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Even more on
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Even more on Team America: World Police…
Leaving aside the slightly absurd suggestion that Michael Moore poses as much of a threat to the world as suicide bombers and terrorists, does anyone else find something a little distasteful about Parker[…]

The all new Assault On Precinct 13 is good value for money.
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The all new Assault On Precinct 13 is good value for money. A Frankenstein film of epic proportions, it gobbles up the original (an odd word given this plot) Die Hard 2, The Matrix and any film in which Gabriel Byrne has been rubbish in (all of them)[…]

oliphaunts vs mumins
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oliphaunts vs mumins: WHO WILL DIE?
in the interests of havin a social life clearly mumin wins, in the sense that to watch 10 hours-worth* of DVD-mumins IN GERMAN at starry’s house w.various pals = bettah than stayin in and watchin ep3 of the […]

Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus
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Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus — after some delay I’ve finally gotten around to seeing the first of two of the strangest comedy ventures ever, namely the nearly hour-long German-only episodes (nearly all of which, a couple of mome[…]

secret pash residue it’s actually kinda NICE to rediscover
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secret pash residue it’s actually kinda NICE to rediscover (potential quickly-abandoned series alert):
i guess all of us (except maybe those who occasionally throw stuff away above and beyond eg crisp packets) have things like these – cu[…]

My soundtrack hell:
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My soundtrack hell:
Problem 1 with Closer
It opens with a really dull Damien Rice song.
Problem 2 with Closer
It closes with the same really dull Damien Rice song.
The bits in between are okay, but hearing the same rubbish song twice is more than a m[…]

Yes please.
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Yes please.
1. This is 2 weeks before my birthday.
2. WarioWare Touched, that will do nicely.
3. One of the other launch titles is called PROJECT RUB![…]

You Dirty Old Bugger
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You Dirty Old Bugger
“My wife and I were very shocked but we watched it until the end because we couldn’t believe what we were seeing.”[…]

Well done Stan Lee
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Well done Stan Lee on getting your due from Marvel’s movie successes! Just be sure not to blow the money on any totally shit vanity projects for your star mates, eh?[…]

Not being terribly well yesterday
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Not being terribly well yesterday I wanted to curl up and watch some cinematic comfort food. I picked Raiders Of The Lost Ark, which I’d not seen since I was 13. It was interesting how different the film is from the version of the film I’[…]

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