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Message no. 1
From: Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Saint[OT]
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:54:58 -0400
>*grin* I'm sure we could find equal numbers of people who like and
>disliked it - doesn't make either of us right. (My favourite film of
>last year was Hackers, and I know plenty of people who'd spit on it
>happily...)

Spit? I'd happily burn the writer, director, and producer to death with a
pocket lighter.

I've never seen a movie that was so wrong, and yet inspired so much paranoia.

Worse than the Net.

-=SwiftOne=-
Message no. 2
From: Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: The Saint[OT]
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 08:12:20 +1000
> >*grin* I'm sure we could find equal numbers of people who like and
> >disliked it - doesn't make either of us right. (My favourite film of
> >last year was Hackers, and I know plenty of people who'd spit on it
> >happily...)
>
> Spit? I'd happily burn the writer, director, and producer to death with a
> pocket lighter.

*drooling homer noises* Arrrghghglglglhlhlglhl... flammable movie
production crew...

> I've never seen a movie that was so wrong, and yet inspired so much paranoia.

Paranoia? Hmmm... not for me. And I didn't say I took it seriously -
something about the 'look and feel' of it just struck a chord with me.
(Though a couple of my hacker friends watched it and weren't too grossly
offended...)

> Worse than the Net.

No way. *Nothing* is worse than the Net. That's th eONLY movie I've ever
regretted seeing at the cinema.

Lady Jestyr

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