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    Image of ceti ceti
    11/29/09

    In reply to Robots You Have Loved
    The T3 clip would have made the film worthwhile only to connect the eventual emergence of skynet and the brutality of machine warfare to today's developments where drones are being used in the most ethically questionable, but also counterproductive fashion in Afghanistan.
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    Alasdair5000 promoted this comment ceti was starred ceti was unstarred
    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/29/09

    In reply to Robots You Have Loved
    So the first two were the scenes too crappy for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? How did the poor editor choose? I wonder if he ever contemplated taking his old job back, editing the boring scenes out of fishing shows.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/29/09

    In reply to 40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies
    Why does Ten Forward look so small in that Nemesis clip? I realize that the Enterprise E was smaller in terms of crew compliment than D, but that looked no bigger than the retrofitted galley on Voyager.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    11/29/09

    @EdificeComplex: Because there is absolutely nothing about Nemesis that didn't suck.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/29/09

    @EdificeComplex:
    It looked the same size because it was the same set, and it wasn't Ten Forward, it was just an officer's lounge. Ten Forward was the size it was because it served three times as many people, on a much larger ship.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11/29/09

    In reply to 40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies
    I love the T3 clip. It's the best part of that movie, despite not actually being in the movie.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/29/09

    In reply to 40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies
    Leia and Solo making out was pretty much the only actual sexual expression out of the entire Star Wars Saga (the green slave girl's boob and Leia slave girl outfit doesn't count.) Might have done Lucas a world of good if he added some sex to Star Wars. No wonder they needed clones.

    As for Sgt William Candy, I'm glad they cut it. That was pretty stupid especially when Candy sounds like what one would consider the stereotype of a Southern fried idiot.
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    Edited by ManchuCandidate at 11/29/09 12:27 PM ManchuCandidate was starred ManchuCandidate was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/29/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Dont forget when Han Solo copped a feel.
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    Image of StormtrooprDave StormtrooprDave
    11/29/09

    In reply to Robots You Have Loved
    That William Candy scene was comedy gold! I haven't laughed so much in ages!
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment StormtrooprDave was starred StormtrooprDave was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/29/09

    @StormtrooprDave: I agree. The finished movie was so grim it would have been a good little bit a of satire.
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/29/09

    @StormtrooprDave: And then: "We can fix it" in perfect Ahnuld voice... priceless XD
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    Image of Byronotron Byronotron
    11/29/09

    @Wookie1972: The first time I saw it I immediately wished it had been in the movie. There were already enough bad jokes, this one certainly couldn't have been considered over the top.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/29/09

    @StormtrooprDave: Is that how they talk in southern Austria?
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/29/09

    @StormtrooprDave: Agreed. It's almost worth owning on DVD just for that scene.

    Almost.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/29/09

    In reply to 40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies
    Some of those are awesome!!! The Terminator one ive seen before. What a crazy ass clip.

    Now I know I might turn a few people here....but Watchmen was amazing. I personally cant wait for the super-duper extended edition. This scene was left out and I think its absolutly beautiful and tragic all in the same go!!!
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/29/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Sorry you'll have to link to youtube. Its Hollis Masons death.

    Why the hell has youtube become such god-damn Nazis over sharing links. Assholes.
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    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was starred CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was unstarred
    Image of CyberSlug Labs CyberSlug Labs
    11/30/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): A lot of "official" postings on YouTube block embedding now because the embedded players code can be exploited to download copies of the video. Disabling embedding also prevents websites like KeepVid from snagging downloadable links.
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    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) promoted this comment CyberSlug Labs was starred CyberSlug Labs was unstarred
    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/30/09

    @CyberSlug Labs: Why have the link there in the first place then??? Its a borrowed code. Nothing more. Rather than blocking safe users who just want to add the link to a safe legit website. Why cant they just find a better way of stopping the downloads!!

