Morning Discussion: 'Splosion Wednesday!

by Chris Faylor, Jul 22, 2009 6:00am PDT

I still remember the first time we heard about 'Splosion Man. It was April 1, and there were so many other joke announcements, we thought that was one of them. But no, it turned out that the story of a man who explodes his enemies into "chunks of ham and ribeyes" was real, as evidenced by its current availability on Xbox Live Arcade.

I had meant to get up early and play for a bit to provide a more comprehensive overview, but, you know how getting up early is sometimes. And hey, there's a free demo!

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Sam Raimi to Direct WoW Movie

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=27572
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/21/sam-raimi-to-direct-wow-movie/

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- Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the epic loot. : Wolfanoz
- Press Release: http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090721.html : g0nk
- Meh. It will make a ton of cash, but I'm way more than burned out on Warcraft in general. : NEX!
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  - Best. Cameo. Ever. : Rotten Deadite
  - Now I'm going to be sad if this doesn't happen. : graah
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    It's more like Evil Dead meets WoW. Think about it, the antagonist is the Undead Demon Army of the Scourg... : das_runt
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      Arthas is not going to be in this movie. : Chod
      
      He doesn't need to be. : das_runt
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  Will tree's rape the Night Elves? : breadsticks
  - wouldn't it be night elves raping others by using trees? : Sparticuse
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  Hopefully they won't even touch anything related to the actual game and will just focus on the story. Th... : orgcaptainnemo
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    Hijack: - Would you rather see the Warcraft movie follow one of the established stories from the game ser... : action wombmate
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      Latter. It should use the universe (lore) as the backdrop and tell something completely new. If I hear ... : orgcaptainnemo
      
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      what would you do if an orc breaks it down like MC hammer? : NukemFornever
      
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      I will hate the movie if they don't do something like that. : SilverSnake
      
      I could go for an Orc rap + Vanilla Ice appearance. : orgcaptainnemo
      
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      I agree with this. A new story for the movie (if well done) could translate into new content for the game... : Entity
      
      And it will also bring in another 10 million players, more expansion packs.... if the movie is really goo... : NukemFornever
      
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      Well I wasn't talking about them including gamey elements in either option. It's just that I know some people would probably want to see the story of Arthas' fall from grace or something, which to me would be boring since we've already seen those stories told and participated in them.
      
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      Well I wasn't talking about them including gamey elements in either option. It's just that I know some p... : action wombmate
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      I really hope the story's protagonist is an Orc. : das_runt
      
      It's a human. : electroly
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  Real life actor or 3D animation? : razlebol
  - A CG movie would be cool but I'm pretty sure it's gonna be live action. : das_runt
  - live action, most likely with CG stuff too. : g0nk
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  guess the subtitle! World of Warcraft - Search for the Samophlange : darcspeed
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  - World of Warcraft: Hogger's Revenge : electroly
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    - The Frozen Boomstick : reign27
    - Please be true : walker270
  - World of Warcraft: wher is makrink wife???? : Majuju
  - followed up by World of Warcraft - Revenge of The Gorilla Sinew : losimagic
  - World of Warcraft - Kek Kek : zebosausamite
  - World of Warcraft - Fuck You Barrens General : pancake humper
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      no it's not, and that entire fucking Meme is childish and unfunny, I maxed out my ignore list when the 12... : graceofdragons
      
      do they still do that? i left general and trade chat back when "There's no S in Labyrinth" was still the... : electroly
      
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      http://www.gcrobots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=19643 : TheRealBigDumbass
    - Just wipe has my vote : xenophobe
  - World of Warcraft: LFM Emalon / Link Achieve + Stats : grendel
  - World of Warcraft 2: DPS HARDER : Rotten Deadite
  - World of Warcraft - YOU STOLE MY F*@#*ING CLOUDSONG! : Wolfanoz
  - what the fuck is a samophlange? : Dschinghis Khan
  - WoW - You Can Not Do That While Moving : fathertime
- I say cool. Dude's made a couple stinkers, but overall he's a solid filmmaker. And I'd daresay that the... : action wombmate
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  what is it going to be about? : Mr.SEX
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    like the backstory for a particular raid dungeon or something? just a random alliance vs horde thing? : Mr.SEX
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      All that is know is listed on wowwiki, here is a quote for you As such, the movie is set one year befo... : Chod
      
