Independence Day
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07.06.2010 - 20:29 | RidleyOmegaTerrific as always XD
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07.07.2010 - 11:59 | Vinny792DOUG If you had a DOG, you'd understand. People care for their pets just as much as they care for the love of their childeren. YOU ARE COLD HEARTED for to think anyone would abandon their dogs to die.
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07.07.2010 - 13:09 | kojikatsuya
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12.04.2010 - 19:01 | saint23thomas
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07.07.2010 - 13:27 | BigTopBrain
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07.07.2010 - 14:39 | JohntheChristian
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07.07.2010 - 15:40 | ThatGuyNamedCanopenerdude
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07.08.2010 - 00:09 | BenjaminBupkus
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[quote=BenjaminBupkus]I contend that dogs do not grow up to be decent individuals and productive members of society when raised right. [/quote]
So wrong you are motherfucker!
My generation is made up off Shiftless escapists! What makes you think your kids will be better!?
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08.28.2010 - 10:24 | Shadow_NatureYou seemed to totally ignore the bit where he said 'when raised right.'
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07.07.2010 - 15:25 | hsin
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07.08.2010 - 05:46 | adrasl300You know that may sound sensible but its not a choice thats easy to make in the blink of an eye.
Kinda like choosing to kill some sickly man in a sealed off cave because he is breathing up the oxygen. He is sickly and weak and will probably not make it anyway but its not easy. Just sensible.
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07.08.2010 - 21:04 | stillravenmad
I never said it was easy. Not one single time. I said that it is the responsibility of a parent to protect his or her child. It has nothing to do with compassion for animals. I love my dog and I would be destroyed if anything happened to her. Protecting my child would be more important. I never said it was easy.
It's more than just sensible. It is the right thing to do in every definition of the term. What's right is not always easy.
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07.19.2010 - 16:40 | Soviet CanukistanActually it's nothing like murdering a human being it's a dog! The only people who wouldn't instinctively close the door to protect their child are the crazy weird "pet people" who think their animals [i][/i]are[i][/i] human beings!
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07.10.2010 - 17:55 | mknoteI'd save the dog.
Probably because my dog is quite literally the only thing in this world that I love, and I utterly hate children. It's a good thing, I suppose, that I'd rather castrate myself with a rusty pair of scissors and citrus juice than have children, no?
And I have to say, Critic, that this review was [i]hilarious[/i], and this is coming from a person who [i]likes[/i] this movie. Such is the mark of a great entertainer. Kudos.
MK
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07.07.2010 - 20:43 | purplexxloveYou would make a TERRIBLE parent.
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[quote=Vinny792]DOUG If you had a DOG, you'd understand. People care for their pets just as much as they care for the love of their childeren. YOU ARE COLD HEARTED for to think anyone would abandon their dogs to die.[/quote]
[quote=purplexxlove]You would make a TERRIBLE parent.[/quote]
You know the sad thing purplexxlove? It's 85 percent of these morons like that guy who are most likely parents. And people wonder why our economy is going down the toilet and such. Maybe that should be like a question in Highschool or SAT's.
"In Independence Day, a woman and her child take cover from a giant blast of fire, but there dog is left outside. As the mother, would you
A. Wait for the dog hoping he would make it to cover with you in time?
Or B. Would close the door and tell PETA to go screw themselves?"
If the following participant answered A, please neuter and spay them like a dog, also take away their right to vote as to ensure America isn't listening to the wills and pleas of a moron.
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07.08.2010 - 06:51 | adrasl300Man you guys are uneccesarily harsh assholes!
Grow some fucking empathy! Besides everyone knows that a dogs life is more important then a humans in movies. They are typically seen as innocent, loyal and uncorrupted by society.
Unlike teens who can get killed off left and right.
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07.08.2010 - 14:44 | adrasl300Ahh yeah give me thumbs down for telling the truth. Like it or not movie audiences are more sensitive to a pet dying then they are to a human being. Thats just a fact.
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07.09.2010 - 14:09 | Gordon FreemanI guess they don't want to listen! :lol:
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07.08.2010 - 21:07 | stillravenmad
I had no idea that thinking protecting your child is the number one priority of a parent was lacking empathy. Silly me.
I know that makes me an asshole, because protecting children is such a horrible thing.
