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Most anticipated movie for the rest of 08

transformers2 — GMT

yeah just nominate the movie your most excited about for the rest of the year mine is The Spirit its going to be fantastic. also really excited about Pineapple Express Tropic Thunder Zack and Miri Make A Porno Transporter 3 Rock N Rolla Step Brothers Eagle Eye somewhat excited about Body Of Lies Mummy 3 Seven Pounds The Road Quntam of Solace Bankgok Dangerous Hamlet 2 Death Race

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dranscht — GMT

Quantum of Solace.

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wross2 — GMT

I'm not really extremelhy stoked about any movie for the rest of 08, so I'll just vote for what i think the rest of the country (not really me) is waiting for, the next Potter movie.

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BanksIsDaFuture — GMT

Harry Potter all the way. It's the only movie that I can't NOT see opening weekend, without wanting to kill myself. There's only a handful of movies I'm seriously jonesing for, which include: Lakeview Terrace Zack & Miri Make A Porno Quantum of Solace Four Christmases Seven Pounds The Soloist

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Alyson — GMT

I am sooooo pumped for Pineapple Express, but I have to go with Potter as my number one anticipated film.

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numbersix_99 — GMT

I'm looking forward to The Road and Brothers Bloom

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lillylovelost — GMT

A conglomerate of the movies I am excited about the rest of the year: Quantum of Tropic Pineapple Solace Thunder Express

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annyonggob888 — GMT

I was really disappointed by HP 4 & 5 so I'm not expecting much from 6. It seems the longer the books got, the more content seemed to be left out of the films and the quality declined IMO of course. I'm glad for the 2-part Deathly Hallows though. Out of your list I would have said Tropic Thunder, but my most anticipated is that obvious Oscar-bait film at the end of the year with that amazing, spell-bounding trailer. Fincher, Pitt, Blanchett, Swinton... yep it's gotta be The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button for me! So basically I'll vote for that once it's added to the list!

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Donte77 — GMT

I am either with Anny about Benjamin or may give a vote to Burn after Reading. I voted for Bond of the ones on the list.

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Buscemi — GMT

The DVD of Wall-E. Okay, either The Poughkeepsie Tapes or Gran Torino.

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BarcaRulz — GMT

I am really looking forward to The Changeling, i've heard nothing but good news about it, and i love Clint Eastwood.

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geezer9687 — GMT

Tropic Thunder, then Pineapple Express, then Bond. I'm not into Harry Potter so I don't see them.

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Chienfantome — GMT

Mmmm... Only one film to choose... there are too many... I'd have to say... "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Fincher adapting Fitzgerald, after the masterpiece that was "Zodiac", is clearly the most exciting film to come. Also prety exciting : Oliver Stone's W Eastwood's Changeling Australia The Road The Brothers Bloom Van Sant's Milk And on the international market : Kim Jee Woon's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", and Jean-François Richet's double feature about French criminal Mesrine : "Death Instinct" and "Public Enemy number 1", starring Vincent Cassel.

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A_Roode — GMT

'Quantum of Solace' for me.

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J.I. — GMT

annyonggob888 wrote:

I was really disappointed by HP 4 & 5 so I'm not expecting much from 6. It seems the longer the books got, the more content seemed to be left out of the films and the quality declined IMO of course. I'm glad for the 2-part Deathly Hallows though.

Yeah, but isn't the sixth book really short compared to the 4th and 5th?

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annyonggob888 — GMT

J.I. wrote:

annyonggob888 wrote:

I was really disappointed by HP 4 & 5 so I'm not expecting much from 6. It seems the longer the books got, the more content seemed to be left out of the films and the quality declined IMO of course. I'm glad for the 2-part Deathly Hallows though.
Yeah, but isn't the sixth book really short compared to the 4th and 5th?

