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• oh so that's why he didn't do that :P : nyranger66
• Thta's so fucking hilarious. :D : Rice-Rocketeer
• ahaahahahahaha : thewriter
• oh shit bwhahhaha lol : onji
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  linked off of that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z29OVZLbZk&NR=1 lol : skinlab133
  • lol evil editing ^_^ : humbleone
  • Yeah I thought this one was better than the OP too :) : Arctic Fox
• lol : Magus
• haha, this is awesome stuff. : whistletits
• hahaha : smax
• ha! : kallanta
• haha, so weird : FushigiDenki
• This reminds me of the greatest star wars video ever http://megavideo.com/?v=81TG5P67 : Mondo
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  This one always cracks me up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHH8Q4xxt2U : Sailor of Fortune
  • That was great. I wonder if there's one with Luke endlessly falling through the tubes. : aggro crag
  • hahahaha that was great too lmao : Downforce
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    oh shit LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw2h95rAmFQ&feature=related : SockMonkeh
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      this is my favorite though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5blbv4WFriM : SockMonkeh
      • Holy shit. I'm dying over here. : djkenohki
      • This one is 'effing hilarious. : Nali4Freedom
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJqPNpUhxPY the best : megarust32
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        You're all wrong This is irrefutably the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utGXF5orynk AHA! : Lunatic Angelic
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          WHAT. why did they do that?? : smax
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            I can only imagine a lot of those 'X Shreds' videos used copyrighted video or really pissed off a few of : Lunatic Angelic
            • I'll bet it was Yngwie Malmsteen (that faggot!) StSanders released a "Yngwie Malmsteen shreds" like a ... : haccess
        • ^^^ aha! This one is my favourite one. : timmie
        • Ah-HA! : Moonbase Commander
        • ahahaha that was so awesome : Modica Sol Solis
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          http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=0GbwSpRvEes : dltrem
          • LOL another good one. : aznboysix
        • ya this is definitely the best one. : ant_hillbilly
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          full version here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk&feature=related : ant_hillbilly
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            wait different one, but I like this one better. : ant_hillbilly
            • ANNND? : conandan
          • This is the one! ^^^ : ghostnote
          • oh god, haha it's way better hahaha : kevp
        • 1 Million American Dollars! : Sailor of Fortune
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          http://www.stsanders.com/ :( : moe6
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            thats a shame, his shred videos were some of the best things ive ever seen on youtube : arizona bay
            • Haha Eric Clapton shreds were hilarious. : hirosushima
          • Fucking weak, YouTube. RIP Fair Use. :( : ThomW
      • that has me fucking rolling : hatchet165
      • lmao im cryin : xsii
      • omg i LOL'd so hard I cried : astonish
      • I looooove that one. : tomservo
      • Oh man, that's hilarious, hahahaha : Vantage
      • LOL thats a good one. : aznboysix
    • What's the zombie from in that guy's profile? http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NzhftYQjRBo/default.jpg : Odoyle
• hahahaha so good : warpdude
• Hahahahaha. This is fantastic. :D : DOOManiac
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  hahaha that is SO TRUE! I played that game many times and that happened to me. : gyokuro
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    Max Force Speed and Max Force Grip in JKII. I loved playing CTF and running for the flag and then grippin... : Sailor of Fortune
    • yeah that game was really fun. i wish they would make an new version of it : gyokuro
• Gay sex ahead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYXNRfXarjo&feature=related : hatchet165
• Hahah didn't see that one coming : razorblade79

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  Master of the Flying Guillotine I mean... it's just awesome. : shortbuscaptain
  • Flying Guillotine vs One Armed Boxer was hilarious. : ieGod
• Indiana Jones, where he shoots the guy with the sword. That's some artsy martialing of wit right there... : windowpane
• fist of legend, my young auntie, so many others but you said absolute favorite :( : Foxhawk
• Bloodsport. As a kid I loved the variety of styles, the montages - it had it all. : mankeroo
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  The Story of Ricky. It is so over the top horrible that it's great. Plus, the crazy "twist" at the en... : Derringer
  • ^^ Second'd. This movie was so ridiculous it was great! : ckaps
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  The Quest, because it kicks ass : sticman77
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    I too really like The Quest. Lots of people do not, but they are heartless savages. : Vantage
    • it's a proven fact if you dont like this movie you are a nazi rapist murder terrorist. : sticman77
  • Great movie. It was pretty much set up like a fighting game, which I love. : TrptJim
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  #1 Enter the Dragon- because Bruce Lee really is the greatest. #2 Legend of Drunken Master- because Jacki... : Borzoi
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    and yeah, you said not to post any Bruce Lee, but I'm sorry, that's impossible. : Borzoi
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      P.P.S. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is pretty spiffy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078243/ : Borzoi
      • Agreed on Shaolin Master Killer. His Shaolin vs. Ninja is also exceptional. : Vantage
      • yes, best training scenes I've seen in a movie, pretty damn cool : Shai-Tan
    • No worries. I realized later that I can't say, "post your favorite" then say, "but not Bruce Lee" lol : Magus
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    I agree with #1 and #2 but #3 should be Fist of Legend w/ Jet Li : sigpro
    • That's my list too. : midgetherder
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      I'm not a big Jet Li fan. I haven't seen everything with him, I'll admit, but take Jackie Chan as a compa... : Borzoi
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        Go rent Fist of Legend, Once upon a Time in China 1-3 and Fearless. Fist of Legend and Once upon a Time i... : sigpro
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          I saw some of the once upon a time in chinas...i guess they didn't make a big impression on me...but I kn... : Borzoi
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            Please do as it is very good. I agree with you on Jackie though. Over all he just has so many great movie... : sigpro
