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From: chuqui@cae780.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: sf & fantasy films for the upcoming year
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 12:57:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 11 12:57:29 1984
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I thought I would add a few comments on the list of upcoming films:

Baby & Splash (disney)
    It looks like disney hasn't learned from previous lessons at the box
    office. The Disney name no longer sells trash (it never did, actually.
    The disney name was a symbol for quality). The 'Black Hole' was the
    only movie I can think of that made 'Meteor' look good, and I have this
    sneaky suspicion that Baby will be fighting 'Plan Nine From Outer
    Space' for hack of the century. Walt would have changed his name a long
    time ago.... 

Indy Jones and the Temple of Doom
    I have not only seen the trailer, but was at Baycon for a presentation
    to the fans by the Lucasfilm people. It looks to me like this one will
    be at least as good as Raiders, if not better, because it looks to me
    like that have a better feel for who the characters are. while I am
    usually against sequels or prequels of any kind, the Lucasfilm people
    have consistently shown that if you make another movie because you
    enjoy the premise (rather than simply to make money) you can make a
    quality and enjoyable film. 

Iceman
    I saw the trailer for this. It looks something like a cross between the
    thing and any one of a half dozen 'Hide the aliens' movies. I was not
    impressed (the makeup was good, but if the acting in the trailers was
    cut from the best parts, they're in trouble. It's like seeing a trailer
    to a comedy and not laughing: If this is the best parts, why did they
    bother?)



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