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      Man, fuck humans. I'm sick of the Horde constantly getting the shaft. : electroly
      
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      You know, CONSIDERING WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS. : electroly
      
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      read the books, the lines aren't that clear. the Orc Horde was misguided into evil at first, but once the... : g0nk
      
      I haven't read the books but I have read the wowwiki. Once Thrall took over from Orgrim, it was all kiss... : electroly
      
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      except the undead are only part of the horde because they need allies and the blood elves are SIPHONING T... : Sparticuse
      
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      Uhhh? Angel? Blood Elves siphon fel magic from demons, and they inherited that addiction from the High : electroly
      
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      And why does an alliance of convenience make the Forsaken evil? That doesn't even make sense. And remem : electroly
      
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      except they keep falling back into the demon taint every time a demon walks by. play warcraft 3. all th... : Sparticuse
      
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      yeah but then they killed mannoroth and freed themselves from that curse! that took place in the same ga... : Mr.SEX
      
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      obviously killing mannaroth didn't free all the orcs of the demon taint since there are still demon taint... : Sparticuse
      
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      ... which the Horde KILLS. I'm not sure how that makes the Horde evil. : electroly
      
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      my point is, orcs are still susceptable to demon taint. it doesnt matter how many they kill, as a race t... : Sparticuse
      
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      And Arthas is a direct descendant from the line of Menethil, but that doesn't make Humans inherently evil... : electroly
      
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      ah, but the difference is humans don't have a racial weakness to becoming deathknights like orcs have a r... : Sparticuse
      
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      Where do you get that it was a racial weakness? Was it not the Burning Legion that caused the demonic ta... : electroly
      
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      because in warcraft 3 they characterized it as the orcs being like a recovered alchoholic. every time a ... : Sparticuse
      
      Orc profiling! Seriously though, I've always looked at the different faults of each race to be social ... : das_runt
      
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      you dont really have a right to get mad about a lack of spoiler tags on a game that has been out for how ... : Sparticuse
      
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      Then what's up with that Naaru in Silvermoon that they're stealing The Light from? Eh? : action wombmate
      
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      You mean the one they returned to Shattrath and apologized about? They were mislead by Kael'thas Sunstri... : electroly
      
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      Never heard about that, I concede the point. : action wombmate
      
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      That story line happened at the conclusion of TBC. : Chod
      
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      Most of the story elements that occurred in the big dungeons (like Sunwell) are unknown to me because I n... : action wombmate
      
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      The only reason I know is because the NPCs talked about it in Shattrath. In TBC every 5 minutes or so th... : electroly
      
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      i was unaware of this lore. i will concede the blood elves. : Sparticuse
      
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      I do wonder where they're getting the Light from now that they're not siphoning it from M'uru, though. I... : electroly
      
      well, if they really are redeemed, i would think they are being given it straight from the source just li... : Sparticuse
      
      The Naaru are directly giving them it. It is explained, if you read up a bit. : Chod
      
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      Strange, I never picked up on any of that. : action wombmate
      
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      Also, it's amusing to me to see you be all into lore now :P : action wombmate
      
      It's hard not to eventually pick it up when the NPCs never shut up about it. :P : electroly
      
      yeah the horde races are all reformed and redeemed and awesome now : Mr.SEX
      
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      ^^^ this is the actual lore for why blood elves can be paladins : Sparticuse
      
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      yeah, until Sunwell Plateau happened. did you stop reading the lore two years ago? : electroly
      
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      "Travelling to Quel'Thalas once more, Kael'thas and his "felblood" minions entered Silvermoon, took M'uru... : Majuju
      
      (following up on electroly's point) : Majuju
      
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      i can't tell if you are joking or not. : Sparticuse
      
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      not remotely : electroly
      
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      i can not see how one could view the horde as the good side. even with their new found peace loving lead... : Sparticuse
      
