Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS.
On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Tracey, to put you at ease, I'm going to reveal one of my deepest, darkest > movie secrets. > > I love "Howard the Duck". > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > wrote: > Keith > > I know you are disappointed in me, but for mindless fluff sitting in the > comfort of my home, I liked the first one. :( > > Martin wrote: >> > But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my >> milieu! >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: I >> really hope none of you fine people contributed any ducats to making >> "National Treasure 2" the number one movie over the Christmas weekend. I >> tried to watch the first movie a couple of years ago, on a Sunday night, as >> background noise while I cleaned up. I turned it off with 45 minutes to go. >> Silly concepts, preposterous occurrences, autopilot acting by Cage and Voight >> ("just show me the money!!"). Not fun or clever or engaging at all. Despite >> what some think of me, i'm not a movie snob, don't have a thing against low >> brow humour (saw "Knocked Up" recently and loved it) or mindless action >> flicks. I"m the guy who will watch "The Warriors" every single time it airs >> (much to my wife's consternation!) And "Face Off"? Pure cinematic pleasure of >> adrenalin, over-the-top acting, and things that go "boom!". Love that flick. >> > But National Treasure sucked, and I hear the sequel is even dumber in plot. >> Mount Rushmore built just to hide a city of gold. A secret book passed down >> from one President to another that details, among other things, the truth of >> what's kept in Area 51? Brotherrr! >> > >> > Please tell me none of you watched it? >> > >> > **************************** >> > >> > "National Treasure" sleighs Christmas box office >> > Tue Dec 25, 2:27 PM ET >> > Nicolas Cage's adventure sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" raced >> to $65 million during its first five days of release across North America, >> distributor Walt Disney Pictures said on Tuesday. >> > The tally consists of actual sales for the four days since the film opened >> last Friday, and a Christmas day estimate. Final sales data will be issued on >> Wednesday. >> > Through December 24, the film had also earned $27.5 million in 17 >> international markets, mostly in Asia. The critically maligned sequel to the >> 2004 smash "National Treasure" stars Cage as a treasure hunter who flies >> around the world trying to solve an ancient puzzle related to Lincoln's >> assassination. >> > Will Smith's sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" was No. 2 with five-day sales of >> $47.5 million, taking its 12-day haul to $150.8 million, said Warner Bros. >> Pictures. >> > Because of the holiday, data for many films were incomplete. Twentieth >> Century Fox reported a four-day tally of $32.8 million for its surprise hit >> "Alvin and the Chipmunks," saying it was impossible to estimate Christmas Day >> sales. After 11 days, the kids film has earned $88.7 million. >> > The fact-based political comedy "Charlie Wilson's War" earned $14.75 >> million, and the Johnny Depp musical "Sweeney Todd" $12.75 million, both >> after five days. Their respective studios, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks >> Pictures, warned that the Christmas Day components were rough guesses. >> > The box office jury is still out on "Charlie Wilson," a high-profile >> vehicle starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, which is playing in twice as >> many theaters as "Sweeney Todd," which DreamWorks co-produced with Warner >> Bros. >> > Further down the rankings, "P.S. I Love You" had earned $9.1 million in its >> first five days. After a low-key opening weekend, Warner Bros. said it hoped >> more women would turn out in force for the Hilary Swank tearjerker now that >> Christmas-related chores are behind them. >> > The musical spoof "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" reported a four-day haul >> of $4.7 million. Distributor Columbia Pictures did not have a Christmas Day >> estimate for the box office disappointment. >> > Midfield rankings will change when final data are issued Wednesday because >> they will include sales for three Christmas Day releases: the action sequel >> "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem," the Denzel Washington drama "The Great >> Debaters," and the family fantasy "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep." >> > Walt Disney Pictures is a unit of Walt Disney Co. Warner Bros. is a unit of >> Time Warner Inc. Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of News Corp. Universal >> Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal. DreamWorks Pictures >> is a unit of Viacom Inc. 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