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xXx State of the Union... OMG this movie was so bad that they had to redefine the term bad just to fit how bad this movie was. Thank God Vinnie waved off on this "D" movie with an A budge. WTF was Sam Jackson thinking?????

Rent this movie only if your out for a laugh and an "I told ya so."

EDIT: I have a whole list of things that I want to say about this movie but I don't want to get billed as a racist so I will just keep my mouth shut...... But what a bad bad bad, uber horrible movie this was. It was just down right cheaply produced, low budge, poorly written trash of a movie!

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No Power in the Verse could stop me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif The best thing about it, I've got a date for that and she also loves Firefly. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Then your set to for a good evening. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Just get her interested in Space Empires. If she goes for it, MARRY her. Your not going to find any one better!

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Samuel L 'Mother F*ckin'' Jackson was thinking what he normally does. "Hmmm what a huge paycheck." That and his long standed ambition to appear in every film ever made, as Family Guy pointed out.

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ROFLMAO - That was funnier than crap Phil..... You have to know Pulp Fiction and Mr. Jackson characters to get the joke. Very funny. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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The best thing about Samuel L "Mother F*ckin" Jackson is that I've seen 3 films where he has his own personal Hair-Stylist in the credits http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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it wasnt that movie but thanks you telling me i'm not going to rent that one! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

the one i saw its named Cube 2: Hypercube (if my memory dont fails) anyway what is a hypercube??????

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That's what happens if you give a cube too much suger.

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Lol Narf.

A hypercube is essentially a 4-dimensional cube. You know that if you're given 6 flat squares of paper, all connected in the correct fasion, that you can create a cube? Well, a hypercube is constructed in the same fashion, only differently http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Ok, lets try some drawing skills here: Image 1 is a normal, unfolded cube. Image 2 is an unfolded hypercube, with additional faces coming off where FE1 and FE2 are located and pointing to, respectively (FE2 is pointing to the back of the cube second from the top in the main vertical column, not the corner). Oh yeah, all sides on the hypercube component cubes should be equal, its just that in my drawing they aren't...but should be! A hypercube is composed of 8 cubes that are folded, instead of 6 faces for a regular cube. To be honest, hypercubes sound like a whole lot of nothing to me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Normal Cube Unfolded
Hypercube (unfolded)

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Actually, taking off work to see it the day it comes out. Loved that series and it's been a long time to have a "Firefly fix". Got Adam Baldwin and Morena Baccarin's autograph last weekend at Dragon*Con. Wifey took a photo of me with Morena (she's really small !). Wifey recorded the whole hour with Adam, Morena, Jewel, and Ron on video. We were about 8 rows back in a room holding a couple thousand people.

So, we're Serenity freaks, I guess http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif.

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Yes, Serenity should be a great movie. I bought the DVD set, seen it several times, and loaned it out to friends and have hooked them. I think I'll be leaving work early the day it comes out to catch it. I also hear that it was a 3 movie contract, so there are going to be 2 other movies after this. I would love it to come back as a TV series.

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Word from Adam and Nathan is that the 2 follow-up movies depend on Serenity making $80 million domestic. As to back on TV, when Universal bought the rights from Fox, there was a stipulation that Universal wouldn't be allowed to put it on TV for 7 years (I think...). Funny they would cancel it as being a loser and then prohibit anyone else from putting it on TV. Anyway, this info is pretty much dependable (if you can believe what the actors are saying).

Oh, and Adam donated all the money he made from Dragon*Con to help Katrina victims.

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Well even if the movie is bad, I will still go see it twice just to help put a dent in that 80 million dollars.

Fox is just evil.... they really are when it comes to shows and selling the rights. If we don't like it and don't want to run it, then NO ONE should. Selfish jerks!

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7 years? Well, it's on the Sci Fi channel now, they've been replaying the original episodes for several weeks. Maybe it's the movie that can't go on TV for 7 years?

Still, I will have to watch it several times too, to ensure it makes 80+ mil. I think it will, there are lots of closet Firefly fans. Yes, Fox was crazy to cancel the series.

I wouldn't mind going to any *Con event, if I knew the cast would be there. Hmmm, to see the cast in person, that would be cool.

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Yeah, I've really had it with Fox. I mean, they almost canceled (the series) 24 about halfway through the first year...and now look.

It's such a rare event that fans can make so much noise that a company decides to buy the rights and make a movie that another (small) video company is making a documentary of how the fans help bring the movie back to life (and a lot of other stuff that happened between canceling of the show and the making of the movie). The site is here.

