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_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "National Treasure 2" Rules Box Office - :( Forgot to add on the literal "duck out of water" premise, which I sympathize with daily. I've always felt out of place, even among the Technonerdati. "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin 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> aladvantage.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! >> >> KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> comcast.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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