            • Is Super Cop the one where he's kicking those dudes off balconies on a pair of stilts? : midgetherder
  • Crippled Masters - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122029/ : Cyco52
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  I have two questions for martial Arts movie fans: What is the order of movies in which Lone Wolf and Cub ... : Magus
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    Uh, a search for "The Killer" on imdb turns it up: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097202/ ? : Vantage
    • also a GREAT movie but not gongfu :< : Foxhawk
    • The Vantage AI reigns supreme. : Magus
  • Yes, release date. Specifically, the order shown in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_a... : cerealSAM2
  • replacement killers? : deadfish
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  Five Deadly Venoms! - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077559/ major lulz. toad style is very strong. : xsoulbrothax
  • hahah this movie is epic : AlexXdude
  • ^^^^^ my vote : deadfish
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  Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon because it's awesome. : Modica Sol Solis
  • sho nuff, this and No Retreat No Surrender are kickass movies. : MrPim
• Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer. I really like those. heh. : mindmann
• Shaolin Soccer : Sailor of Fortune
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  Best of the Best - Tommy no, no Tommy, no, Tommy no, Tommy, Tommy, no Tommy, no. TOMMY NO! : snuff
  • Oh and the Last Dragon. : snuff
  • I prefer best of the best 2....Slimy ass Wayne Newton screaming about BRAKUS never gets old. : skunk_ape
• Ong Bak and The Protector because Tony Jaa is a freak of nature : derelict515
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  Who Am I : -=kodiak=-
  • nooooooooo : Mondo
  • Funniest fucking movie ever, when Jackie Chan screams: "WHO-AM-I?!?!" SOOOOO funny. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  All of the above are wrong. Kung Pow is the best martial arts movie, ever. Why? Because, it is the bes... : Matt Burris
  • Although I really liked the latest Zatoichi. Jesus Christ, that blind old man fucks shit up! All Shacke... : Matt Burris
  • One of my personal favorites, Kung Pow is. :) : Magus
• not my favorite ... but a good one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113153/ the kid is awesome : smalakar
• Drunken Master and the Police Story series with Jackie Chan. : varsindarkin
• American Samurai : diddlyd
• I like most of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong stuff. They're just damn fun : RikiTiki2
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  Gorgeous: Jackie Chan's best all-around film. A comedy romance with the hyper-adorable Shu Qi Mr. Vam... : cerealSAM2
  • the knowing whats up is massive from this guy. : ssj4megaman
• Mortal Kombat lol ye rly : [7]kami
• The Last Dragon, totally awesome cheesy film with a hilariously awesome soundtrack :D : jbury
• Once Upon A Time In China and its subsequent sequels by Jet Li were pretty nice. : lausai
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  IRON MONKEY : Ravenkettle
  • Oh and it's better dubbed, fucking hilariously done : Ravenkettle
• Oh yeah, Iron Monkey is goofy as fuck all and has some sweet fights. : midgetherder
• Flashpoint is quite good. The MMA inspired fight scenes are something new that worked a lot better than ... : Toxy
• Return of the Five Deadly Venoms. Why? Because the Shaw brothers are fucking bad-ass. : geedeck
• Totally stealing two other shacker's ideas, and saying "half a loaf of kung fu" : FS|Archangel
• Karate Kid. Dude, Mr. Miyagi! : punchdog
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  best of the best! : xxiv
  • oh, because i was taking TKD at the time and i was about 13, which means it got me all motivated for tour... : xxiv
• Mr Vampire fucking rocks. : ihya
• Jackie Chan: police story 1 (amazing stunt work for early 1980s and still great today) young master (... : Shai-Tan
• Non Bruce stuff, Jet Li's Fist of Legend, Jackie Chan's Legend of Drunken Master come to mind. : aznboysix

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  I think this year will be the PS3's year to be honest. Bluray taking off + a bunch of solid exclusives on... : aeg1x
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    i'll be buying one this year. : xxiv
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      Me too, not til the rebate check comes in though : melkore
      • I am getting mine in like 2 weeks, if the IRS eRefunds me that fast : sesmaster
    • yeah I'll probably pick one up when MGS4 hits. : aeg1x
  • I love my 360, but I'm planning on nabbing a PEE ESS TRIPLE this year as well. Probably in the next coupl : mittense
• PS3 if you want to play 3 good games and wait a month or so for another. Also if you want a Blu-ray play... : Matt Burris
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  Games = 360 HD movies = PS3 If you are into RPGs and Japanese strategy games, however, the PS3 will h... : Tommy Toolbag
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    Does the PS3 have any decent RPGs yet? The 360 actually has a handful, in various styles. : DinK
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      Im pretty sure the PS3 does not have a single RPG that isn't cross platform right now. In fact the only ... : nukewinter
      • I don't think there'll be a Final Fantasy game until 2009. I mean there's going to be one on the DS this ... : Sailor of Fortune
• More games on 360 now. Wait for cheaper PS3 later (and the dual shock 3 to come out), with games. Screw t... : Sailor of Fortune
• I think the 360 would be my first choice, though neither would be the wrong choice fortunately. The 360 h... : geedeck
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  Addendum! How would one go about ensuring that one gets a Falcon 360? Thanks for the replies, I thi... : Atma Weapon
  • This thread has lots of info http://forums.xbox.com/15804553/ShowPost.aspx : Judecca
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    http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x127/MRCUR/175w.jpg : Judecca
    • ^^ This is the easiest way, but you may be passing up Falcons with 203W power supplies. : aggressor
• Buy whatever has the games you want. Right now the 360 has the edge on total amount of good games. : Fred Garvin
• I have them both and while I really like the PS3 for the blu-ray, wireless, and hdmi (I have a non-hdmi 3... : boarder2
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  PS3 is the way better media center, 360 has way better online. 360 has better games right now, 2008 looks... : tcs
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    How can you neglect the Wii. It's a great party system and the controls really aren't somthing I think a... : Pneum0
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      Well the OP didn't ask about the Wii, and for single player gaming goodness, the Wii is not where it's at... : ieGod
