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23 Small But Disastrous Changes to Famous Movies

You only need to look at what George Lucas did with 'Star Wars' movies when he was under the thumb of the studio (Episodes IV - VI) and when he was left to his own artistic vision (the prequels) to see that studio meddling can be a good thing. We asked you to show us some other bad ideas that we were saved from by last minute changes.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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March 30, 2012

The Michael Bay Reboot of Ninja Turtles: Explained

A look behind the scenes of the creative process that gave us the most irresponsible reboot currently in production ...

By Robert Brockway
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March 28, 2012

5 Reasons 'The Hunger Games' Is Creepier Than You Think

Although I take no pleasure in being the last bastion of morality in the world, as Cracked's only licensed killjoy, someone has to explain why we should not be enjoying these films and books so much.

By Chris Bucholz
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March 28, 2012

The 7 Biggest Dick Moves in the History of Superheroes

Old-time comics may be less violent and explicit than current ones, but that doesn't mean the heroes weren't sometimes colossal dicks while they saved the universe. If you don't believe us, let us tell you all about it.

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By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Diana McCallum
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March 28, 2012

3 Things I Learned Going Undercover in a Middle School

Thanks to several laws I'd broken, I had found out where my cyber-bully attended school, and with the help of an underfunded administration in desperate need of two cartons of Marlboros, I was able to enroll myself in the 7th grade of Alan Thicke Middle School.

By Chris Bucholz
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March 25, 2012

An Apology to the Town That I Turned into 'The Hunger Games'

Dear Fine People of Hazleton Township, Pennsylvania, It is from the bottom of my heart and at the request of the West Hazleton Superior Court that I apologize to you all for what transpired last Saturday at the Hazleton Youth Center.

By Daniel O'Brien
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March 23, 2012

6 Unlikely Friendships in Movies (That Make No Damn Sense)

Often the weirdest partnerships are the ones the movies don't seem to think are wacky at all. These are the cohorts and conspirators that, in real life, would have no reason to trust each other with a lunch order, let alone their lives.

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By Mike Cooney, Dustin Koski
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March 22, 2012

5 Reasons 'The Walking Dead' Has to Get Better

This should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway: I'm going to spoil everything in every sense of the term, for everybody. I'm going to spoil the TV show, I'm going to spoil the books and I'm probably going to spoil your overall sunny outlook on life.

By Robert Brockway
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March 21, 2012

8 New TV Show Ideas Almost as Stupid as 'Grey's Anatomy'

The title of the TV show â€˜Grey's Anatomyâ€™ is what you would get if someone with brain damage free-associated the words â€˜Greyâ€™ and â€˜medicalâ€™ and tried to explain their thought process.

By Christina H
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March 20, 2012

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If Movie Posters Were Sarcastic

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By Cracked Plasticians
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March 19, 2012

7 Words That Only Bad Movies Have in Their Titles

By Seanbaby
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March 17, 2012

4 Sequels Hollywood Should Have Made by Now

But I'm not looking for sequels just for the sake of making sequels. Some movies leave amazing little ideas completely unexplored, because sometimes there's just too much awesomeness to cram into one movie. That's what I'm talking about.

By Daniel O'Brien
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March 16, 2012

6 Horrifying Implications of the Harry Potter Universe

We have a feeling that Harry Potter is never going away. Which is fine because we love talking about how pants-crappingly terrifying that whole universe is.

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