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by StJohn
Tue Feb 22, 2000 7:28 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: Weapons and Ammunition
Replies: 8
Views: 1687

Re: Weapons and Ammunition

In Reply to: Weapons and Ammunition posted by Freeway Warrior on February 21, 2000 at 17:01:53: OK, besides the usual "arrows, flamethrowers, guns," you could build yourself a poor man's railgun. This being a linear electric motor. This has the advantage of being able to fling anything mil...
by StJohn
Mon Feb 14, 2000 9:48 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: How you got into Mad Max
Replies: 13
Views: 2334

Re: How you got into Mad Max (anyone remember)

In Reply to: Re: How you got into Mad Max (anyone remember) posted by Mike Koegel on February 14, 2000 at 16:53:56: MM2/The Road Warrior came out (in the US) the summer I got my driver's license. That single factor alone contributed more to my behind-the-wheel personality than any other, including v...
by StJohn
Tue Dec 28, 1999 3:14 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: 35mm Mad max print
Replies: 2
Views: 678

35mm Mad max print

<r>Oh, wow. They re-mixed the sound into Dolby Surround, used the original dialogue and printed it<br/> <br/> on new, fresh, high-tech print stock. Look for this to come soon to a theater near you, although<br/> <br/> you might have to go to a college campus or a downtown art-house to see it. Out he...
by StJohn
Tue Dec 14, 1999 4:01 pm
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: The Car.
Replies: 16
Views: 3554

The Car.

<t>OK, long shot here, but does anybody remember "The Car"<br/> <br/> starring James Brolin? The deal was, this Barris-custom<br/> <br/> Lincoln Mark III possessed by Hell cruised around the <br/> <br/> desert running over people and the cops trying to stop<br/> <br/> it. Awesome machine. Now, say, ...
by StJohn
Tue Dec 14, 1999 3:50 pm
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: The Record Tumbles
Replies: 13
Views: 2661

Re: The Record Tumbles

In Reply to: Re: The Record Tumbles posted by AMC WARRIOR on December 14, 1999 at 05:48:29: : : I think the record that Mad Max has held for so long for being the most profitable movie of all time, as mentioned in the trivia section of this site - costing $40K and grossing over $100M - is set to tum...
by StJohn
Tue Dec 14, 1999 3:46 pm
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: The other cars from the Road warrior
Replies: 4
Views: 843

Re: The other cars from the Road warrior

In Reply to: The other cars from the Road warrior posted by Matt on December 13, 1999 at 21:08:48: : Ok, I remember as a kid going to Universal Studios in Florida- the big theme park in orlando. I remember there seeing : all the really freaky barbarian vehicles from The Road Warrior, which seemed re...
by StJohn
Thu Dec 09, 1999 2:14 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: legality of over the hood blowers?
Replies: 11
Views: 1909

Re: legality of over the hood blowers?

In Reply to: legality of over the hood blowers? posted by Magni on December 09, 1999 at 10:00:13: : Hi Gang. : I was wondering, in the US, are blowers that obstruct the driver's vision, : such as Max's blower did, even legal? Don't most states have some sort of Not too sure about California, but the...
by StJohn
Wed Dec 08, 1999 5:35 pm
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: Mad Max screening in Los Angeles
Replies: 2
Views: 540

Mad Max screening in Los Angeles

<t>Apparently there's a new 35mm print of MM1 floating<br/> <br/> around. it'll be screening at the NuArt Theatre on<br/> <br/> Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica on Dec22-28. I sent <br/> <br/> this to Peter, but since he's probably busy up to<br/> <br/> the gills, I figured I'd post it to the board. T...
by StJohn
Fri Dec 03, 1999 5:58 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: In regards to: Our New Interceptor (Posted below)
Replies: 18
Views: 2917

Re: Police Confiscation Of Vehicles / Private Property

In Reply to: Re: Police Confiscation Of Vehicles / Private Property posted by Steve Pilant on December 02, 1999 at 17:59:59: In Michigan (where Detroit is, for those not familiar) they have this neat little law that says if you get pulled over and you have a blood-alcohol content of over .08, your v...
by StJohn
Wed Nov 10, 1999 12:01 pm
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: WHO HERE WENT TO SEE THE CALIFORNIAN SCREENING OF MAD MAX?
Replies: 1
Views: 577

Re: WHO HERE WENT TO SEE THE CALIFORNIAN SCREENING OF MAD MAX?

In Reply to: WHO HERE WENT TO SEE THE CALIFORNIAN SCREENING OF MAD MAX? posted by _theDON on November 09, 1999 at 23:33:57: : Who here went to see the screening of mad max in cal? : if so what was it like? : sound, picture, cut / added scenes? It was great. Awesome. There weren't any extra scenes, b...