Wow! Who knew there were legions of fans?
Daryle wrote:
> We do NOT cross against the light.
>
> DMK!! Is that you?!
>
> You and Tracey will appreciate this, then, if you weren¹t aware already:
>
> http://www.nightofthecomet.info/
>
> And...
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Night-Comet-Robert-Beltran/dp/B000MDFTHE/ref=pd_bbs_sr
> _1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1198695322&sr=8-1
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> It is also being shown on Showtime on the 31st at 5.
>
> This will serve as my last bad movie PSA for 2007.
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>
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> On 12/26/07 1:34 PM, "James Landrith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Remember, never cross against the light...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> ]
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "National Treasure 2" Rules Box Office - :(
>>
>> I Love Night of The Comet!!!!
>>
>> Daryle wrote:
>>
>>>> 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]
>>>>
>>> <mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com> > 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>
>>>>
>>>>>> <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>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> <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. Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Stuart Grudgings)
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