I really don't care that dogs are more important than people in movies. They should have just left the dog out if they didn't want that to be brought into question.
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07.20.2010 - 02:44 | SayaCelineHow dare you want to protect the child you birthed (or watched being birthed if you're a guy) over the fluffy puppy!!! The child has no cuddly fur so is therefore unimportant! :P
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07.31.2010 - 20:05 | aezuJust your average white knight, arguing with anyone and everyone just too seem important.
Any-who, I congratulate your raeg, you've gotten away with trolling so many before people started catching on. Hopefully someday you'll learn that this is the internet. Nobody gives a shit. Empathy is for the real world. Good luck, and have a nice day!
(PS, I look forward to your defence of ol' Yeller)
:D
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or alternatively
"In Independence Day, a woman and her dog take cover from a giant blast of fire, but their child is left outside. As the mother, would you
A. Wait for the child hoping he would make it to cover with you in time risking death via fire?
Or B. Would close the door? ensuring your own safety"
=)
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02.23.2011 - 23:17 | akukama
I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. Although I understand people's desire to save their children at all costs, I think it's stupid to demand that other people share that desire.
I, for one, am in the "save the dog" camp. And yes, I realize I would be an awful parent. I never intend to have children. Still, I would risk my own life to save my dog's, and I have no reason to value a child's life more than my own in that regard. This does not, as spongeman25 seems to think, make me an irresponsible and horrible person. Being a bad parent is not the same as being a bad person. This "take away their right to vote" nonsense is... nonsense.
I know I'm taking this too seriously, but it bothered me enough that I created an account to comment about it.
Also, I like the Nostalgia Critic!
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07.08.2010 - 12:02 | Arike475you wouldnt live a very long life
Not just the child but her own life was at stake
Option A: Save urself and ur infant son
option B: Risk both ur lives for that stupid dog
If she had risked it they might have all died
But this movie lacks common sense so i digress
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07.07.2010 - 20:51 | dmwdp001
YOU ARE AN IMBECILE if you think that your pet's life is in any way as important as your child's life. Yes a dog is a living thing and it's life dose have value. However the lives of your offspring are should be uncontested as the most important and valuable thing you have.
A child is an individual's contribution to the future of humanity. The lessons you teach them and the genes you pass on to them allow who you are to carry on into future generations long after you die. If your child doesn't live long enough to have and raise his or her own child or children then effectively [i]you never existed[/i].
Anyone who's child's life isn't the most important thing they can imagine, frankly doesn't deserve to have their genes passed on, and if they end up getting themselves and their child killed trying to save a dog's life then as far as I'm concerned it's just Darwinism in action!
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07.07.2010 - 21:01 | CopyleftRecordsAnyone who would go back for their dog deserves to die in an explosion from an alien spacecraft. Seriously, that's moronic.
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07.07.2010 - 22:11 | leidbagYes, never mind all those people getting charred behind Boomer, eh?
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07.08.2010 - 14:42 | moonymonsterIf I had to pick my dog or my niece, I would pick my niece.
That woman is a terrible mother.
Anyway, NC, I liked the review. I think Will Smith is what saved the movie--the only reason I watched it was because of him. And the ending of your review was great, even if I think no one else is going to get it XD
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07.09.2010 - 11:40 | Miumi
I'm not saying that I disagree with you, because I don't really. but, in a real life emergency situation like: a hurricane, tsunami or tornado, people typically can't always take the time to save their pets. its incredibly sad, but its true. Look at Katrina, people were specifically told to leave their pets, not because they were less worth saving, but because they would take up room that they needed to save other people. Then when they could they went back to save what animals they could. The lucky thing is that animals have a good survival instinct and can usually find a safe place on their own.
honestly I thought boomer was such a dork. I mean most dogs will follow their owners, but he just stood there while everyone was running. either he is very well trained or had a blond moment. OR! its a movie and it was used for dramatic effect.
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07.09.2010 - 17:48 | Zer0.MediADear Vinny,
When Doug talks about his "dog", he's not talking about his guido club buddy who he goes tanning with, and works out in the garage with... He means an animal of the K-9 species.
You're welcome.
