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• um, Good Luck. you've got a boogie on your upper lip : RikiTiki2
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  GOOD LUCK KEVIN AND GIVE US THE MORGAN PICS!! : Ajax
  • this would buy my viewership!! : digitalburro
  • what morgan pics... : fishbone
• what a coincidence, i just changed from the channel because of fucking robot wars, will have to go back a... : Patch-e
• I apologize for speaking my mind in all honesty, but I liked things much better when there was G4 and the... : notd665
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  i've never seen the show, should i watch? what is it all about? i hate screen savers : pyide
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    it's not a show about screensavers : RikiTiki2
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      mind telling me what it's about then like i asked? please? : pyide
      • http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/index.html : fluffy64
• awesome. : xilulus
• So uh, does this mean Pulse was canceled? What happened to Amanda? : jason bergman
• My problem with G4 is that I'm the only one in my house who has any interest in it and I never watch TV a... : Boxelder
• I <3 the immy : thekidd
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  What did you guys do with Leo Laporte? I loved that guy. : smdever
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    Never Mind. I just looked at his website. He is hosting "Call for Help" on G4 Canada. Guess he isn't "hip... : smdever
    • Damn, I didn't realise G4tt had different programming here in Canadia. seems kinda silly! : thaperfectdrug
• WISH ME LUCK AND WHATNOT! >:( : rosewood
• you better get womenz out of all this. then it'll at least be a moral victory for the rest of us nerds a... : mrtony
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  You should totally be shacking on air. : SiW73
  • Agreed. And good luck, kevin! : cajuncook
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    Check out my bio-photo on the TSS website. What's that on the monitor?! WAH-WAH-WHAT!?!? : kevin pereira
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      http://www.g4techtv.com/html/host.asp?host_key=39 awesome. : fishbone
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        totally sweet and awesome : RikiTiki2
        • IAWTP! Good luck man. : SiW73
    • HAWT : Ajax
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      So that salt thing wasn't my imagination?! : rosewood
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        I was thinking the same thing. : Ajax
        • So, Kev's a bit salty. Cut the lad some slack! : Balboa
    • So did they can that Alex dude? If so I'll tune back in. : jonin
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  Im only watching if you have your peejays on : rosewood
  • He said spam the irc channel, not the Shack. : cajuncook
• Badass, good luck man, ignore the haters you (and the rest of the crew) are going to turn that show into ... : ovrlrd
• break a leg : kingfish
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  Never really watched TSS much. I like Tommy & Vic's stuff a lot, X-Play is OK, Leo LaUSBPorte rocks, and ... : thaperfectdrug
  • I'm with you, Tommy and Vic's shows are the best, x play is ok, the rest really isn't that great because ... : dilutedq
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  Bring back Patrick. : yakz
  • amen to this post : jedi_27
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  I'd join the IRC channel, but someone seems to have banned my ISP. :/ : Helter Skelter
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    thats what you get for using aol : hobosapien
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      No, see, I'd understand if that were the case. But I'm on Qwest DSL, for crying out loud. : Helter Skelter
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        maybe your client is banned? : creep
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          Doubtful, since it popped up with the message "Your ISP has been banned, problematic ISP." : Helter Skelter
          • ouch :/ : creep
• Good luck dude. I've got it TiVo'd for later viewing. I wasn't going to watch it because I disliked how... : CA Flynn
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  whats the server/channel? : jayares
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    http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/features/50431/Chat_With_The_Screen_Savers.html : Helter Skelter
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      I expected the shack to take over this channel by now :( : jayares
      • I'm in there :( : enigmatic
      • I'd be there, but MY FRIGGIN' ISP is banned from the channel. >:( : Helter Skelter
    • Bah, fuck GameSurge. After the disaster that was #sgl, I'm never touching that network again. I'll stic... : cajuncook
• On the bright side the show can only go up from where it seems to have fallen. Good luck to ya. : smacknca
• bump : nyranger66
• please on please just one time wear a shack shirt on the show : creep
• woooooot. TV = on...IRC = on : psxtim
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  You guys are slipping... Where's the obligitory "PLEASE DON'T LET THIS SHOW SUCK!!" post? : Ajax
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    we were lost in kevins eyes. : nyranger66
    • *swoon* : creep
• And...you are live! Good luck. I can't wait to watch it! : mofo
• hey, sarah is hawt : Patch-e
• I'm watching you... .right now.... hawt. : m0nkz
• Haha, awesome so far. Nice Photoshop help. : brickmatt
• Post naked pics of your co-host LAWL. : flip-flop
• Wow, I never laughed so hard at something on TechTV as I did when Kevin Rose spit in Captain Immy's face. : Alec Matias
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  lol, IRC channel going crazy : personaljesus
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    Hehe... the chat moderators can't handle it and keeps toggling +m on and off.... 345 people in the channe... : SilverSnake
    • *starts logging* If anyone wants the log later, just lemme know. :P Funny thing is that people keep ty... : SilverSnake
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  holy crap, that irc channel is filled with morons spamming BRING BACK THE OLD HOSTS. its quite scary in t... : Patch-e
  • Bring back Alex???? WTF?!?!?!?! : personaljesus
  • If by old they mean Leo and Pat, then hell yeah. : mofo
  • its full : creep
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    I'm banned! :( For no reason. :( : felicia
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      *blows up arkansas* : thekidd
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        about time : Nighthavvk
