Topic 32 of 69: Star Wars Episode I
Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (09:32) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Star Wars Episode I is starting to surface with preview runners already.
39 responses total.
Topic 32 of 69 [movies]: Star Wars Episode I
Response 1 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (09:36) * 12 lines
The trailer is opening at selected theaters showing Joe Black & Waterboy...
http://www.starwars.com/episode-i/news/trailer/california.html
Cinescape has pictures from the trailer...
Samuel Jackson has a role as a Jedi Knight.
This movie may have a $100 million opening weekend. Some folks are paying
to see movies where they show the trailer, and then walking out after they
see the trailer before the movie starts (up to 80% in some theaters).
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Response 2 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (06:45) * 18 lines
To put the *Star Wars* trailer's impact in dollar terms (from NYT):
Theaters showing films like "The Waterboy," "The Siege"
and "Meet Joe Black" were crammed with people -- mostly
young men -- who paid full admission just to see the
trailer and left when the movie began. The trailer was
also shown after each movie ended, so a handful of
theater owners allowed filmgoers to return with their
torn ticket stub.
Underscoring the box office impact of the trailer --
and the trailer alone -- were the substantial gains
made on Tuesday night over Monday at theaters showing
it. At the Mann Theater in the Westwood section of Los
Angeles, near the University of California, "The Siege"
took in $13,000 on Tuesday night; it had taken in only
$1,000 on Monday night.
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Response 3 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (19:17) * 1 lines
so they didn't walk out because the trailer stunk. i'll have to see the film when it's released.
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Response 4 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Mon, May 10, 1999 (06:30) * 1 lines
You guys got all the luck.
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Response 5 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, May 11, 1999 (16:22) * 4 lines
We're really getting close now. It's about a week or two away and already
lines are forming at the theaters in Austin. And I lot of previews are
outon shows like Entertainment Tonight.
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Response 6 of 39: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, May 11, 1999 (16:31) * 1 lines
i thought it released on May 12 -- tomorrow!
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Response 7 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Wed, May 12, 1999 (07:17) * 5 lines
STOP THIS TALK! Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Why must I suffer like this! Don't my trials never end! First this &%$§?ß#-mess I got myself in, and now THIS!!!!!
I wonder what's next...
But then, I don't really want to know.
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Response 8 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 13, 1999 (22:42) * 11 lines
Harry Knowles, you know the "ain't-it-cool.com" guy who paired with Roger
Ebert last week, turned down three invites to free Star Wars showings and
chose to tough it out in the line. He said he'd be betraying all those
folks who've been waiting there for a couple of weeks, to walk by them
after seeing the free viewing. They let about 250 folks, mostly from
Dell, in to see the pre-screening. I guess the Dell folks rule around
here (and they know it). By the way, some newspaper misquoted Ebert as
saying Knowles needed a bath so Ebert is inviting him back on the show
*sooner*. They're going to be showing Star Wars Episode I around the
clock, 24 hours a day, and all showings are booked for weeks. What dya
expect in this town full 'o nerds?
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Response 9 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Sun, May 16, 1999 (08:03) * 5 lines
Aaaaaaarghhh! STOP torturing me, willya! What did I do to make you hate me so much!!! This is *not* fair! *suffering badly*
FREEZE this topic!!!! I can't take more.....
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Response 10 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, May 17, 1999 (10:00) * 2 lines
Would some bad reviews cheer you up?
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Response 11 of 39: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Mon, May 17, 1999 (14:49) * 1 lines
patience is a virtue, alexander :)
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Response 12 of 39: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, May 17, 1999 (16:11) * 1 lines
and often, virtue is a patient...
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Response 13 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, May 17, 1999 (20:14) * 2 lines
Ree is giving lessons in patience (6 months!).
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Response 14 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Tue, May 18, 1999 (12:28) * 10 lines
Huh? Whazzat mean, Terry? And yes, some bad reviews would be great. But they'd spoil all the fun, so - please not.
No, I'll do it like this:
When I was a kid, I had no money, so I started trading stuff and doing fleamarkets. The money I earned was too valuable for me to burn it by going to movies.
As I was bibliomanic, the natural solution was buying the novelization or the original book the film was based on. This could be reread whenever I wanted, how often I wanted. It would always be there for me, together with all the other books I hoarded.
Looking back at that time, it seems to me rather sad and pathetic.-
I'll buy the novel. I'll have a case of regression. I'll live through this.
I'll survive.
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Response 15 of 39: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, May 18, 1999 (13:57) * 1 lines
you're a trooper!
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Response 16 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Tue, May 18, 1999 (16:41) * 1 lines
That's exactly the problem. When the rebellion finally reaches this solar system, I'll be one of the first put up against the wall...
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Response 17 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, May 21, 1999 (10:51) * 3 lines
i'd like to find all 12 of the star wars novels. bet they'd be expensive to order due to all the hype.
my husband saw the film thurs morning (12:45 AM). he said it was good and all of us are going tomorrow. he explained some of the characters to me but had to shut himself up before he gave everything away. i can't wait. i loved star wars! and still enjoy seeing the videos. btw: i didn't go see the rerelease of star wars with all the added stuff. just couldn't do it.
