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  how is that a huge spoiler : nyranger66
  • Just being on the safe side : mmt681
• Saw a huge cardboard cut-out of Darth Vader at Burger King today. He was holding a purple saber. Since I' : dodob
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  I think the battles will be epic. I just dont know if the dialouge will be better than crap. But by epi... : smacknca
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    the dialogue read like crap from the snippets in the reviews, but the actors pulled it off in the trailer... : dodob
    • I bet lots of gold and silver that the dialogue IS utter shit : moshman
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    Episode 1 lightsaber duels were beyond incredibly awesome. The choreography was fricken brilliant. Epi... : lord cecil
    • IA. That last saber fight in Ep1 was enough to turn the movie from "meh" to "OMGWTF I need to see this a... : walker270
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      Everything about two just lacked feeling and emotion. Battles, acting, even the damn CG scenery. TO be : smacknca
      • I don't even care if its emotional anymore. I just want 10+ minutes of lightsaber battle that I can rip a... : lord cecil
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  I must be one of those few ppl on this planet who never like Starwars. : slacko
  • Cool. Get off the shack, you're done here. I kid : node
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  That's a hell of an endorsement. Something for sure is fucking wrong when we stop discussing how coo... : midgetherder
  • Yep. For about as long as people said that Ep2 was a much better film than Ep1 until they came to their f... : bargeld
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  I predict best movie since A New Hope :) : GeorgeB3DR
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    you mean empire strikes back : CoRDS
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      you typed ROTJ in wrong : Luminair
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        ROTJ was IMO as crappy as any of the new ones. : -efx-
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          I got off on the space battles and saber fights. SSD + dramatic fall of Vadar at the end = squirt. : Luminair
          • Epic battles for sure. But alot of the story and imagination was just seemed subpar and rehashed from the... : -efx-
        • SIGNED : Serpico74
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  five bucks says that scene lasts no longer than 20 seconds : SockMonkeh
  • Ten bucks says Windu says something like "Your ass iz mine, bitch." : Jumperus
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  PS - THIS is what you call a huge spoiler (if not in content, then in execution): http://img158.exs.... : Serpico74
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    Mirrors (still spoilers): http://photobucket.com/albums/y76/malkied2/?current=neu100ti.jpg&action=view... : Serpico74
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      how are these all spoilers? We know this happens... : digitalsneek
      • Oh, of course we know this happens. Like I said, it's more in the execution than the content ie - These : Serpico74
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  thread-hijack: Clone Wars - Canon? yes/no? : captfarrell
  • Who cares; it was better than Ep1 and 2. That should be enough for most SW fans. : walker270
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    I'd assume it is, considering that Lucas signed off on it himself and it directly ties in with Episode 3... : Serpico74
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      ah, but Shadows of the Empire ties in with ESB and RotJ - but it's not canon. I wonder because we all ... : captfarrell
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        Why does everyone care so much if it's cannon? : walker270
        • Mostly because all EU is the bastard child covered in it's own steaming feces, of the Star Wars movies. O... : Hello Kitty
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    Hah! Of course it is, it all is. Even the most absolutely retarded shit (though they try to avoid the wor... : SpaecKow
    • New official GW video from this month's test event just came out... I haven't watched it yet. ftp://64... : Luminair
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  Hopefully the fighting will be as good as it was in Ep1. You can hope for nothing more then good acti : SpaecKow
  • I approve of both your similes and spoilered quote. : SpiderMonkey
• The first of 4 Dark Horse Attack of the Clones comics came out this week. I thumbed through it and it sh... : Crimsonbeak

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• hey phil, this is your hint to stop calling. ;P : lightly inclined
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  I had this discussion on another forum because a friend was being bugged by some guy via SMS. and the ans... : moshman
