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    firstanointed: K'PLA!!!! HUZZAH!! EAT THAT haters!!! Plus the millions more it's earning worldwide. Wow is that a lot of green to swallow. Make a vegetarian's eyes b... more »
    mekki: I don't think that LOST clue is about another baddie that's bigger than Ben. I think it is about Ben. Killed JOHN Killed JACOB Is the .....(I haven't... more »
    Smeagol92055: Whether or not she dies heroically, please just let Rose die. Let it be one of those moments that can never be changed for fear of damage to the times... more »
    Vexxarr: I want to WANT to see this movie. I just can't dredge up the emotional energy to see it. Please somebody tell me that I MUST see Avatar. Right now - f... more »
    Julius Seizure - Canuck: Wilf, dude, will you PLEASE wear your glasses when you use that thing? That paper boy is NEVER coming back. It looks like RTD is stuffing a lot into... more »
    foolish-rain: Good points all Graeme (although you've certainly made the Watchmen crowd cranky). As an old-timer, I just hope that everyone appreciates what an ama... more »
    Burke: who avoids blindness because his eyes were bandaged after an operation I see shades of 28 Days Later here... or is it just me? more »
    ManchuCandidate: At least I can take comfort there is no Celine Dion song to attack my ears for the next six months. more »
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    Dr Emilio Lizardo: I doubt it will catch "Titanic." I don't know that it's going to have the same appeal with women since it lacks DiCaprio and a Victorian story of for... more »
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