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          But I was going to ask a good question. :( : felicia
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            You're not banned, the channel is +m, only operators and people with +v (normally got a + infront of thei... : SilverSnake
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              Same thing. ;P The shack should be voiced. :( : felicia
              • iawtp. : creep
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                How do you pm? : felicia
                • dbl click on a name : creep
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  If I was a mod on that channel, I'd be banning IPs. >:( : felicia
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    If I were a channel operator I'd ban at once instead of doing these stupid "warning kicks" for people spa... : SilverSnake
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      No kidding! :D : felicia
      • LOL! The person from the show taking questions just got G-Lined! ;P Awesome! : SilverSnake
  • Yeah, it was pretty bad. : dmason
• Ack, my eyes are hurting from that IRC channel. Anyways, good job on the opening skit Kevin. Knowing ho... : CA Flynn
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  Pereira is also the "coolest and greatest gamer ever", and smells like salt. Seriously. hahahahahah ... : mohmar
  • I don't remember him smelling salty. Maybe it's because I was less than sober. : edlin
• lol, did Kevin Mitnick really feel the need to wear his leather jacket live on TV? gobacktothe80'swithyou... : Patch-e
• So when are you going to introduce this fox to the Shack? http://www.g4techtv.com/html/host.asp?host_k... : laidback
• the irc channel is making baby yahweh cry :( : creep
• ps. the blonde girl is still hawt, even with fake tattoos : Patch-e
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  Although i liked the old SS, the new people on SS are all great. : festivalman
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    i think they tuend the show into an hour long version of techlive : creep
    • turned* : creep
• I must say...I really like you alot more then most hosts on G4 (In a total nonsexual way) You seem to... : mastarp
• nice, was that woot.com's first TV mention? : Patch-e
• They just played Tunak Tunak. It's like 2002 all over again! : CA Flynn
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  Congrats Kevin, you did great!!! : vrocket
  • IA! I wanted so bad to ask my question. :( Maybe next time. :( : felicia
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  Good job Kevin. I think you are great host who can handle the spontaneousness and are able to flow well. ... : Patch-e
  • yeah but she's an asian woman with a deep voice. Second only to Dr. Girlfriend, you just can't beat that... : festivalman
• Hah, I remember pointless audio back in the day when I was playing QWTF. Completely forgot about that sit... : Speedy8
• Awesome! Now I've got a reason to watch TSS again! It wasn't the same since Leo left. I hope we can expec... : BlackCat9
• Well, chat got spammed, then the chat sucked! Great work! : liquidedge
• Everyone! DANCE!! DANCE!! DANCE!!}r THE JIMMY JINX DANCE NOW! : neotrick
• OMG! That's what happened to Captain Immy!! I was always wondering what happened to Pointless Audio : ShadowRam

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  Newer 6 Min Trailer also: Low Res: http://progressive2.stream.aol.com/newline/gl/newline/lordofther... : TK-421
  • this is damn impressive. My butt already hurts when I think of the soon to come LOTR:EE session. 50 mi... : rookieone
  • ^^ This is the trailer to get, not the one above. The above one is just a trailer for this trailer :) : Lagiv
  • fucking SHIT cup filled : headless
  • holy cow i cant wait : nico2
• Thanks, meatbag. : Silent Wolf
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  soon my collection will be complete never to be watched again.. : *metal*
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    This man speaks the truth about buying DVDs. : jrock
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      I rewatch my DVDs all the time. Unless it's rewatchable I don't buy it. : Wyvern
      • I'm shootin' ropes over here. : Sze Ior
  • at least 3 views worth in there, once straight through, twice with different commentaries : d fluke
• unnnfffffffffffffffffffffffff........ : filtersweep
• I just had to go rub one out. : matrix
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  20 hours of extras? That's just obscene. : slax0r
  • well there is 2 bonus discs and 4 or 5 commentaries. the first two are the same extras-wise. : pyide
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  where is the ultra-mega-unlimited pack in time for Christmas?!?! : Downforce
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    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000654ZK0/ : TK-421
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      hooray! I just wanna make ONE purchase and get ALL content! :D : Downforce
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        I do not think that package has all of the content of the "Collector's Edition" DVDs. There are the r... : MatthewPhillips
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          What you get is ALL of the Special Extended Edition DVDs and their extras, which means you're getting all... : jrock
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            Notice it's 12 DVDs - and each of the Special Extended Editions is 4 DVDs, and 4x3=12, and in the notes a... : jrock
            • Yeah, I don't know the specifics, I just want all the uncut movie footage in ONE purchase! :D : Downforce
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            Yes they did. 12 discs for the EE editions, and 12 discs in this fancy box with all of the movies. ... : MatthewPhillips
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              Right, and again, those excess DVDs do not contain more movie footage, just additional extras. : jrock
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                This is what you do not get: With "Two Towers" you get this digipack of Gollum stuff on DVD and in it... : MatthewPhillips
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                  No it's not new movie footage Exactly. : jrock
                  • I don't see why you feel the need to keep contradicting me. Go back to my original reply to Downforce... : MatthewPhillips
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            77$ is a little better then 180 : spector
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              Yes and for the difference you don't get: The special packaging for each one. 3 DVDs. The figurin... : MatthewPhillips