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07.16.2010 - 08:55 | MollySchtook
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07.20.2010 - 02:37 | SayaCelineI have to disagree with you there. I have a dog that I've had for a long time (since he was two months old) that I absolutely love. He's my companion and makes me feel less lonely. Losing a pet is one thing, I've lost pets before. But losing a family member? Someone you love more than your own life? That's the worst feeling in the world.
In a situation like that I'd leave my dog behind if I absolutely had to. My kid would be my number one priority.
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08.11.2010 - 10:42 | NovaTheAngelTo be franc, I'd hate to be on the same side as many of the fanatics here, but I would actually try to save everyone. Though I don't have children so it's hard for me to feel what most others here do. There is so much to say in a debate like this, and I'm so sure that NONE of you are worth the effort to go in all detail why to save the dog or not.
Instead I will give you a short answer why I would save my dog. Since I don't have children I'm switching the kid for one of my siblings instead, to make it at least a little more realistic.
As I said, I would try to save BOTH. I would try to find a safe place for my brother/sister and go back alone to find my dog. Here comes why: I love my dog, as much as anyone should love anything in this world. Yes she has AT LEAST as much worth as anyone else I know, because she has saved my life a few times (for real) and makes my life worth living. I feel that I at least owe here an attempt to save hers.
Peace be on you all.
And critic, loved the review. Keep up the good work ;)
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07.24.2010 - 22:30 | thatkidwiththepimples
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07.28.2010 - 00:01 | LokkiLePese
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08.14.2010 - 23:42 | Kryss LaBrynMm, I have a dog of whom I'm very fond; but given the choice of the really, really high probability of my children's (AND dog's, not to mention my own) painful death or the really, really high probability of just the dog dying, I'll choose to abandon the dog and save my kids. Don't get me wrong, if I've got a chance to save the dog too, I will; but as much as I like him and as awesome a companion as he is, when it comes down to a choice between my kids and the dog, it's no choice at all.
Awesome that it worked out okay in the movie, would have given him every chance to get to us myself; but I'd have had my shoulder to the door. And, yeah, if it came to it, I'd slam it shut.
As a side note; I used to think that I loved my dogs (one in particular) like my own child-- until I actually had a child. Then I realized that, actually, I was just fond of the dog. What I felt for my kid so outweighed what I'd ever felt for the dog that there really wasn't a comparison. So I'm curious: obviously you have (or have had) a dog; do you have kids? :)
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09.23.2010 - 12:57 | Kammerjunk
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09.27.2010 - 18:26 | LadyEpic
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05.07.2011 - 23:06 | Jack FaireI think it's more a case of in the real world not shutting the door means she was dead. The dog didn't live it simply beat the fire into the room.
In the real world if your choice is live or die with your pet the hope is that most people would choose live.
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07.07.2010 - 19:57 | wraith203
There are already so many terrible things, it seems unnecessary for you to make up more.
1) Goldbloom was not a cable repair man, that's just what his stereotype dad thought. You don't go to MIT to become a cable repair guy. etc etc
2) The president flying a fighter makes sense because they said they were short pilots. He was a terrible president anyway, no big loss.
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07.08.2010 - 18:03 | CronnixPretty hard to watch review.. Imho there are simply to many jokes, never giving you a chance to breath and actually enjoy the review..
I simply get tired of being thrown a joke after joke at me non stop..
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07.09.2010 - 14:45 | BIRAI like NC he is a badass, dislke Spoony, that is an stupid sissy. I think Doug should do more videos with Brad, cause he is much more enjoyable than Spoony.
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07.09.2010 - 17:44 | catboyjeremie
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07.10.2010 - 00:09 | Lodeman AKA LARUCUS
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07.06.2010 - 20:29 | Nayue
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07.07.2010 - 13:24 | BigTopBrain
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07.07.2010 - 22:17 | That Dude with the Beard
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07.08.2010 - 08:50 | sspdirect01
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07.06.2010 - 20:30 | MarissaEvans
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07.06.2010 - 20:31 | har795Awesome review as always
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07.06.2010 - 20:32 | drewderWhy don't the aliens just leave us alone?
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07.07.2010 - 07:15 | JunkWatcherBecause then we wouldn't have horrible clichéd movies :P
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07.07.2010 - 21:53 | veddabredda
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07.06.2010 - 20:32 | QueensNYC2021I remember we had to watch the speech Bill Pullman gives for an English class on speech writing. So just get this, this movie was used to educate kids on writing a good speech. I've never been an Emmerlich fan, and probably never will. Movies aren't all about SFX.