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    I have a simple put-money-on-the-microchip setup.. no contracted provider, though it goes through a compa... : Megara9
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      you sill have an account and a profile somewhere, you have to otherwise ur phone woulnt work : CoRDS
      • okydokie.. I'll see if I can contact someone at the company. Thanks, man. : Megara9
    • you sill have an account and a profile somewhere, you have to otherwise ur phone woulnt work : CoRDS
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    Yes but only through your service provider and after proving that said person is harrassing you. Hopef... : Zoesch
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      nyaaa :P : Megara9
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        The power of the red V compels you, we have Schumi, we have Becks, soon we will have Larsson and Sharapov... : Zoesch
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          yet you dont have a (customer accessable) 3g network in .au yet :) : CoRDS
          • Until June you mean? AND OURS IS R4 NOT R99! :D : Zoesch
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  Comviq fixar det lätt, det ska vara så lite så att man ringer upp dom och ber att sp... : MrLonghair
  • börk börk börk : CoRDS
  • \m/ Sverker \m/ Bara namnet har hjälpt mig lösa mÃ¥nga problem med jobbiga fÃÂ... : SilverSnake
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    I think she only understands skånska. Weird language, that. : woddemandred
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      Indeed. I see more and more Swedish Shackers over time now... Time to arrange a Swedish Shack meet? ;) : SilverSnake
      • We had a mini-shackmeet last fall in Gothenburg. It was me, Venger and Sebastian Sylvan (his been banned ... : Tissen
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      er.. I can't understand Skånska at all. I'm from north of Boden. : Megara9
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        Eh, I can't tell the difference between parts of Sweden that aren't Stockholm :D : woddemandred
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          @.0 ... : Megara9
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            Needless to say, I get my ass kicked by farmers when I go out in the country. Like to Gothenburg. Ja, ... : woddemandred
            • well I'll be gentle. You crazy southerners can't be blamed for your shortcomings ;) (heehee) : Megara9
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          You like a mini stereotypical american! j/k : Tissen
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            No wonder everyone else in Sweden hates us! : woddemandred
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              And not just because you're trying to burn their churches :D : Zoesch
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                who doesn't enjoy a good Majbrasa? : Megara9
                • Step1. Barbeque + Beer Step2. Majbrasa + Beer Nothing mixes better han alcohol and fires. : Spike Spiegel
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    gud vad bra, jag ringer så fort jag slutat jobba idag :) : Megara9
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      Sparka rumpa :) (you really can't translate kickass!) : MrLonghair
      • Whoop ass? o_O : mem
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        hey btw you have a rival for longest hair. This morning when I was getting coffee this guy in a black sui... : Megara9
        • Hot :o : MrLonghair
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  yeah.. but hey, we should have another Swedish shackmeet so that we can hate you over a beer :) : Megara9
  • *sigh* meant for woddemandred: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9812280 : Megara9
• can't you have a special ring tone (i.e. silent) for that number, I know its possible on ericsson phones.... : BigT

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• descent? : RikiTiki2
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  God help us if the SciFi Network ever starts releasing videogames. : ChibiJosh
  • Som of their shows are excellent. : Kerath
  • Why? We could have all sorts of stupid monster, mutant insect, mutant monster, and insect monster games! : walker270
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    Wasn't Dark Angel a sci fi show? : SpaecKow
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      That would be Fox. *ugh* : floated
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        Ah, ok because I was under that impression, and there was a dark angel game, so... : SpaecKow
        • There was a Battlestar Galactica game, though. and I think it sucked. : sgtsanity
  • Mansquito: The Game is gonna rock! : Gnowknayme
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  Deus Ex. System Shock 2 would have also been accepted : sgtsanity
  • ^^^ : kbnerd
  • ^ Thread over. (though I think SS2 > DX1) : Tissen
