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• Three Leaf Clover use grenades on the cop cars near the beginning. And man up in the subway. : jamesray
• I was very hurt when i entered the subway, got down to "one-shot" territory with three guys around me bef... : Foxhawk
• You can cheat the mission if you want. once you are in the subway tunnel run to the check point way ah : sigpro
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  2001 called and wants it's checkpoint system back. : GeorgeB3DR
  • damn straight : moshman
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    Only a checkpoint at the start of a big mission like that is really needed. It's a pain in the ass to die... : K1Bond007
    • picking up armor and ammo and all that shit too : moshman
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    george has a hard on for check point systems after dmc 4. : judasen
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      Isn't Rockstar an American company? Don't you have some classy words to say to them concerning the save ... : judasen
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        the people that started the GTA game franchise are scottish : moshman
        • Rockstar North still are in scotland i think : steve_o
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          Yeah, the publishing part of Rockstar is New York based but Rockstar North (the developer) is based in Ed... : flooq
          • in the case of GTA4, I doubt all the development was done in edinburgh : moshman
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    Sometimes it can be frustrating, but I find that having to completely restart a mission if you fail it re... : ayesel
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      Yes and no. The problem with GTA games is that they are so damn random how shit plays out. You can do ev... : judasen
      • That would probably be my main criticism as well. You're very dependent on the actions of other NPCs (esp... : ayesel
  • Dear Japan UK :( haha http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16221716#itemanchor_16221716 : xsoulbrothax
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  Man up. Use grenades. :) : K1Bond007
  • ^^^ grenades and cover. I actually didn't have too much of a problem with this mission, but I can certain... : qwpeoriu
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  There are at least two locations along the way where you can find health packs. : crummynz
  • I found one before you make your way out of the subway system near the entrance to the stairs... grenades : VuduChild
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  If you can and you are able too call Dwayne and have him send some of his crew, they make good flesh shi : Normality
  • wow you can do that? On other missions also?? : gakera
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  Yeah, I've tried a few times and always die coming out of the subway. : Fred Garvin
  • I just ran. Ran like a bitch to the first car I saw and jumped in. : judasen
• That's the toughest mission I've beaten so far, one trick I found is that it doesn't seem like any of you : ayesel
• I did it first time and didn't use any grenades. It was hard, but not impossibly. : marmite
• i did that first time without any trouble :( : AMikaboshi
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  Did it on the second try with armour + lots of cover-aim-popup-headshot rinse repeat. : d fluke
  • That's basically how you do that and any of the other tougher missions. Go in with full armor and use cov... : Serpico74
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  Shenanigans are the last mission. that BS is nothing : oHnOES
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    fuck this bullshit. i hate it. : oHnOES
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      yes i just rage-quit : oHnOES
      • same here : VuduChild
• It was my favorite mission so far, I made it on the first run! Lots of grenades, and I almost ran out o... : gakera
• i wish i sucked so i could play that one again and again. it was epic and a lot of fun. it would be g... : pyide

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  Kratos may be able to kill a god, but my multi-use labor element can farm food, create energy, mine smith... : RomSteady
  • It took a little searching. I have never heard of this game and the box art made me laugh: http://en.wiki... : OverloadUT
  • LOL. Don't forget, you can always extort cash from Wumpuses all over the planet! : Ride-My-Rocket
• I've been playing for 20 years now and Kratos is definately one badass motherfucker. : abrasion
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  I vote nameless one : BingusLargus
  • Hmm, this is also a pretty damn fine choice... : ifallible
  • Yessss : Kaerof
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  Hoagie from DOTT or Sam from Sam & Max. : Nitrium
  • Haha, hopping on this love for Hoagie thread! : Moonbase Commander
  • You crack me up little buddy! : getfrisky
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  Geralt - The Witcher : gatts
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    Seriously where is the love for Geralt ^^^ Though I suppose he is a bit emo at times depending on your... : ErikTehRed
    • I HAVE AMNESIA! : BingusLargus
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  The Nerevarine from Morrowind does some serious badassery. Kratos goes and kills a god and thinks he's a : Finestaut
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    I don't know about that. The pantheon isn't very big, and if you pay attention, it was already in the pr : Arcanum
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      I'll admit, maybe they weren't AAA grade, cage free, grain fed gods, but there were 3 of them, and that's : Finestaut
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        Kratos has killed both deities of war in the pantheon, and is gunning for the rest. : Arcanum
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          So you're saying he doesn't finish what he starts? : Finestaut
          • Killing a pantheon of more than three grade AAA deities at the top of their game, without waving a magic ... : Arcanum
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  How many have ripped a bosses head off and shit down its neck? Kratos is a fantastic second, though. Lo... : GeorgeB3DR