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[quote=QueensNYC2021]I remember we had to watch the speech Bill Pullman gives for an English class on speech writing. So just get this, this movie was used to educate kids on writing a good speech.[/quote]
Are you sure your teacher wasn't being ironic?
Yeah, it IS a pretty bad movie, but you HAVE to admit that the uninhibited camp of it all has a kind of charm to it, and the action scenes are at least engaging - two traits that, sadly, have not been preserved in the later movies made by the team.
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07.06.2010 - 22:57 | North is upShit, the same thing happened in my engish class
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07.26.2010 - 22:56 | kyleshinra567
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07.07.2010 - 14:13 | Satori Komeiji
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07.06.2010 - 20:34 | heartsparkdollarsignYES!!!! It's finallyup!
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07.06.2010 - 20:36 | bluenowait
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07.06.2010 - 22:23 | Boomer
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07.06.2010 - 20:37 | GarrobomanI personally liked this movie but as always the NC always has good and funny points
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07.06.2010 - 20:37 | savaged49Awesome just in time for independence day, give or take a day, although i got to say that alien through the window always creeps me out
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07.06.2010 - 20:40 | zazakoolaidThis was the first movie I ever saw in a theater.
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07.07.2010 - 00:22 | LikaLaruku
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07.06.2010 - 20:42 | sfga360
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07.06.2010 - 20:43 | elgimpo
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07.06.2010 - 21:33 | Formula FoxBecause America is the most powerful nation on Earth militarily and therefore the biggest threat to any alien race considering an invasion, of course!
...Hey, I don't care what anyone else thinks about America, but that's the theory every sci-fi movie from America uses so just deal with it.
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07.06.2010 - 23:00 | SqueejeeI think it has more to do with the fact that Hollywood primarily targets American audiences (because for some reason we're willing to shell out an outrageous $10+ ticket price +food for EVERY MOVIE, not including the DVD price and, ugh, I'm going to stop here before this tirade spirals out of control), so any time Aliens are blowing sh*t up it has to either be American sh*t, or REALLY ubiquitous foreign sh*t ie Eiffel Tower / Great Wall of China / Pyramids of Gaza.
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08.14.2010 - 23:45 | Kryss LaBrynPyramids of Egypt. At Giza. Gaza is somewhere else.
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07.07.2010 - 00:58 | rowdycmoore
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07.07.2010 - 11:07 | whatever42
Yeah, I was about to say the same thing. It's the natural order of things. North America gets attacked by the aliens and giant monsters always attack the East, mostly Japan. Although that does make me wonder what attacks the different regions inbetween those two. :?:
Anyway, I also didn't think the movie was that bad when I saw it. Of course, it was still funny to see you pick at it Doug. I think my favorite jokes in this one were the DO A BARREL ROLL! and Boomer Will Live. You should bring that up again if a similar situation arises.
I can't wait for next week's. :)
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09.27.2010 - 18:29 | LadyEpic
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If aliens came here for our resources and food. America would be the number one choice. Its where most of the fat people live...
V
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07.07.2010 - 22:15 | leidbagNo, it's because American movies make America the great heroic nation. As evidenced by the whitewashing of The Last Airbender.
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07.08.2010 - 00:08 | Xatike
Um...almost everyone was Asian or Arabic/Indian in the Last Airbender. The white people were the water benders, and there were far less than the other characters. I thought it was good that they were expanding on other races and pulling them into film, but I thought it was a bad choice to portray Arabic people as the enemy...not really pc.
Plus...TLA sucked anyway...so why are we even bringing it up?
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07.10.2010 - 13:41 | BIRAAnd even so you can't get Osama looool
Osamed
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07.10.2010 - 17:58 | VictimOfThe90sOr maybe they are just afraid of Arab kamikaze planes. I mean after all they got more suicidal "rednecks" than the US. :side:
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Yes but the greatest thing about that is that no matter what Alien movie there is, Oregon is never Attacked! (the map shown mid movie in Independence day shows Oregon Free and Clear!!!!) It's prolly cause it rains too much in Western Oregon and too many drunk rednecks (America's secret alien exterminator) in Eastern Oregon (I was born in Western Oregon and raised in Eastern Oregon so I can say that >.> LOL)
Have a wonderful Nanoo nanoo day.