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      I'll grant you the point about Grom Hellscream. That orc is an asshole and a troublemaker. The rest is y... : electroly
      
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      im just pointing out that its rediculous to call the horde the "good guys" : Sparticuse
      
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      Obviously walker270 is right, there isn't really a "good side" or a "bad side" but you seemed to be prett... : electroly
      
      when you have two sides, and you label one specifically as the "good" side, it is implied you think the o... : Sparticuse
      
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      Exactly, the only thing I dislike is the new lore with the King and Hellscream. They seem to be taking it... : Chod
      
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      It's all about general film-goer expectations. If they're going to spend a ton of cash on this movie to ... : action wombmate
      
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      Yeah, Lord of the Rings really suffered by not having a human protagonist ;-) Clearly they should make... : electroly
      
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      The difference between a hobbit and a human is superficial at best. It's nothing at all like throwing a ... : action wombmate
      
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      Shrek seemed to do okay ;) I guess they just need Eddie Murphy to be the voice of a murloc or something. : electroly
      
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      That's a family movie, the expectations are different. Do I really need to cover every little caveat for... : action wombmate
      
      I'm just pulling your leg, I obviously hope they don't cast Eddie Murphy to be the voice of a murloc and ... : electroly
      
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      "...will primarily told from the Alliance's POV, though Metzen says his heart lies with the Horde." I ... : das_runt
      
      it means it'll be entirely about the Alliance but he'll feel bad about it : electroly
      
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      it means the Alliance sucks and Metzen knows it : grendel
      
      The Alliance plotline sucks. At least in comparison. Although the whole "flawed leadership" thing is ki... : Rotten Deadite
      
      It means they save money by having a human cast instead of special effects/makeup for the horde side of t... : ghost in my shell
      
      If the "kick-ass Human" isn't Ash, I don't care. : walker270
    - its gonna be about a group of 5 people, a human paladin, Nelf priest, Dwarf hunter, Gnome rogue and Drane... : NukemFornever
  - 3 hour long epic journey of a human warrior on a quest to kill 8 level 1 wolves : fathertime
  - its about some no life fuckwad spazzing out and yelling "-50 DKP" all the time : retardhumper
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  - truth in screenplays :( : Postal
  - hahahah yes. I hope part of the movie is the protagonist opening a GM ticket. : electroly
  - also, the hero is named Legolol. : Solar Jetman
- Calling it now. It's going to be terrible. : Godhatesfatpeople
- You're supposed to be making a new movie about The Shadow, Sam! I don't want to wait until 2012 >:| : ZTac
- You have to watch the movie 10 times before you start to have fun. : hawkeye
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  - Black Temple was 25-man. : electroly
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      It was a valuable lesson to move Astral recall from Rebirth =[ : krym3
- Cool. For my HSX.com portfolio, mwahahahahahaha. : node
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    actually, it takes place 1 year before the events of World of Warcraft from what i've gathered. : g0nk
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      So is that then the WCIII timeline then? The tree falling and UD advancing? Arthas going to the throne, i... : boomstickah
      
      Breakup of the Alliance/Horde truce. WoW took place 5-10 years after Warcraft 3, iirc. : walker270
    - a long time ago in warcraft far far away : askedrelic
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    - lol : Godhatesfatpeople
    - HE BE SPERGIN' Y'ALL : [fry]
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    - Every single one of you can go to hell :( there is a difference, dammit : action wombmate
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      Eh, one is a 'oh no, i've been sucked through my computer during an electrical storm!' flick, the other c : Lunatic Angelic
      
      Well, a "Warcraft" movie has the chance for epic, huge battles. A "World of Warcraft" movie has the chan... : Rotten Deadite
      
      hey now, getting sucked into the internet worked out well for Freakazoid : RikiTiki2
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    same lore, so... is it an important distinction for this particular outing? : MoreVespeneGas
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      Sure it is. If it's considered a "WoW" movie, then that subjects it to perhaps telling stories that occu... : action wombmate
      
      WoW is in the Warcraft universe though. I don't think any news about what events will be in the movie. : MoreVespeneGas
      
