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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 12:44 PM Original message |
"The Dark Knight": a few quirky comments and questions (spoilers, obviously) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, I didn't like it. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yeah, yeah, yeah. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. And we don't see the people on the ferry until they're gonna get blown up. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Frankly, no. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Okay, here you go: |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. You see the cops. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. As I've already said... |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. disagree |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Uh, what? |
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IndianaJones
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Is the bit where Batman chops off a guys hand, throws dogs off of ledges, tortures prisoners.... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Really? |
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IndianaJones
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. no, the Frank Miller Dark Knight is good....and interesting.. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I've heard about that particularly graphic novel. |
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IndianaJones
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. it is the pinnacle of Batman in my opinion, although I abandoned the big publishers years ago. nt. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Batman killed henchmen? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Didn't he blow up a buddhist temple full of ninjas? |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Blow up? No... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Oh, right. Right. Right. |
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Orrex
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Wed Jul-23-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #45 |
81. So, you didn't like the first one, and you knew you wouldn't like the sequel |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #81 |
85. I liked the first one. |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:22 PM Original message |
well, I could argue that you are arguing about believability of a comic book... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
47. If you want dark and brooding, the Scarlet Pimpernel predates Batman significantly. |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. as someone else said, maybe that's how he got on top of the building |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Then why take the ballet troupe to Hong Kong? |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. "Most people liked The Phantom Menace when it first came out" |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. he did not take the ballet troupe to Honk Kong - it was an alibi as to where Bruce Wayne was |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. He took them out in a boat in the waters off of Hong Kong... |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. Agree with most of what you said... |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Fess up. You didn't see it. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yuh huh. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. More proof. You didn't see it. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. The first one who got killed was the first shot of the movie. |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. No dialogue. No explanation, other than to take the share of the loot. You're trying to fill in the |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. In the context of the film... |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
56. Which occured AFTER the henchman discussed not sharing the money with the Joker. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Huh? |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. And that's supposed to be impressive? |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Wow. Aren't we worldly! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #63 |
76. Those were both good movies. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. It's supposed to prove that the audience wasn't bored, as you claimed they were. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #66 |
77. Generally, Joby... |
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jobycom
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Wed Jul-23-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #77 |
84. No one voted for it being "The Best Movie Ever," Borni. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. It's an on-line poll. |
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jobycom
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Ah... Man I hope you don't twist and spin like this while you're driving. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. I never said it bored most of the audience. |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Currently, it's up there with Godfather I & II, and Shawshank Redemption. |
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DS1
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. fully agree on 6 |
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Adenoid_Hynkel
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Ultimate sloppy example: Cops leave Joker's makeup on! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Well, if they took his makeup off, they wouldn't know who he is. |
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crimsonblue
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Mon Jul-21-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
68. hmm |
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kay1864
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Tue Jul-22-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Heh. He doesn't even rate "pretentious douche" |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Well, I am a student of film. |
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Orrex
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Wed Jul-23-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #75 |
80. What was the last good action film you saw in a mainstream, first-run theater, by the way? |
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Orrex
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Wed Jul-23-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
79. Yeah, but you don't like anything |
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NashVegas
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. #9 |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You sure about that? |
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NashVegas
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. What I Got Out of That Scene |
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Pale Blue Dot
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Mon Jul-21-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I assumed he was simply trying to escape |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I remember it as Dent being upset Batman arrived. |
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NashVegas
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Yeah |
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JTG of the PRB
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Mon Jul-21-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. I saw that scene like that as well. |
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backscatter712
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Mon Jul-21-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yeah, some scenes were chopped that shouldn't have been... |
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Broken_Hero
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Mon Jul-21-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. .......... |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. it showed Dent getting into a police car driven by the cop he later confronted in the bar |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Yup, that's the scene. |
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unpossibles
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. no. And if I recall, the cop who took dent was the older guy |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I'm talking about the young hispanic female cop. |
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Reterr
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Wed Jul-23-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
82. Wow- hardcore dude |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I liked that, and didn't see it as inconsistency. |
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Fran Kubelik
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Mon Jul-21-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. I couldn't get past the fact that... |
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Sheets of Easter
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Or the fact that Bruce Wayne as Batman, |
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DS1
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. yeah, that was over the top |
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Adenoid_Hynkel
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. The Bat-voice sounds like he channeling Jack Palance or something |
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. The one thing that cracked me up, |
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colinmom71
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Tue Jul-22-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
71. Yes! I laughed like mad when I noticed that! |
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Initech
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Mon Jul-21-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. My favorite part about Dark Knight |
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jobycom
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. Random response. |
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kay1864
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Mon Jul-21-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. I thought so... |
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crimsonblue
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Mon Jul-21-08 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
67. my thoughts |
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grantcart
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Tue Jul-22-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. I agree with you |
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DS1
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Disappearing pencil trick |
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av8rdave
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
72. It was OK, I guess....but it was way too long |
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colinmom71
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Tue Jul-22-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
73. #7 - Actually, I thought Alfred seemed wistfully sad and regretful... |
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DS1
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Tue Jul-22-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
78. ___ |
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Reterr
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Wed Jul-23-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
83. I liked Ledger's performance and the movie was decent |
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