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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/27/09

    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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    11/27/09

    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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    11/26/09

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    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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    11/26/09

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    Stoned... on tryptophan? Thinking this was another American overdependence on drugs to the point of social saturation, I had to look this up. It's just an amino acid present in poultry. It has no hallucinogenic properties. I don't understand.
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    11/26/09

    @Indigen: There's something of an urban legend that the tryptophan in quantities available in a turkey dinner will induce a post-meal torpor, somewhere between quaaludes and your average over-the-counter sleeping aid. This is ... not exactly true, but the joke has been made so often many people believe that it's the case. (In reality, it's just eating a whacking great big meal that will put you into the post-thanksgiving coma - you'd need a LOT more tryptophan for it to affect you itself.)
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    11/26/09

    @capnrob: There must be some other reason that my entire extended family was taking a nap at 4:00 this afternoon...
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    11/26/09

    @amygdala: the first piece of evidence beign that the pies were left virtually untouched...and yet the tray of brownies you 'hid' in the fridge out in the garage...."OH GRANDMA! THOSE AREN'T....nevermind...."
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    11/26/09

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    Preadator 2: It's not as bad as you remember.

    Oh, but it is!
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    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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    11/26/09

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    Chalk me up as one of those weirdoes who actually liked the Clooney Solaris.
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    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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    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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    11/26/09

    @neolex: oh Shat...you are the Shit.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/27/09

    @neolex: I forgot about tha shot. Maybe because Nimoy's swim distracted me,
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    Image of Gen. Appithy Gen. Appithy
    11/26/09

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    how in the world did requiem for a dream not make this list is lost on me. nothing represents the holiday better then seeing people destroyed by there addictions.
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment Gen. Appithy was starred Gen. Appithy was unstarred
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    11/26/09

    @Gen. Appithy: Because it wasn't released the Thanksgiving weekend.
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    11/26/09

    @Wookie1972: it was released nov 24th 2000, the Day After Thanksgiving.
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    11/27/09

    @Gen. Appithy: Not according to IMDB. It may have opened wide that day, or opened in your area, but it was released October 6 in LA and NewYork.
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    Image of Gen. Appithy Gen. Appithy
    11/28/09

    @Wookie1972: on oct 6 it was iin one theater in NY and later that month it was in one theater in LA. For the rest of the country it was released the day after thanksgiving. for all intents and purposes it was released to the public as a thanksgiving movie,
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/28/09

    @Gen. Appithy: Actually, IMDB gives the wide release date as October 27. It was released in Canada on November 3, which is still two weeks before American Thanksgiving.
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    Image of Raw_fishFood Raw_fishFood
    11/26/09

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    I actually just saw both The Road and Ninja Assassin today. The Road was pretty decent. Very desolate scenery, and Viggo Mortensen, was pretty good in it. The scene where he shares a Coke with his kid really got to me.

    Ninja Assassin, on the other hand, was near a perfect action movie. Good plot for an action movie too. Here's the setting, here's a couple of flash backs to explain the hero, and let me get the hell out of your way. Some cool fight scenes and alot of blood. I loved it.
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    Image of syuzhet004 syuzhet004
    11/26/09

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    Cool, Supergirl kicked Max Headroom's ass!
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    11/26/09

    @syuzhet004: 1) I bet you he sees his hair in this scene and weeps bitter tears. 2) Is that an A&W shirt he's wearing? Did the costumer go to the Salvation Army or something?
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    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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    11/26/09

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

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    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 perfectoon_0901 perfectoon_0901
    11/26/09

    In reply to Weirdest Movies Ever Released On Thanskgiving Weekend
    Don't get me wrong; I love the Rocky IV training montage, but the greatest ever has to be Rocky III, hands down:
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Edited by perfectoon_0901 at 11/26/09 12:46 PM perfectoon_0901 was starred perfectoon_0901 was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    11/26/09

    @perfectoon_0901: Rocky III doesn't have Rocky chopping wood in Siberia though...
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    11/26/09

    @perfectoon_0901: I see your Rocky III/IV, and raise you with a motherf*ckin' Mon-Taaaage... always fade out, in a montage...
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    11/27/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: ...touché
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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

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    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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