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                Exactly. The fluff. You would probably be someone interested in Collectors Edition of HalfLife2 where the... : jrock
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                  All of the footage is NOT included though. There are 3 DVDs of footage that you can only get with the C... : MatthewPhillips
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                    i see those 3 discs as "fluff" just gimme the fricken movies with the extended footage in the movies. i ... : g0nk
                    • And that's is fine, but going back to my original reply of Downforce's this new 12 DVD boxset Does Not Co... : MatthewPhillips
                  • Creating Lord of the Rings Symphony probably comes with RotK collector's. But all I want is in the non-co... : Lagiv
    • why aren't you at your post >:( : thekidd
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  awesome.. but damn wish they would of used a higher bitrate for the audio. :\ : Shadowdane
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    Ut-oh, is it noticeable? :( : jrock
    • no : arizona bay
    • very : Katarn3279
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      Quite a bit. : Chod
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        Why would they cheap out on that when this is an awesome movie for hi-fi, hi-end audio systems? : jrock
        • They're just talking about the trailer, not the DVDs. The DVDs have awesome Audio, but the Internet trail... : Lagiv
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          I think he means the trailers : DinK
          • yes I meant the trailer.. the video is pretty decent quality on this quicktime but the audio sounds like... : Shadowdane
    • maybe : carnivore
• They know how to do a special edition DVD. Not some lame 10 minutes of footage that should have stayed ou... : Ben Barker
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  Am I the only one that has seen this already? like months and months ago at san diego comicon, I think it... : shackwack
  • Yes it has been posted months ago, but the 6 min version was released today. Check in the top ^^ : Lagiv
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  how much extra time? : lonestar3
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9096348 : rookieone
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  EE? Extended Edition? Enhanced Edition? : mrtony
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    electrcial engineer. It's about Frodo going off in that boat at the end and enrolling at MIT. His SAT sco... : edgewise
    • He also never sees a female again and has to turn to Sam to be his life partner. : CSParsons

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• Sideways, The Opposite of Sex, Secretary, Happiness. : EvilDolemite
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  Being John Malkovich? : SatansFist
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    I enjoyed this movie : lord_omega
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      And is the same director/writer? as Eternal Sunshine. : TheNiXXeD
      • not director but writer. bjm was directed by spike jonze and esoasm was directed by michel gondry. both d... : JohnnyDanger
• Delicatessen, Dead Alive, Heavenly Creatures : blender81
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  Run Lola Run : byorn
  • ^^^ Two thumbs up! : melancoholicz
• The Station Agent : grimiv
• Equilibrium, Identity, Ginger Snaps : dognose
• Adaptation : slax0r
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  Y tu mama tambien. : ant321
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    did people actually like watching this shit? : tomatoactivator
    • fuck yes. sexy, interesting flick imho. : rasputinreborn
    • GB2National Treasure : Boxelder
  • I really wanted to like that movie, but it was pretty confused about what it was trying to be. I watched... : ThrillKill
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  --->City of God.<-- : wunderbred
  • ^^^^^^ Three thumbs up! O_o : melancoholicz
  • That is an amazing, frightening film. I loved it. : Sexpansion Pack
  • yeah, this is the best most Shack friendly movie no shackers have seen. : Boxelder
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    add another vote to that movie please : redfive
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      Would I like this? Keep in mind I hated Memento and loved Spider-Man 2. : dognose
      • i don't think anyone can predict your tastes. : tomatoactivator
      • Yes, you will really, really like it. : Sexpansion Pack
  • This really is a must see! : MrMethane
  • I'm not sure but I think this is the best foreign film I've ever seen. Well... maybe Crouching Tiger Hid... : zuga
  • Saw this one over the weekend for the first time. And then saw it a second time the following night. ... : cyb0rgninja
  • ^^ one of the best movies I've ever seen : bozer
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  Six-String Samurai : slax0r
  • I'm gonna have to disagree with that one. I normally love indie movies, and the concept of Six-String Sa... : nurglich
• Naked is quite good. So is Momento. The Triplets of Bellville is kind of a cool, low key animated comed... : pdub99
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  get the IFC channel. Tons of cool indie movies, although they do a lot of repeats : rasputinreborn
  • Have you checked out the Criterion Collection? It's an ongoing series of DVDs that are films that are mor... : Waverider
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  memento : JohnnyDanger
  • ^The only answer. : WaterSign
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  In the Mood for Love, Last Life in the Universe, Whale Rider. :[ : My Documents
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    ^^ In the mood for love is quite good, Wong Kar Wei makes pretty good movies, good date flick. : ant321
    • WKW owns my life, death, and rebirth. :[ : My Documents
  • Also, going forward, please refrain from using the word emo. Lame ass, nonsensical piece of shit of a : My Documents
  • Whale Rider was good, despite the summation (sp/word) I was given before I went in to see it, which made ... : thief
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  I like how Hollywood over the years has labelled any film that focuses on character, story and great acti... : TwiLyght
  • Reservoir Dogs was an independant film. You get "artsy" movies with big budgets just as easily as you ge... : ThrillKill
• amores perros : JohnnyDanger
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  Donald Darko : indosauros
  • Excellente! : Mondo
