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You know, there was a time when Mitsubishi was actually a good Japanese brand. My dad used to swear by the Galant from the mid-1980s to the 1995 model. Of course, once Honda entered the Philippines in 1997, he dumped the Galant for an Accord. Can't really blame him for that. These days, Mitsubishi's just feeding off of the Lancer Evolution hype. And that's already died down. I've read on numerous magazines that the EVO is very, very unreliable. Not to mention a b*tch to gas up. I know of a RadioShack employee who drives an EVO RS, and he tells me he has to put $20 of gas every two days - and he lives less than 10 miles away from his store. Hell, even the XMODS Evolution replica of the EVO is a lemon. Several units were recalled for faulty front wheel knuckle assemblies. I wonder what bhop has to say about Mitsubishi these days, as I think he still owns an Eclipse.

Hey now, as ugly as those toys are, they're still 100 times better than any Toynami MPC Veritech.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=14831 Can someone please delete the Basilisk pics that Renato quoted? We only need to see them once.

Awesome RSX you got there, JKeats.

Well, I got a couple of T-shirts and a $50 Best Buy Gift Card. Looks like I'll be picking up Yukikaze vol. 2 and something else this Monday. Happy Holidays, dudes.

Wasn't this reported on the Transformers Thread 2 a couple of months ago?

Goddammit! Ryu does NOT have a last name (or not that anyone knows of). "Ryu Hoshi" is taken from the lame live-action Street Fighter movie.

Howdy Ho! Of all the South Park Christmas specials, which is your favorite? "The Spirit of Christmas" (bootleg pilot) "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo" (season 1) "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson" (season 2) "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" (season 3) "A Very Crappy Christmas" (season 4) "Red Sleigh Down" (season 6) "It's Christmas in Canada" (season 7) "Woodland Critter Christmas" (season

Last season, Yankumi dodged a bullet when the school board decided not to fire her after a tabloid published photos of her beating up a gang. This season is a different story. The police and the principal already know her Yakuza ties. Will this be disastrous to her class' graduation? This Christmas (Sunday night, to be more specific), KSCI LA-18 (check local listings for those outside the Los Angeles area) will air the 90-minute final episode of Gokusen at 8:30 p.m. Looks like I'll be dusting off the old VCR for this.

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Kids, don't try these tricks at home... Saab Performance Team

Stan You're pretty normal. Infact you're usually the sane voice of reason when everyone else is going crazy. "Dude, this is pretty f*cked-up right here."

"Mecha-Streisand" "Pinkeye" "The Return of the Lord of the Rings to the Two Towers" "Scott Tenorman Must Die" "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes"

Gone in 60 Seconds ( ãƒãƒ‹ã‚·ãƒ³ã‚° in 60 ) H.B. Halicki Mercantile Co., 1974 Halicki Films/Brentwood Home Video, 2005 Written, Produced and Directed by the late H.B. "Toby" Halicki (1940-1989) Running Time: 98 minutes Rated PG for intense car crashes and strong language. Cast "Eleanor" H.B. "Toby" Halicki as Maindrian Pace Synopsis Maindrian Pace is a high-profile car insurance agent. But his company is also a front for a major automotive theft ring. For an undisclosed amount of money, Pace and his gang are hired to steal 48 cars. All goes as planned until Pace attempts to take the last car on the list - "Eleanor," a yellow 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback. A high-speed pursuit ensues and Pace and Eleanor turn the streets of Long Beach and Los Angeles into a demolition derby. Lowdown Toby Halicki had a dream of making the most destructive car chase film ever made. After saving up from his past careers in auto repair and real estate, Halicki purchased nearly a hundred vehicles, got his friends and other complete strangers to play extras, and put $1 million of his money on his pet project. The result: pure cinema history. Gone in 60 Seconds obviously has a paper-thin plot. As a matter of fact, the script was done during filming. For example, the opening scene where Pace invesigates a train wreck was a last-minute addition, as Halicki had just heard about a real train wreck and traveled to the scene, camera in tow. Not only did he write, produce, direct and star in this film, he drove most of the stunt cars as well. He went on to produce two other films with more vehicular carnage before he was killed in a freak accident on the set of Gone in 60 Seconds 2 in 1989. A lack of storyline is made up through various shots of exotic cars and, of course, a 40-minute car chase involving Eleanor and just about every car on the street. Unlike the 2000 remake, which is as fake as Botox and breast implants, all the crashes and stunts are real. How often do you see a car hit a telephone pole at freeway speed and still run? And when you see Eleanor jump 30 feet in the air, you won't see a CG rendering of a Mustang superimposed on film. No camera tricks, no special effects. Just pure automotive destruction. Not long after the remake was released, the original Gone in 60 Seconds underwent a major overhaul. The film quality has been cleaned up and the mono soundtrack was replaced with a Dolby 5.1 surround remix. Sure, the audio isn't authentic, but that doesn't really bother anyone. Even after over 30 years, the original Gone in 60 Seconds is still the hardcore champion of car chases. Screw the remake; rent or buy this movie now. It's grand theft entertainment. Rating: A+ (for car guys); B- (for everyone else) DVD Extras: A The 2005 Collector's Edition DVD is loaded with these extras: Shoestring Showman: The Life and High Times of H.B. Halicki Produced by the SPEED Channel. Halicki's widow Denice Shakarian Halicki, along with people involved in the film, talk about the Car Crash King. Car Crash King's "Cut to the Chases" Select footage from the equally destructive sequels The Junkman (1982), Deadline Auto Theft (1983) and the unfinished Gone in 60 Seconds 2. Now where can I get a Slicer? Interviews Featuring the unedited version of E! Entertainment News' interview with Denice. Also, Denice talks to Lee Iacocca, the father of the Ford Mustang. Trailers Previews for The Junkman and Deadline Auto Theft/Gone in 60 Seconds 2 Full Throttle Interactive Game In HTML/Flash format, this is Spy Hunter minus the excitement. Downloads Exclusive production photos and bios unlocked in your computer. In addition, the DVD comes with a collectible motorcycle license plate frame and a mail-in offer for auto-sized license frames and plates ($12.95 with shipping).

Oh, so that's why we have Engrish...

For those in the L.A. area, KSCI-18 is currently airing season 2 of Gokusen on Sunday nights at 9:00. Just how popular is the show? Here's an old article from the Anime News Network: And another...

Nah, he should drive a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe. Hubinette whooped Millen's ass this year.

I've read about this on the pre-production reports for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, but I never thought it was true. This is just plain wrong.

You don't buy an Elise for comfort or luxury. You buy it for pure, unadulterated performance.

Not to mention one that doesn't talk like a dude.

I know that is from the "Cartman's mom is STILL a dirty whore" episode when Cartman tells the others that if he hears the first line of the song he has to sing all of it. Someone told me that they put a "real" version of it on a Southpark Soundtrack CD back in '99 but I have never seen or heard it outside of the show. 351387[/snapback] It's a pretty hilarious rendition, but it doesn't compare to him and the U.S. Congress singing "Heat of the Moment" on the episode "Kenny Dies," though.