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    You guys better top that cutscene. That fucking killed back in the day. : Serpico74
    • No shit. I replayed that level so so many times just to see it again. It was so great back then (and ev... : MacemanInTW
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    That doesn't really count because it was a non-interactive cutscene. When you show the player the char... : RomSteady
    • Y'know, I'm fine with never playing a game with a "shit" action key. : Conan
    • Oh, that counts. Oh yes indeed that very much counts. : dognose
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      QTE is non interactive. Oh yes, I went there. : avatar_58
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        Isn't a QTE the very definition of interactive? If you fail to press the buttons (interact, as it were), ... : Vincent Grayson
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          If it were interactive, then let me do as *I* choose. QTE is basically a cutscene that requires you follo... : avatar_58
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            It's not that cut and dried. Take the gorgon grab kill. Initiating the kill move is entirely optional, ... : Arcanum
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              I'm going to level with you - I haven't played God of War. I'm just hating on the concept of QTE because ... : avatar_58
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                OMG don't even try messing with GoW man - that game kicks your ass, QTE or not - it's the best of the gen... : abrasion
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                  Uh Ninja Gaiden mother fucker? : Toth21
                  • Like I said, GoW is the best of the genre. : abrasion
              • You gotta play it. Everything he does is badass x10000, and they're great games : Serpico74
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                Gamer card. Turn it in. Seriously, God of War did QTE right. They were ok in whatever Prince of Pe : Arcanum
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                  Really? I can name about 20 games you might not have played. I fail to see why I would need to play a gam... : avatar_58
                  • Jesus man it's like you've read one stupid webcomic about QTE's or something and you're convinced GoW is ... : abrasion
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                    Indigo Prophecy's interface, in my experience, was a pile. Play God of War (the first one). : Arcanum
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                      While he should play the first one first for the story, GOW2 is IMO even better. Both amazing games eithe... : Serpico74
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                        If a new one comes out with a demo on the PS3, I'll try that - hows that? If it's any good I'll get the o... : avatar_58
                        • Noooooo. :( You can get the old ones for cheap. They are both great games and actually have excellent ... : Serpico74
                        • I strongly recommend starting with the first one. The story and motivations of Kratos are a huge part of... : Arcanum
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                    GoW did QTE correctly. That means it's fun. Seriously do not bash it if you have not played it. It's fun ... : OverloadUT
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                      If the God of War games don't contain some of the most epic, awesome battles you've ever experienced in a... : Arcanum
                      • Fuck it, I'm turning on my PS2 to replay some of this. : OverloadUT
                  • Because the stuff that arcanum described isn't really proper QTE as most games use it, it's just a finish... : flooq
                • See right there I disagree. In POP they sucked and in TR they were out of place and totally irritating f... : avatar_58
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                  I have to agree here, they worked really well in God if War. I also have to give some credit to Resident... : Finestaut
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                    I found the ones in RE4 (at least the Wii version) to be a bit of a pain. They were almost always "do or... : Arcanum
                    • While I agree with you on principle (do or die sucks), in a survival horror game, I think it's good to ha... : Finestaut
                    • Doubt the Wii was the problem there. I felt exactly the same way about the GC version. I think I did most... : flooq
          • If this is the case, then you can remove pretty much every character from the running (although I'd say h... : Vincent Grayson
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    See this is why I posted the thread! I knew there had to be a close contender that I wasn't thinking off.... : OverloadUT
    • For me it is sort of apples and oranges. Duke is badass but he's also very funny. Kratos is badass and he : Serpico74
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  Kratos for sure. He is always pissed : Serpico74
  • he's always so motherfuckingly angry, its awesome. : barichnikov
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  Duke Nukem you idiots. : SockMonkeh
  • ♥ : dognose
  • I agree! : Sebastian-TEC
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  You make pretty good points... http://www.doubleviking.com/the-ten-most-bad-ass-video-game-characters... : davidc02
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    if by world you mean the Shack...then yes : byorn
    • Everyone in my office crowded around my computer to watch the trailer the precise moment it was posted on... : SockMonkeh
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    I was with that list until Sephiroth, but after him it took a serious nose dive. : Head Rush
    • I think Dante and Sephiroth are tied for being the least badass characters on there. Emo != Badass : ErikTehRed
• Quake Ranger : chungathebunga
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  Kratos, definitely. Ryu Hayabusa as a very close runner-up. : kallanta
  • RYU HAYABUSA : GrimmyD
  • RYU HAYABUSA MOTHER FUCKER.... I mean he turns into a hawk, turns down huge breasted pussy like it was no... : Toth21
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  I would say 1) Duke 2) Kratos 3) Ben and the Polecats : focusdaily
