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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTgs9rwrxMg Robot & Frank Park Pictures/Stage 6 Films/Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2012 Directed by Jake Schreier Written by Christopher D. Ford Running Time: 89 minutes Rated PG-13 for profanity. Cast Frank Langella (Skeletor in Masters of the Universe, Jaro Essa in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as Frank Weld Peter Sarsgaard (Hector in Green Lantern, Cpl. Troy in Jarhead) as Robot (voice) Rachel Ma as Robot (body) Susan Sarandon (Janet in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Louise in Thelma & Louise) as Jennifer James Marsden (Scott/Cyclops in X-Men, Richard White in Superman Returns) as Hunter Weld Liv Tyler (Grace in Armageddon, Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk) as Madison Weld Jeremy Strong as Jake Jeremy Sisto (Billy in Six Feet Under, Bruce Wayne/Batman in Justice League: The New Frontier) as Sheriff Rowlings Katherine Waterson as the Shop girl Synopsis Frank Weld is a retired cat burglar living in a quiet upstate New York town. Aside from dealing with the technological changes occurring in his town, he has to cope with rapid memory deterioration and dementia. As a means of therapeutic care, Frank's son Hunter purchases him a robot to do the daily chores and maintain his well-being. At first, Frank does not get along with the robot, but when he discovers the robot's inability to distinguish right from wrong, he programs it to pick locks and crack safes to get back into the old game of burglary. Lowdown It's amazing how someone can tell a very good sci-fi story without breaking the bank or resorting to excessive CG effects. Done on a meager budget of US$2.5 million, Robot & Frank is a lighthearted tale that relies only on storytelling and a solid performance by Frank Langella. Of course, it also helps that Susan Sarandon is in it too. Despite looking like a cheap ASIMO knockoff, the robot is a very convincing performer on-screen. Hollywood should really learn from this film, as it beats about anything 100 times its budget. Rating: A References The Internet Movie Database
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    Kurt Russell as Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China) "Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, 'Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it.'" Loudmouth trucker that gets himself in a world of trouble when he accompanies his friend Wang Chi to the airport to pick up Wang's fiancee Miao Yin. First, Miao Yin is kidnapped by the street gang Lords of Death. Then during the chase that leads into San Francisco Chinatown, Burton is caught in the crossfire between two rival syndicates before running over the evil sorcerer Lo Pan. In the ensuing chaos, Burton's truck is stolen. He discovers that Miao Yin has been abducted by Lo Pan's minions because she is green-eyed, and a green-eyed girl is required as a sacrifice to break Lo Pan's curse. When Lo Pan notices that lawyer Grace Low also has green eyes, he changes his mind and takes her to sacrifice while keeping Miao Yin as his bride. As a result, Burton allies with the Chang Sing clan to not only save the two girls, but to also get his truck back. Sonny Chiba as Duke Togo/Golgo 13 (Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon) This is the closest we'll ever get to a live-action incarnation of everyone's favorite assassin. He's not an Italian schmuck from New York who spends his time in front of a computer trolling message boards and instigating personal attacks on anyone he doesn't agree with. He only does what he's paid to do, and that's killing people his clients want out of the picture. And here's the first antiheroine on the thread: Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a. "The Bride" (Kill Bill) "As I said before, I've allowed you to keep your wicked life for two reasons. And the second reason is so you can tell him [bill] in person everything that happened here tonight. I want him to witness the extent of my mercy by witnessing your deformed body. I want you to tell him all the information you just told me. I want him to know what I know. I want him to know I want him to know. And I want them all to know they'll all soon be as dead as O-Ren." Formerly known as "Black Mamba" in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, the pregnant Bride is brutally beaten and left for dead by the clan and their leader, Bill. Four years later, she awakens from her coma and discovers that she no longer carries her baby. After leaving the hospital, she goes on a one-woman mission to hunt down every Deadly Viper until she gets her hands on Bill.
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    NYCC 2013 - Age of Extinction Optimus Prime Toy
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    Keep the jukebox running.
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    The Duke of New York (Escape from New York) "They sent in their best man, and when we roll across the 59th Street bridge tomorrow, on our way to freedom, we're going to have their best man leading the way - from the neck up! On the hood of my car!" A-Number-1. The Big Man. That's who! The late Isaac Hayes gives a memorable performance as the top gang leader in Manhattan Island maximum security prison, as he holds the U.S. President captive and plans to use him as a human shield for a mass escape.