Eh, about 100 pages less or so, but still far longer than the first three books were. So by that logic Half-Blood Prince should be better than Goblet Of Fire and Order Of The Phoenix because there will be less content left out. But even then, the 1st 2 HP movies were ordinary IMO not because of the content, but because the actors (Radcliffe, Watson & Grinch) were SO raw, and just weren't ready. HP3 along with Cuaron's direction has been the pinnacle of HP movies so far, but with 4 + 5 being so disappointing, I'm not expecting much from 6. No doubt it'll make a tonne of money though...

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transformers2 — GMT

if i forgot anything let me know i just updated the poll

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iamhollywood — GMT

transporter 3? didn't know they were making another i'll have to see that but for me its definitely harry potter. im really not that excited for another movie right now because i know it won't be as amazing as the dark knight. :(

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iamhollywood — GMT

annyonggob888 wrote:

Eh, about 100 pages less or so, but still far longer than the first three books were. So by that logic Half-Blood Prince should be better than Goblet Of Fire and Order Of The Phoenix because there will be less content left out. But even then, the 1st 2 HP movies were ordinary IMO not because of the content, but because the actors (Radcliffe, Watson & Grinch) were SO raw, and just weren't ready. HP3 along with Cuaron's direction has been the pinnacle of HP movies so far, but with 4 + 5 being so disappointing, I'm not expecting much from 6. No doubt it'll make a tonne of money though...

yes! finally, everyone always disagrees when i say this. HP3 was without a doubt the best harry potter film in the series so far.

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nickb1016 — GMT

Highschool Musical 3!!!! bahahaha im kidding! Definatley Pineapple Express

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becs — GMT

iamhollywood wrote:

annyonggob888 wrote:

Eh, about 100 pages less or so, but still far longer than the first three books were. So by that logic Half-Blood Prince should be better than Goblet Of Fire and Order Of The Phoenix because there will be less content left out. But even then, the 1st 2 HP movies were ordinary IMO not because of the content, but because the actors (Radcliffe, Watson & Grinch) were SO raw, and just weren't ready. HP3 along with Cuaron's direction has been the pinnacle of HP movies so far, but with 4 + 5 being so disappointing, I'm not expecting much from 6. No doubt it'll make a tonne of money though...
yes! finally, everyone always disagrees when i say this. HP3 was without a doubt the best harry potter film in the series so far.

I'm with you as well, dark = better.

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transformers2 — GMT

im sorry guys but i am just so sick of hearing people cant get excited about another movie because of The Dark Knight. It was great and all and maybe its just me there is not a single movie EVER no matter how amazing it is that will not get me excited for seeing another movie. that just stupid. sorry to anyone whose offended thats just my stance

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iamhollywood — GMT

transformers2 wrote:

im sorry guys but i am just so sick of hearing people cant get excited about another movie because of The Dark Knight. It was great and all and maybe its just me there is not a single movie EVER no matter how amazing it is that will not get me excited for seeing another movie. that just stupid. sorry to anyone whose offended thats just my stance

hey that was me :mrgreen: :mrgreen: im over it though. just waiting for another shia labeouf movie (eagle eye) :D

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Buscemi — GMT

The Prisoner Of Azkaban was a great book...then bastardized by the film. They took all of the good parts out (such as the magic and the Qudditch scenes)! And I also hated the repositioning and deletion of the Fireball subplot. Alfonso Cuaron is like Joel Schumacher...except people actually kiss Cuaron's ass rather than kick it. The Goblet Of Fire on the other hand was a bad book turned into a good film because they cut all the bad parts.

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numbersix_99 — GMT

Alfonse Cuaron is like Joel Schmacher?!? I'm no Cuaron fanboy, but he's a damn sight better than the mad who brought you Batman and Robin, one of the worst films ever made. Schumacher is a hack, whereas I think Cuaron puts a little more thought into his direction. I've never read a HP book, and I never will (the films are drawn-out enough as it is), but I agree that Cuaron's film had a pace and energy the others didn't, and remains my favourite.

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annyonggob888 — GMT

Buscemi wrote:

The Prisoner Of Azkaban was a great book...then bastardized by the film. They took all of the good parts out (such as the magic and the Qudditch scenes)! And I also hated the repositioning and deletion of the Fireball subplot. Alfonso Cuaron is like Joel Schumacher...except people actually kiss Cuaron's ass rather than kick it. The Goblet Of Fire on the other hand was a bad book turned into a good film because they cut all the bad parts.

