained masterfully in the etymology of Sanskrit dialects. I, personally, choose the latter. (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) IMHO, the new Austin Powers flick falls under this heading. LFB. (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ah, debatable. The first one was mildly amusing. Even funny at times. The second one has some good laughs, but it is also pretty dull at times, with many of the gags falling flat. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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