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They just showed Superman II: "the Donner Cut" on TV a couple days ago. Hasn't aged all that well; it's actually a pretty cheesy flick, in retrospect. But Zod should get an honorable mention for a noteworthy badguy. His calloused indifference towards humanity and desire to conquer or kill all he encounters make him pretty despicable. Terrence Stamp did an excellent job, brings the quintessential comic-book supervillian to the screen..."I am General Zod. Your ruler. Yes, today begins a new order. Your lands, your possessions, your very lives, will gladly be given in tribute to me, General Zod! In return for your obedience you will enjoy my generous protection. In other words you will be allowed to live." I've always had a thing for "bad girls." I remember, even as a kid, thinking Ursa was way hotter than Lois Lane.

Yes, that was a WTF?! followed immediately by a LOL when I saw that one... Don't worry, my hypocrisy has its bounds--I realize here I am, trying to get all philosophical on what's meant for purely entertainment purposes only, weapons-porn and superficial bravado at its best. The SWAT and GSG9 guys seemed to show the most professionalism/mutual respect, I'd say. The Spartan weapons expert did indeed know his sh*t. It's hard to really single out one "best," but I still (narrowly) vote the Spartan as the most bada$$ of all time for me.

Okay, watched "Aztec vs Zande," thought it was okay, kinda meh. The lengths they go to in order to orchestrate their "test" results are getting more obvious (like the spurting-blood-pack in the pig for the Jaguar's spear tests? ). I think this show is starting to lose it's steam. Don't necessarily see them renewing for a 3rd season. Didn't really care to finish "SS vs Viet Cong." I couldn't help but think that comparison was just in really bad taste. I know SPIKE's viewing demograpic ain't exactly likely to contain males 60-and-up (duh), but still--there's people out there who might see the dramatizations and think "my buddy died that way." A small part of me can't help but think: we ought to be at least a little bit disturbed by just what they're celebrating on this show. This is supposed to be a look at some of history's greatest warriors, right? But it just ends up being a lot of the "experts" standing around boasting their pride at the brutality, the savagery of their respective cultures. You'd think there should be something just a little bit wrong about that...

A simple and familiar theme, almost a paint-by-numbers story. Wouldn't be surprised if something like that hasn't been green-lighted or in post production already. But can't forget--he'd have to rob from the drug dealers and give the money back to the people in the neighborhood to truly fit the popularized Robin-Hood theme. Wonder if a director might want to play around with the moral ambituity of that though, eh?

Of course. We know that sort of thing never happens nowadays...

LOL, you were saying?

I've never really been into Hot Wheels...but this is pretty cool. Has a very "Speed Racer" vibe to it.

As I understand it, Porsche is in a similar situation, since since VW has acquired them; i.e. increase-sales-volume-or-else. It's like they've gotten the corporate equivalent of the pimp-speech from head honcho Martin Winkelhorn "...all I know is: you bitches betta start showin' me some mo' money when I come 'round--or else!"

LOL, hear-hear!

blech! They should be fuggin' ashamed of themselves. and to think--the DB-S was one of my all-time favorite dream cars. Can't believe they'd actually sell these (and at that price) "with a straight face"

"Never underestimate the power of large groups of stupid people." --anon

"3D in Cinema's??, Is this the way of the future??" Well, it's a way into your wallet, that's for sure. Any speculation on whether this new fad will increase average production costs--and ticket prices--for movies that utilize it?

If I had a computer that could handle newer games, I'd buy it. To read Peter Tamte's description of the Atomic's goal and intent for the game, it seems more a tribute to the fighting men than a ploy to get controversy-fed-sales. Too bad their efforts and dedication would be wasted on its intended audience: largely comprised of a generation of fu*kwitted, apathetic, unappreciative, open-mouth-breathing morons, who just wanna see stuff git blowed up and pwned, duh-huh.

That's not irony. That's some damned fools who are lucky they didn't get themselves killed. ed: read through the article real quick, and realized just where this would-be larceny took place. My bad; didn't realize at first that they weren't exactly "on the wrong side of the tracks", cast amongst the lawless and forlorn of society. damn, I just need to lighten up...

Automakers and their fashionplate nomenclature... "4-door coupe." HAH!

Ohhhh, 221 V8. Yup, keep it stock. As for replacement parts, shouldn't be hard to get hold of. '62-and up Fairlanes still have relatively good support from aftermarket/resto businesses. There's sites like macsautoparts dot com, dearbornclassics dot com, woody's fairlane site, and more.