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  Tom Tykwer movies, such as Run Lola Run and Wintersleeper. German with english subtitles. VERY GOOD mov... : Sexual Steve
  • "The Princess and The Warrior" is another Tykwer film that is good! : Sexual Steve
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  Igby Goes Down. Very funny flick : invisible_kid
  • I liked this one a lot : JohnnyDanger
  • Oui. : thief
• Lilja 4-ever. :[ : My Documents
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  I <3 Huckabees : oneangrydwarf
  • Really? I saw that advertised on the underground this weekend. Guess I'll have to check out some trailers... : Balboa
• The snow walker http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337721/ : Morgin
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  Touching the Void : lord_omega
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    otherwise known as Touching Genjuro's Junk : busdriver3030
    • Give the man a break. They'll drop eventually. : filtersweep
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  "Requiem for a Dream", "Dancer in the Dark" Most of the other good ones have been mentioned already : d fluke
  • ^^^ I haven't quite made my mind up on Requiem for a Dream, but Dancer in the Dark was very nice. The wo... : nurglich
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    that's not nice; wanting others to commit suicide. :( : rasputinreborn
    • Depresssing yet beautiful movies "Grave of the Fireflies", "Elephant" and "Lilja-4-Ever" are like that... : d fluke
  • oh, oh, and "Gattaca"! Hardly independent, but definitely not standard Hollywood fare : d fluke
• Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. : d3tached
• station agent. or rushmore : burningpantsman
• Wonderboys because it's really good but no one will watch it...wtf The Ice Storm, City of Lost Children, ... : Boxelder
• Memento is cool.... Also try pretty much any asian movies... :) : SilverSnake
• Strange Brew : Dimmona
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  Barry Lyndon Now bear with me, because some would consider this a laughable reccomendation. But it is ... : WaterSign
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    i especially love the lighting in this movie (all natural), and the soundtrack. the 'satisfaction' pis : cygnus
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      Shooting by candlelight... Insane. http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/sk/ac/len/page1.htm An article by... : CrimsonHandHiro
      • Huh? "On "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE", Kubrick had made effective use of a 20-to-1 zoom lens that he had rented f : WaterSign
    • So, so very true. I'm gald I'm not the only person here who adores this film (along with every other Kubr... : WaterSign
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    or Barton Fink. : personaljesus
    • shit, I think I confused Coen Brothers with Kubric :( : personaljesus
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  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. : jabxvi
  • That's one mondo excellent movie, dude! : d fluke
• Six-String Samurai : Kniggit
• I don't know if all of these qualify as "indie" but... Once Upon A Time in the West The Good, the Bad : zuga
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  Also, Bend it Like Beckham! : indosauros
  • this is one of the top 5 movies ever made : arizona bay
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9050585 : genjuro
• A Woman Under the Influence Dead Man Schizopolis Morvern Callar George Washington Welcome to the Dol... : voltron
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  You might want to try Amelie as well. It's foreign but it's very quirky and quite good. : SatansFist
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    Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement also opened in selected theaters (4 screens in NY and LA, no less; sadne... : My Documents
    • not soon enough :[ : Kniggit
• "Primer" its really really good, about time travel : cawcaw
• julien donkeyboy : siknsyko
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  The Believer : arizona bay
  • Very good movie : strider_
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  Visitor Q : Vantage
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    i watched this over the weekend, i dont know that you could recommend it to many people, but i enjoyed it... : grimiv
    • Dummy, Blue Butterfly, Dot the i, Grass , The Hole, Monster, and Tank Girl.. seriously : maddmatt
• A Life Less Ordinary. Quirky and kinda fun. : Fyunch Click
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  Pi. Fantastic movie. : carrioN luggagE
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    i watched that one high. alone. what a mindfuck. : cpt_gloval
    • hahaha : busdriver3030
    • Agreed. The migraine scenes were incredibly well-done... I almost felt sympathetic pain. And the drilling : carrioN luggagE
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  Hal Hartley - Indie King - for those who truely like "independent" films. : Nickodemis
  • if i thought Henry Fool sucked is it possible i would like any of his other stuff? someone recommended t... : voltron
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  buffalo soldiers You will love it guaranteed. http://imdb.com/title/tt0252299/ : kraemer
  • No Bob Marley in the soundtrack with a name like that gets no respect from me. ;\ : cajuncook
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  Chopper, the castle, the dish. 3 Australian movies that are pretty good with their own unique style : nudelphi
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    Chopper is a great fucking flick. Eric Bana deserves more credit. Hollywood hasn't challenged him with ... : Haku-Jin
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      WHO, ARE YOU, FUCKING : cru jones
      • Oh cum on now, cum see uncle Chop Chop. : Haku-Jin
• Requiem for a Dream. I'm still in a state of awe. : mofo
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  I'm Not Scared : Milleh
  • is shit : Luminair
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  Napoleon Dynamite, perhaps : khaosman
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    hehe this one was funny, is it out on dvd yet? : carazy
    • Dec 21. : jcutner
• I'm going to have to suggest Sideways.. it was really good : sludge vohaul
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  Amelie - worth the reading of the subtitiles. : bunkminster
  • I only read the subtitles when Audrey Tautou isn't on screen... : Kniggit
• Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165798/ & Night On Earth http://www.imdb.c... : Haku-Jin
• King of the Jungle for John Leguizamo's great performance. Tape for a great and unique indy flick. : boolean
