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  1. Benny_

    Most under rated movie

    Agree with Insomnia, I have no idea why people didn't respond more warmly to it. It has all the elements of a classic really.. Hillary Swank may have been the weak link I guess, but otherwise everything was spot on.
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    The Bali 9 - The verdicts

    Yes, I think most people do here do oppose the death penalty. Frankly though, I think people are just getting tired of this 'Australian in trouble for drug smuggling in *insert South East Asian country here* business. There isn't much to be done, and after the 3 previous cases, each of which for...
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    Most under rated movie

    I don't really see how American History X could be any more highly rated short of being hailed as one of the great movies of all time.. which I think is going a bit over the top. It's universally..worshipped almost with the mainstream, and it has the respect of most critics. Equilibrium is...
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    Most under rated movie

    I'd say Momento is if anything, somewhat overrated. It's an exceptional piece of filmmaking and deserves praise, but in the end most of its praise has been won on a gimmick.
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    The Bali 9 - The verdicts

    Re: Renae Lawrence - Life in Prison. First of Bali 9 to be Sentenced Pretty much as expected really isn't it? I wonder if it would've made more sense if they all sought representation from the same attorney. What are you gonna do. Nice avatar btw, it's Almost Famous isn't it?
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    Oscar 2005 Thread

    ^^ Probably not, no. Check out some of the best picture nominees, they're mostly terrific.
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    中文歌詞!

    Re: 个文檌詞! Most Chinese last names don't mean anything.
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    What are you currently Reading?

    The Unberarable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera for the second time.
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    Oscar 2005 Thread

    walrusbear- you don't need to read any Capote or know much about him.. it might help if you know the basics about his sexuailty and personal life I guess, but it's not essential. YOu can still get Tony Takitani off that friend I told you about, or I can get him to burn it on to a cd for me and...
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    Oscar 2005 Thread

    Actually I think what I said was that the Academy had a habit of belatedly awarding good performances. Since Bill Murray put in a superb performance for LiT, and another performance worthy of a nod for Broken Flowers, yet wasn't even nominated, I've come to beileve that perhaps they won't ever...
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    Oscar 2005 Thread

    What did you think of Capote icecream?
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    Oscar 2005 Thread

    I'm sure Hoffman will win. Neither Phoenix's nor Ledgers' performances come anywhere close. It's the best performance I've seen in years. Anyway, I don't think Bill Murray will ever win best actor. He should've been at least nominated this year to make up for not winning it for LiT (and the...
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    the best UK band EVER

    In terms of sheer 'greatness', surely you can't go past the beatles.
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    The Official Football Thread 2005/2006

    Surely not? I know Campbell's always been the subject of a lot of jokes about his sexuality, but was it ever actually confirmed?
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    munich

    Really? When I first heard about Jarhead it was one of the movies I looked forward to most. It's received very mixed reviews from my trusted sources though, so I'm feeling a bit sceptical. I'm not so eager to see it that I'll download it before its release anyway :D
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    The Sopranos

    Nah you were clear enough, I just too buggered at 1:56 in the morning to notice :p
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    The Sopranos

    8 episodes is practically a whole new season anyway. And if there's gonna be a movie, we'll have plenty of Sopranos to look forward to for years to come :D
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    munich

    Terribly sobering film that left me completely drained. Very tired right now and can't quite organise my thoughts on it. To be honest I don't think I loved it quite as much as the rest of oyu, but it was certainly powerful. More later.
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    brokeback mountain

    Eh.. the Shining one was a heck of a lot better than this. Have you got any others icecream?
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    The Official Football Thread 2005/2006

    lol... not sure if the Spurs rejects were good transfers. D'Allesandro certainly hasn't lit up Europe the way many pundits expected him to anyway. Who knows, he might well turn out to be another Diego and fade away into obscurity.
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