Wifey and I were interviewed as Firefly/Serenity fans, signed a release, and were told we may or may not be on the DVD they are releasing. The DVD will contain all the footage from several "cons" where the cast showed up. We've already ordered ours. The guy who owns the company (a really nice guy named Jeremy) was also in the movie (a bald-headed monk...LOL). He's done a lot to promote the movie gaining life as well.

And speaking of being in movies, the cast was so amazed by the fans that they approached Universal about letting the Firefly fans be extras in the Serenity movie. As a result, Universal said, "if you can get to the studio, we'll use you as extras in scenes". So, we met several people at the con who were in the movie, had photos to share, and stories to tell about the cast that were interesting...LOL...like the time some of them got caught peeping through the bushes onto the set at the Universal lot.

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I rented Hitchhikers Guide to the the Universe and I have to honestly say this: I am very relieved that I never read the book. After seeing the movie, nearly two hours of my life that I will never get back, I am estatic that I never wasted my time to read such a tripely written, contrived, poorly humored, peace of [censored] lititure. If I am alone in my opinion, then so be it. I can live the knowledge that I have been spared the honor of having read such a widely loved book.

I found the movie to be utterly STUPID and demanded my money back from Block Buster and was granted instore credit. I have never before been so utterly put off by a movie that I returned it the same day, within hours of renting it, demanding my money back. I would sit through a 100 xXx State of the Unions rather than watch another second of that movie. I say burn the negatives, the DVD's and the VHS. Hell BURN THE BOOK!

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Yeah, the movie wasn't very good. I didn't think it was as bad as you said it was, but maybe that's just because I got more of the 'in' jokes from reading the books.

If you don't like British humour (eg Monty Python), you won't like the books. I think part of the reason the movie wasn't good was because it tried to move British-style jokes into a more American context of slapstick. British humour is not slapstick. So, there wasn't much wit, and the rest of it was subpar anyway, so... bad movie.

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I would defend the Hitchhikers books, but I don't think AT would like them. They are massively better than the film and an excellent read, but if you hated the film that much it's going to colour your viewpoint so much there's no point.

After the LoTR films I decided I probably should read the books. My god I thought they were terrible, and that was from a film I really liked. But that could just be me.

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I will conceed that books are ALWAYS better than the movies they spawn, well except for Star Trek V, that was just bad both ways.

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Dear god alive they did a book of that?

They only good thing about V was Scotty's
"I know this ship like the back of my hand." and then walking into a girder.

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I kind of liked the Hitcherhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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Thats ok, we all know your strange. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Seriously though, I suspect there are those who would have like the movie. Some loved Naked Gun, others hated it. I hated Airplane yet people consider that movie a classic. Go figure.

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"Surely you can't hate that movie?"
"Yes I can. And don't call me Shirley."

OK more of an audio gag I accept. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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I haven't seen the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie yet. I've read all the books and liked them a lot, though. Back in July when I visited London, I saw the HHGTTG exhibit at the Science Museum, it was OK, it had some aliens and Deep Thought and Marvin and stuff in it.

Some guys I know have no interest in Star Wars movies! There's some weird people!

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Something like that happened to me once. I was doing some volunteer work and a co-worker told me he had never seen a Star Wars movie. I couldn't believe it. I guess intelectually I knew tribes in deep africa hadn't seen them, but someone I actually worked alongside http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif

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Worst movie EVER..... Galaxyquest. I'll say no more.

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I think that the worst Sci-fi movie ever is a toss-up (or throw-up) between Battlefield Earth and Hichhikers guide to the galaxy.

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Noting is as bad as Battlefield Earth. You need to even new words to describe how bad that film is on every level.

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Serenity - 8 out of 10

Pro - Very good Sci-Fi flick ... worth the full price of admission. Loads of fun to watch, had to see it twice to catch everything.

Con- Story is a bit lacking and we loose a couple of good characters. The series theme song is not used in the movie.

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DOOM 6 out of 10.

Pro - Basically there are none - well there is the Lead Women, she is hot. The movie has a couple of ok laughs but thats it.

Cons - Doesn't follow the game portal from hell concept. Lots of dark shots with predictiable scares. Weak acting with a sub par story line.


The action is pretty non-stop with a lot of predictable parts. If your looking for a semi-fun horror flick with a lot of "shooting", sub par acting, then look no more, go see DOOM. But at least see it during the cheap showings, save four bucks.

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Batman Begins - 8 out of 10

Pro's - Really good Batman moive with top end supporting actors and a semi-solid story. Great action and finally we get a batmobile that is worthy of the name.

Con's - The Scare Crow is bioutched the back seat and is more of a pawn than a major player. The story line leaves decimates the story established in Batman (The Tim Burton movie) regarding the death of Bruce Waynes parents.

Over all it is a good movie to rent and watch. The DVD sucks as far as features go.

