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I finally got around to watching Master and Command, a mere 17 years after it came out. I made it less than 10 minutes before I noticed their first fuck-up.

The captain says "Sharpshooters to the top of the deck" yet the movie is supposed to take place in 1805.

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They say that all anarchists eventually sell out to "The Man"...


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This post is about movies, mostly. If that isn't your thing then feel free to skip. If it is your thing, by all means read on ( Read more... )

Aladdin (Asshole Version)

Aladdin: "Genie, I wish to be a prince!"
Genie: "Done!"
Aladdin: "I don't feel any different?"
Genie: "I went back in time and changed a few things."
Jasmine: "Hello, brother, how are you today?"
Aladdin: "Goddammit!"

An interesting facet of the original Blade Runner is that it is regarded as the quintessential original cyberpunk classic even though it contains no actual cyber. Plenty of punk. Just no cyber ( Read more... )

I had a weird idea for a movie. Take your classic horror/action monster elimination movie them. This is a huge theme, by the way, an encompasses everything from "Alien" to "Friday the 13th." The trope is simple: One monster/villain, a gaggle of victims, and slowly killing them off one at a time until there is only one or two left before the ( Read more... )