  • no Full Throttle love :( : focusdaily
  • i'm not putting my lips on that... : davislovestacobell
• seriously? Duke Nukem, hands down : Korban
• Where is dognose when we need him? : afty
• Doomguy : fleabug
• Snake : mechanicalgrape
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  Come on...Nameless One from Planescape:Torment : rt702
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    How many characters snap their own neck, cut off body parts and basically mutilate the living fuck out of... : avatar_58
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      Or go crazy (temporarily) and set up traps to kill themselves down the line because they're paranoid. : Fayk
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        Or debate someone out of existence. : ifallible
        • Or have a floating skull for a sidekick. : vikramwillrock
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    Would beat down Kratos anyday. : twifosp
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      That fight would never end. : Finestaut
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        Depends... how many times can Kratos fight his way out of Hades? : ifallible
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          As many times as it takes. : Kentor
          • See there's no guarantee of that. The Nameless One is immortal, so he'd win. : ifallible
  • One of my top : Mondo
• Mario?....no no wait....Kratos ftw : Brogasm
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  Kyle Katarn, bitches. : Athlon7
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    If you mean this one: http://www.jedilegacy.net/stormrunner/tech/kyle1.gif then yes. If you mean this... : UtilityMaximizer
    • I still have my disc of the original dark forces :D God I played the hell out of that game back in the d... : ErikTehRed
    • Number 2 looks like a skinny Kevin Smith. : BingusLargus
  • are you shitting me? : reubenreuben
• It's gotta be Kratos or the Doom Marine. Duke always seemed kinda gay to be honest. : NastyJack
• - the boss from mgs3? she sure as hell quickly take a pistol apart. - bad dude(s) from bad dudes? was a ... : Foxhawk
• Kratos I agree. just FWI, pretty much everyone walks out of Hades... : barichnikov
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  Sam Fisher, Riddick, Niko Bellic is moving up the list : spiderfill
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    Overall I'd say Kratos but Nikko takes over that spot when he starts mouthing off while you kill people. : Wombat Woo
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      Nikko's DOES do some of the best taunting I've heard in recent memory. : Finestaut
      • "Don't FUCK with my family!" : BingusLargus
• Mario : easeup
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  Gordon Freeman - mute badass muthafuka. Err, Duke, definitely Duke. : locater16
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    I do have to make a not that Freeman is the only video game character to personally commit mass xenocide.... : locater16
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      Samus Aran would like to have a word with you. : Finestaut
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        There always seem to be more metroids.... : Arcanum
        • What more do you want from her? She went to their homeworld, personally cleared it out, and took the onl... : Finestaut
  • I think you're mistaking "soulless, emotionless automation with no will or desires of his own" for "mute ... : Arcanum
• Solid Snake : easeup
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  Ragnaros from Molten Core (Wow) : easeup
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    I would actually be inclined to somewhat agree. He scores points for requiring 40 carefully coordinated h... : OverloadUT
    • Not agree that he's most badass, but that he would belong on the list somewhere. : OverloadUT
• Dante : razlebol
• Kratos. Kratos. : Deathlove
• Master Higgins : j0nchan
• I personally loved Jak from the Jak series. I mean his first words were a death threat :). : Malku
• Guybrush Threepwood- He can hold his breath for 10 minutes! : Psigun
• Probably Duke, then Kratos. But let's not forget Garrett. Or HK-47. I'm surprised no votes for Niko... : notd665
• duke : reklamation
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  I guess Kratos is bad ass, I mean he's scripted to be such, but he's such a 1 dimensional character the s... : Murdoc.
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    He had somewhat more depth in the first game. : Arcanum
    • It got to the point while I was playing GoW2 that whenever Kratos met a new character I knew he was just ... : Toth21
• Brucie : gyokuro
• gary busey : GloriousCow
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  Space Marines and Necrons from DoW are a bit hard to compete with too. I also want to throw Samus Aran... : psycho100
  • If you are going to kill everyone and everything you better try your damned hardest, IMO. : focusdaily
• The computer from Portal. : Vangoghs Ear
• Auron - because he keeps on arm out of its sleeve the whole time and carries moonshine tied to his belt w... : flagg209
• The dude from SHadow of the Colossus. I mean, seriously? Those thing were fucking CRAZY. : Juno
• okami! : spaceless
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  The Marked One from STALKER, because I get to choose how badass I want to be. : packav
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    I'm sorry, but anyone who routinely has to run to escape DOGS is automatically disqualified. : Finestaut
    • You chose to run :( : packav
    • I rather get killed by a dog than a fat, green bitch with saggy tits and bad dreadlocks. : classicfork
  • Oh how many times I've seen "failed mission -----" after a firefight that I somehow end by killing the gu... : Vincent Grayson
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  Thread was over before it started. Kratos will fuck you up. : Boxelder
  • Kratos is a badass but that's all he is. He's an empty character with no depth. The games were great but ... : Psigun
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  chakan the forever man. : ibrokn
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    omg i fucking love you! Chakan is a major bad ass. : Borzoi
    • people forget about him. he beat death :( : ibrokn