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        Unless you like Zelda, Metroid, and Galaxies. In which case, it's pretty fucking awesome. : Pneum0
        • You can play zelda on gamecube though which you can buy for like 20$ : razlebol
        • Right, but that's only three solid, A+ titles. There are a few other ok titles here and there, but this i... : ieGod
    • Not buying a 360 means missing out on stuff like Mass Effect, Forza 2 and Gears of War, etc. Not buying a... : tcs
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    Why does everyone say the PS3 is the better media center? The 360 supports the same codecs. The only th... : Prozium
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      Because it is. Do you actually have both and played around with them? I don't want to re-list the many ad... : tcs
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        yeah, I do have both and I always end up using my 360 over the PS3. If the PS3 added RSS support like th... : Prozium
        • Can't imagine why anybody would do that. You must use your console for completely different things / in a... : tcs
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        can it act as an extender to my windows media center PC? : malloc
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          yes : razlebol
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            To be fair, it's not actually a media center extender, even though it's DLNA support is excellent. Using ... : tcs
            • my MCE has my tv tuner and acts as the DVR so its critical for me : malloc
      • Honestly, my PS3 is a shitty media center (although I do like its visualization stuff better for listenin... : Vincent Grayson
      • the PS3 definitely set up and recognized my media a lot faster then the 360, but its sluggish to load stu... : maulla
  • Haven't used PS3 as media center. But I love how the 360 interchanges between itself and as many other so... : Sailor of Fortune
• 360 gets way more use than the PS3 or Wii amongst myself and the roommates : derelict515
• I'm going for the PS3. Gran turismo is a big draw for me. : Pneum0
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  Go for a ps3. Especially if you don't have either yet. Already released: Uncharted, Warhawk, Ratchet a... : razlebol
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    that's a little biased look when you list multiplatform titles (especially ones that perform extremely po... : derelict515
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      Umm Motorstorm is actually very awesome. Didn't play UT3 but it did get very good reviews. And of course ... : razlebol
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        I'm just saying listing the multiplatform titles the way you did seemed like a bit of a misrepresentation... : derelict515
        • Like I said, I listed games that are multiplatform since he doesn't own either. I don't see why you make ... : razlebol
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      it's not biased when your looking for a reason to buy a 360 but don't want to deal with hardware issues. ... : italiano3d
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        Have their been reports of the new falcon skus and failures? : paravis
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          Yes, a couple. : razlebol
          • Reputable citation required. : Kentor
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    Here's razlebol's list broken down into exclusive versus multi-platform: Both Call of Duty 4 Rock Ba : Kentor
    • Here's my version of razlebol's list -- these are titles I'm interested in: 360 Alan Wake (2008) Bio : Kentor
• can your tv do 720? : j0nchan
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  Go 360 if your a gamer. If all you want is to watch BluRay movies and dust cleaning duties go PS3. : serenj
  • Best reason ever! : razlebol
• XPS360 : gmd
• Get a side job and buy both? Also, make sure you have an HD tv. : Porkasaurus
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  truthfully its up in the air. right now the 360 has more games. But this does seem to be the year of the ... : italiano3d
  • That's an expensive gamble. : Matt Burris
  • wut?! What games are making you say that? Besides MGS what other big games are coming? : byorn
  • It's easy to believe that the PS3 game library will "catch up" eventually, or at least to the point that ... : Johnny Law
• 360 = wtf buggy? but has the biggest and best game library. : tension
• got both. Neither. Get Wii simpley for the virtual console. : austere01
• You say you like games. You want a 360 then. Don't forget XBLA on top of the existing library. : DinK
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  I predict that PS3 is going to be the long term winner. : ArB
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    it should've been the sure fire winner if Sony wasn't so fucking retarded : derelict515
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      Of course the real winner is the gamer, isn't that right? We're the winner. : ArB
      • Well, unless they would have had better hardware at an earlier date for less money if they didn't need to... : DinK
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    At this point, with blu-ray pretty much winning, it's easy to see a LOT more of them selling. : DinK
    • It's been pointed out again and again, the PS3 saved BR and not the other way around. BR isn't enough to ... : Fred Garvin
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    I think that the PS3 might edge out the 360, depending on MS's strategy. if MS puts out a BRD for the 3... : jimmy_legs
    • Also, with the competition the gamer is the winner. Unless of course you look @ the $1000+ price tags to... : jimmy_legs
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  I own both and prefer the PS3, mostly for the Bluray. But I also like being able to throw my photos up on... : Magus
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    So you are saying the 360 will never render a game in native 1080p? : sigpro
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      yeah, because NBA street homecourt for the 360 has a 1080p rendering mode. : Prozium
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        So does Virtua Tennis. I was really confused with his reasoning about the disk space too because that has... : sigpro
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          I guess I'm confused. I don't know all the technical terms. I do know that Ninja Gaiden Sigma is entirely... : Magus
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            texture resolution is typical worse on the PS3 due to the GPU not having access to as much RAM as the 360... : cltcprd
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              typically* : cltcprd
              • According to those B3D guys, Ninja Gaiden Sigma is 720P anyway too: http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthre... : xsoulbrothax
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      What about Gears? I thought I heard around it's release that it was 1080p capable. : paravis
