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|    Jimmy Anderson to August Abolins    |
|    movies as $ failures, but    |
|    10 Feb 21 18:30:00    |
      TID: PX/Win v7.0 PX28-1176M       MSGID: 1:116/18 e95c2a8e       TZUTC: -0600       -=> August Abolins wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-               JA> AA> Has anyone here enjoyed a film that was deemed a financial failure at        JA> AA> the box-office?        JA>        JA> Yep! And I don't care what the critics say either - that does NOT tell me        JA> whether *I* will enjoy it or not. :-)        JA>               AA> For me, although there is a fine element of surprise to be enjoyed with        AA> a film that hasn't bared any scrutiny since it might be a new release,        AA> most of the time those occassions are few. Meanwhile, I've come to        AA> appreciate the commentaries of respected critics who communicate enough        AA> details so that I can decide whether a certain film is a waste of time        AA> and money or not.               AA> Over time, I have found that Leonard Maltin does a very good job        AA> describing the pluses and minuses of a film. From that, I can decide if        AA> it I want to try it.His "ratings" have been quite consistent with my        AA> opinions too.              I know 'time is money,' but sometimes with all the streaming services I       will just 'stumble' on something. I have no problem turning something       off that's just not hitting it, and I've found a few good ones that       way too!              But I guess if it were a decision about spenidng time and money going       to the theater... That's a different story...                                   ... Why does the Psychic Hotline have to ask for your name??       --- MultiMail/Mac v0.52        * Origin: Omicron Theta * Southaven MS * winserver.org (1:116/18)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 15/0 18/0 19/36 90/1 105/81 106/201 116/18 116       SEEN-BY: 120/302 331 340 457 123/0 10 25 35 40 131 140 150 160 170       SEEN-BY: 123/180 190 755 124/5016 129/305 135/300 153/7715 154/10       SEEN-BY: 154/30 40 50 700 203/0 218/700 220/80 90 221/0 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 227/702 229/101 424 426 428 550 664 1016 1017 230/150 152       SEEN-BY: 240/1120 2100 5138 5411 5832 5853 249/206 317 400 250/1 261/38       SEEN-BY: 261/100 266/512 267/155 275/100 280/464 5003 282/1031 1056       SEEN-BY: 288/100 291/100 111 292/8125 299/6 300/4 310/31 317/3 320/119       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 340/400 341/66 342/200 396/45 423/120 460/58       SEEN-BY: 633/280 640/1321 712/848 770/1 801/161 189 2320/105 2452/250       SEEN-BY: 2454/119 3634/0 12 15 24 27 50 5020/1042       PATH: 116/18 261/38 3634/12 154/10 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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