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  Life as a House, Bicycle Diaries. : dodob
  • Nice troll. : ) : Haku-Jin
• GUMMO!!! I forgot about Gummo, and fucked if I know how I did it. Scarred me for life, yo. : carrioN luggagE

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  No Half-Life 2? Why? : brickmatt
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    Because it's not as good as Halo 2? oh god, I'm going to die for this : sevogajre
    • MP yes, SP nooooo! I should finish both before saying anything though. : khaosman
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      Obviously you aren't tedv, but that's a bad reason not to get any game. And I disagree, but to each thei... : brickmatt
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        Ugh, no. Halo 2 >> Halo 1. The concepts were there in Halo 1, but the level design was far too bland : sevogajre
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          http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9097244 : brickmatt
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            This is going to be long-winded, so look out: Sadly, I think the swords and dual wielding is a matter of... : sevogajre
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              Halo 2 MP is great except for the gameplay aspects I dislike - the sword and dual weilding. With the nar... : brickmatt
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                While I guess I haven't played a lot of high level Halo 2 players, I've found a lot of success with the P... : sevogajre
                • You miss that first shot and you're toast. But a few shots from the mag kills anyone - plus it's good at : brickmatt
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                Side note: Are you going to pick up World of Warcraft? That brief stint we had going during the stress ... : sevogajre
                • I had an incredible time in the first stress test. =( I'm not sure I can justify the cost of WoW though.... : brickmatt
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    I'll just say I played the first half of the original Halflife and didn't care for it at all. It just se... : tedv
    • thief 3 is very good... maybe add vampire to the list? : JohnnyDanger
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      I hated Doom 3. Half-life 2 game me the flexibility I wanted in the physics engines. I went through ent... : brickmatt
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        He doesn't have an Xbox, smarty man. But I'll agree with the other non xbox/multiplatform games. Pikm... : sevogajre
        • That was just a copy/paste of my list, so I didn't bother removing the games he couldn't get. Lazy, not ... : brickmatt
    • I don't know. I wasn't a a fan of the first Half-Life either, but after giving its sequel a chance and fi... : My Documents
    • wow, passing on such a good game because the levels are linear? that sounds pretty shallow. the maps m... : pyide
    • I didn't like the original either, but I'm loving HL2. Passing on it is a mistake, I think. : cajuncook
    • Whoa there! HL2 gives more freedom to the player than any other FPS to date, with the exception of maybe ... : Magus
    • I need games where they give the players a lot of power over how they approach the game-- games like Thie : SpiderMonkey
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  Just so you know, I personally felt ripped off with Theif 3... : WaterSign
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    Most people said they really liked it after removing the atomic blue glow, and it seemed that the more pe... : tedv
    • Well, the blue glow factored in until I removed it too, but it was short for a game that promised so much... : WaterSign
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      I enjoyed it, but not as much as Thief 2. Still probably one of my favourite games this year, but I still... : SpiderMonkey
      • Btw, you have to play Thief 3, just to enjoy Shalebridge Cradle. One level makes the game worth buying. : SpiderMonkey
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  Do you like Japanese style RPGs? The PS2 has had a lot of good ones this year, apparently (Star Ocean: T... : sevogajre
  • I played Tales of Symphonia recently. I sort of liked it in spite of it being a Japanese RPG but not eno... : tedv
• Vampires: The Masquerade is getting good review. World of Warcraft is tons of fun. Trivial Pursuit 90's : exigence7
• Metal Gear Solid 3, Ratchet & Clank 3, Vampire: Bloodlines : genjuro
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  Max Payne 2 : dognose
  • I want my Mona Sax game plz. And Max Payne 3. : Rauol Duke
• Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door for Gamecube is supposed to be rather tasty and I carved the first one's ... : geedeck
• I totally love the Metroid Prime series and am currently playing through 2, but its just as linear as HL2... : Patch-e
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  NDS! : jayares
  • speaking of which Mr. Driller comes out tomorrow. unf : Turd Ferguson
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  That Prince of Persia sequel is terrible. You should really play the demo before you commit to buying tha... : haiku
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    I liked it. :( You sequel hater. : sevogajre
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      I'm not a sequel hater! What other sequels have I trashed? In fact one of the best games I've ever played... : haiku
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        Halo 2. :( : sevogajre
        • What? I liked halo2. I thought it was fun to play through. I don't think I will play through it again lik... : haiku
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    Erm I didn't know it had even been released yet. I can't find any reviews of the games and Gamefaqs impl... : tedv
    • I was under the impression it was released last week, but no, I can't recall seeing it in the rental shop... : Entity
  • oh no...terrible? how... I loved the first. : Magus
• Ace Combat 5!!! : dltrem
• The new Metroid is so fun :D You'll love it. : Boxelder
• GTA:SA is pure awesomeness. I've completed 54% of the game with 46 hours of play time and I'm still pret... : Dobbs
• Sid Meier's Pirates! : SenorSpine

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  SHACKNEWS}b WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE UPDATE]b Alright, it's after thanksgiving. Christmas is drawi : cpt_gloval
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    btw: we have almost 90 participants. crazy! http://www.redhavana.net/elephant/who.php : cpt_gloval
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      ill give you $5 if you give me jedi's address : maulla