      • Most likely by upconversion. Pretty sure Gears is a 720p native game. : sigpro
  • The limiting factor on 1080p is processing power, not storage space. It's not going to be common this gen... : DarkWolf5
  • you know the 360 can stream pictures as well right? : -=kodiak=-
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    720p vs 1080p on anything lower than 50" is not even noticeable... and even then it's hard to see a diffe... : dilutedq
    • noticing more resolution depends on viewing angle, not screen size. Distance to the screen matters just ... : DinK
• I had both for a little while and I got far more use out of my 360... If you are just getting the PS... : Jayx77
• I love the 360, but unless you plan on playing online (or if you want their exclusives) there is no real ... : byorn
• i just got my PS3 friday and havent been using it much yet. i got warhawk, its ok but doesnt seem very re... : maulla
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  Well, the PS3 still has shit for games. I wish it would change because I want some JRPG action! : nukewinter
  • the silly thing is, Atlus is bringing 2 turn-based JSRPG psyche-outs to the 360 very soon- Spectral Force... : Borzoi
• I think PS3 is gonna have a good year, but that said, 360 would be the way I'd go. A lot of the great gam... : K1Bond007
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  hey this is still true you know http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14879302 : haiku
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    i'm pretty sure you're shackwrong : mallrice
    • FYI that is like 10x worse than regular wrong : mallrice
  • bullshack : aeg1x
• I have both. Just picked up the ps3. I love my 360, because of LIVE and all it's features. I picked up ... : pun][sher
• So far I'd say 360 exclusives >> PS3 exclusives. And Live is totally worth it's money. BlueRay would be t... : razorblade79
• XBOX 360. I got a PS3 and a Wii too but the dashboard on the 360 is the absolute best one. Add XBLA and t... : GodZilly
• Right now? the 360 no question, unless you would be buying the PS3 because of the blu-ray instead of the... : skunk_ape
• PS3 if you have to choose. I didn't, I got both! : ihya

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• * I F Y O U C A N ' T S A Y A N Y T H I N G N I C E ' D * : carrioN luggagE
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  no more retaliation negative threats : zagzig32
  • Yeah that's their main reasoning. If read the page on their site about changes it does make some sense. T... : scottythejock
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  WTF Ebay indeed. I say once again, the easy way to solve the broken feedback system is to make feedback i... : SilverSnake
  • The feedback system has been broken for a long time. Sellers use it as leverage against having positive f... : ieGod
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  so that time I recieved a crack CD and didn't get refunded I should be nice about it? : Koral06
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    if you received a cracked cd you were the buyer not the seller : boomstickah
    • Oh, I misread that. :\ It makes more sense now. : Koral06
    • lol : arizona bay
  • well that would mean you would want to leave negative feedback for a seller, not a buyer : JINKY
• what?! wtf is the point in that? : moshman
• Wow, that's the nail in the coffin for me and eBay. : Fred Garvin
• Ebay is going all Orwellian on us : Drewus
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  I can kinda agree with this. I once bought a game from this dude and he had some strange system for posti... : aggro crag
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    Yeah this is true. A lady went as far as to say the book I sent her smelled funny, and left a negative co... : Koral06
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      I ended up giving the scumbag a good comment, because my rating at the time was still really low. Dude se... : aggro crag
      • You've really gotta stop selling those double-ended dildos. : Arctic Fox
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  that actually makes a lot of sense if you think about it. ebay blows as a reputation system largely beca... : sasoi
  • I actually read to see if it seems to be retaliatory. It's pretty easy to tell usually. : Fred Garvin
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  This is doubleplusgood. : nomaad
  • Ingsoc FTW! : Drewus
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  Also, I miss this type of feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=and... : Fred Garvin
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    LOL. : Koral06
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      Very polite, but I never spoke to him. Quick seller, yet I never bought. Hmmm. Reply by mrbean00 (Ja : Fred Garvin
      • jeebus i luled : jasoncrowley
  • That's genius : scottythejock
  • oh god thank you, that guy was brilliant but i lost the link at some point and could never find it again. : Arsenal
  • "I'm originally from Japan. Becky8 rhymes with vegetable drawer in Japanese." : handofthrawn
  • The Lord only granted me one child, and she died. Anyway, you were great. A+A+ lol : risimage
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  So, if someone wins my auction but never pays I can't leave them a feedback anymore? That's fucked up. : mattfl
  • can't you just leave positive feedback that says FUCK YOU FOR NOT PAYING? : nomaad
  • Maybe they will start tracking "did not pay" claims in some other way? Although, if they did I guess that... : SilverSnake
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  This is stupid. I've always said ebay needed seperate buyer and seller feedback. Your seller feedback wo... : GloriousCow
  • er, filter out people with bad buyer feedback, rather. : GloriousCow
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  Will this really stop people with retaliatory intent? Won't they simply post their negative messages anyw... : Home Nugget
  • possibly, but that might be grounds to have the comment removed : GloriousCow
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    It will probably result in a lot of positive marks, but with really horrible comments. : Koral06
    • Sorry misread again. God damn it I need to go to bed soon. : Koral06
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  Great idea. I ordered some hydroxycut on ebay and this fucker took four business days to get it sent o... : arizona bay
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    four days isn't too horrible but wtf media mail? who ships with media mail? : GloriousCow
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      no, four days is horrible. i paid about 10 seconds after i won the item via paypal. it doesn't take you... : arizona bay
      • let me know how that stuff works out for you(when you get it in 4 years) : gmd
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        why not just go to GNC : GloriousCow
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          because gnc charges $50 more for it. : arizona bay
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            why i bet you could have lost 20 pounds by now : GloriousCow
