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(T)Eddy
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly?  Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:43 pm |
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Hold yourself together, (T)Eddy----it's only IMWAN
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The Professor
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:46 pm |
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2 reasons:
(1) Lothar's mouth didn't move
(2) Jennifer Connelly didn't appear in lingerie
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(T)Eddy
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:46 pm |
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Hold yourself together, (T)Eddy----it's only IMWAN
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BTW, it's not going to ever happen, but if THIS were the opening music to a Fantastic Four movie, am I the only one who would think it would be appropriate?
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Joe Mayer
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:47 pm |
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It takes a lot of work to synch them both up.
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Ocean Doot
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:53 pm |
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The Professor
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:56 pm |
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Lord of Houngon Manor
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Except for the missing lingerie scenes
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(T)Eddy
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:09 pm |
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Hold yourself together, (T)Eddy----it's only IMWAN
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Bill Campbell played the lead in The Rocketeer. I misremembered him as Bruce Campbell.
Maybe if the Rocketeer was killing Nazis with a chain saw attached to his arm???
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Hugh
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:37 pm |
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Niatpac Levram!!!!!!
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Great movie, but it went up against Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and City Slickers on the opening weekend, and T2 's premier on the following weekend. It never had the chance to catch up.
Did great in rentals and TV though.
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:56 pm |
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Mr. IMWANKO
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:35 am |
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one of my favourites. I think I saw it at the cinema 8 or 9 times.
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:13 pm |
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The Professor wrote: 2 reasons:
(1) Lothar's mouth didn't move
(2) Jennifer Connelly didn't appear in lingerie No question that toning it down hurt it, ESPECIALLY the "then in her delicious prime" Jennifer Connelly. I still love it.
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The Professor
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:45 pm |
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Lord of Houngon Manor
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Rewatched it a couple months ago.  I still like it. My 13 year-old daughter tho was bored and walked out
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:53 pm |
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Bigger and Better!
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Will always be in my Top 10 Comic Book movies list.
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Allen Berrebbi
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:08 pm |
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The Professor wrote: Rewatched it a couple months ago. I still like it. My 13 year-old daughter tho was bored and walked out Mine too
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The Professor
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:08 pm |
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RobertSwanderson
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:36 pm |
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Bigger and Better!
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I have the complete set of trading cards that were offered at the time of the movie.
The kids eventually lost the Pizza Hut Rocketeer helmet cups. Those were sweet.
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Bishop Hammer
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:39 pm |
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I loved the Rocketeer when I was eleven. Not sure I want to watch it now; I might find it hokey and cheesey as an adult.
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That meddlin kid
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:43 pm |
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Must have been a forgettable movie, because I don't remember just a whole lot about it. What I mainly remember was watching it with a guy who was a grad student in physics. Afterward he and his roommate got to work doing the math to figure out how long a real-life rocket pack using real-life fuel would keep someone airborne. I think it was about 30 seconds. Nothing like watching science fiction with a scientist-in-training.
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:45 pm |
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Bigger and Better!
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Jan Levenson from The Office is the South Seas club singer in The Rocketeer.
True fact.
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The Professor
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:47 pm |
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And she was the original actress cast as Marty McFly's girlfriend. Other true "Jan" fax
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Dr. Chris Evil
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:44 pm |
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(T)Eddy wrote: Bill Campbell played the lead in The Rocketeer. I misremembered him as Bruce Campbell. For the longest time, I used to confuse Bill Paxton with Bill Pullman.
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Post subject: How is it that a movie with music this beautiful could tank so badly? Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:41 am |
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I saw this movie for the first time a year or so ago and thought it was terrible, sorry.  Great concept, great design, but that's all I'll give it.
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