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Christopher Finn
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Posts: 20
From: Akron, OH, USA
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 07-16-2001 12:47 PM

Ok, so I am mega late, but I just finally received my password last night, so woo-hoo!!

Well, we have already seen the "predicted" summer blockbusters flop... Pearl Harbor, Tomb Raider, A.I., Atlantis, Scary Movie 2.

We have had some interesting surprises.... Legally Blonde, The Fast & the Furious, Shrek, Swordfish.

With what is left, I see JP3 as being a disappointment. Too many bad memories of The Lost World. Planet of the Apes I also think will fail to live up to the hype. My gut feeling isn't that strong for America's Sweethearts either. Rush Hour 2 should pack them in. The Princess Diaries should be a good kid's flick, nice that it is rated G and looks like an appealing, if overdone, story for girls. I think American Pie 2, at least judging from the new trailer, looks to be more "grown-up" than the first. Should be a decent flick. And don't underestimate the power of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.

Then, guess what, summer 2001 is over!!

Kids are back in school, and the studios besiege us with the horrible remains of their vaults!

I know that the most surprising event for our summer was the success of our midnight shows. We had some flicks that performed better with one show, with highly reduced ticket prices, than films that ran all day at regular prices! Gotta love nostalgia. If you are into doing them, The Goonies, Spaceballs, Top Gun, Ferris Bueller & Gremlins do very well. We just celebrated Christmas in July this past weekend with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and it performed better than alot of our other films....a Christmas movie in JULY!! Next up is Tim Burton's Batman on Planet of the Apes weekend. Who knows!?!?

Chris

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Joshua Voorhies
Film Handler

Posts: 45
From: Overland Park, KS
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 07-22-2001 04:29 AM

Jurrassic Park III and America's Sweethearts have turned out to be successful- and thank god; it's been a dull summer.
For a while, it seemed like everything was down-hill from Mummy Returns.

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JC Cowles
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Posts: 77
From: St. Paul, MN
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 08-06-2001 04:49 AM

Just out of curiosity, is there *ANYTHING??!?!??* good coming out between now and Christmas? Anything??? I've just gone into a depression lately looking at the coming soon lists.

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