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Response 18 of 39: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, May 21, 1999 (15:58) * 1 lines
it's pretty groovy Wolf -- nothing has been violated IMHO
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Response 19 of 39: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, May 21, 1999 (15:58) * 2 lines
ummm...
that's the re-release. I haven't seen Episode 1 yet
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Response 20 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, May 22, 1999 (16:11) * 1 lines
OK, i've actually seen a new movie! Episode I was cool! can't wait for II!!
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Response 21 of 39: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, May 24, 1999 (09:20) * 3 lines
braggart!
the lines here are still unacceptably long...
it'll be a while..
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Response 22 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, May 24, 1999 (14:24) * 1 lines
haha!! (not laughing at you, stacey!) we went at 10 in the morning. got there at 9:30. it wasn't too bad. my husband bought the tickets the day before, which was the longest line at the theatre. i want to see it again!! there was too much to take in the first go around. my husband said he caught on to more the second time around.
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Response 23 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, May 25, 1999 (10:14) * 6 lines
I went at 4 in the afternoon to a half filled Gateway theater and got a
middle row seat, there was hardly anone there when I first got there.
Enjoyed it, except the racially stereotyped jar jar character. Jar Jar
gives aliens a bad name, maybe the alien rights group should picket the
theaters . . .
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Response 24 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, May 25, 1999 (10:40) * 1 lines
jar jar was great! i didn't notice any racial stereotype though....
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Response 25 of 39: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Tue, May 25, 1999 (11:18) * 1 lines
... then you wouldn't be an alien like Terry (or me). Hey, that's true, you *aren't* an alien, because your are a wer-woman, wer-wolf, woman-wolf... Wolf-woman! Arrh, sorry, wolf-lady, Ma'am!
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Response 26 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, May 25, 1999 (11:52) * 1 lines
haha!!
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Response 27 of 39: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (15:09) * 62 lines
Since I seem to have killed off this topic the first time, lets see if I can bury it with the following:
19 Reasons You might be a Redneck Jedi if....
1.) You've ever heard the phrase "May the force
with ya'll"
2.) Your Jedi robe is camouflage.
3.) You've ever used your light saber to open
bottle of Bud Light.
4.) At least one wing of your X-wing is primer
colored.
5.) You can easily describe the taste of an Ewok.
6.) You've ever had a land-speeder up on blocks in
your yard.
7.) The worst part of spending time on Dagobah is
the dadgum skeeters.
8.) Wookies are offended by your B.O.
9.) You've ever used the force to get yourself
another beer so you didn't have to wait for a
commercial.
10.) You've ever used the force in conjunction with
fishing or bowling.
11.) Your father has ever said to you, "Shoot son,
come on over to the dark side...it'll be a hoot"
12.) You've ever had your R-2 unit use it's self-
defense electro-shock thingy to light your
barbecue grill.
13.) You have a Confederate flag painted on the hood
of your land speeder.
14.) You've ever fantasized about Princess Lea wearing
Daisy Duke shorts.
15.) You've had the doors of your X-wing welded shut
and you have to get in through the window.
16.) You have a cousin who bears a strong resemblance
to Chewbacca.
17.) You suggested they outfit the Millennium Falcon
with a redwood deck.
18.) You were the only one drinking Jack Daniels during
the cantina scene
19.) If you've ever heard..."Luke, I am your father....
and your uncle"
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Response 28 of 39: Stacey Tinianov (stacey) * Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (16:14) * 1 lines
that was hysterical!
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Response 29 of 39: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (16:25) * 1 lines
I usually put stuff like that on screwed 163 but it seemed more appropriate here. It was too good to just make the email rounds. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Response 30 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Dec 17, 1999 (08:51) * 3 lines
Sounds like your typical South Austin Jedi Knight.
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Response 31 of 39: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Dec 17, 1999 (13:59) * 1 lines
I though it just might...*grin*
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Response 32 of 39: Alexander (aschuth) * Thu, Dec 23, 1999 (11:47) * 1 lines
Ever seen the way cool Episode I LEGO kits? DATSRITE, folks - Lego goes Star Wars! There's the Naboo fighter, the sub, a Tie fighter, a X-wing,... And a robotic exploration kit with which you can build yer own R2D2. That stuff is hot!
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Response 33 of 39: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 23, 1999 (11:58) * 2 lines
How neat! Still have my son's Lego stuff somewhere being stored for future generations. Sounds fantastic. Gotta have that Naboo fighter and the X-wing...
I just need a good excuse...
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Response 34 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 23, 1999 (18:33) * 4 lines
I'll check it out next time I'm in Toys r US. They were pretty cleaned
out when I went there the other day.
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Response 35 of 39: Alexander (aschuth) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (10:34) * 1 lines
You'll drop to yer knees, thankin' the benevolent powers that finally combined some of the coolest products, and outspend, wonderin' who to give it to later... if partin' from it at all!
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Response 36 of 39: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (15:54) * 1 lines
Oooh, you know me better than I thought. *lol* It's the partin' o' the ways with clever inventiveness which gets me every time. Thanks for getting the juices flowing again...*grin*
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Response 37 of 39: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Jul 15, 2000 (20:58) * 1 lines
they've got Star Wars Legos? and i thought the action figures were cool!
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Response 38 of 39: moviespring (sprin5) * Mon, Jul 17, 2000 (18:42) * 1 lines
The first photo is out on the website, but it's cryptic.
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Response 39 of 39: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Apr 30, 2001 (01:42) * 1 lines
Thsi should be out this summer?
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