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    I AGREE WITH THIS POST. EITHER OF THESE. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • OH, WAIT. IT FORGOT FALLOUT. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  StarCraft : SpaecKow
  • ...no love for starcraft? Oh come ON! It's like the Star Wars for video games! : SpaecKow
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  the dig lol : Hoax
  • you may laugh, but I agree : commando
• Syndicate : fatman
• Halo : archon
• I think that is too broad a genre. Like half of all video games ever made have been science fiction. : Luminair
• Defender. : eskimo spy
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  Space Invaders : mtgDoofy
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    sideways > up and down! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9811716 ! j/k : eskimo spy
    • I'm stupid, this would have made sense if you posted Galaxian, or a game where the screen advanced downwa... : eskimo spy
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  Tie: Jedi Knight and Jedi Knight II (Disclaimer: I'm a force/lightsaber junkie, so these games were some... : Bold
  • I really liked JKII, still have to finish that one...! Got to that jungle planet and had my HD crash - re... : eskimo spy
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    come to think of it, Tie Fighter might take the cake (with Xwing and XvT tagging along for the ride) : Luminair
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      I loved the ending to the second expansion of TIE Fighter... : walker270
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        What was that? : FlatlineDixay
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          They basically built you up as the hotshot pilot who, with some support, could take out the rebel fleet, : walker270
          • that's tight. \m/ Tie Advanced \m/ : Luminair
          • Man, I really can't remember any of that. Such is life, I guess. : FlatlineDixay
• System Shock 1 > SS2 > Deus Ex...ALL ARE GOOD! : Sgt_Boomstick
• Master of Orion 2 was solid : fatman
• fallout 1 : mista mista
• Ascendancy was a lot of fun. No, not the greatest sci-fi game ever, but I just felt like a shout-out was ... : FlatlineDixay
• SS2 fo sho. : NastyJack
• My vote goes to SS2 as well. The game mechanics and character-building were complex but each branch was : Caboose
• Rome: Total War : dilutedq
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  xcom : majorFracture
  • A fuckingmen.. If I win the lottery (I won't cause I do not buy tickets) I plan on getting the rights t... : Ratalon
  • Does this include the second one? Because that one was awful, for really silly reasons too. It's like the... : FlatlineDixay
• The original X-Com, followed closely by Deus Ex. : Bean
• Marathon(s) : nyranger66
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  can Descent be considered a Sci-Fi game? Because i think that's the best i've played. Both D1 and D2 were... : mindmann
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    Descent 2 was infinitely awesome. I wish I could run it on XP :'( : omnova
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      OPENGL PORT OF DESCENT 2 http://www.brockart.de/descent/ click on the huge D2X-W32 button I thou... : moonbreaker
      • Do you happen to know how to fix mouse sensitivity in Descent 3? It seems to have problems with usb mice. : xphil
• Planetfall. : GeorgeB3DR
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  space quest 2 : cpt_gloval
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    Space Quest 3! Astro Chicken! : GeorgeB3DR
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      Ah, good times at the Monolith Burger! : AcesnEights
      • You want fries with that? : genom
• hmmm.. hide the lightsabre? : Megara9
• Star Control 2 : Serpico74
• wasteland or xcom : smax
• I'd say three-way tie between Tie Fighter, Deus Ex, and JKII. : Ojalo1982
• Elite for the bbc micro. : scanline
• X-Wing/Tie-Fighter : sheivachman
• Half-Life 2 or System Shock 2. : SpiderMonkey
• Flashback : lightly inclined
• Mechwarrior 2 that is all.. : ssj4megaman
• Hired Guns : MrLonghair
• Silent Storm Tie Fighter. : Helter Skelter

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• 1, depending on the game : jcutner
• I remember liking the Doom book. There were pictures of monsters and it had naughty words in it. : TheMonkeyWench
• 2) I'll skim it while the game is loading. : stump
• 4. only look at them when necessary : mista mista
• They go right into the garbage. They should just have a PDF in the disc; save money and trees. : mofo
• I read it while I install the fucking thing from 10 cds. : vigilante
• always number 2...while i'm doing number 2 : davislovestacobell
• 2. They're usually short enough to flip through while I'm squeezing out a steamer... : walker270
• Super Mario World was the first and last booklet-manual I read. I was so excited. : SwiftyPants
• I'm about a 1.5, play and figure out the game on my own, read the manual for the background story and pic... : Squally Moses