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      I think that's just your opinion or perception, rather than any rule that must be followed. : das_runt
      
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      Branding-wise, setting up as a WoW movie means something different than setting it up as a Warcraft movie... : action wombmate
      
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      Sure, but it's just branding. The lore (which is the foundation for the story) is identical, from the sam... : das_runt
      
      I don't really know if I agree, I think making it a WoW movie would limit the scope, but I see the point ... : action wombmate
      
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      Well I'm pretty damn certain that none of the filmmakers involved want to include any gamey elements at a... : action wombmate
- Plot: Famous character steps in fel puddle, gets corrupted. Band of heroes brought together by fate redee... : ghost in my shell
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  Damn, how could it NOT be about the epic battle on Hyjal and the fall of Arthas? Boo. : invisible_kid
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    Because that story has already been told? I think it would be cool if the movie touched on or referenced... : action wombmate
    - Not only has it been told, but it needs significant back-story to be relevant and that isn't enough time ... : Chod
    - Yeah i guess I just love it so much I'd see it. But what you said with another story set during the event... : invisible_kid
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  they are only going to allow 40 people into the theater at a time : cap n KRUNCH
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    hahahaha i wish i had the LOL script at work : grendel
    - the theater is full you are number 5 in the queue. : whistletits
  - 39 dudes and one guys wife, who will complain throughout the entire movie, insist on having the best seat... : ofcedeot
  - noice one. : hirez
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    how will i know which audience members are Alliance and which are Horde :( : electroly
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      The Horde ones will have a overdeveloped sense of superiority and the Alliance ones will be arguing among... : action wombmate
      
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      You can also check which Mountain Dew flavor they're drinking. : das_runt
      
      nah cause I drink the blue cause cherry flavored shit sux : graceofdragons
      
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      haha, it's so funny to hear that from the other side. any time I do any PvP all we can talk about is how... : electroly
      
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      Yeah on that angle I'm sure it's true but I've never seen so many players as belligerently attached to th : action wombmate
      
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      I wonder if that's because, for all intents and purposes, the Alliance is the "default" faction. If you ... : electroly
      
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      "for all intents and purposes" i love you. it is so rare to see it said properly. : xsoulbrothax
      
      it's almost mind-bottling, isn't it : Home Nugget
      
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      I have one Alliance character but the rest are Horde, simply because being a big, green Orc is more fun t... : das_runt
      
      With so many factions now, being a human reduces your workload quite a bit though. I kinda wish the racia... : Vincent Grayson
      
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      Originally, I think the idea was that all of the little kids who played the game were on the Alliance and... : Grumbeld
      
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      I never quite bought into that perception. You mean to tell me that 12-year-old boys would rather play a... : action wombmate
      
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      I'm not denying that that's true, but to attribute it solely to "all the kiddies" is inaccurate imo. : action wombmate
      
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      yeah. fucking hell, i'm too reasonable to have any fun debates on here : xsoulbrothax
      
      If there's any one group that would have helped contribute population numbers to the Alliance en masse I'... : action wombmate
      
      I haven't played in two years, and I still cringe when I meet someone who plays Alliance. It's the same f... : wasylm
      
      I've played extensively as horde and alliance, and I can say this with 100% certainty: Both factions a : slickdoody
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    - i'd like to bring dognose and degenerate for the triple-D threat y'all \m/ : Dave-A
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      did they take out Alterac Valley? : Slowtreme
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    Actors aside, I can't think of any video game movie that brought bigger guns than Sam Raimi to the table. : das_runt
    - one brought angelina's guns : RikiTiki2
    - Halo? Until it was canned, that is. : Lone Swordsman
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    - yea I'm not sure why they didn't go this route.. Live action in this realm seldom looks really awesome. ... : stonedonkey
  - I love the fight in the Mtn Dew commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRwNr9gp1jo : das_runt
- i hope the healer characters in the movie hop up and down and move forwards slightly while casting their ... : grendel
- It's so far off who gives a shit really at this time. : jonin
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  - Thrall always was emo, didn't you play Warcraft 3? : abrasion
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