            • im using it as an energy supplement before the gym, not to lose weight : arizona bay
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    You must mean Parcel Post, not media mail. And if you're all the way across the country from him, you sh... : kingdepork
    • or maybe he shouldn't have taken almost an entire week to ship off my order : arizona bay
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  "Negative feedback from buyers is rare because of the fear of reprisal from a seller leaving negative fee... : n0v4
  • A lot of big sellers got scripts for that stuff. : SilverSnake
  • This happened with my only negative feedback. My dad tried to buy a air filter cover for his '76 Delta 8... : melkore
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  I say it's a good idea, as others mentioned. It's stupid that they can just come back at you for leaving ... : avatar_58
  • it shouldn't, but sellers need a way to tell if someone is a deadbeat too... : GloriousCow
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  The guy who ripped me off (lost $1,500 on a camera) gave me negative feedback. It's a broken system and s... : wtf242
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    I remember hitting the buyitnow button by accident, thinking it was going to send me to a confirmation pa... : Jobos
    • sow hat did you do? : arizona bay
• They are also raising fees, which I think is bullshit. http://pages.ebay.com/sell/update08/basic/ : askedrelic

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  used rsx s or civic si. : filtersweep
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    thanks, but I'm thinking new, not used. I've been burned so many times by used cars, I want something wi... : flagg209
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      Certified Hondas usually come with factory warranties, just like new. : filtersweep
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        wow...I didn't know that, thanks : flagg209
        • Hell, you can get a used car from a dealer with a 3rd party warranty. I did it with my last car. It was ... : not work safe
        • A honda/acura with 20-30k miles is a great purchase. They're bulletproof, don't have the new car premium... : filtersweep
      • http://automobiles.honda.com/certified-used/warranty.aspx : filtersweep
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    These would both be great. Or even more economical but possibly on your dweeb meter, something like a re... : DinK
    • I already own one civic - I like it, but I want something a bit sportier : flagg209
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  They seem to have good reviews, but my mechanic friend says that Mitsubishi engines are no good, as evide... : skanky08
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    Blue smoke is when oil is being burned.... obviously, your mechanic friend doesn't know shit. : coraldayton
    • Burned like oil. : ateam311
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      Like oil that leaks into the cylinder because engine parts are expanding different amounts and creating g... : skanky08
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        No, like oil that gets into the engine because the person who owns the car doesn't know how to do prevent... : coraldayton
        • Alrighty, calm down, Cussy Gussy. Glad your parents enjoyed their car and got an SUV and moved to Oregon... : skanky08
        • though unless i'm missing something, the post you're responding to in the first place is talking about th... : xsoulbrothax
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  Mazda 3 : HojuSimpson
  • ^^^ Should be able to get a grand touring hatchback for 18k. Brilliant car. Couldn't love it more. : jasonepowell
  • I agree with this recommendation. : TrptJim
  • Si si. Those are damn pretty fine economic cars. : great-white
  • Get the Mazda 6 instead :( : aggressor
• Civic, Corolla (2009), possibly a Mazda 3 : Postal
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  They're reliable enough, most cars these days are a million times more reliable than cars even 10-20 year... : not work safe
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    tell that to my volvo '91 940 with 300k mi sucka. : mojo the helpr monke
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      volvos have always been amazing. : not work safe
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        Oh, you were comparing cars of the same make. I get it now. : mojo the helpr monke
        • no im just saying, when people ask if a modern car is "reliable" its like, well yeah cars are WAY more re... : not work safe
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    The original 305 in my '83 chevy wagon would have lasted longer if 1.) Dad didn't think oil changes were ... : guido anchovy
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      how does one steal an engine? : flagg209
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        First they steal the car, then they steal the engine (and trans), then they leave the car for the cops to... : guido anchovy
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          damn - that sucks. I was envisioning them putting it on blocks and running down the street with an en... : flagg209
          • It would have been funnier that way. :P : guido anchovy
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  mazda3s ? Civic? I'd recommend a Honda Fit, but that most likely falls under your definition of a "dwee... : YamatoTwinkie
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    I want something with a little more jump. I like the look of the fit, but I don't like 109 hp : flagg209
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      Just get a used xB and shoehorn a Chevy V8 in there: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/25/friday-fun-rwd-sc... : guido anchovy
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        oh man - I'd consider an xA or a tC - but no way am I buying a shopping cart car...just totally not into ... : flagg209
        • My mom has an xA. Not a bad little car. I wouldn't want the xB either, btw. :P : guido anchovy
    • the Fit gets through the slalom faster than a Corvette. not much off-the-line grunt, but damn if it isn't... : warpdude
• My wife had one of the first generation (in the US) Lancers. Lots of little things went wrong with it, bu... : ckaps
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  Subaru Impreza -- Even the non-WRX has some decent power and AWD is fun! : Shadowdane
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    I like this one too : flagg209
    • but get the hatch. the WRX sedan looks like a goddamn Corolla. : warpdude
  • Legacy if you would like something with more leg room. : DarkWolf5
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    Subarus might be lacking in some of the fancy bling bling features other cars have, but they make up for ... : boarder2
    • yeah, blows my mind how weak the WRX trannies are when compared to the STI transmission. : Matto357
