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I am thoroughly impressed

DF — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:52:41 +0000

In reply to Red Dawn & Patrick Swayze: We shall never forget

I am thoroughly impressed with your obviously intense love for one of the finest films of the 1980s.

Swayze was cool. He made a lot of fun movies, most of which were pretty campy, but not in a way that made you want to run from the theater or power off the VCR. He liked to dance and fly airplanes and managed not to be a total douchebag in his public life, unlike some of his comteporaries. And he made Roadhouse.

Nintendo games in the 80s

DF — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:45:18 +0000

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Nintendo games in the 80s were often predicated on exactly the premises you describe. It was always communists or aliens or occasionally even alien communists.

I dunno, Quinn. I think this

DF — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:44:00 +0000

In reply to When I mock the newly dead, I

I dunno, Quinn. I think this post displays a love for Red Dawn that was previously unheard of.

Wolfman wrote a

Michael Wolraich — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:15:54 +0000

In reply to Bloody Genghis didn't even

Wolfman wrote a piece?

Actually, I play Cluckles the pet chicken. The Commie bites my head off after I destroy a tank convoy with four hand grenades and a can of baby artichokes. You should hear my bloodcurling cluck.

Does his radioactive shirt

Nebton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:34:57 +0000

In reply to Bloody Genghis didn't even

Does his radioactive shirt collar get a cameo?

Bloody Genghis didn't even

quinn esq — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:25:41 +0000

In reply to Speaking of which, did you

Bloody Genghis didn't even READ the Wolfman's piece, Nebton.

Apparently, he got a role in the remake. I think he's evil Commie Muslim #3. He gets to bite the head off a Kansas farm-girls' pet chicken, "Cluckles."

Don't worry though. He dies when he decides to participate in a local Tractor Pull at the County Fair. It's pretty humourous.

Speaking of which, did you

Nebton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:13:00 +0000

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Speaking of which, did you know that there's a remake in the works? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/

I'm guessing you didn't read Wolfrum's asterisked footnote… ;)

Bravo! Hilarious. Don't

Michael Wolraich — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:10:00 +0000

In reply to Red Dawn & Patrick Swayze: We shall never forget

Bravo! Hilarious. Don't listen to the cranky Canadian; it's a fine homage to Mr. Swayze. I'll take his monotone righteous freedom fighter over his monotone repressed lover any day.

And I confess to loving Red Dawn when it came out. Age 13 is ideal for adolescent war fantasies. Commies or terrorists or giant alien cockroaches--it doesn't matter as long as teenagers get to shoot things in the name of heroism. The end of the Cold War was a sad day in the history of cinematic menaces. Now all we've got are evil wizards and vague terrorist organizations and mean guys with British accents.

Speaking of which, did you know that there's a remake in the works? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/

When I mock the newly dead, I

quinn esq — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:58:37 +0000

In reply to Red Dawn & Patrick Swayze: We shall never forget

When I mock the newly dead, I like to make fun of their looks. Or their drug habits. Or maybe, their family. Things they have no control over.

But their art? Wow, man.

You're hardcore.