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    03:41 PM

    In reply to "Fourth Kind" Insider: Yes, It Was Totally Fake
    Wasn't The Blair Witch Project marketed as "based on true events"? Granted maybe they didn't go as far as to say it was the whole sworn truth, but it's the same gimmick. Whats the big deal? #thefourthkind
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    03:33 PM

    In reply to "Fourth Kind" Insider: Yes, It Was Totally Fake
    Now that the video footage is out, there are obviously forces that are trying to discredit it.

    I just spoke to an insider and she said that "unknown forces" are trying to discredit the film by driving the rating on Rotten Tomatoes down to 15 percent and posting reviews that the film "sucks" and "blows donkey balls."

    "This is all the proof you need that they are trying to keep the truth from getting out there," said my inside source.

    Pretty damning evidence. #thefourthkind
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    Image of LoganAdams LoganAdams
    03:36 PM

    @twophrasebark: Wow, my brother must be in on the conspiracy. He said it was an absolute piece of horse manure and that I should avoid seeing it at all costs.

    I wonder, is he under mind control, or have the aliens replaced him with flash clone? #thefourthkind
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    03:53 PM

    @LoganAdams: OMG. I hope your brother is okay! Maybe you should see what he says about the X-Files and Fringe.

    If he says they suck, you better run before he sucks out your brains. #thefourthkind
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    03:28 PM

    In reply to "Fourth Kind" Insider: Yes, It Was Totally Fake
    is this allowed though? their whole advertising campaign is "based on true events". i mean if they made up the doctor, and footage, and study, and results etc isnt that false advertising?

    also i took one look at the 'archive footage' and knew it was super fake. like heidi montag fake. #thefourthkind
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    Image of cadrina cadrina
    03:34 PM

    @GreyHammer: I remember reading a decision on a case involving Fox news in that it was decided that it was their 1ยบ amendment right to lie. So if a news channel can lie, what do you think the limits of a hollywood movie are? #thefourthkind
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    Image of bibble3000 bibble3000
    03:34 PM

    @GreyHammer: Bazinga! #thefourthkind
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    03:38 PM

    @bibble3000: We don't mention that show here. #thefourthkind
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    03:46 PM

    @GreyHammer: That's a really good question. You really need a mass media lawyer to answer that.

    "False advertising" cases are pretty hard to make, though. It's not just what they say, but the context and the product. In this case, it's a movie about alien abductions. You'd have to show that audiences had a reasonable expectation to believe that the movie was real. Remember: Movie. Alien abductions. It's not just based on what they say. #thefourthkind
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    Image of cylon_conspiracy cylon_conspiracy
    10:54 AM

    In reply to New Official Posters For Wolfman Make Us Drool
    Is that Trajan I see as the typeface for the logo for yet another "contemplative action film"? Yes it is. #thewolfman
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    08:03 AM

    In reply to New Official Posters For Wolfman Make Us Drool
    Mrs. Overclock (a.k.a. Dr. Overclock, Medicine Woman) and I saw the trailer last night at MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS. It looks lavish and beautiful. #thewolfman
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    Image of franklinshepard franklinshepard
    08:14 AM

    @Chip Overclock: Yeah, the trailer's been out for a while now. I am not sure whether or not this will be a good movie. I'm a little skeptical. #thewolfman
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    Image of Torley Torley
    11/07/09

    In reply to "The Box" Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro
    Intriguing how this is setup as a "test", and at the end of the trailer, there's Charlie Clouser's "Hello Zepp" theme as featured in the SAW movies. It has the same dramatic momentum as Clint Mansell's "Lux Aeterna", and relates well here. #thebox
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    11/07/09

    In reply to JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?
    So, how long before we get a live action Power Puff Girls film, because I would be all over that. #micronauts
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/07/09

    In reply to West and Schaffer Are In The Doghouse
    Zombified Yobs?

    I thought that was a normal occurrence on a Sunday morning after getting the shit beat out of you while vomiting on a Bobbie's shoes on Sat night (a friend of mine spent a couple of summers working as a bartender in London.) #doghouse
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    11/07/09

    In reply to JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?
    Micronauts were pretty cool - and the mythology wasn't so obtrusive that it kept you from making up your own storylines. The interchangeable nature was the key: like Legos, you could always build something awesome that had nothing to do with the original toys' parts from which it was constructed. Everything had some kind of missile-launcher, too!

    In addition, the design was ahead of its' time for both characters and toys. When I recall these and the Corgi, Matchbox, and GI Joe stuff of the same era, it's easy to see why Kenner went to draw inspiration the Micronauts for its' Star Wars line. #micronauts
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    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    11/07/09

    In reply to JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?
    I still have a magnetic Baron Karza, with his evil black magnet horse, whom he can merge with and become an evil black magnet centaur.

    That's the problem with kids today. Not enough magnet centaurs. #micronauts
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Could John Cusack Be Vying For The Preacher Film?
    An open letter to John Cussack:

    Feck off. #johncusack
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/07/09

    In reply to JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?
    Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Pope Paul Paul! That would be kinda awesome.

    ...and if you say Paul Pope really quickly... it will sound like a bird. #micronauts
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/07/09

    In reply to JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?
    Is it going to be the Micronauts climbing up Pam Anderson's boobs again?

    Look out Robot Chicken, you have competition! #micronauts
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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    11/07/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World
    They were interviewing him on German TV last night, interestingly enough he never was a big fan of sci-fi and actually preferred to read literature from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Dostoyevsky. #2012
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    11/07/09

    @Coolmodo: So when did his interests migrate to the Brothers Kaboomov? #2012
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/07/09

    In reply to "The Box" Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro
    When the Twilight Zone adapted this same story in 1986 they kept it simple. Their version was about poor people facing the moral dilemma of killing a random stranger for 200,000 dollars.

    The original short story went further and ended with the death of the husband...his wife didn't truly know him. #thebox
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