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  Unless it is a Lancer of the 'Evo' line, I would say a definite no. There are much better cars for the... : biofrog
  • thanks, this is important to me... : flagg209
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  Mitsubishi as a brand is not that reliable. Let me suggest a Scion tC. It's a powerful, fun, good looki... : jimmy-buffett
  • ^ Another good suggestion. Much better than the Corolla for about the same amount of money. : godwit
  • Agreed. They are made by Toyota as well IIRC, and Toyota has a very good reputation among engineers for t... : PlanetPerfecto
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  Mazda3. You should be able to get one completely loaded for $20k or not so loaded for about $15k. Mine ha... : godwit
  • ^^^^ Mazda 3 seconded. Get the wagon in red. It's awesomely awesome. Also, the cobalt SS he mentioned... : Athlon7
  • I have a black int\ext Touring S Sedan spec'd out with most of that stuff for about 19k. I'm hoping to t... : HojuSimpson
  • I love my 05 Mazda 3. The 2.3 engine is pretty snappy : melkore
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    • Maybe a used one, 08's sticker at like 21-22 base : HojuSimpson
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      The v6 6 has too many reliability issues to be considered by me. : sigpro
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        I haven't had any problems. *knocks on wood* And the Top Gear guys love the car. : Albemuth
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          It's a nice car but for the money the 3 is a better deal when you are looking for under 20k. A used speed... : sigpro
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            also, if you do check out a 6, do not get the auto stick. If you do, just never fucking use it. They have... : -=kodiak=-
            • How do you improperly use automatic? : aggressor
      • the v6 is the ford engine... no wonder. : -=kodiak=-
      • So get the V4! I love mine. : aggressor
• Go with a Civic or a Mazda 3. I like the look of the new lancers, but Mitsubishi isn't the most reliable ... : re4ctor
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  Hijack: How are Scions? Are they the rejected parts from Toyota or are they decent cars? : Omaha
  • Scion is Toyota's cool young dude line. They are dirt cheap, solid, slow and backed by an aggressive you... : filtersweep
• just take a good, hard look at the mazda3. it's awesome as a complete package, especially for its price. ... : xsoulbrothax
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  just get an audi R8 and be done with it : Downforce
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    I'm thinking about taking out a house loan and doing it : Mondo
    • I mean I have the rest of my life to pay off the debt : Mondo
• mazda/toyota/honda end thread. : reverend~heresy
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  • I think that this is going to be my present to myself when I get off of deployment. : Squirrely
• hijack: since all you dudes say mazda 3 or 6 should I trade in my 2000 Ford Taurus and get this fucker: ... : sludge vohaul
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  I read that as "I'm thinking of dying of Cancer" : EagleSweet
  • LOL - I'm not thinking of that, and I think you guys sold me on not getting a lancer : flagg209
• There are no cars under $20k that make you look cool. You can't even get a USED car for under $20k that ... : arizona bay
• golf/jettas start under 20. : papaskot
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  • Mitsubishi is a scummy company and doing very bad in Japan since Japanese people don't want to buy them. ... : retardhumper

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• Weird I was just reading about this earlier today. : lodit
• That looks pretty cool. Nice to see a trailer that doesn't ruin the movie. : MONGOLOID
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  Absolutely horrible shitty premise for a movie, but Liam rocks so it'll probably work. : thewriter
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    What? haha : lodit
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      As a passable popcorn flick, I mean. Haven't seen Neeson in anything for a while, even a shitty B-movie c... : thewriter
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        why dont you tell us how you really feel : not work safe
        • sometimes........... i feel................hungry : thewriter
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    But can he outweigh the suck that comes with luc besson? He was once the man with nikkita,leon etc but th... : Hoax
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      5th Element bad? dead to me. : lodit
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        Good production value but obviously written my a 12 year old. If i were 12 i probably would have liked i... : Hoax
        • I hated it when I was like 14... so.... utter disappointment. : Toth21
      • tucker makes that movie unwatchable : MoreVespeneGas
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      WTF?! This post actually made me angry! >>>:( : Super Sparker
      • Meh i like his old movies. Popcorn cinema like fifth element has its place but its not exactly grand cine... : Hoax
    • get off my internet : gokart.
    • Hey, hey, fuck you pal, you don't talk about DA FYVE that way, not in this hood! : SpaecKow
    • The Fifth Element was an excellent light sci-fi flick with a decent dose of humour. : Fred Garvin
    • You picked the wrong place to badmouth The Fifth. That's like yelling "Nigger" in the hood. Unfortunate... : Jobos
    • I just loved gary oldman in that movie. he is a chameleon. : anhero
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  That storyline has been done to death, so this is going to have to be an exceptional film if I'm going to... : PenicillinX57
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    I mean, really, the whole I HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER thing is so fucking old. : thewriter
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      Seriously like 500 movies in the last year have comeout with that premise. : lodit
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        could you name 50 of those 500? : RikiTiki2
        • I could name over 9000 : anhero
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    Holy fuck guys, I heard there was this new movie where a guy fall in love with a a girl, then loses her b... : Fred Garvin
    • Dude, terrible premise that has been done to death. : lodit
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  oh those evil french people. I bet the movie has parkour! : aeg1x
  • And baguettes! : notd665
• looks kickass! : anthonybean
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  That looks pretty awesome. : mittense
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    Wait, no, it looks horrible and trite and cliche and lame. : mittense
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      UPDATE: I realized I don't hate fun. It looks rad. : mittense
      • Whew! : Johnny Law