• Toss it, or keep it in the box if its nice (Collectors editions). : scatti3DR
• 2.) Need something to do during an install... : sgtsanity
• 2 unless its a Baldurs Gate game then 3 : Haku-Jin
• Depends on how much info on the game mechanics is in the manual, and how well the tutorial's done. Games ... : Caboose
• [1] ... although I couldnt figure out the compass in Painkiller right away so I had to peak. Hey if th... : cap n KRUNCH
• 2. : scarb
• 3 if its a good/(interesting?) manual otherwise more like 2. I've probably spent more time reading the... : moonbreaker
• yeah I read those when I poop : xphil
• 1. if its an fps. 2. if its an rts 3. if its a simulation. : Durandal07
• I read it while installing. I bought the Deus Ex strategy guide off of eBay even though I've finished th... : tomservo
• 2 and only 2 : pyide
• 2....most difinately.... : pigvomit
• I have a whole collection of game manuals in the bathroom. the WoW manual was excellent bathroom reading.... : theWhite
• 4) I'll often read the entire manual before even installing a game and I collect game boxes / manuals / t : speon
• 2.5: Office reading. Can't play it, but still want to have something to do with it. Amazing some of the l... : Entity
• 3). i love reading that stuff. most of the times it's the same text printed over and over from the online... : dodob
• 1. Unless the game turns out to be pretty complex, the only manual I really ever remember reading much of... : Hexyn
• FPS or RTS = Hell no. Simulation or RPG = If I get confused. : PenicillinX57
• 2, just incase I miss any badass control features. : Megara9
• i read when installing (pc) or for console i flip through it when the game is loading up. : emocore
• 0 - i go straight to the controls setion and remap to my custom keys : CoRDS
• Game manuals are cool imo : mr.sleepy
• ima 2, when i run outta magazines to read i usually grab the manual out of a recently purchased game. usu... : wilsnipeforfood
• 3 - Love me a good game manual. Homeworld, StarCraft, Jedi Knight, Duke Nukem 3D (though that's mainly a ... : SpaecKow
• 3 if it's a Sid Meier/Will Wright game or if I'm stuck with my copy for a long while before I can play it... : SpiderMonkey
• im still reading the manual to falcon 4.0 : CoRDS

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  I just saw Alien the other day and now I have to watch Aliens as I hear it's much better. : angrytaxman
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    very different films. I think anyone who says Aliens > Alien just likes action scifi horror more than sci... : eskimo spy
    • Fucking yes, Alien is suspense - Aliens is alien killin' action. Both are their own kind of awesome. : SpaecKow
  • NOOOOOO!!!!11one dont start a alien vs. aliens nerd fight! aliens > alien : nyranger66
  • I MUCH prefer Alien to Aliens. This isn't so say I don't like Aliens. That movie is one of the best actio... : Serpico74
• no don't don't see 3, or 4 they are horrible. 3 has an ok storie but some of the most pathetic special ... : Turd Ferguson
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  how can you be 23 and never have seen aliens? there are some movies they should make people watch befo... : pupismyname
  • The same way that (until a bit over a year ago) I was 24 and had never seen either Alien or Aliens. Th... : Teiresias
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    I'm 27 and just saw Pulp Fiction for the first time last night. And I've never seen Titanic!!! : sharkII
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      I wish i could be so lucky : RikiTiki2
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        The wife has tried to trick me into.... but so far I've been succesfull in detecting her deceit! I W : sharkII
        • you and me both brother. stay strong. : Degenerate
        • I got suckered into seeing that piece of shit. Please dude, hold the faith, the movie blows. : Thresher
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          it's good. : pupismyname
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            It would be, if it had ninjas in it. : DingoStoleMyBaby
            • The only part I liked about it was naked Kate Winslet. I really liked that part, though. : Sarcastro
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      I must be one of the only people that can't stand that movie. Pretentious bullshit if you ask me. I... : Thresher
      • No, I also detest that movie. : Zero|DPX
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        Pulp Fiction is pretentious? Pulp Fiction is artsy? Right, let's see... Vincent: And you know what the : SpaecKow
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          lol, even the TITLE screams 'lowbrow', anti-pretentious. : eskimo spy
          • Speaking of the title... I guess he thinks it's pretentious because it's not chronologically told and doe... : SpaecKow
    • Hahaha, I haven't seen Titanic yet, either :D : timmie
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    like monster squad : sexninja!!!!
