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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    Do not try to bend the pie, that's impossible. Only try to realize the truth... there is no pie!

    (also, the cake is a lie) #thematrix
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    Image of pixysix pixysix
    11/11/09

    @Anekanta - Space Hippy!: Heehee pie-time beats bullet-time any day #thematrix
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    Anekanta - Space Hippy! promoted this comment pixysix was starred pixysix was unstarred
    Image of Bismod Bismod
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    I like what they were trying to do, but they should have stuck with the basic concept of The Matrix made with Charlie Chaplin. A lot of the additional humor just doesn't work for me (like the, "How should I know? It's black and white film!" line). Music would definitely help. I'm probably just spoiled by things like the Jimmy Stewart as Forrest Gump video. #thematrix
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Bismod was starred Bismod was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    Sheer brilliance. How amazingly well they've captured Chaplin! #thematrix
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    Image of Karmacoma Karmacoma
    11/10/09

    @jbq: I was thinking the same; the guy REALLY looks like Chaplin, doesn´t he? #thematrix
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    jbq promoted this comment Karmacoma was starred Karmacoma was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/10/09

    @Karmacoma: Perfect casting. #thematrix
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    Great post! Another little jewel I would not have discovered if not for io9. #thematrix
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    Image of Vondruke Vondruke
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    this is great, but we're missing the music... silent films weren't really THAT silent. ..totally would have added to the authenticity. #thematrix
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    ThisDudeRufus promoted this comment Vondruke was starred Vondruke was unstarred
    Image of Obee Juan Obee Juan
    11/09/09

    @Vondruke: Actually they were that silent. You were supposed to provide your own orchestra to play the included sheet mus... hey! Where's the sheet music that goes with this??? #thematrix
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    Dunny0 promoted this comment Obee Juan was starred Obee Juan was unstarred
    Image of franklinshepard franklinshepard
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    Kind of boring, but still way better than The Matrix Revolutions. ETA: I figured out what it needs - some tinkly piano music in the background!
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    Edited by franklinshepard at 11/09/09 7:19 AM franklinshepard was starred franklinshepard was unstarred
    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    Haha I actually thought this was an actual silent film from the early 1900's for a bit before I realized it's just really very clever. #thematrix
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    ThisDudeRufus promoted this comment mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    11/09/09

    @mattycakes: They had me until the boxing bit. Mostly because I only have a vague idea of what Chapman looks like. #thematrix
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    Image of jbq jbq
    11/09/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: Tall, regal profile, smokes a pipe, usually dresses up as a woman or a general? Stop this, it's gotten silly! #thematrix
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    Image of BlueMunky BlueMunky
    11/10/09

    @jbq: Sounds like Bugs Bunny... hhmmm #thematrix
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    jbq promoted this comment BlueMunky was starred BlueMunky was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/10/09

    @BlueMunky: Graham Chapman of Monty Python?! I can't believe I had to explain that one... #thematrix
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Matrix, Starring Charlie Chaplin
    If only this were the actual sequel to the Matrix with Pies. #thematrix
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    Image of iCurmudgeon iCurmudgeon
    09/29/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    @SeverinoLimpet: I thought Oakley had a lock on unobtainium. I still have a pair of their hideously expensive sunglasses with an "unobtainium frame" around here somewhere.

    Where are the trademark lawyers?
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    09/22/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    We aim to entertain. Well, we also respect women, and someday, homosexuals as well. Signs that as a nation, we are advancing. I need to remind myself of this from time to time, so many dbags out there... Its just they (dbags) make the biggest scene, the good people just keep going on with their lives.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    09/22/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    It's interesting how much this list coincides with the most disappointing movies of the past decade.
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    Image of Shadowdagger Shadowdagger
    09/22/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    You know, you don't have to invest over millions of dollars to make a great movie.
    A true artist makes art even out of dogpoop.

    But yeah, today directors seem to be blinded by all those fancy CGI effects rather than telling a good and original story.
    Very sad.

    Oh well, nevermind.
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    TheGreenRanger promoted this comment Edited by Shadowdagger at 09/22/09 3:17 AM Shadowdagger was starred Shadowdagger was unstarred
    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    09/22/09

    @Shadowdagger: I wouldn't say today's directors are any worse than directors of yesteryear, its just what the public pays for. Movies are a business, and movies that don't follow the basic plot for success usually don't get made, nobody wants to invest on a risky business venture. I mean sure, transformers 2 sucked, but strictly from a business perspective, it was a brilliant success. As long as people keep paying for these big budget disasters, they will continue to get made. Sometimes you get lucky, an actual original/good movie is made, but otherwise you have to search a littler harder to find the hidden gems that don't make it nationwide.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    Haha. 317 million to make a movie which, when appearing on my television for free on a Sunday evening, I changed the channel away from to watch a nature documentary.
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    Image of disatess disatess
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    umm I think some serious flaws in these budgets numbers .... 230 million for quatum of Solace , I think not .
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    09/21/09

    @disatess: Do you have a source for the budget of that movie?
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    disatess promoted this comment Annalee Newitz was starred Annalee Newitz was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    09/22/09

    @Annalee Newitz: I checked box office mojo they claim 200 million not 230 . got that was boring as hell movie ,who pay somuch for a crappy film .
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
    Do keep in mind that when discussing US Box Office, the exhibitor keeps (roughly) half. So the studio's cut is correspondingly smaller and the break-even that much more tantalizingly, beckoning from afar.
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    Image of Batmanuel Batmanuel
    09/21/09

    @Trai_Dep:

    I thought it was a bit of a sliding scale, with the studio getting almost all of the box office for the first few weekends, and the exhibitor getting a larger percentage over time. The idea being that with a blockbuster, the studio makes money off of the first weekend ticket sales, while the exhibitor makes their profits off of selling popcorn to the throngs coming out to see Megan Fox run in slow motion.
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    Allen_Richards promoted this comment Batmanuel was starred Batmanuel was unstarred
    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    09/21/09

    @Batmanuel: Yep, and that's whey the opening weekend is so crucial these days. When I was putting myself through college 15 years ago, the split was 90/10 studio/theater for the first weekend and it scaled every week afterwards. by the time a movie hits second run, you're usually at or past the 50/50 split.
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