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        I DIDNT KILL MY WIFE GET OFF MY PLANE GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER : thewriter
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          Yeah. But it has Liam Neeson. Armed with a particular set of skills. : mittense
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            i hope its rapping skills. : sticman77
            • and +30 grappling skills : anhero
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          I DEMAND THAT ALL MY MOVIES HAVE STORY LINES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THAT IS WHY I DON'T WATCH ... : Fred Garvin
          • fuck your stupid noise, the fact remains that it's a horrible concept laid out in the trailer: - I DONT ... : thewriter
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            THEWRITER YOU SHOULD MESSAGE THE MODS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR USERNAME : SockMonkeh
            • hahahahaha <3 : thewriter
        • who cares, there is nothing new under the sun : Magus
        • http://www.derrickcomedy.com/2007/08/21/daughters/ : Fish_Bulb
• fuck yes! : Magus
• i love movies like this : sticman77
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  Looks kinda lame. The only reason I'd care is because of Besson. : lplasmatron
  • I think Besson and Neeson could be a really good combo. : Fred Garvin
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  how come this isn't starring Harrison Ford? : oatmela
  • He's still catching his breath after IJ4. : Jobos
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  "A very particular set of skills" That was cool. : Jobos
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    You take that back, it is a terrible premise that has been done to death. : lodit
    • I just like the line. The premise can suck one for all I care. : Jobos
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  this looks like it'd be a fun flick. For all the people bitching about the plot: I present you htt... : windowpane
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    Absolutely agreed, presentation and acting can often elevate shitty material. However the presentation of... : thewriter
    • and please tell me what is so wrong with enjoying a horribly standard B-movie thriller structure hell, : anhero
• Yes the premise has been done to death, but it looks like awesome shit could go down, and really if aweso... : Arsenal
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  Is this the awesome trailer thread? Forbidden Kingdom, Jet Li & Jackie Chan: This is what it is about:... : Magus
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    Hell. Yeah. But if Jackie and Jet don't at least spar with each other, I will be very disappointed! : Vantage
    • Didn't you catch, "We'll kill each other when this is over." I have high hopes!! : Magus
  • THIS HAS BEEN DONE TO DEATH! TURTLES IN TIME ANYONE!?! : sticman77
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  wow a funny youtube comment "DON'T FUCK WITH DARKMAN!" : moe6
  • Wait... no... that's stupid : moe6 : dodob
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  uck seriously people, stop with the youtube and use stage6!!! youtube is so low in terms of res :( : smacknca
  • ok despite that, looks awesome - very intense : smacknca
• Hrmm, that looks pretty good. : FPSDavid
• How exactly does this look "awesome" and "kick ass"? This is the same old shit rehashed over and over....... : mystifier
• oh boy another kill the kidnappers movie. Why cant the kidnappers ever win for a change? : gyokuro
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  ATTN: everyone in this thread harping about "this premise has been done to death" - I've got a Newsflash : action wombmate
  • This post has been done to death, I won't be reading it. meh. : SockMonkeh
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    So then it's safe to say people not excited about it have reason to be? It's been done horribly more oft... : Tawler
    • I'm implying nothing of the sort, only saying that the premise alone is not enough to determine what it w... : action wombmate
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    Most of these kidnapping movies don't have the father being a total badass and killing everyone in his pa... : Modica Sol Solis
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      I saw one once where these guys kidnap some ex-Army guy's daughter and try to get him to kill the Preside... : SockMonkeh
      • hahaha subtle : thewriter
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      nah there are plenty of movies with the father going around and killing dudes. I always think they're kin... : aeg1x
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        i bet they're ex-partners of the guy or someone whose family he killed when he was an assassin : Modica Sol Solis
        • haha you really are a writer huh : aeg1x
    • we need a live action FINAL FIGHT where haggar, cody and guy just tear apart metro city. 90min of nonst... : reverend~heresy
    • By that logic, we have a remake of Commando on our hands. : Tawler
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    GRAPHICS > GAMEPLAY : stuka
    • 22BIT COLOR = 32BIT COLOR : sasoi
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    This is such a bullshit argument and I'm surprised to see you spouting it. Movies like The Fountain relea : thewriter
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      It's not bullshit, it's true. By and large, there are only a handful of actual story templates in fictio : action wombmate
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        Hero story was metaphor, similar to No Country, so I disagree with the generality of your statement thoug... : thewriter
        • Well honestly, I'm just trying to avoid getting into a long-winded analysis of The Fountain or any other : action wombmate
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  Bonne chance! : Nick Breckon
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    Merde... : GodZilly
    • putain! : aeg1x
• LUCCC BESSSOOONNNNNN : proclone1
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  I liked it better when it was called commando : sammyl
  • I have an edge....I've got his daughter : ctlaltl33t
• could be fun : MoreVespeneGas
• this thread is a travesty. But the movie looks alright. : nomaad
• Exanon agrees with this trailer. : Exanon
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  This Year... ...Schindler, Is Going to Kick The Schit Out Of You! : scottythejock
  • LOL :D : nodebug
• well i think it looks awsome. i dont hate fun : AMikaboshi
• Awesome. Did any of you see the last film Besson directed, Angel-a? It was fucking fantastic as wel... : Vincent Grayson
• looks good : yuiwork
• I just checked IMBD, it's only coming out in France at the moment. : theo20185

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• god damnit : duncandun
• mine will be nyranger66. But I will suck, I know it already. : nyranger66
• Hopefully "Sailor of Fortune" : Sailor of Fortune
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  Chepito But I chose the cheap shipping, so I probably won't get it for a week :/ : Chepito.