  • seriously under represented videogame badass. also, going back and playing that now, fuck that stupid ... : Kniggit
• Katamari Prince : My Documents
• Me (or you) in Tie Fighter, because u got to beat the shit out of the rebellion whilst giving orders to D... : thewindcriesmary
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  call me old fashion but Sephiroth takes the cake.... and cloud strife is probally right behind him thanks... : megreedy
  • you're kidding right? : leaked
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  I'd link that Penny-Arcade where Kratos is in anger management counseling, but their archive is bustified... : action wombmate
  • http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2005/20050327l.jpg See also: http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/200... : BlackCat9
• Sam Fisher when he worked for the government and not this double agent bullshit (never played that one) : Nighteyes
• this is sexninja at kelbane's house and my vote goes for Mobius One, motherfuckers : kelbane
• pac man. : CoRDS
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  Cubic litres is redundant. A litre is already a measure of volume. : MONGOLOID
  • Badassery is measured by a 9 dimensional compact space. : Kentor
• Ryu Hayabusa : Dschinghis Khan
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  OMG What is wrong with you ppl!?!? No one beats Ben from Full Throttle, NOONE!!!! Ooly ones coming in... : StillGoingStrong
  • Ben from Full Throttle is bad-ass, then comes Duke Nukem, Grom Hellscream from Warcraft 3 should be menti... : Smoochy666
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  640509-040147 : vikramwillrock
  • 47 is awesome. : jamesray
• Serious Sam! : vikramwillrock
• JC "Helio" Denton : Mondo
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  Kane. : vikramwillrock
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    i hope you mean Kain (although i like Raziel better overall) : Borzoi
    • I meant Kane from CnC, but Kain..., definitely. : vikramwillrock
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  Michael Wilson, 47th President of the United States "Eat my flame of Justice!" http://www.youtube.c... : Borzoi
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    ^ this is hard to beat : crummynz
    • my fantasy is that MS will allow M.W.C. on XBLA as an Xbox Original, a la Nintendo bringing over their un... : Borzoi
  • I'm going to outer space. Because I'm the President of these great United States of America! This neve... : Duffman8369
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    WOW Why isn't this game here? : Serpico74
    • Well....at the time, Sega published From's Xbox games and Agetc published their PS2 games in the US. I sp... : Borzoi
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      coz its a shit. : reubenreuben
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        p.s. how in any way is WOW bad-ass, shouldnt it be under the sweaty nerd category? : reubenreuben
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          your reading comprehension = -1000 : Serpico74
          • the only way to redeem yourself is to watch the video, reuben : xsoulbrothax
  • Wins. : xsoulbrothax
  • BEST PRESIDENT EVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o50EL5IEpiE : Serpico74
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  Malfurion Stormrage.... fuck... just saying that name gives me the bumps1!@! : TPSReport
  • nerdiest post of the day right here :) : moshman
• KAIN : MoreVespeneGas
• Captain Goodnight : stuka
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  Charles Barkley. The Chaos Dunk knows no opposition which can withstand it's might. : Psigun
  • This gets my vote. : socksta
• How about the main dude from crysis... he is pretty bad ass in that little intro video... And he's damn f... : Reeves
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  MASTUR CH33F IS A PRETTY K00L GUY! HE KILLS ALI3ns ADn DOEStN AFREID OF ANYTHIGN >.> : reubenreuben
  • You're a terrible poster : fishbone
  • is this some kind of joke : Lightbulb
  • you are unwelcome to the shack : nomaad
• niko bellic : oHnOES
• Probably this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-te_jTkmVKo : bipolar
• Duke EOT : Ryno
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  BRUCIE! He's ALPHA! : marmite
  • FUCKIN' GENETICALLY DIFFERENT MAN! : Vincenoir
• Kratos or the Nameless One from Planescape Torment. : wytefang

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  Blade Runner : genjuro
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    I swear I'm the only person in the entire world that doesn't like Blade Runner. It's just so incredibl : ConfusedUs
    • Get out of this thread now! : kagath
    • It's got great story, atmosphere, acting and scenes, but it's a bad movie. : randomposter
• Definitely http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/ : PlanetPerfecto
• The Duke Nukem Movie : dognose
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  All of yours, plus the God Father, Blade Runner, Mad Max and American History X. I fail at catching up o... : devi| dog
  • Mad Max is one I've never seen but don't fancy anyway, but holy shit, The Godfather. SEE IT NOW. : randomposter
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  Raging Bull : nrgXs
  • Same here. : LeapingFool
• titanic. : ibrokn
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  Gone With the Wind and Eraserhead. I've tried both but couldn't sit through them. :( : Perturbation
  • haha what a combination of films : mXENO
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    You should try watching Eraserhead with some help : daedraug
    • Even just thinking about the scene where they cut open the roast chicken/quail thing and the black stuff ... : sethmarc
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  tangent - I loved the Maltese Falcon, and most other Bogie movies. Who would be today's Humphrey Bogart? ... : Juno
  • Clive Owen could fit the bill, I reckon. He's got the rugged charisma. : randomposter
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  Godfather. I've heard so much about it I never felt the need. : pauk111
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    I didn't see it till I was 18 and had to watch it for a class. I found it to be pretty overhyped. :/ : thetangent