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    Saw it in digital 2D tonight. Much better than what the trailers have shown us. Hopefully, I'll be able to see it in IMAX this weekend.
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    Roddy Piper as Nada (They Live) "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum." A nameless vagabond that finds some construction work in Los Angeles, but discovers through a pair of sunglasses that the city has been overrun by aliens. With the help of co-worker Frank Armitage (Keith David), Nada goes all out to expose the aliens' true motives by disrupting the signal that camouflages them. Carlos Gallardo and Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi (The Mexico Trilogy) "It's strange how pulling a trigger is easier than playing the guitar. Easier to destroy, than to create." Armed with a guitar case loaded with countless guns, the former guitarist wanders all over Mexico to hunt down drug lords after a traumatic incident that killed his first love and left him with a gunshot wound on his left hand that rendered him unable to play the guitar. And, by request... Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick (Riddick series) "You're not afraid of the dark, are you?" Intergalactic fugitive of Furyan descent and the last of his kind. He possesses exceptional survival skills and surgically installed eye implants that enable him to see in the dark perfectly. He is also able to obliterate his opponents with a blue energy wave generated from his body.
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    Review in Haiku Rating: Great
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    Wait a minute - this is a Bubblegum Crisis thread. Where's the music?
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    Nope. Just the eight episodes of Crisis. Bubblegum Crisis Blu-ray
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    "There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand? Good. And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again."
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    They walk a thin line between good and evil. They're not in it for fame or recognition, just mostly for themselves. Nevertheless, they epitomize the word "badass" on screen. They are antiheroes, and this thread is dedicated to them. To start, here are 10 of the best antiheroes of all time. Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken (Escape from New York) "I don't give a fǚck about your war... or your President." Former U.S. Special Forces operative who is the youngest soldier to be decorated by the President during World War III. After his tour of duty, he robs the Federal Reserve Bank of Colorado and is arrested before being given a life sentence. Upon his arrival in New York, Snake is given one last chance at freedom by Bob Hauk when Air Force One crashes into Manhattan Island maximum security prison. Snake has 24 hours to rescue the President; failure to do so will result in a couple of capsules exploding in his carotid arteries, killing him instantly. Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky (Mad Max series) "The chain in those handcuffs is high-tensile steel. It'd take you ten minutes to hack through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you can hack through your ankle in five minutes. Go!" An officer of Australia's Main Force Police (MFP), until the biker gang Zed Runners burn his partner alive and kill his wife and son. He loses his humanity after going on a one-man rampage and killing Toe-Cutter and his gang. Several years later, Max regains part of his humanity after helping a group of denizens flee with their supply of oil from Lord Humungus' gang. Clint Eastwood as The Man with No Name (The Dollars Trilogy) "Get three coffins ready. My mistake, four coffins." Although nicknamed "Joe", "Manco" and "Blondie" in The Dollars Trilogy, this lone cowboy is best known without a name. He travels into a town overrun by two rival gangs and stirs trouble between them, eventually wiping them out of the town. Later in his adventures, he goes on a treasure hunt to recover $200,000 in gold during the Civil War. Toshiro Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake (Yojimbo) "I'm not dying yet. I have to kill quite a few men first." This nameless ronin was the core inspiration for The Man with No Name. Harrison Ford as Han Solo (The Star Wars saga) "Han Solo. I'm captain of the Millennium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you're lookin' for passage to the Alderaan system?" It's sad how kids these days no longer see Han Solo as an antihero due to George Lucas' edits on Episode IV: A New Hope. Al Pacino as Tony Montana (Scarface) "Say hello to my little friend!" A Cuban immigrant who starts out washing dishes then moves up in his career by killing drug lord Frank Lopez and taking over his business. Although considered a villain for his drug smuggling business, Tony knows when to say no to an ordered hit, as he prevents a car bombing when he notices the target is with his family. This leads to the downfall of Tony's empire, as Bolivian cartel lord Alejandro Sosa sends in assassins to Tony's mansion for a shootout. Jean Reno as Léon Montana (Léon) "No women. No kids. That's the rules." French assassin in New York who spends his free time exercising, drinking milk, watering his houseplant and watching Gene Kelly movies. He is friends with his neighbor Mathilda, but gets himself in a world of trouble when he shelters her after DEA agent Norman Stansfield and his goons massacre her family. Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry series) "I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" San Francisco Inspector who has no problems with breaking the law to enforce it in the streets. Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) "You talkin' to me?" Former U.S. Marine who works as a New York cabbie to compensate for his chronic insomnia. One day, he falls in love with Betsy, a volunteer for Presidential Candidate Charles Palantine. He takes her out on a date, but she dumps him after he brings her to watch a porno film. In return, he plots to assassinate Palantine, but turns away at the last minute. Meanwhile, Travis meets 12-year-old prostitute Iris and tries to convince her to go back to her parents. After the failed assassination attempt, Travis storms into Iris' apartment and kills her pimp Sport and his thugs. Ryan Gosling as The Driver (Drive) "There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand? Good. And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again." Automotive mechanic and stunt driver during the day, this nameless antihero is a hired criminal driver by trade. He befriends his neighbor Irene and her son Benicio, but learns that Irene's recently released husband Standard Gabriel owes protection money to Albanian gangster Cook. The Driver offers to help Standard do a job at a pawnshop, but the job goes sour when Standard is shot dead by the pawnshop owner and Cook's men hunt him down. After interrogating Cook, the Driver discovers that the heist was orchestrated by Jewish mobster Nino Paolozzi, who stole the money from an East Coast Mafia. Intent on keeping Irene and Benicio safe for good, the Driver hunts down Nino and Bernie Rose, with the money as leverage.
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    WWE Battleground Results Pre-Show Kickoff Dolph Ziggler did the Zig-Zag on Damien Sandow. So much for Sandow's push... World Heavyweight Championship - Hardcore Rules Alberto Del Rio © made Rob Van Dam tap out to the Cross Armbreaker. Piss Break Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro def. Santino Marella & The Great Khali WWE Intercontinental Championship "Mr. Perfect, Jr." Curtis Axel © pinned R-Truth. WWE Divas Championship AJ Lee © (with Tamina Snuka) def. Brie Bella (with Nikki Bella) Rhodes' Jobs on the Line Cody Rhodes & Goldust (with Dusty Rhodes) def. The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins with Dean Ambrose). Cody gets his job back and Dusty stays at NXT. Bray Wyatt introduced Kofi Kingston to Sister Abigail. CM Punk landed a low blow and pinned Ryback. WWE Championship Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan fought to a no-contest after Big Show knocked out both of them and the referee. Meanwhile, on RAW: - Because of his actions that ruined the PPV main event, Big Show was slapped twice and fired by Stephanie Mac. - What the hell is with these Los Matadores and El Torito?!? - Unfortunately, John Cena is coming back to face Del Rio for the World title at Hell in a Cell. - Woo Woo Woo, You Know It! Hard to believe Zack Ryder is still under contract. - The Shield def. Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes & Goldust after Triple H manipulated the stipulation into a no-DQ match. - During the post-match beatdown, Big Show stormed back into the ring and pushed away The Shield before knocking out HHH. - The WWE title is still up for grabs.
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    Not a bad pilot episode, despite being a bit formulaic. Definitely better than the previous Gunpla anime.
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    At the IndyCar Houston Grand Prix, Dario Franchitti suffered two fractured vertebrae, a fractured ankle and a concussion after crashing violently against the track's fencing. In addition, 13 spectators were injured by flying debris. Hope he recovers soon. Fan Video Captures Dario Franchitti Houston Wreck
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    Here's some Karen O for everyone.
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    I would've added Rocky IV to my guilty pleasure list, but I don't know a single person who hates it.
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    It's too bad current and former GENOM executives can't contribute.
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    First Look at Ben Affleck Batman
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    What'cha gonna do when Hulkamania goes Miley Cyrus on you?!
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    I just got the Digital HD version of the film, and it turns out that there's more Japanese dialogue that was re-dubbed in the international release. For those outside North America, here are the lines that were re-dubbed into English:
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    I first saw the movie in theaters without ever touching a Judge Dredd comic book, and I thought the movie was total crap.
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    Tango & Cash is one of the great guilty pleasures in Stallone's film catalog.
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