Reminds me of trendy jeans...very 1990's. Buyer's remorse should set in pretty quick. "...what the h*ll was I thinking when I bought that?"

Oh, it's not so bad. Does seem to be a step in the right direction. Clean, simple, yet muscular lines. Although, the headlights being recessed slightly behind the grill does make it look a bit like it's got a "snout."

Nothing wrong with that here. It is the car forum, after all. Actually, the 4-door sedans pretty much got no love, considered throwaway cars compared to the "performance" models of the day, so it ought to be even more rare. You may want to keep it close to original spec because of that. Or, if you wanted to be a deviant and make a sleeper out of it, there are plenty of hi-perf coupe parts that should go on relatively easily. Lots of fiberglass parts to make it lighter, like: hoods, fenders, bumpers, etc. If it has a 289, I've heard they can make decent power, with the right parts; and if you can find a Toploader trans it should bolt right up. Just have to be wary--make sure it's a true 4-spd, and not the "3-spd overdrive," as they're said to be weak.

Actually, Kevin Spacey seems to be pretty darn good at scrounging the depths of the human soul--he's got a lot of despicable badguys on his resume. But the best has got to be Keyser Soze. Above average intelligence; manipulative; ruthless; unforgiving; calculating; and a consummate bullshi**er and liar to boot! But considering he's lying about himself in one particular scene; you can't help but wonder just how much truth is in his story, merely embellished to make it more convincing and impressive: "He lets the last Hungarian go. He waits until his wife and kids are in the ground and then he goes after the rest of the mob. He kills their kids, he kills their wives, he kills their parents and their parents' friends. He burns down the houses they live in and the stores they work in, he kills people that owe them money. And like that he was gone. Underground. Nobody has ever seen him since. He becomes a myth, a spook story that criminals tell their kids at night. "Rat on your pop, and Keyser Soze will get you." And no-one ever really believes." God da*n! Now that's how you run an operation!

ooh, ooh! Just remembered one... Maybe not a contender for "best," but certainly worth an honorable mention: Kevin Spacey's "John Doe," in Se7en. I dunno though; his being bad/evil may be debatable. Almost all of his victims seemed to deserve it. Well, except Detective Mills' wife. That's still a favorite punchline for me and my mom, to this day.... "What's in the fu**in' boooooox?!?"

But image is everything! -Toecutter from Mad Max still ranks pretty high for me. Intelligent, charismatic, but still a psychopath and a sonofabi**h. Bast**d ran down a woman and her infant son. -Hans Greuber gets a thumbs up (or would it be thumbs down?) as well. -Adrian Veidt from The Watchmen - willling to sacrifice millions, to "save humanity from itself," and create his ideal world. Laurie Jupiter put it best: "you're such an a**hole!" ah, so many good potential nominees--it's hard to narrow it down to just one.

That one got a groan out of me when I saw the first commercial on TV. I'm glad Jackie Earle Haley is having a resurgence in his career--I remember seeing him in movies as a kid, Bad News Bears, Breaking Away, etc--but come on. He pulled off a great Rorshach in The Watchmen, but with his slight frame (only 5' 5-1/2"), an imposing movie monster he does not make. There was a shot of him in shadowy profile, arms outstretched, brandishing the clawed glove--and all I could think was: FFS! He looks like a fuggin kid in that sweater and hat!

Saw the listing for S2 episodes. Looks like the contests will range from pretty darn good-to-just plain rediculous. Jesse James vs. Al Capone? Can't think of how they'll be able to get 30 minutes worth of show material out of that one. Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong? Wow. that's just in bad taste--even by SpikeTV standards. Purely for "controversy" factor on this one, to be sure. Who is going to show up to be the "expert" on Nazi weapons/tactics for this one? And just how over-the-top will the smack-talk be for this show, eh? "brown people vs. world's most infamous racist ideology." Jeezus. Persian Immortal vs. Celt? Well, we already know the Spartans can kick the sh*t outta one of the contestants... "hey, buddy. Thermopylae."

Yes, but the morningstar was one of the best weapons demos of the whole season. Just murder-ized that poor synthetic head! And yes, adding the environment factor would just fry poor little Max Geiger's software program to be sure--especially in the Shaka/Wallace fight. If they fought in a cold area like Scotland, poor Shaka would be shivering too much to fight. And if in the grasslands of Africa, ol' Willie boy would be liable to heat-stroke out before too long.