No, no, no, no, no! Goblet Of Fire was actually the 1st HP book I read, and was the one that got me into the series. I was throughly, thoroughly disappointed in the film, they left EVERYTHING out... I can't recall anything right now, but they stripped the plot of the film paper-thin - revolving around the Tri-Wizard Tournament and almost nothing else, they hardly developed any of the secondary characters that were made prominent specifically in the GOF book (Cedric Diggory, Mad-Eye Moody, Barty Crouch etc), skimped on everything that you probably found superfluous Buscemi, but most of us HP fans truly enjoyed. The film just bastardized the Harry Potter series into a straight competition - like a wild goose chase which we already know the ending to. Alfonso Cuaron brought something different to the plate with Prizoner Of Azkaban, whereas Mike Newell just went by the book with Goblet of Fire - and even then, he only incorporated one strand of the book and nothing else. I can't describe how disappointed I was with GOF, one of the most disappointing films of this millenium, I reckon...

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Buscemi — GMT

The thing I'll never understand is why J.K. Rowling went overboard with the series. The first two books were the right length but everything became overlong and boring towards four. After reading the fourth (which could have been cut down to 300 pages), I stopped reading them as I didn't want to go through 750+ pages of nothingness to get to the point. I also was disappointed with Gary Oldman's casting in The Prisoner Of Azkaban. No offense to Oldman but I imagined Jason Statham in the role.

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numbersix_99 — GMT

Buscemi wrote:

The thing I'll never understand is why J.K. Rowling went overboard with the series. The first two books were the right length but everything became overlong and boring towards four. After reading the fourth (which could have been cut down to 300 pages), I stopped reading them as I didn't want to go through 750+ pages of nothingness to get to the point. I also was disappointed with Gary Oldman's casting in The Prisoner Of Azkaban. No offense to Oldman but I imagined Jason Statham in the role.

Buscemi, are you on something? Like horse tranquilisers? Or are you just trolling? The whole idea of Oldman's character is that he seems nasty but actually becomes a father figure for Harry. To achieve that you need charisma. Jason Statham has as much charisma as the lint in my pockets. I've seen more charm in a single cell amoeba suffering from Alzheimers.

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Buscemi — GMT

When I read the book, Sirius felt like this mean and nasty character than becomes good in the end. Like The Grinch. Gary Oldman just doesn't seem like that. When I read the book, I envisioned Jason Statham the whole time. Also I remember that he was described as balding and with yellowing teeth. I can't imagine Gary Oldman that way.

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friskytiger81 — GMT

numbersix_99 wrote:

Alfonse Cuaron is like Joel Schmacher?!? I'm no Cuaron fanboy, but he's a damn sight better than the mad who brought you Batman and Robin, one of the worst films ever made. Schumacher is a hack, whereas I think Cuaron puts a little more thought into his direction. I've never read a HP book, and I never will (the films are drawn-out enough as it is), but I agree that Cuaron's film had a pace and energy the others didn't, and remains my favourite.

That's just silly. Schumacher could have never made "Y Tu Mama Tambien". I don't think that Cuaron's version of "Harry Potter" was the best, but I haven't seen them all and his definitely the most stylistic and daring of all of them. To compare him to Schumacher is a slap in the face.

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Buscemi — GMT

Y Tu Mama Tambien was basically two hours of men running around in the nude. It's the project Joel Schumacher wishes he could make. Hell, that was probably the original idea for Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. You could say my hatred for Cuaron began when I saw a children's matinee of A Little Princess in the theatre when I was eight. I basically forgot who he was until I saw Y Tu Mama Tambien and the third Harry Potter when I was thirteen. Since then, I've never understood why people like the guy. And Children Of Men was very overrated. I saw it with Luc Besson's Arthur and the Minimoys (Arthur and the Invisibles) and Besson's film was far and away better.