    • i felt the same way when i finally got around to seeing it. partly, I think because so many things have b... : stgulik
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    it doesn't hold up at all, it was just ok for its time : jackalope
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      WTF, between this and sesmaster's "Indy sucks" post today I don't know what to think anymore. The Godf : Serpico74
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        Yeah, I'm stunned. : randomposter
        • I think it's an awesome movie, but I do agree in a way. There's just no way anything could stand up to th : daedraug
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  Clockwork Orange : focusdaily
  • This is another great movie, you should try to watch it. : randomposter
  • Prepare to have your mind blown away : Serpico74
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  2001: A space odyssey : rosewood
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    Are you going to watch it while Shacking, then ask us "WTF is this movie so slow?" : Serpico74
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      Well it is..... : thetangent
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        This subthread: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=12518258#itemanchor_12518258 And you're right, it : Serpico74
        • I've tried watching it before and gave up on that shit movie. : rosewood
        • I've tried watching it before and gave up on that shit movie. : rosewood
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          it's kind of weird people say it's so quiet because i just watched it in a theater last week and holy fuc... : mXENO
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            He was watching it while "multitasking" :p : Serpico74
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              Haha I just read that whole subthread. No offense intended to rosewood, but some people just don't get w : action wombmate
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                people just don't understand that gigantic amount of work that goes into film. they don't understand tha... : mXENO
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                  Well, true, but if I'm ever gonna see Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, I'm only gonna see it when ... : cerealSAM2
                  • haha point taken : action wombmate
              • People also underestimate the immersion and experience of seeing a movie in a theater. : cerealSAM2
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  Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard, It's a Wonderful Life, etc. I'm really sketchy when it comes to pre-1970... : Kaerof
  • I too had not seen Casablanca until very recently. Totally worthwhile, Louis is one of the best movie ch... : action wombmate
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  Trainspotting : packav
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    It's a great flick. Funny and pretty ugly too. : randomposter
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      I've only see the toilet scene. Looks crazy. : packav
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        That movie is hilarious, you'll love it. : Serpico74
        • plus kelly macdonald gets nekkid and the results are lovely : Foxhawk
  • Trainspotting kept me from doing heroin. EVER. : Rauol Duke
• Shawshank Redemption : thetangent
• The Battleship Potemkin : stgulik
• The Graduate, Gone with the Wind, Porky's, and a fair number of Hitchcock films (though that is in the pr... : action wombmate
• Brazil. : edgewise
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  ATTN SGTSANITY: Did you see Jaws yet? : Serpico74
  • wow wtf : randomposter
  • oh god hiding : sgtsanity
• Princess Bride, Goonies : My Documents
• Schindler's List. : cerealSAM2
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  Real Genius, Weird Science, Iron Eagle, RAD. It hink Real Genius is my favorite 80s movie. : mankeroo
  • How can it be your favorite 80s movie if you haven't seen it? : cerealSAM2
• Do you believe that the local Blockbuster doesn't have The Maltese Falcon OR The Big Sleep? I should dirt... : SpaecKow
• Das Boot : graah
• Citizen Kane : rock elf
• Blade Runner & A Clockwork Orange : sonicdeathwalrus
• the untouchables, In The Name Of The King. : Klebold

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    I really don't like Lenovos. The nipple just drives me crazy. : rosewood
    • *giggety* : Jayx77
    • Awesome keyboards and build quality though. Dells always feel cheap to me in comparison. : Serpico74
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• I love my m1330. : Arcanum
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  Have you seen the new ones coming out? http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/08/dell-inspiron-1435-1535-and... : pancake humper
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    I cringe every time I sell one of those ugly things. : rosewood
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      vostro ugly? I love it, simple black, no stupid buttons or epenii lights on it. : filthysock
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        Looks like a brick of shit : rosewood
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          funny, it looks like a laptop to me : filthysock
          • Looks can be deceiving. The sleak slim design of the 1330 just kicks the ass of that brick vostro sh... : rosewood
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  possibly as early as June: new MacBook. probably aluminum, upgrade to Centrino 2 tech (1066MHz FSB, bett... : Postal
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    Except it could boot windows. But no fucking way I'm buying a Mac Book. : rosewood
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      Why, o ut of curiosity : Ebu
      • He's considering a frigging HP as an alternative to the already flimsy feeling 1530, why ask why? : Serpico74
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        if someone says 'no fucking way I'm buying an __' you can be pretty sure its rooted in something irration... : derelict515
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          Yes. I mean I've only been doing this since I was in 6th grade. So of course that has to be it. It m... : rosewood