  • you didn't get it off of stardock? they had a digital dl thing. : duncandun
• how is it? I like Homeworld but only mildly liked Civ, and disliked MoO : zerog83
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  What is Ironclad online? I am considering picking this game up soon, btw. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • medieval armor fetish email list : aeg1x
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  Someone give me a shack review (or link to one if it's been given.) I'm interested in this game but I nee... : moogle
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    Ditto, I'd really like to see that or someone's first impressions. : dravalen
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      It's massive. If you like really indepth RTS with lots of micro management and things to do then it shou... : liqker
      • did you play homeworld (or homeworld 2)? how does it feel to that if you did : smacknca
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        from what I've seen it requires very little micro at all. It seems to lean towards the civ scale of thing... : aeg1x
        • It varies. Against pirates early on in a game, you just launch a bunch of units at their planet and let t... : thewindcriesmary
        • i don't know what to believe but i hate micromanaging every last detail of an RTS : dantastic
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  mittens or [SD] mittens. I'm not sure which it'll pick up. : mittense
  • I'm currently playing a game with some Quarter-to-Three folk, but I'd be all up for getting me and anothe... : mittense
• It needs to be tomorrow so I can pick this up. :( : NFXFSX
• Is there a review out yet? : Hoax
• I need to stop sucking before I play online, but I'll be PhoenixArisen1 : PhoenixArisen
• mine is genericuser : genericuser
• My name is Sardukar. I really have no idea what im doing so far but its fun lol : thewindcriesmary
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  Anybody here play Sword of the Stars? How does it compare? : YamatoTwinkie
  • I played the demo, and I was convinced not to buy it from my experience. It was boring. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Sword of the Stars was amateur junk. Sins of a Solar Empire at least has good production values. : Goncyn
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      Note: I play and enjoy many "amateur" or "indie" games, including ugly ones (e.g. Dwarf Fortress). I'm pa : Goncyn
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        Endorsed by Goncyn, guess I have to pick it up now : Reptile
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          Well I haven't really decided whether I'm personally finding the fun in Sins yet, but it's a very high qu... : Goncyn
          • btw, get out of drone regions :) : Reptile
• LogikBomb : Rampancy
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  Screenshots!: http://www.polycat.net/gallery/sinsofasolarempire These are just a bunch of screenshots ... : mittense
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    FEATURE REQUEST: Make the ship name field longer please! The USS Enterpris isn't very intimidating. : Kentor
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      I so agree with this. : mittense
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        You need to go and poke some people until they cave to our naming demands. : Kentor
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          I just told Ironclad that by "Millennium Falcon" and "USS Enterprise" standards, the character limit was ... : mittense
          • Thank god Cockboat fits. : SockMonkeh
          • Excellent! : Kentor
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    Mittense, were you actually involved in the development at all? For some reason I thought a Shacker was, ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • He is part of Stardock. : NFXFSX
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      No. I just played it along the way. I'm working on this: http://www.draginol.com/images/SinsgoesGold_100A... : mittense
      • 8=======D~~~~~~~~~ : Goncyn
      • Nice artwork. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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        A drawing game? : FushigiDenki
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          Yes. It's a Massively Localplayer Offline Concept Art Drawing game where you come to our office and we gi... : mittense
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            Where do I sign up? : FushigiDenki
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              At our office where we give you dry erase board markers. : mittense
              • this subthread is lol : askedrelic
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        dragonlol? : SockMonkeh
        • dragon oil : drucifer
      • Is that the fantasy strategy game inspired in some part by the superclassic Master of Magic? : Ravenkettle
      • Cool. A red unicorn with a flaming horn? :) : SilverSnake
      • Looks like a spiritual successor to Master of Magic! : pimpium
• awesome guys, I'll be making a list of everyones name here and posting it tommorow (and adding you). : duncandun
• Jesus Christ this game is overwhelming. And I'm only at the tutorials!! : nyranger66
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  Kentor : Kentor
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    Are you sure? It says that the nick is invalid. : genericuser
    • Oops -- fixed now. : Kentor
• Kelbane : kelbane
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  Bantis Go figure : Bantis
  • I'd probably be better served with a comma between my name and the go figure! : Bantis
• Reptile : Reptile
• btw, us aussies will not be able to play with anyone :( for some reason the game has a > ping kick from s... : thewindcriesmary
• I'm thinking about picking this up, but it might be too overwhelming. : Sylvanus
• I got Jonathan surprisingly enough.... : Jonathan

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  KEEP COMING, GUYS!! GO GO GO!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    DON'T STOP COMING!!!! : skinlab133
    • UNF!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I want to go to bed :( : pancake humper
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      YOU'LL GET SLEEP WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, SOLDIER!! UP AND AT'EM!! GO GO GO!! /me hits myself with a shove... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • That was AWESOME!! mXENO was in there, playing sounds and shit, and THEN PROCEEDS TO GO IN THE WRONG D... : Maddog_Delphi97
• We got 12 in here, keep coming!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• come on now!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• awesome game so far!! :D :D :D it's completely crowded now, y'all can go home! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  lol, we come SO close on that last round of Dustbowl. SOOO close. Like.... fucking close. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    noooo. You didn't. : thief
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      I'm telling you, it was withen a nun's cunt hair. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • Yeah... Maybe, but we had everyone spawned so it would have been close; fortunately xeno's rockets, coup... : thief
      • It made me even break a monitor. Pics to follow. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Hijack: awesome games on Dallas, dudes. : A Sponge
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    Yeah, it was simply awesome. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Whoops, you said on Dallas. I missed that. <Gilda Radner>Neeeevermind.</Gilda Radner> : Maddog_Delphi97
  • stop playing :( WE need you to get rusty before saturday stupid school is holding me back : boomstickah
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    What a horrid waste of effort. You talk a big game, Miss Sponge, but what you really bring to the table i... : Nick Breckon
    • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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      whats your steamid, I'd love to frag a shacknews employee : boomstickah
      • "Nick Breckon". I fragged him several times tonight :) : Zero|DPX
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      The truth? What would you know of the truth. Are you the master of reality? Do you hold the key to every : A Sponge
      • Epic >:-(( : jasoncrowley
      • OWNED : trOmblyj
• Good games guys! : Serpico74
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  I forgot to post this a couple days ago. It's essentially megarust getting owned in the nuts. http://... : K1Bond007
  • that rocks : mXENO
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  TF2 update: CS:S is still fun. we should organize a shackbattle. : mXENO
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    CS:S update: You're the only one who wants to play it because you suck at TF2. <3 : skankcore
    • That said, I'd be down for letting you kill me in CS:S sometime. It was fun when we hopped on the Shack s... : skankcore
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      =( soldiers suck for defense. that match made me start playing demoman. cowardly demomen =( : mXENO
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        You know what, I had to resort to demoman that match as well. It was my first time playing demo in a ser... : dopeman
        • This is my go to defense for Dustbowl Stage 1, Cap 2. It works wonders. : skankcore
    • last time i played CS:S, i was running around with a knife trying to backstab people, and then i'd consta... : Flying h4x0r