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iamhollywood — GMT

Buscemi wrote:

The Prisoner Of Azkaban was a great book...then bastardized by the film. They took all of the good parts out (such as the magic and the Qudditch scenes)! And I also hated the repositioning and deletion of the Fireball subplot. Alfonso Cuaron is like Joel Schumacher...except people actually kiss Cuaron's ass rather than kick it. The Goblet Of Fire on the other hand was a bad book turned into a good film because they cut all the bad parts.

i never really read the entire third book so im oblivious to what they left out but i like what cuaron did with what he was working with. he was the first one to change the tempo of the films..... well he did have that big budget increase :mrgreen:

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transformers2 — GMT

i dont read the books but the 4th Harry Potter Was defintley the best it was very well the worst was Prisoner of Azkaban it was crap.

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iamhollywood — GMT

transformers2 wrote:

i dont read the books but the 4th Harry Potter Was defintley the best it was very well the worst was Prisoner of Azkaban it was crap.

i dont appreciate your language. :x

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Alyson — GMT

Buscemi wrote:

The thing I'll never understand is why J.K. Rowling went overboard with the series. The first two books were the right length but everything became overlong and boring towards four. After reading the fourth (which could have been cut down to 300 pages), I stopped reading them as I didn't want to go through 750+ pages of nothingness to get to the point.

Haha- I feel the exact opposite. I was really happy that they kept getting longer and was kind of disappointed with how short the last one was. I would have been happy for the series to continue on forever with books of 800+ pages. And at the risk of sounding super girly - I am actually really excited for the Twilight film too.

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A_Roode — GMT

Agreed completely with Alyson. :-)

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Buscemi — GMT

Hopefully the vampire movie comes back with this one.

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becs — GMT

I was excited for twilight as well... until I saw the trailer. :( I generally don't like the actors they cast, the environment they shot in is nice enough but its not Forks (I actually grew up in the town they go to throughout the series for movies or shopping), and it just seems they are turning it into watered down teen love story. I literally went nights without sleeping to read this book series because it was so good I couldn't stop, the story transcends genre and age, and I don't believe there is any possible way with the combination mentioned above, they could do it justice.

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Buscemi — GMT

I wouldn't worry yet. It's just a teaser and the distribution company is still getting the hang of things. A final trailer should be ready for Halloween and by December 12th things should be looking good for Summit Entertainment's first hit as a domestic distributor. Also, Catherine Hardwicke is a reliable director and production designer* (the exception was Lords Of Dogtown where Stacy Peralta turned the interesting and entertaining real story into a film about himself and Tony Alva) so I respect her filmmaking decisions. But I don't read the books, I just want a vampire film. My Top 11 Most Awaited Films In Late 2008: 1.The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2.Gran Torino 3.Miracle At St. Anna 4.Star Wars: The Clone Wars 5.Righteous Kill 6.Transporter 3 7.Frozen River 8.W 9.Changeling 10.Defiance 11.Quantum Of Solace (aka James Bond Has A Fuckin' Machine Gun!) Honorable Mentions: 9, Coraline in REAL-D, Tropic Thunder, Hurricane Season *-to know what I'm talking about, rent Freaked. Had Fox not dumped the film, she may have gotten an Oscar nomination. Interestingly enough, Fox would distributed her directorial debut Thirteen ten years later.

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becs — GMT

Erm.. Woah.. I just noticed no one has mentioned Choke! CHOKE! add it. Defiance looks great too. From the rumblings it seems that it may spell an Oscar nom for Daniel Craig.

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Ron_Burgundy — GMT

Anticipation rating for the following films: (TDK was 110%) 1. Tropic Thunder 94% 2. Quantum of Solace 88% 3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 86% 4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars 83% 5. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 81% 6. Righteos Kill 80% 7. The Pineapple Express 79% 8. Choke 78% 9. Burn After Reading 75% 10. The Spirited 74% 11. Bale/Nolan/Caine/Oldman/Bat 3 - 999%

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transformers2 — GMT

just added Righteous Kill,Choke and Bangkok Dangerous to the poll

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numbersix_99 — GMT

Whoever picked Righteous Kill should know that deNiro has already come out and said the film is a stinker. And considering some of his films over the past few years, if he says it's bad, it must be really, really bad. Razzie bad.