          • it's a fucking laptop. upgrade paths don't usually figure into the buying process for those. I agree with... : sigpro
          • You can right click with the touch pad, just have two fingers on it instead of one. The only other dec... : Serpico74
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      If I was to ever get a Windows laptop, I'd buy Lenovo in a heartbeat. Quality stuff. : djkenohki
      • They really are great. The little eraser joystick is dumb but the rest of it is top notch, just solid. : Serpico74
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    Do you really think a new MB will come out this summer? Is there any substance to that rumor? I ask becau... : Bean
    • Current Macbooks are using the 2.4ghz Penryn Core 2 Duos, so lack of power shouldn't be an issue. If an u... : Serpico74
    • I have the 2.0 MB, dropped 4gb of ram in (not from Apple, thankyouverymuch) and it's quick and slick : Ebu
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  I'll check on this tomorrow, but if my 17% off coupon applies to this machine, you can have it. : sharkII
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    Thank you. Any idea if it is Small Biz or Home? I'll probably end up with the 1530 since I can get a ... : rosewood
    • I know it's home, I don't what other restrictions though off the top of my head. : sharkII

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  I don't know... having to pick between a gun and a flashlight all the time got me really turned around... : kallanta
  • I see what you did there... : trOmblyj
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  KILL HIM PLEASE : byorn
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    I'm sure he'll get his, in time. : trOmblyj
    • oh, right, I forgot about that... : trOmblyj
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    rofl sorry, he's immortal : feek
    • it has to hurt though : byorn
  • He's Invincible! : FushigiDenki
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  I had a dream one time that Lost and BSG did a cross over episode. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Don't threaten LOST like that : byorn
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  oh what the shit? : devnullgt
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    lol....this is going to be good. : byorn
    • I see dead people : devnullgt
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  For a second I thought this was a thread about DooM that was "lost." : deject
  • thanks...we needed a troll. : byorn
• So has Locke never met this guy on the island?}o : byorn
• Nice...looks like Locke drew the Smoke Monster when he was a little kid : devnullgt
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  this show is insane in a good way : trOmblyj
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    Wow ... still the best season of LOST yet. (last week was a little meh, but still decent) : byorn
    • yah.. this season has been amazing! : Shadowdane
• oh WOW : feek
• what the jesus : opengl128
• Good episode. : mechanicalgrape
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  Oh fuck me silly! I can't wait until next week. : devnullgt
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    yah the little preview looked awesome! : Shadowdane
    • Oh yea....with all this buildup and awesomeness.....they BETTER not screw up the series ending. I mean...... : devnullgt
• Man this is such a great season. : Begawkiness
• Awesome. This is clearly the best season. : K1Bond007
• This show owns me. : vigilante
• Fucking awesome. : fleabug
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  The appearance of Richard after Locke's birth puts a big kink in the timeloop theory. Although I suppose : mechanicalgrape
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    i have a feeling he doesn't age or something... i don't think its time travel. : Shadowdane
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      Could he be Jacob? He seems to be playing as the 'enigma' character in the series. : tboomer2
      • hes not the only enigma character : conandan
      • didn't richard die in an episode? like around when they did a flashback of ben just getting to the island : smalakar
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  I want Jacob to be Little Jacob from GTA IV. : Chew
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    I can't find the cabin through the haze of smoke. : silent prophet
    • And we can't understand him even when he's talking. Now we'll never know the secret! : tboomer2
    • Alree mahn I and I can be no findin' da cabin tru da haze of da ganaga mahn. : Fred Garvin
• This episode was tight. Damn damn damn... awesome stuff is coming up. I hope those nazi mercenaries get : Flynn
• All I have to say is double you tee eff. : Fred Garvin
• It looks like they turned Locke into Walt. : Sailor of Fortune
• The music this season has been very epic mainly in it's execution. - When Frank flies back to the ship : Sailor of Fortune
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  Who's the bald guy who was pushing Locke's wheelchair? I know they've shown him in the show before, I jus : Flying h4x0r
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    Matthew Abbadon, he works for Widmore most likely.. he met Hurley in the mental institution, and assemble : ventro
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      he kind of looks like Eko's brother : Flying h4x0r
      • he is JACOB : bfzzzz
  • The Economist : Sailor of Fortune
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  what's that on his arm? : smax
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    It is Sirius Sat Radio receiver. Gotta get good tunes while on the island : rosewood
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3Cc7wlfkI : djkenohki
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  mv ~/the_island /usr/jacob1/ : rosewood
  • dd if=/dev/random of=/home/rosewood/brain bs=1 count=1 : bfzzzz
  • I lol'd : Odoyle
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  how the fucking hell are they going to move the island : CoRDS
  • They'll have to get David Copperfield : BlackCat9
  • OH MY GOD - I figured it out. When they move the island we will finally discover that LOST is a prequel t : silent prophet
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    They won't actually move the island, they'll just change the heading that is required to find it. : Chepito.