P.S. I have the "I was born and raised bit" in there because there's usually some asshole saying "well you don't know the people there" well yes I do and isn't it grand to live in a 500 population town where redneck kids have the Confederate Flag in the back window of their truck when they were born and raised in a state that was part of the Union during the civil war. Woot.
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07.07.2010 - 03:35 | Marcwulf
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07.07.2010 - 18:02 | AverageTeenFemale
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07.07.2010 - 08:31 | octupus8
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07.06.2010 - 20:43 | Thunderriffs
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07.06.2010 - 20:43 | moviemaster8510
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07.06.2010 - 20:44 | Data Human
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07.06.2010 - 20:47 | thelaughingfool
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07.06.2010 - 20:47 | SayaCelineMy mom and sister loved this movie. She took me when it was in theatres with her friend and friend's son. I got sick when the alien attacks the scientist and didn't want to see the end.
But my mom's friend felt bad that I got too grossed out to even finish the movie so she gave me money for a box of candy and the arcade so I could be amused while mom and the other kid watched it (she didn't like the movie either so preferred to spend the remaining time with me in the game room)
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07.28.2010 - 00:38 | KarriFunny. The first time I watched it, I got sick twice. It wasn't that I was afraid (I didn't find it a very scary movie). Perhaps it was the bad writing, although I guess I should blame the disgustingly sweet smell in the theater. Either way, I ended up having to ditch my friends and go home.
Unfortunately, I had to go see it a second time with one of said friends.
Anyhow, it was a good review, although not one of NC's best. It was somewhat funny to see that his criticism of Token Girlfriend's priorities led to the PETA gang coming out of the woodworks. I half expected NC to make a quip along the lines of, "Who ever heard of strippers being bad parents?"
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07.06.2010 - 20:48 | TheFandango
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07.07.2010 - 00:23 | LikaLaruku
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07.06.2010 - 20:50 | Marshmallowcreampie
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07.06.2010 - 20:50 | Haon
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07.07.2010 - 16:21 | sspdirect01
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07.06.2010 - 20:51 | JameyGreat Review NC! :)
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07.06.2010 - 20:51 | Fracassi
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07.06.2010 - 20:52 | xfirefly
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07.06.2010 - 20:54 | WerewolfRiverNostalgia Critic, I know this is of topic, and I already asked this 100,000,000,000 times, but please review Secret of NIHM 2!
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07.06.2010 - 21:09 | Lindgren
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07.06.2010 - 21:35 | Formula FoxDoug made clear a while back that his favorite film is Brazil, not Secret of NIMH. NIMH was just his top underrated animated classic.
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07.07.2010 - 09:23 | uknownadaHe also said that NIMH was one of his favorite movies overall.
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07.07.2010 - 09:59 | Formula FoxYeah, but Lindgren said Doug had noted the NIMH was his "favorite movie of all time." I just noted the only list of Doug's that it has actually been on top of, and it was NOT his favorite movies list(even though it did make that list).
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07.07.2010 - 10:29 | Lindgren
I [i]know[/i] Brazil was the top spot in Douglas' top 20 FAVORITE film lists. But NIMH not only the top underrated animated classic, but also mentioned in so many other reviews as well, and Douglas commented each time that NIMH is his favorite movie.
[quote]Yeah, but Lindgren said Doug had noted the NIMH was his "favorite movie of all time." I just noted the only list of Doug's that it has actually been on top of, and it was NOT his favorite movies list(even though it did make that list).[/quote]
Why are you so serious on small detail? :) Do you want me to fix "favorite movie of all time"?
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07.07.2010 - 07:24 | JunkWatcherActually I don't think so. He also did it with The Never Ending Story.
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07.07.2010 - 00:24 | LikaLaruku
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07.06.2010 - 20:55 | Namenamenos
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07.09.2010 - 14:54 | 0dd1
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07.06.2010 - 20:55 | D-Becks
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07.06.2010 - 20:55 | zarnack21Great Review, I am one of the people who did not like this movie and it's good to know someone else also doesn't, also best line "Refreshing mint shield"
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07.06.2010 - 20:55 | Fracassi