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27 Awkward Moments Between Badass Movie Scenes

Some of the greatest movie scenes of all time require some pretty awkward moments off-camera. The famous horse head scene from 'The Godfather' gets a little weirder when you realize that Robert Duvall had to sneak into the horse's stall, painstakingly saw its head off, tip-toe/drag the horse head up to the room and tuck it into bed with the sleepin

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By Cracked Plasticians
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June 06, 2012

5 Light-Hearted Movies With Dark Moral Implications

Writers will often do everything possible to avoid pointing out the troubling implications of their innocent plot ... but don't worry, that's what we're here for.

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By Bill Summerson, Brendan Bourque-Sheil, Chris Hyde
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June 05, 2012

5 Famous Movies That Shamelessly Ripped Off Obscure Ones

The only problem with a remake is that they don't actually credit the obscure movie they are remaking (or, you know, pay them for the rights).

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By Robin Warder
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June 04, 2012

5 Iconic Traits of Fictional Characters (That Are B.S.)

These characters' primary trait exists only in the form of people in the show telling us, despite all evidence to the contrary.

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By Steve Hanley
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June 03, 2012

6 Fictional Places You Won't Believe Actually Exist (Part 2)

Here are six more places you thought were fictional, when in fact you could totally roll up to them on a moped and take some obnoxious pictures.

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By Jacopo della Quercia
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May 31, 2012

The 12 Best Moments from Mexico's Least Subtle Monster Movie

Lucha movies feature battles against Spanish-speaking moon Nazis, Atlanteans and evil wrestlers, and that was all in one movie. One movie that wasn't as crazy as the one we're about to tackle.

By Luke McKinney
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May 27, 2012

5 Celebrities Who Got Famous by Being Obsessed Fanboys

The closest any of us will ever get to our idols is when their bodyguards rough us up for trying to get an autograph. Most of us, anyway.

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By Karl Smallwood
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May 21, 2012

How 5 Popular Shows Would End (If They Had Balls)

Ending a beloved TV show is tricky business. The challenge of capping off a successful series has made bantha poodoo of some of the best writers in the biz.

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By James Renner
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May 19, 2012

If 'Avengers' Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest

RANDOM RUSSIAN BAD GUY: 'Did you just punch me with your hair?' (dies)

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By The Editing Room
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May 17, 2012

6 Absurd Movie Plots You Won't Believe Are Based on Reality

We spend so much time here debunking silly things we see in fiction that it's easy to forget how truly ridiculous real life is in comparison. Even the silliest, most implausible characters or plots from action movies have come true.

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By J.F. Sargent
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May 17, 2012

6 Iconic Scenes Ripped Off From Lesser-Known Movies

It turns out that the most iconic scenes in some classic films (or even in the entire careers of the guys who directed them) are totally lifted from other movies you probably haven't seen.

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By J.F. Sargent
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May 14, 2012

The 5 Types of Jewish Characters in Sci-Fi Movies

Jews in science fiction usually come off pretty badly. So I decided to examine five science fiction universes inhabited by either actual Jews or characters meant to represent Jews, and rank them from least to most favorable.