As to buying the DVD, wait, they are obviously going to come out with a special edition. (There are no features on the current DVD. The CDROM stuff is just junk spam.)

Do not put it into your PC DVD player. You have been warned. (Spam)

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Pretty much every version of the DOBWP is different. The Joker angle was used in the original Batman #1 movie and I believe in the Batman cartoon (The older, better one, not the new The Batman. Mr. Cobblepot, aka, The Penguin, Is Not A Ninja!).

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House of Flying Daggers

It was pretty good. Nice elaborate kung fu-type fight scenes, and a rather tragic story, in a similar style as movies like Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Some of the moves the people use in the fights are seem kind of unrealistic in that they would require such an incredible level of skill to do them. Not a bad movie, though.

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Michael Moore Hates America - 8 out of 10

Pro's - This movie does a far better job of telling the truth than any of Mr. Moores movies. It is very informative, fun to watch, and invokes a sense of faith in America that none of Mr. Moores films do.

Con's, - Pro NRA message. (Albeit the message is truthful and not watered down by politics) Pro-American (Almost to the point that it makes you feel good about being an American again.)

All in all the DVD is a really good bargin that does a very fair job of telling the truth about the subject material its based upon. A very good movie for any one.

Buy It Link

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The Island

Quite an interesting premise; clones for the purpose of organ transplantation. I thought the movie was quite well done, and did a good job of illustrating the hazards of human cloning. The scary thing is, I can see exactly what happened in the movie happening in the future... Some people will do anything to live.

9/10

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I saw "Munich". This is the kind of movie that I would normally not go see. A friend talked me into it, saying that it got super reviews and it's based on history and it's really well done and so on.

Well, it's by Steven Spielberg so I thought it can't be bad. Well, I went with my friend and saw the movie and I didn't like it at all. Not because the story or acting was bad, but because it was so dark and depressing.

I like happy or exciting movies that make me feel good, not these gloomy tales about misery and revenge. Next time, I'm going to pick the movie.

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The Transport 2

Man I don't know about this movie at all. It had a really bad story line, very cheezy stunts, and some really bad acting. But some of the elements of the film were enjoyable to watch.

I would have to say that this one is one that you might consider renting or buying after it goes into the $0.99 cent bin.

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I just bought "Serenity", and LOVE that flick.

Bought "Batman Begins,too. Nicely done.

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I have to agree with both of your comments about Serenity and Batman Begins.

The Constant Gardener - Very very boring. Rent at own risk.

The Four Brothers - Better than it looks and sounds. Has a few cool shoot outs and the plot is weak but ok. Nice movie to spend an evening with when you have nothing better to do but clip your toe nails and eat pop corn.

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Just rented "Spanglish", and was actually VERY surprised that I liked it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif ( it was a "Date" movie, what can I say http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif? )!?!?!? Good performances by Adam Sandler and Cloris Leachman.

And I hate http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gifTea Leoni http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif even more than I did before.....

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I just saw Firewall. I liked it. This is a pretty good, exciting movie, with excellent acting by Harrison Ford.

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I saw 16 Blocks. Not bad, it's OK entertainment. Good old Bruce Willis action movie, simple story about one good guy against lots of bad guys.

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Bruce likes to play those parts, the depressed cop who everyone hates. It has gotten very old. He is the Clint Eastwood of depressed loner cops.

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Oh, man. You totally missed a great chance to say "like watching grass grow"

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LOL - ya, your right. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Just got home from watching Mission Impossible III. Today was opening night. Waited in line for and hour and a half. In my opinion, this one is better than MI and MI:II. Good action and nice surprise twists in the story.

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This was a good movie. The story is slightly different from the book, but it was OK. The appearance of Marvin bothered me a bit because I didn't like the big round head, but I quickly got used to that. I hope they make the sequels, because the story in the books go on much much longer than what happened in the movie.


Kung Fu Hustle
Kind of a stupid movie but very funny. It's a parody of some of the more serious kung fu movies and a lot of crazy silly stuff happens. Many ordinary-looking guys in the movie turn out to be super masters of some sort of weird fighting style with all kinds of silly powers.


Transporter 2
Pretty good action movie, if you ignore the totally unrealistic stunts the guy does with his car. I think the first move was a bit better.

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Rented Doom,The Lord of War, and A History of Violence this past weekend.

Sadly enough I found all three to be a disappointment. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Kamog said:
Just got home from watching Mission Impossible III. Today was opening night. Waited in line for and hour and a half. In my opinion, this one is better than MI and MI:II. Good action and nice surprise twists in the story.

Unfortunately, I've seen all of them a dozen times over in previous spy movies. When will Hollywood get back to innovation? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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When was Hollywood ever truly innovative Fyron?? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif