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Sat through "Sharknado 3" last night.         Somebody actually thought all that up.         Wow.

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I want to go and see Inside Out, looks funny and it's getting rave reviews, looks better than Frozen, although thats not that difficult tbh, but it will never reach the popularity that Frozen has. I

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I liked Let Me In before I saw the original Swedish version, after which I thought it was okay. Then I read the book and I've never wanted to see the remake again, ever. Have a go at the original vers

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MacGyver was somewhat entertaining but could get painfully boring at times. Everybody would already know the gimmick so I agree' date=' the movie would be pretty pointless.[/quote'] When has that ever stopped somebody from making a movie? A MacGyver movie with the right cast and a good plot could kick ass. edit - and come on, MacGyver is a verb now. You don't need much more proof of cultural cachet. I actually like the newer Bonds better than the ones with Pierce Brosnan, I thought those were pretty stale and they're doing their best to revitalize the series while retaining its flavor. The storyline in the last one was really thin... but I'll make the same argument people make about the Carcass album, from the other side this time. it's entertainment, I knew what I was getting, I got it and I'm happy. Daniel Craig has a good take on the character.
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I don't mind book movies' date=' I really enjoyed the harry potter series and the lord of the rings/hobbit, but I hate it when they can't follow the story line.[/quote'] I don't see the point of it, especially if the book is good. They usually can't come up with a story that's better than the one already written, so the movie sucks.
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I don't see the point of it' date=' especially if the book is good. They usually can't come up with a story that's better than the one already written, so the movie sucks.[/quote'] Sometimes they actually make it a lot better. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was a pretty boring book, but the movie is one of my favorites.
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Sometimes they actually make it a lot better. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was a pretty boring book' date=' but the movie is one of my favorites.[/quote'] Unfortunately I still haven't red The Chronicles of Narnia but I plan to because The Witch, The Lion and The Wardrobe was one of my favorite stories when I was a kid. There was a cartoon, I had it on tape and used to watch it every few days. I've seen the first movies but not Prince Caspian. I don't like when they make big changes that completely change the story and the point of the story.
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Re: The Movie Thread

:lol: Yes, including pies, the Falkland islands, Hob Nobs, Scrabble, taxi cabs, football chants, Stephen Fry and mild nationalism.
not all that bothered about pies, Hob Nobs are alright I guess, I do enjoy Scrabble infact I played it today, Taxi's are Taxi's? I don't like Football and Stephen Fry is awesome.
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Funny' date=' my South African cousins seem to enjoy this game quite a bit but it bores me witless. I always thought it was a peculiarly South African thing but it seems not.[/quote'] I have played it since I was very young, I play it with my grandparents when i go to see them, and it's fun, gives us something to do :D
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I love word games, but I hadn't played Scrabble til recently. All the two letter slang words pissed me off, so I stopped playing with my friends. I should probably get some games like that and Boggle when my son gets a little older. He already loves books, which is awesome, he knows all the letters and can say most of them correctly, demands to be read to all the time. :)

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