    • ^^^^agreed : byorn

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• Sad, but so exciting : renegade732
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  ?? Series or season? : Edges
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    Oh, whoops. Season. : trOmblyj
    • repent >:( : Foxhawk
    • holy CRAP I am am so glad you are wrong : byorn
    • You fucking scared me : OverloadUT
    • whew! : whore
    • jesus fucking christ you bout gave me a heart attack : prime8
    • In the UK they call a season a series. : deject
    • Thank god, I freaked out for a second. : Head Rush
    • F U : kevp
• kill it. : oHnOES
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  is that matthew broderick? : loboca
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    yes. : perstephanie
    • Lets do this. : loboca
• I'm watching Scrubs on the DVR. this sucks and it doesnt make sense. : Rauol Duke
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  No, Scrubs is the series finale for tonight :( : HojuSimpson
  • Yeah I don't know how that happened. : trOmblyj
  • Series on NBC, next season is on ABC. : Deathlove
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    Whoa whoa whoa. I thought scrubs was a rerun. Did I just miss the finale? : renegade732
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      you did. Sucker! : Deathlove
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        goddamn. this is the first time I've missed an episode in years : renegade732
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          hulu tomorrowwwwwwwwwwww : Deathlove
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            come again? : renegade732
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              The full episode will be on hulu.com tomorrow. : Deathlove
              • I'm in Canada, none of those sites work here. I'll track it down some other way. : renegade732
  • What the fuck was that? : Rauol Duke
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    such a lame note to end on. seems like they could come up with something better than that. : stgulik
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      What happened? Spoiler it for me, because I stopped watching Scrubs a year or two ago, and have no desire... : Bean
      • It's being picked back up for another year on ABC, so it's not really the last one. : ejectorpod
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        It's not the end of the series. They are continuing on ABC next season. : afty
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          ahh ok, that's not so bad. bean it was kind of a run of the mill fantasy episode. all the characters were : stgulik
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            Thanks! Man, that show really has become a parody of itself in the last few years. : Bean
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              Apparently this episode is actually out of order, it was produced 2 episodes ago, but shown late. : ejectorpod
              • This explains so much. I turned it on at the beginning and saw Kelso and just assumed it was a rerun. : renegade732
    • It's not ending. It's on ABC next season. : Deathlove
    • They canceled the actual finale because it's going to ABC. : whistler
  • This wasn't the series finale for Scrubs. Next season will be on ABC. That's why NBC didn't hype the show : Prozium
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  So who wants to translate the Chinese dialogue at the end of 30 Rock?? : eXcess
  • Yes, somebody please do this. : trOmblyj
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    probably already done on the internet somewhere, but when does it come on hulu? : Foxhawk
    • tomorrow morning : Deathlove
  • lol, sweet, i'll see if i can understand it when i watch it tomorrow : snowwolf
• SEASON! Don't scare me like that. >:( : Serpico74
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  Series finale? Oh man are you serious? : Fred Garvin
  • No, apparently when I say 'season' I type 'series' - my bad. : trOmblyj
• What are you, British? : NFXFSX
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  Working for NBC has made 30 Rock much more hilarious. Because it's true, my friends. It is true. : jessipoo
  • While you're there, can persuade them to stop presenting a distorted image of America that negatively inf... : Lone Swordsman
• Such a great episode. I hope they keep Matthew Broderick around for a few episodes -- he was brilliant. ... : ThomW

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  Totally agreed, it was so frigging beautiful, and what an amazing soundtrack: http://youtube.com/watch?v=... : Serpico74
  • IAWTP : action wombmate
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    Solaris. The soundtrack for this movie is also amazing. : Flynn
    • that was supposed to be a reply for mankeroo : Flynn
    • one of the tracks from the soundtrack. Really, really good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SRktSlsGA : Flynn
    • oh yeah, saw that in the theater and have the soundtrack already :) : mankeroo
    • You're right about that. : Bonestormm
  • I don't know why, but that little clip of mercury moving in front of the sun is one of the most impressiv... : tree8
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  You've probably seen all the decent sci-fi movies. There aren't that many :( : genjuro
  • It's a shame. I personally enjoy reading sci-fi novels and playing sci-fi games more than fantasy stuff s... : Psigun
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  I agree, except the ending was terrible. It turned from what I thought was going to be a terrific sci-fi : classicfork
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    You're arguing believability....regarding a movie where a team of scientists have to fly a bomb into the ... : notd665
    • No, they already have this unbelievable ship but some how forget to throw in a few lines of coding into a : classicfork
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  Yeah, I saw it a few weeks back and was blown away. The whole ten minute chunk when the oxygen garden : notd665
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    The concept of the ship and everything was so amazing. The mission could have gone completely smoothly wi... : Serpico74
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      Serpico, recommend me some more movies. I value your opinion of cinema over everyone else on the Shack. ... : notd665
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        You should definately check out Searching For Bobby Fischer. At first I was stuck looking over your li... : Serpico74
        • That movie is great. When I had premium cable channels when ever it was on I always watched it. : sigpro
    • event horizon was cooler, IMO : kn1fe
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  Seeing it in the cinema was almost sensory overload in some parts. It was just simply amazing : shavenewok
  • i saw it two days in a row. first by myself, and then with as many people as i could drag with me. : dopefish
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    Ugh, I am so jealous. :( The first thing I thought after seeing it was that I'd really missed out not ... : Serpico74
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      I watched it in the Arclight :) Yep, it was breathtaking : Flynn
      • UGHHHHHHHHH, soooooo jealous :) : Serpico74
