Posted by Thuggee Bear from host-216-78-22-10.cae.bellsouth.net on December 21, 1999 at 23:14:05:
ROB T. mentioned something in his 'old timer' post that sparked something I was reminded of when TPM came out, about how there were very few avenues for 'spoilers' when these films first came out.
I remember having no clue that TOD was coming out until about two or three weeks before it opened, when I saw the trailer for it on TV. Raiders was my favorite movie, and suddenly, out of nowhere here comes a sequel, and in a couple of weeks! I went nuts! LC was kind've the same experience, although I saw Good Morning America do an 'on the set' interview with Harrison Ford several months prior to its release. Still, before that, I had no clue. I don't miss the lack of advance info, just some of the thrill of surprise.