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    A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation

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    Image of disatess disatess
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    Oh why ?!!!
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    disatess was starred disatess was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    I can tell you what the origin of Death Race is and it is a word you have seen me use before "YARM"
    the origin of Death Race is of course the awesome Death Race 2000 a movie I saw many times in the 70's back in the days of sneaking into drive-ins.You should go and watch the original Roger Cormen flick as it is a ton of fun.

    Or they could just go ahead and make Csrmageddon the Movie...
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    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    Orrrr...you could play a Death Race game using modded Hot Wheels {cough cough shameless self-promotion cough}. [www.robotviking.com]
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    Ed Grabianowski was starred Ed Grabianowski was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/12/09

    @Ed Grabianowski: Ed, that looks way more fun than watching this prequel or the remake. Vroom vroom!
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    08/12/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: :-D Plus, it's free!
     Reply
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    I saw the ripped back of Statham, and thought, "I betcha Meredith wrote this blurb."
    ;)
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    gods-n-clods was starred gods-n-clods was unstarred
    Image of SuperTuna SuperTuna
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    As long as this is an excuse to have Statham in another movie - I'm all for it.
    Besides - Death Footrace is bound to please someone :D
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    Hamslicer promoted this comment SuperTuna was starred SuperTuna was unstarred
    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/12/09

    @SuperTuna: "Death Footrace", that gave me a chuckle!
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    The entire movie will be 5 minutes. It will be two guys brainstorming on things that kick ass to put on TV. After they shoot down cybernetic panda wars, Death Race will naturally be the next step.
    They will then eat Taco Bell.
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    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear was starred OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear was unstarred
    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    08/12/09

    @OW-Holmes--Serious Face.: DUDE! dudedudedudedude! WHat if we. . .? The you could. . . it would be soooooooooooooooooooo awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwsome.
     Reply
    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was starred ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    So they want more Car Wars, eh? I'd rather see a film adaptation of Market Forces. Or how about a gritty post-apocalyptic remake ofSokey and the Bandit?
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/12/09

    @Grey_Area: oddly enough i think i'd be happier with a film adaptation of market forces then i was with the book itself.
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    I gotta say, the fact that it bore almost no resemblance to the brilliant original helped me somewhat enjoy Death Race on it's own merits. And for any tired of rampant CG effects it used mostly practical car stunts with pretty good results. It was entertaining, if not dumb as a box of rocks.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    08/12/09

    In reply to A Death Race Prequel: Because Running Over People For Sport Needs Explanation
    Ok, the remake movie was ok. Not great, but at least watchable. That said, I have absolutely zero interest in watching a prequel of it. There isn't anything more that needs to be said.
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    Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was starred Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/12/09

    @Belabras: Not to mention the huge problem of there being no way to work Jason Statham into the movie. This is a huge issue people.
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    RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/12/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: There is always a way to work Jason Statham into a movie. Usually by saying,
    "Here is Jason Statham, he is now in this movie. Do you have a problem with that? Yeah, I didn't think so."
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/12/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: True, that was pretty much the whole premise of Crank: High Voltage.
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    RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    08/12/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent:
    You weren't watching close enough. The premise of Crank: High Voltage was boobsgunssexexplosions. I suggest a repeat viewing.
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    Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was starred Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/12/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: i think the premise of Crank: High Voltage was closer to: 'wait. didn't he die in the last fil...'
    'YOU SHUT YOUR GOD DAMN MOUTH!!'
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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/12/09

    @tetracycloide: "AND EAT YOUR AWESOME!"
     Reply
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    08/12/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.:
    My friends, you are so, so right.
     Reply
    Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was starred Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! was unstarred
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