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    Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend

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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    09:50 AM

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Ninja Assassin... the title says it all, really. Film of the Year for sure!
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    Image of korybing korybing
    07:15 AM

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    The Devil's Backbone was an excellent film that I had never even heard of until Netflix.

    We saw Fantastic Mr. Fox on Thanksgiving. My husband wanted to see the Road, but I just wasn't in the mood to cry for 2+ hours. Maybe next weekend.
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    Image of KryptonZero KryptonZero
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    I really liked supergirl, I have fond memories of that movie. There are several versions of it and most of the time it's show on TV you never know which version you're going to get.

    At first, I couldn't believe you didn't like it, but then I saw the author of this piece was Charlie Jane Anders. Probably the one person I hate to read anything from on io9 because I disagree with everything she writes. Moving along....
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    The one thing that stands out for me about the Crying Game was the idiot who shouted out "OMG! It's A PENIS!!" (duh) when they showed the gal was really a dude.
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    Image of Davio Davio
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Preadator 2: It's not as bad as you remember.

    Oh, but it is!
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    Davio was starred Davio was unstarred
    Image of capnrob capnrob
    11/26/09

    @Davio: Yes. It's as bad as I remember, which is "Not really bad at all, and pretty darn good in parts." It's one of the more successful sequels in SF - it's not exactly an _Aliens_-grade expansion, but it tries hard and mostly succeeds. Plus, it's got Gary Busey losing his tiny little mind even *before* he gets whacked, so, you know.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Chalk me up as one of those weirdoes who actually liked the Clooney Solaris.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Um, "Shatner Underwater"? Are you referring to the scene where *Nimoy* swims with the whales?
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    Image of neolex neolex
    11/26/09

    @Wookie1972: No- I think it's the Shatner opening the bay doors so the whales don't drown after they ditch in the bay.

    Awesome shot of the Shat's hair weave.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/26/09

    @neolex: oh Shat...you are the Shit.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    What's wrong with Supergirl on Thanksgiving? Just look at those drumsticks!

    Rawr!
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/26/09

    @AmishJohn: mmmHMMMM!! mammy!
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Interesting choice of putting Guy Peirce's character in the trailer.

    Guess its not bad for people that haven't read the book.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Saw ST4 the day after T-giving, and it was delightful. BTTF2 was okay.

    Nowadays I like to just stay home Fri.-Sun. and not deal with the public.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/26/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: i prefer to do that every day.... i mean, unless they're paying me.
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    Image of blackoak blackoak
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    I don't understand the use of 'Weirdest' in the title of this article. Is it that these are a weird choice of movies for the studios to release for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, or these are weird movies that happened to be released over the holiday? Some of the movies listed don't seem to fit either category.

    Now, if the article were titled 'Some Good (and Not Very Good) Movies Released on Thanksgiving Weekend' ...
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Edited by blackoak at 11/26/09 12:17 PM blackoak was starred blackoak was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    11/26/09

    @blackoak: I would say they're all odd choices for Thanksgiving weekend.
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/26/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Why is Star Trek IV an odd choice for Thanksgiving? It's a lighthearted adventure with an important social message about how we treat the other species we share the planet with. I think its perfect holiday movie. It also turned out to be the most successful Star Trek movie until the release of Star Trek 2009.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    mock if you must but solarbabies is one of my favorite films. I saw it at a young age and it has always stuck with me like a ratty stuffed toy from your childhood.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/26/09

    @LittleDragon: that's how i am with supergirl, for the exact same reasons.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Don't forget that Boondock Saints 2 releases wider today too!

    The family that kills together stays together. If that isn't a Thanksgiving message I don't know what is.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/26/09

    @tande04: I didn't even know they were making it until I saw it listed at a theater 2 days ago. I am not ashamed to say I did a little happy dance.
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    "That woman" in Solarbabies? That's no woman, that's Ursa of Krypton. Damn, but she was a hell of a woman to see in your formative years...
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    11/26/09

    @Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: And didn't she make an appearance on the 1980s "V"?
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    11/26/09

    @CParis: (mumble) I've still never seen the original. (/mumble)
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Well, if anything, this shows that T-giving is the holiday of sci-fi. What I find odd is the tradition of releasing horror films on Christmas day....

    Seriously, nothing says "season's greetings" like a pick-axe through the eye...
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    Edited by Allen_Richards at 11/26/09 11:01 AM Allen_Richards was starred Allen_Richards was unstarred
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