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        i'm kind of hoping to not piss anyone off : cpt_gloval
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          pfft, its just jedi : maulla
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            thats scary : Degenerate
            • GET. OUT. OF. MY. HEAD. : maulla
        • lol its just jedi : Degenerate
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          haha - its just jedi whats he gonna do, run you over with his mini-van? : virus
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            YOU GUYS DO KNOW I POST HERE ALMOST ALL THE TIME!!! : jedi_27
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              I hope I get you so I can send you a caps-lock key : thekidd
              • I think everybody wants to get jedi. I just know a part-time lurker will get him, though. :(( : cajuncook
    • ps - steve and maarten should get in on this i need a shack t-shirt :P : virus
    • what, no Steve or Maarten?!?! : timmie
  • * V E R I F Y ' D * : virus
  • verify'd : redfive
  • verified. excellent idea, can't wait to watch the madness :D : busdriver3030
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    Is it possible to choose "ship to my real name" instead of "ship to my shack name"? Otherwise smart moms... : lee majors
    • good point - i would like this as well : virus
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      ok. when i upload the shipping instructions, i will say to ship to "realname" unless it is absent (some p... : cpt_gloval
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        well you're gonna be paired with someone, just shackmessage em : mohmar
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          no pairs. you will be sending something to one shacker and recieving from a totally different person... : cpt_gloval
          • will we know who's victim we are ahead of time? (i'm assuming no) : mindmann
  • Done, and done. Good job. : Deathlove
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    Wow this is cool. I have signed up. And yes this is my 3rd Post EVER! Goes back to lurking... : jiminybooth
    • come on, we don't bite. except for lazb. but his tribal hawaiian ways cannot be tamed. : Nighthavvk
    • I've been waiting for you to post more : dognose
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    Is this just like a Secret Santa for the Shack? : cookblaze
    • Nevermind I just clicked the link. : cookblaze
  • Awesome. Verify'd. Can't wait to find out who my victim will be. :) : cajuncook
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    hahaha this is the first I've heard about it. I'm signed up. And excited :D : laurgasms
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      you just hope that you can get sleepy's name : redfive
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        Sleepy can't partake in a WHITE elephant exchange... : rosewood
        • Oh shi. :o : cajuncook
  • Someone is soooo getting steaming poop. : askedrelic
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    Done and done. I sure hope someone really likes pudding! : helvetica
    • i hope it's banana pudding :( : busdriver3030
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    It's about time we got the ball rolling :) I don't know that I have any crazy/wacky shit, but I think ... : ieGod
    • yeah, me either. I don't think mine will be "OMG FUNNAY," but, i've got some semi-interesting stuff that ... : mindmann
  • ATTN: some of you people who signed up today have not verified. www.redhavana.net/elephant/verify.php : cpt_gloval
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  question: If we have +nws by our name, it means we're ok that nws, not that we're requesting it, right? I... : mindmann
  • im hoping for money. : maulla
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    you've got it right. i will make sure to remind people that +nws isn't necessarily a request, but an "ok"... : cpt_gloval
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      maybe you should put "no nws" beside the ones who didnt opt in : Draugluin
      • Yeah that was a pretty crappy post. Here I'll try again. example: draugluin +nws verified shacker... : Draugluin
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  UK QUESTION I REALLY want to participate, but i'm in the UK, is everyone ok with shipping to the UK? I... : marmite
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    there is plenty of stupid crap you can send across the pond on the cheap, so i don't see a problem with t... : cpt_gloval
    • Alright, if we Europeans are welcome, then I'm frickin signing up this instant. Swedish-made penis enl : SilverSnake
  • i'd be cool with that, as long as you're ok with it being shipped ground. It might take a month or two to... : mindmann
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    I sure wouldnt care, and I spotted an Aussie on the list, so you wouldnt be the only one from the other h... : NexusOne
    • The other hemisphere? o_O : node
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    did you read the page? : mohmar
    • Yeah, i just ignored the big red text... oops : marmite
• Eagerly awaiting to find out who my buddy is gonna be... I have BOXES of useless crap to get rid of. :-D : Gary the Llama
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  IM GOING TO BE PISSED IF... people sign up and dont send out their presents - this is sooooo important... : virus
  • *guys : virus
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    should result in a permaban : josecuervo
    • Or your home address goes public. : c0bra
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    not a slacker here. I already have my gift picked out and almost ready to ship. I might put something els... : mindmann
    • Same here, unless I get someone that I could try and fail for real specific comedy value, I have the item... : SiW73
  • mabey needs to have a checklist saying "I sent my Secret Shackage!" : g0nk
  • whoever is to get a gift from me should be pleasantly surprised : feratu
  • * V E R A F I Z Z L E ' D * : rosewood
  • that's why i set up the verification thing. just to try'n make sure people don't sign up and forget. : cpt_gloval
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  i can't sign up because i can't edit my profile! arghhh! : vassili_zaitsev
  • post your password and we'll edit your profile? : Draugluin
  • Why not? Click teh buttan. Also, I pressured myself into signing up. #105 checking in! =) : jrock
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  Did anyone else not get a confirmation email but signed up and verified just fine? Just worried I won't g... : jrock
  • Same here. : Rauol Duke