    • You missed the breathtaking beauty of it, but also the galactic sucktitude of the ending. : randomposter
  • for sure, I went to watch it without expecting much, actually I think it was my backup movie cos the movi... : moe6
  • Fuck yes. The shield repair scene blew my mind *and* eardrums :D : d fluke
  • yeah I'm glad I saw it on the big screen. I don't think anyone disagrees with the fact that the visuals a... : aeg1x
• Freddy Krueger : Psigun
• You have watched The Fountain I hope? : daedraug
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  Not quite as beautiful, but another true sci-fi movie is Soderbergh's version of Solaris. I haven't seen... : action wombmate
  • Yeah Solaris was excellent. : sanchez
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  It's going to be a Blu-ray rent when I get my HD setup, I think. : five_percent
  • Oh, for sure, the Blu Ray looks amazing. : Serpico74
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  There's only one that I've seen that fits that description, as mentioned previously. Solaris. : tree8
  • The Fountain I hate repeating myself :( : daedraug
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    Solaris + Stalker (Andrey Tarkovsky double feature!- yes it's from the same source as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) : Borzoi
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      what do u mean by same source : kn1fe
      • the book Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers. : Borzoi
    • fuck yes... Stalker is amazing, but don't expect high action or explanations. : ThrillKill
• i am posting in this cinematography appreciation thread :) : Wheatloaf
• I like futurism too - any cool books w/ futurism with at least some foundation in reality? : mankeroo
• GORGEOUS yes yes and yes. its visually stunning : xsii
• more music from the movie... i think this is the most amazing theme in any movie... very majestic. http:... : ssj4megaman
• one more vote for 'the fountain' for visuals. i just love that movie : oHnOES
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  wasn't there a lot more hate for sunshine around? : Flinz
  • More disappointment than hate. You can't HATE that movie because 75% of it is just fucking awesome. : fishbone

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  Does it hurt when you are this wrong? : uglysad
  • packie is the fucking man : oHnOES
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  brucie>jacob>packie>the rest : sigpro
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    dude LJ helped at like 50% with that helicopter mission and he was firing the missles : oHnOES
    • That mission was great. : Finestaut
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  Jacob needs to shut the fuck up, packie I look forward to killing (if I can) -Brucie - he's my fucking b... : abrasion
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    wtf how can you say that about packie. im dumbfounded : oHnOES
    • late game spoiler: packie organized the bank robbery and shit. his family "used to run liberty city" or : oHnOES
    • Dunno if we're talking about the same guy - the Irish prick who tries to pimp his sister - he's an idiot ... : abrasion
• Eddie Low >* : judasen
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  ive only met little jacob out of those but i have to assume youre wrong. i have no idea wtf is going on ... : dantastic
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    subtitles! : Mmmmmoo
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      yeah but i shouldnt have to turn them on just to hear one character in the game : dantastic
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        So... what? You want everyone to speak in an easily intelligible monotone? : ChibiJosh
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          wait till he meats dr sbaitso : CoRDS
          • ahahha gold cords GOLD : abrasion
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      THey don't help much which makes it all the more hilarious. : FormerHPB
      • one love me breda : TPSReport
  • what joo do! : Mondo
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    It gets even better when you meet Badman, and Niko needs even more translation help. : Deathlove
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      yeah i have. the worst part is that i used to be able to understand it better when i worked in the ghett... : dantastic
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        My college roommate's family was from Trinidad and Jamaica so I got to learn some patiod from him. LJ is ... : Serpico74
        • patiod = patois : Serpico74
  • LJ is the man. Brucie is just a personality. LJ gets shit done. : Tommy Toolbag
• i hope i get to kill brucie : CoRDS
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  The streets yo the STREETS : Mondo
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    *knock knock* WHO IS IT? THE STREETS : Serpico74
    • I love that line. I plan to use that when ever I can man. : tsuba
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    I've only done a couple of missions with him and I want to fucking kill him. : SiW73
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      lol : NFXFSX
      • lol indeed : Serpico74
    • keep going, keep going. : Deathlove
• I'm still on the first island but little jacob is really awesome and brucie is kind of awesome. i want to... : dearjamie
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  I don't know any of those people! : Omaha
  • spend more time on SP then! : thetangent
• packie is pretty fucking awesome, but brucie is probably the most funny : prime8
• Packie, Brucie, Little Jacob for me. : NFXFSX
• Brucie and Packie both rock, but I wish I could kill Little Jacob for callingme all the fucking time but : Head Rush
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  I haven't met packie yet I don't think :( : mikecyb
  • also I don't think it's possible for anyone to be as awesome as brucie : mikecyb
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    I have about 12 hours of playtime and I just started getting missions from him : Deathlove
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      I am doing missions for a bunch of people... Playboy X, Dwayne, Elizabetha (though that might be ending s : mikecyb
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        very soon, inside of an hour : Deathlove
        • actually, you met packie - he was the guy who elizabeta sent you to protect on your first mission with he... : Deathlove
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  I hated Packie and his whole family. : tree8
  • I didn't much care for Packie, but Gerry is a pretty deep character. : notd665
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  Also, Dwayne is the shit. How can you overlook him. And there's another character I met last night, wh... : notd665
  • lol it has to be bernie : oHnOES
  • if i think i know who you are talking about. his run through the park was probably the funniest thing iv... : oHnOES
  • Haha I know who you are talking about and he is awesome. : Evil Benius
• I agree with this. LJ is awesome for his smoking and incomprehensible speech. Packie is cool because he's... : thetangent
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  I love Brucie because the chinese tattoo on his chest means "me" or "I" I haven't had good luck to rea... : snowwolf
  • i saw that in that popup video on gametrailers : oHnOES
• St. Michael > ALL : Vincenoir
• brucie is quite the chararcter : flipoit