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      Kick wolfman in the nads. : hbalce1
      • it's NARDS. christ. : pupismyname
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    we need to start a list. i'll go first. - pee wee's big adventure - princess bride - sneakers - al... : pupismyname
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      ok let me help de-homo that list of yours. 1970-1990 list of must-see movies for non-homo young people. ... : Luminair
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        so agreed on the terminator 2, back to the future, and stand by me. i'd also like to add - ferris b... : pupismyname
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          I forgot Ferris Bueller's Day Off for sure. But keep those 90s movies out of there, it opens a whole ... : Luminair
          • office space : sleepyvt
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            I'd add Requiem for a Dream, Saving Private Ryan, and American History X. and Blues Brothers to the 70 : sgtsanity
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              I think some of you were born yesterday, I said no 90s movies >_< We just came from the 90s, everyone ... : Luminair
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                We're talking about a mandated list here! And my roommates hadn't watched the first and third before I ma... : sgtsanity
                • CURB'D : sleepyvt
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                  if you do this, in about 15 minutes we'll have Jackass the Movie and eXistenz on the list, and this gener... : Luminair
                  • Pff, if we limit it to movies that provide either important cultural references or significantly educate ... : sgtsanity
        • breakfast club : sleepyvt
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        PREDATOR : vigilante
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          Running Man for funny arnold lines : sleepyvt
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            Commando rules all Arnold movies for quantity and quality of one-liners. Hell, Commendo rules ALL movies ... : Serpico74
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              I almost put it on my list, but even awesome Arnold movies aren't manditory. : Luminair
              • No, but the review I linked to is. ps - now that I think about it, Commando is mandatory, at least in : Serpico74
      • Terminator >>> Terminator 2 : Serpico74
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      My 5 that are must see before leaving high school. - Bottle Rocket - Close Encounters of the Third Ki... : huds0n
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        never seen any of those : sleepyvt
        • Do yourself a favor and watch them. : huds0n
    • Real Genius : Degenerate
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      I think that a website with a list like this would rock. Like you could nominate a movie for the list and... : angrytaxman
      • this place is just full of happy little entepreneurs. I think I'll moderate my own 70s-80s list because ... : Luminair
    • full metal jacket : sleepyvt
    • fuckin' Star Wars and Indiana Jones, you bastard >:l : Megara9
• I agree. It doesn't get better than Aliens. The 4th Aliens with Weaver back is an average movie. If yo... : xboxpersonified
• AVP fo' life /me ducks : rabbit003
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  Secure that shit hudson : nyranger66
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    I always want to say that to my students, but cannot do so for obvious reasons. And there's no way to cle : Bold
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      if you teach HS or college, do it, they wont care. ive had numerous teachers/profs curse in class. : nyranger66
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        Hell, in college, the students will probably think it's awesome. : Arcanum
        • He teaches 1st grade. : CrazyPants
      • The students won't mind, but the parents will. All it takes is one kid to say, "Mr. Bold said 'shit' toda... : Bold
• get away from her you bitch : fsck
• How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit? : Arcanum
• 3 was awfull, 4 was mediocre. : koder
• guess she doesnt like the cornbread either : nico2
• Aliens rules but I think Alien is a better "movie" overall. : EvilDolemite
• Just pretend that Aliens 3 and 4 don't exist. They didn't really offer anything to the story. : Wombat Woo
• Hey Vasquez, you ever been mistaken for a man? No, have you? : riptyde
• Don't watch AVP. Don't watch AVP. Don't watch AVP. Don't watch AVP. : mr.sleepy
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  HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS CHICKENSHIT OUTFIT? : huds0n