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  Woo! Signed up, verified, no confirmation email yet though. Can't wait :P : boughton supreme
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    the verification email thing seems to be broken. it *used* to work. oh well. it doesn't contain anything ... : cpt_gloval
    • and the victims will be announced via the page itself. just go, enter your L/P and it will spit out a vic... : cpt_gloval
• #109, signed and verified. : Ariakus
• v-fied.. yay! : g0nk
• ATTN: some of you people who signed up today have not verified. www.redhavana.net/elephant/verify.php : cpt_gloval
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  Not too late to sign up? I will when I get back from lunch if it's not. This sounds like a great deal of ... : carrioN luggagE
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    signups are open until friday december 3rd (this friday). : cpt_gloval
    • Done and done. <cocquettish squeal> This is gonna be so much fun! : carrioN luggagE

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  After having played a fair amount of Halo 2 MP, a couple of things and changes are really starting to bot : bargeld
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    I dont know what your talking about regarding the lookstick (feels the same to me) or the FOV (if they ch : Silent Wolf
    • ^^^^Listen to this guy. The Wolf knows what he's talking about when it comes to Halo 2. I've seen the m... : sevogajre
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      I agree with you about the FOV thing. I really don't notice a difference. Is there a difference between t... : CSParsons
      • There is, you can see quite a bit more to the sides when using wide screen compared to 4:3. : boredguy
    • Try it. Boot up Halo 1, I am sure you'll notice a change in the look stick controls at the very least if ... : bargeld
    • The FOV has changed drastically. It's the absolute first thing I noticed when playing Halo 2. : slickdoody
  • Completely agree about the FOV. On a "regular" TV it's very disorienting. Also, go double wield and it's ... : sixfoot6
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    Is it possible to turn of shields in custom games? Thats how my friends and I used to play and I liked it... : CSParsons
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      yeah you can turn shields off. : Silent Wolf
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        by why anyone would want to is beyond me . . . : jedi_27
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          Thats probably a personal preference though as I suck and in a prolonged fight pretty much anyone can kil... : CSParsons
          • in H2 though u have no health meter so without shields its one shot kills pretty much.. :( : Shadowdane
        • Counter-Strike on Halo2. I've played few games that were configured like that. No motion sensor, one life : mem
  • I think its a rule somewhere that if you really really liked a game's multiplayer mode you will hate its ... : scatti
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    i agree. i didn't like the assault rifle in the original, but the smg is even lamer. however, i think : cpt_gloval
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      What makes you like Coagulation more? I'm pretty undecided about them. Is it the extra rocks / cover arou... : CSParsons
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        definitely the extra rocks/cover at midfield. i could go without the banshee, but i do like the bottom fl... : cpt_gloval
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          Sometimes I wish there was an easier way to get from the mid-level of the base to the top but I guess tha... : CSParsons
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            they changed it to force my teamplay. its almost impossible to take the flag on your own. of course wit : jedi_27
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              We played a round of "Flag guy can drive" over the weekend sometime. Aside from the 13 year old asking "H... : CSParsons
              • sorry i don't know how that guy got on my friends list. i thought he was a shacker or something. : cpt_gloval
              • That was an awesome game, If I recall correctly we captured the flag twice by having someone drive it bac... : Jackass1233
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    As a sideeffect you lose access to one of Halo's greatest tools, the offhand grenade. there have to b... : jedi_27
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      how do you snipe with that? I liked the increased range of movement (i use 4) but i require precision mor... : Silent Wolf
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        He can't. Can't hit anything without a sniper rifle either. : CSParsons
        • Sniping is pretty easy for me, with 10. It's all personal preference though. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      there have to be trade-offs. You can use two weapons and then toss a nade. Welcome to the world of balanc : bargeld
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        Not necessarily. Even though its been toned down, a close-range shotgun blast will ruin a dual SMG-wielde... : Ajax
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          yeah i agree, the only trouble is finding TWO of em. Dastardly evasive! The shotgun FSU nice though. Es... : Silent Wolf
          • I played in a Team Slayer match and a dual pistoleer was just fucking everyone up. Its not just that the : Ajax
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    Totally agreed on all counts. I have no idea why they removed the assault rifle - the SMG feels cheap an... : brickmatt
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      The Battle Rifle is quite powerful at medium to long range. Headshots kill pretty quickly. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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        The sniper rifles should have some sort of penalty for missing. Firing four quick shots is not balanced,... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
        • yeah its way too easy to snipe, i know because i nurse it like a bottle. I thought they were going to ad... : Silent Wolf
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        It's less effective at long range than the sniper rifle, and worthless close range. Medium it's ok, but ... : brickmatt
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          No way, a battle rifle at medium range will destroy a dual SMG user. Just a few headshots, and kaput. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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            What sort of medium are we talking about? Outside the range of SMG, sure. Anywhere within it, and you'r... : brickmatt