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J.I. — GMT

I guess this would be a good place to post it but Zack and Miri Make a Porno is officially NC-17. http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=9587

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undeadmonkey — GMT

I would either have to pick Quantam of Solace or The Changeling,

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JackO — GMT

There are a lot of movies I'm excited for . . .but the Pineapple Express wins because it is the closest to release.

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becs — GMT

I thought of another one I am really looking forward to - Pride and Glory. Ed Norton + Collin Farrell = win.

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Buscemi — GMT

De Niro saying Righteous Kill is bad means nothing. Jackie Chan said that The Forbidden Kingdom was bad but it turned out fine.

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Kompressr — GMT

Harry Potter!! Woooo, the IMAX teaser got me pumped.

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transformers2 — GMT

J.I. wrote:

I guess this would be a good place to post it but Zack and Miri Make a Porno is officially NC-17. http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=9587

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! i cant see it now hopefully they cut it down to an R.

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Ron_Burgundy — GMT

What the hell are the ratings up in the US like, in Australia, this is how it looks: [G] - General (Fun for the Whole Family) Ages 1+ [PG] - Parental Guidance Ages 8+ accompanied by parent is recommended [M] - Mature 15+ Recommended for persons aged 15+ but not strictly over 15, if they can handle it in other words, watch it. [MA] - Mature Audience Must be 15+ Cant get into the Cinema/Rent a DVD unless you are over 15 [R] - Restricted - Must be over 18 Seems a bit different from the US

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Buscemi — GMT

Kevin Smith should show that he has balls and keep the NC-17. Ang Lee did with Lust, Caution and got some thank yous from the film fans. And Ron, ratings are very inconsistent in the US. This is a country where Rambo can get a R rating for its non-stop graphic violence but a film like Lust, Caution gets a NC-17 for three strong sex scenes that take up just ten minutes of the film's two hour and thirty-seven minute run time. It might as well be the Republican Party running the MPAA. More bad examples: -Whale Rider's PG-13 for an drug reference that really isn't a drug reference while RV gets a PG for its constant gross-out humor. -I Capture The Castle's R rating for a brief shot of female nudity (luckily the restrictions for female nudity are getting looser). -Orgazmo and Happiness's NC-17 ratings for sexual content while American Pie escaped with a R rating. -Son Of Rambow's PG-13 rating (sure they say fuck once but the rating should have been appealed). -Fahrenheit 9/11 getting a R rating for a far-away shot of an actual beheading (footage that appeared on the news) and four uses the word motherfucker. Meanwhile, Gunner Palace gets a PG-13 for 42 uses of fuck and its variants and more violence than Fahrenheit 9/11. The change was apparently so the film could be used as an Army recruitment tool. -John Waters losing an appeal to make A Dirty Shame a R rating despite the film basically being a live-action cartoon. Same thing with Sony losing an appeal (and editing a few seconds of blood) pf Kung Fu Hustle to make that a PG-13. Meanwhile, Beowulf and Angelina Jolie's full-frontal nude scene got a PG-13 (possibly due to the editing of blood from Robert Zemeckis's NC-17/unrated director's cut).

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iamhollywood — GMT

Buscemi wrote:

-I Capture The Castle's R rating for a brief shot of female nudity (luckily the restrictions for female nudity are getting looser).

sure. ratings are getting looser in a lot of categories. In 'Across the Universe' (PG13) they had a few drug references and a shot of a topless girl in bed

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JackO — GMT

This Film Is Not Yet Rated, the documentary about the MPAA and all of it's stuffy Puritan like ways got an NC-17 from them and all they did was show scenes from other movies!

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A_Roode — GMT

That's actually pretty funny Jacko, *lol*

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Donte77 — GMT

I love that movie Jack-O. Really showed how idiotic the ratings board is about movies and how corrupt. Big name movies from huge production houses get away with a lot more than indie films.