    Another thing that pissed me off was something so trivial that its worth overlooking once. But hundreds!! Thats just not cricket. I tried to watch an Iron Maiden vid on youtube and it said 'sorry not available in your country'. Im sorry WHAT!! Iron Maiden is british fuckin metal band. I can understand an american vid not playing over here. It happens a lot with ther MTV player and that I can live with. But blocking UK users from watching UK stuff!! Eh!!!????
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    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was starred CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was unstarred
    Image of Jeyl Jeyl
    11/19/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    "who didn't like J.J. Abrams' breezy reinvention of the 1960s space adventure show"

    Me.
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    geesejuggler promoted this comment Jeyl was starred Jeyl was unstarred
    Image of NigelGallows NigelGallows
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    If you liked TROTF you might like shiney things like these jingly jangly keys.
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    cletar promoted this comment NigelGallows was starred NigelGallows was unstarred
    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Awesome post, more like this pretty please!
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    Image of Supernatural_Canary Supernatural_Canary
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    God I hated Wanted. For many reasons, though the notion mentioned above about becoming a (nihilistic) ubermensch and subsequently treating everyone else like disposable meat bags for target practice bothered me the most.

    And that last line: "What have you done?" Well, I haven’t dehumanized people around me to the point where I can kill scores of them for my own dubious ends and then imply I’m a hero for it. If that’s what you’re getting at.

    Fuck that movie.
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    Supernatural_Canary was starred Supernatural_Canary was unstarred
    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    11/18/09

    @Supernatural_Canary: Yeah, the actual graphic novel had a much more sensible reason for the last line and the general dehumanization: rather than a "righteous" assassin, the main character is just a selfish supervillain whose power is killing people.

    I've heard the authors did approve the storyline of the movie, so I guess it's their right to mess with the story, but leaving in that last line makes their "hero" still seem like a jerk-off villain.
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    Image of Supernatural_Canary Supernatural_Canary
    11/18/09

    @kagekiri: Hmmm… that’s interesting. I haven’t read the graphic novel, so it could very well be that the context of that line (and of the character, it appears) didn’t translate very well to the screen.

    I could certainly live with the character being a villain, and now that you point out what he was like in the graphic novel, I wish that’s what they had done in the film. But the fact that the movie made it seem as though he was righteous in his actions repulsed me.
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    Image of bipolarber003 bipolarber003
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    If you think you'll like Avatar... you'll like "My Name is Joe" by Pohl Anderson... the novella the movie is ripped off from.
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    Image of tamahome tamahome
    11/18/09

    @bipolarber003: free good reading of 'Call Me Joe' linked here [www.sffaudio.com]
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment tamahome was starred tamahome was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    I watched Knowing maybe two months ago, and I must have blocked it to protect my memory of that crapfest, because I don't remember absolutely anything about the movie. Only telling my mom not to watch it under any circumstances.
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    Dirk Anger was starred Dirk Anger was unstarred
    Image of madara madara
    11/18/09

    @Dirk Anger: I'm surprised you didn't try to kill yourself.
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    Dirk Anger promoted this comment madara was starred madara was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    @madara: Apparently I trusted my crap-blocking capabilities to do the trick, as they did. I'll take it into account the next time something makes me want to rip my eyes out

    #calendar
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    Image of Mikekearn says hello Mikekearn says hello
    11/18/09

    @Dirk Anger: EDIT: Whoops, wrong movie. Knowing is about how Nic Cage is enough of a genius to figure out Earth is going to be destroyed, just in time to do jack shit about it. Also, kids go to an alien planet and there are vague, shitty references to religion.
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    Dirk Anger promoted this comment Edited by Mikekearn says hello at 11/18/09 7:36 AM Mikekearn says hello was starred Mikekearn says hello was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    @The Mikekearn of La Mancha: Ahh I remember now, and Nic stalks the mother of some other kid, they find numbers that are dates of disasters and numbers of deaths... now I remember everything. Damn you!

    #calendar
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    Image of antimatty antimatty
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    if you liked wolverine...... then maybe you should go read a coloring book . #bookvortex
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    Grey_Area promoted this comment antimatty was starred antimatty was unstarred
    Image of MrBuffalo MrBuffalo
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    thank you for the addition of good omens. great book. #bookvortex
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment MrBuffalo was starred MrBuffalo was unstarred
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