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              Medium enough that zooming isn't required. If you get charged by a dual user, then it's even easier. Ev... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
              • i always back up the combat rifle with an smg or shotty if i can. : cpt_gloval
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              I can easily squeeze off 4 'shots' with the BR before an SMG'er can take me down. : DKo5
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                A magnum + smg should drop you before then. : brickmatt
                • Well, duh. Magnum + SMG is probably the fastest non one-shot kill combo. I <3 using it on flag defense in... : DKo5
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      the only thing i agree with you on is the fact that the sword needs ammo. : Silent Wolf
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        We agree!! The whole thing is obviously opinion and taste. I just know what I'm very disappointed in ... : brickmatt
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          maybe you just need a lan party with friends to liven it up? :) : Silent Wolf
          • That wouldn't change any of my issues. I've played over XBL and with friends. It feels broken and unbal... : brickmatt
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          Same emotion here. I fully expected H2 to be THE online game to end all online games and then it turns ou : bargeld
          • I imagine thats frustrating, my heart goes out to both of you. : Silent Wolf
          • Two of the three guys I "clanned" with in Halo had complaints at first. It was so bad that they only play... : DKo5
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    I agree on the FOV, so I changed my dashboard to widescreen mode and I just squish my image vertically to... : DKo5
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      If you play with some tactics against a known dualie user then you will know to keep your distance and ta : bargeld
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        That is true - the BR and Magnum are few and far between. I dunno, I guess I just don't get it. I thin... : DKo5
        • Dancing around pillars just makes me think I am exploiting the lack of FOV. :( I guess I just want H2 to ... : bargeld
  • I think most of these are non-issues, honestly. But what do I know? :D : Sexpansion Pack
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  Let's play more ninjanaut, kthx. What a fun, high intensity gametype. : brickmatt
  • IAWTP! In fact - anyone up for it right now? : bargeld
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  Screw this thread. I'm stuck in a hotel - I brought my Xbox + Halo 2 + XBL headset... but the TV only has... : DKo5
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9098422 : bargeld
    • FINE! Grabbing the keys to the rental car now!!! : DKo5

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  take any one of those out and it will be ok : JShadow
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    Well, Jean would be her middle name. : cameljoe
    • yeah I just don't think they go together : JShadow
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  Only if she's a rich lipstick lesbian. : Rauol Duke
  • Nah, we thought Dallas Van Dyk is a stripper's name. : cameljoe
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  good compared to what? Butt Whore? : losimagic
  • hahahahaha what?!?!? : virus
• uh.. : g0nk
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  Kate is a good first name for Van Dyk. : cajuncook
  • That's not bad actually. : cameljoe
  • only if the baby has a hoof : digitalburro
• try amanda, or catherine...they sound more classical and appropriate. Unless yer a vampire slayer, Buffy ... : meelk
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  Is this for a real person or someone in a novel? Buffy is a weird name for a girl, imo. : edlin
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    Weird name? They made a movie starring a girl with that name, for gods sakes. : cameljoe
    • And that means? I agree with edlin. : zerofunk
    • yes and that movie did such justice for that name.. : Unleashed
    • They made a movie about a character named Hellboy, but that doesn't make it a good name for your first bo... : Vantage
  • I'd say it's inline with something like Boopsie Sue Von Cock. : Rauol Duke
  • it worked for the slayer! i agree : sharpie
• lol : genjuro
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  Hows abouts "Maartine van Dyk"? : d fluke
  • almost.. it's 'martine' or 'maartje' : bamb
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  Mmmm... no. I don't think anyone can name their baby girl "Buffy" for at least another generation. It'd... : SiW73
  • I'd call him Homie. : cameljoe
• Dude, that's like Killmenow McFartsalot. : jrock
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  If you're looking for honesty, I can't say I like Buffy, Jean or Van Dyk. Can you change them all? : Dobbs
  • Yeah how about Loudobbs Moneyline? : jrock
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    The last name would be a pain to change. Jean is my wife's grandmother's and my grandmother's first name... : cameljoe
    • I dont think theres anything wrong with using that for the middle name but you gotta change the first nam... : Unleashed
    • If that's the case name her Billie. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0089470/ ha! Mary is a good pairing... : cyb0rgninja
    • Jean isn't that bad of a middle name... that is as long as you don't plan on using the first and last in ... : Dobbs
• no not really : Eratik
• if you want her to star in a porno before she is 20, yes. : paganritual
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  change her last name to something other than van dyke. you really don't want to curse your daughter fore... : arizona bay
  • It's not van dyke, it's Van Dyk. : cameljoe
• Phoenix Jean Van Dyk i guess that works if you love x-men :D : HighSea
• Buffy Van Dyke? Are you for real? Maybe, Elizabeth Jean Van Dyke, that doesnt sound to bad to me. : sharpie
• Buffy, X-Men, and DVD fan, are ya? : theo20185
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  How about Jean as her first name, and Claude as a middle name? Jean Claude Van Dyke! Now there's an a... : Vantage
  • lol! I'll tell the wife that one. : cameljoe
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  Don't name your kid after your own hobbies. That's selfish. : digweed014
  • Naming your kid is a selfish activity, no matter how you name him/her. : Vantage
• Woo thats a mouthful! : omnova