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    i love you, hudson. : draconic
    • There's plenty more of that when you come to Quakecon... Plenty. More. : tomservo
• They mostly come out at night... MOSTLY... : DingoStoleMyBaby
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  stop at aliens. first 2 are the only ones worth watching : sleepyvt
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    Not entirely true. Alien3 as a movie on its own right is a very strom piece of film. Even though it st... : huds0n
    • I liked 3 alot. 4 sucked all over, horrible horrible film. : eskimo spy
• no! Don't see the third one... I loved the two firsts, but the third and fourth are kinda pathetic... It ... : Bingo
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  don't see 3 or 4! trust me, they're terrible(popular consensus by "alien" fans. just watch and enjoy "... : mrsnoogles
  • 3 and 4 were still pretty entertaining in my mind, just not as good. 3 was cool, especially in the ext... : Vincent Grayson
  • the third one is great too! : matthaeus
• Third one was horrible. Waste of time. : Dr Van Nostrand
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  Aliens is arguably the best sci-fi movie of all time. : GeorgeB3DR
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    Agreed. I think Blade Runner edges it out though. : brickmatt
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      Blade Runner is no-go because it would be very easily to tell replicant from human. : Kerath
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        Says who? =( : brickmatt
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          Come on, they put serial numbers on snakes but make the killer robots unidentifiable? : Kerath
          • Gotta get close enough to one to read the serial number. It's not like the took a chartered flight down ... : brickmatt
      • Why aren't you turning over the turtle, Kerath? : sgtsanity
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        Blade Runner is a no-go because it's a boring waste of time. "hey, let's cut out all the substance fro... : floated
        • The book is fantastic, but they aren't mutually exclusive. And if you want to get vague and existent... : brickmatt
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      is there a non-directors cut of blade runner on dvd thats out there? i tried watching the directors cut o... : sexninja!!!!
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        It's because the voice-over is totally weak and lame. I'm not sure that version was ever put onto DVD. ... : brickmatt
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          i dont even remember. i just remember having a hard time following what was going on when i watched it. i... : sexninja!!!!
          • Yeah. It's a fairly slow movie that takes basically the whole film to explain what's happening. It hold... : brickmatt
    • I'd say blade Runner edges it, but they're very different films. Aliens is the best sci-fi action movie h... : node
  • I'd put 2001 and Blade Runner above it. Its in the top ten but it's emphasis on action somehow smears it ... : eskimo spy
  • Wha? It's a fantastic movie, but I don't know if I could call it the best science fiction movie of all t : SatansLilHelper
  • Totally, every god damn scene is just awesome. By far the best in the series. : SqueegyTBS
  • I agree. Best sci-fi movie ever : wtf242
• Aliens < Alien :( : Zero|DPX
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  holy shit. i started this thread early this evening and got pulled away to help someone move. I can't... : mindmann
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    any sci-fi action nerd would get a boner when "Aliens" is mentioned. true story. : nyranger66
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      i did not know that. I knew it was considered a classic, but i didn't know how big it was, i guess. F... : mindmann
      • Half the thread is because you saw it for the first time, heh. Blade Runner is good, but in a differen... : Nixx2004
• i saw ALIEN at the cinerama. it was orgazmic. : cpt_gloval
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  what can we say.. today you have lost your virginity and become a man ;) I swear, those movies will b... : Megara9
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    yeha, those movies have really stod the test of time. They do so well with what technology they've got. T... : mindmann
    • you've inspired me to get together a gang of friends to drink beer and watch the series this weekend. It'... : Megara9
    • The drop ship scene external shots looks hella weak now. I used to think models looked better than CG, an... : node
• I really need to see these movies :/ : Chunks